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YORK COUNTY		] WILL OF JAMES BRIAN SR
SOUTH CAROLINA		] 29-Nov-1830
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN

I, James Brian Sr., of the State of South Carolina and District 
of York, being at this time weak in body but of a sound and 
disposing mind and memory, and calling to mind the mortality of 
mind and that it is appointed for him once to die, do hereby 
dispose of all the worldly treasure that it has pleased God to 
bless me with in the following manner.

But first I commend my soul to God, who gave it and my body, to 
be intered in a Christian like manner then as soon as convenient 
after my decease.  I allow the whole of my estate, both real and 
personal, to be sold at public venue and out of the proceeds of 
sale my funeral expenses and all my just debts to be paid.  I 
then leave and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary the on third 
part of the remainder of the estate to be disposed of at her will 
and pleasure.

I then allow one thousand dollars to be taken out fo the remaining 
two thirds and distributed among my six children by my first wife 
as follows (to wit) to my son William Brian three hundred dollars, 
to my son Benjamin Brian two hundred dollars, to my son Agustus Brian 
one hundred and fifty dollars, to my daughter Margaret Matthews one 
hundred and fifty dollars, to my daughter Nancy Grigory one hundred 
dollars, to my son by law Hugh Wallace six dollars, to my daughter 
Delila Wallace, youngest child, ninety four dollars to be used by my 
daughter Delila if she sees proper to do so.  I then leave and bequeath 
unto my four sons by my present wife Mary to wit James, Thomas, 
Moses and Aaron, the whole of the remainder of my estate giving Thomas 
fifty dollars more than James, and Moses fifty dollars more than Aaron, 
and Aaron and James equal shares.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal hereby 
revoking and making void all former wills and testaments by me 
heretofore made and ratifying and confirming this my Last Will and 
Testament and appointing my friend John S. Moore Esqire to execute 
this my Last Will and Testament, signed, sealed and acknowledged to 
be my Last Will and Testament this twenty ninth day of November in 
the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty and in 
the fifty fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged		]
in the presence of us who in the	]
presence of each other and in the	]	his seal
presence and at the request of the	]	James Brian
testator witnessed the due execution	]	X
hereof					]

S. Melton, Thos. H. Smith, Samuel Chambers

Probated December 2, 1840
Will Book #3 Page 10
Case No. 47
File No. 968