]
SOUTH CAROLINA		] WILL OF MARY BRIAN
YORK COUNTY		] 8-Oct-1842
			]

In the name of God, Amen.

I Mary Brian, of the district and state aforesaid, being sick and 
weak in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding and considering the certainty of death and 
uncertainty of the time there of and being disirous to settle 
my worldly affairs and there by be the better prepared to 
leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, 
I do therefore make and publish this my Last Will and Testament 
in manner and form following that is to say first and principle, 
I commit my soule into the hands of almighty God, and my body 
to the earth to be decently buried and after my debts and 
funeral charges are paid;

Item 1st it is my will that the Reverend James B Thomas 
preach my funeral sermon.  Item 2nd I will and bequeath 
to my oldest son Thorton Jones one hundred dollars and to 
my son John Jones on hundred dollars, and to my daughter 
Milley Kerr one hundred dollars should she be living, if 
not her proportion to her children.  The above money to be 
paid one year after my decease and to be paid out of a sealed 
note which I hold on Daniel F. Hall for eight hundred and 
fifty dollars. Item 3rd I will and bequeath the balance of 
the said note, above mentioned, after my debts are paid and 
my four negroes, videlicet; Su, Tom, Nancy and Jacob, to be 
equally divided between my four younger sons, videlicet; 
James Brian, Thomas Brian, Moses Brian and Aaron Brian to have, 
share and share alike.  Item 4th it is my will for the negroes 
to be sold or divided as may suit best the legatees above 
mentioned.  Item 5th I will and beqeath to my daughter in law 
Susan Brian, wife of James, my wearing apparel, two beds and 
furniture, two half round tables, one chest, one trunk, five 
chairs and my sadle and dresser ware. Item 6th I will and 
bequeath to my son James Brian the horse that he gave me and 
my stock of hogs together with the balance of my estate.  
Item 7th and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my 
son James Brian sole executor of this, my Last Will and Testament, 
revoking and anulling all former wills by me heretofore made 
ratifying this and none other to by my Last Will and Testament.  
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my 
seal this eighth day of October in the year of our Lord One 
Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Two.

Signed, sealed and published and declared by Mary Brian the above 
named testator as and for her Last Will and Testament in the 
presents of us who at her request in her presents and in the 
presents of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses 
thereto:

D. F. Hall		]	her seal
William B. Wood		]	Mary Brian
Joseph R. Howe		]	X

Probated December 13, 1842
Will Book #3 Page 49
Case No. 71
File No. 1062