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| Item I Give devise & Bequeath to my other two Sons named David Dubose & Samuel Dubose to them & to their heirs & assigns for ever as tenants in Common One parcell or tract of Lands containing five Hundred ''[500]'' Acres more or less situate in Santee River Swamp in St Stephens Parish Craven County & Province aforesaid which land was Originally granted to my Self To be equally divided betwixt them by five indifferent Men Freeholders & lives ''[sic]'' in St Stephens Parish two to be chosen by each Party concerned & the fifth by them so Chosen | Item I Give devise & Bequeath to my other two Sons named David Dubose & Samuel Dubose to them & to their heirs & assigns for ever as tenants in Common One parcell or tract of Lands containing five Hundred ''[500]'' Acres more or less situate in Santee River Swamp in St Stephens Parish Craven County & Province aforesaid which land was Originally granted to my Self To be equally divided betwixt them by five indifferent Men Freeholders & lives ''[sic]'' in St Stephens Parish two to be chosen by each Party concerned & the fifth by them so Chosen |
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| I also Give devise & bequeath unto my said two Sons David & Samuel to them & to their heirs & Assigns for ever as tenants in Common One other tract of land containing five hundred & ''[fifty one?]'' Acres more or less situate in St Stephens Parish aforesaid to be equally divided between them as aforesaid it being the lands I bought from John Frierson | I also Give devise & bequeath unto my said two Sons David & Samuel to them & to their heirs & Assigns for ever as tenants in Common One other tract of land containing five hundred & ''[fifty one?]'' Acres more or less situate in St Stephens Parish aforesaid to be equally divided between them as aforesaid it being the lands I bought from John Frierson |
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| I also Give devise & Bequeath to my said two Sons named David & Samuel & to their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common One other tract of Land containing Seventy ''[70]'' acres more or less it being the lands I ought of Rene & Samuel Richbourg situate in the parish aforesaid to be equally divided between them as above said | I also Give devise & Bequeath to my said two Sons named David & Samuel & to their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common One other tract of Land containing Seventy ''[70]'' acres more or less it being the lands I ought of Rene & Samuel Richbourg situate in the parish aforesaid to be equally divided between them as above said |
| I also Give & devise to my said two Sons named david ''[sic]'' & Samuel & to their heirs & Assigns forever a Pew in the parish Church of St Stephen known & distinguished by the number twenty ''[20]'' & is situate at the North West Corner of said Church it being the pew I ''[<<unreadable>>]'' of Francis Villepontoux | I also Give & devise to my said two Sons named david ''[sic]'' & Samuel & to their heirs & Assigns forever a Pew in the parish Church of St Stephen known & distinguished by the number twenty ''[20]'' & is situate at the North West Corner of said Church it being the pew I ''[<<unreadable>>]'' of Francis Villepontoux |
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| Further it is my Will in case it should so happen that my Son Isaac should die under Age or before he attains to twenty One Years then & in that Case the aforesaid three parcels of Lands containing in the whole Six hundred & fifty One ''[651]'' Acres more or less which I have herein bequeathed to my said Son Isaac shall be equally divided betwixt my said two Sons David & Samuel to them & their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common & it is my further Will that in case it should so happen that either my Sons David or Samuel should die before he attains to the Age of Twenty One Years then & in that Case the part & lotts ''[sic]'' of Lands hereby intended to be bequeath ''[sic]'' to the one so dying I Give bequeath & devise to the Surviving two Sons to be equally divided between them as above mentioned by indifferent Men to them & to their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common | Further it is my Will in case it should so happen that my Son Isaac should die under Age or before he attains to twenty One Years then & in that Case the aforesaid three parcels of Lands containing in the whole Six hundred & fifty One ''[651]'' Acres[(note1)] more or less which I have herein bequeathed to my said Son Isaac shall be equally divided betwixt my said two Sons David & Samuel to them & their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common & it is my further Will that in case it should so happen that either my Sons David or Samuel should die before he attains to the Age of Twenty One Years then & in that Case the part & lotts ''[sic]'' of Lands hereby intended to be bequeath ''[sic]'' to the one so dying I Give bequeath & devise to the Surviving two Sons to be equally divided between them as above mentioned by indifferent Men to them & to their heirs & Assigns forever as tenants in Common |
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| It is my Will in three years after my decease that my Negro fellow named Sabey & his Wife named Grace shall be free to all intents & intents & ''[sic]'' purposes whatsoever & it is my desire of my Children that they will reasonably maintain the two said Negroes named Sabey & Grace from the time they become free ''[unreadable: presume "until"]'' their Lives End | It is my Will in three years after my decease that my Negro fellow named Sabey & his Wife named Grace shall be free to all intents & intents & ''[sic]'' purposes whatsoever & it is my desire of my Children that they will reasonably maintain the two said Negroes named Sabey & Grace from the time they become free ''[unreadable: presume "until"]'' their Lives End |
| And now having settled all my temporal Concerns I humbly beseech Almighty God that as he has been graciously pleased to conduct me through all the vicissitudes of this mortal life that he may bring me in his Own Good time to be a partaker of his Endless & unspeakable Glory in his heavenly ''[%%____%%]'' ''[%%____%%]'' the Merits & for the Sake of his own dear ''[%%________%%]'' Son & my ever blessed Saviour & Redeemer Jesus Christ Amen & Amen | And now having settled all my temporal Concerns I humbly beseech Almighty God that as he has been graciously pleased to conduct me through all the vicissitudes of this mortal life that he may bring me in his Own Good time to be a partaker of his Endless & unspeakable Glory in his heavenly ''[%%____%%]'' ''[%%____%%]'' the Merits & for the Sake of his own dear ''[%%________%%]'' Son & my ever blessed Saviour & Redeemer Jesus Christ Amen & Amen |
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| In Witness whereof I the aforesaid Isaac Dubos to this my last Will & Testament have hereunto sett ''[sic]'' my hand & Seal before the Subscribing Witnesses the tenth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand ''[not written: seven hundred]'' & Seventy three ''[10 Mar 1773]'' | In Witness whereof I the aforesaid Isaac Dubose to this my last Will & Testament have hereunto sett ''[sic]'' my hand & Seal before the Subscribing Witnesses the tenth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand ''[not written: seven hundred]'' & Seventy three ''[10 Mar 1773]'' |
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| {signed} Isaac Dubose (LS) | {signed} Isaac Dubose (LS) |
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| South Carolina Department of Archives and History. | * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0507. Will Books. Series S213027, Volume SS, Pages 344--347. |
| Microfilm ST0507. | |
| Will Books. Series S213027, Volume SS, Pages 344-347. | [(note1>Sum of 282 acres, 169 acres, and half of 400 acres.)] |
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