Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

State of South Carolina ]
York District           ]

JOHN ROOKER of the state and District aforesaid, calling to mind the frailty
of human nature and being far advanced in age but in full possession of my
rational facilities that almighty God and mercy have been pleased to bestow
upon me do make and ordained this my last will and testament, in Manner and
form following, revoking all others but this and this only.

1st I desire for my body to be decently interred in the most northwest corner
of the Baptist Sugar Creek graveyard at the discretion of my wife, children
and friends.

2nd My desire to give my soul and body to almighty God who first gave it.

3rd I desire for all my lawful debts to be paid.

4th I lend to my wife all my land, Negroes, stock of all kinds household
furniture, kitchen furniture, farming utensils, with all and everything else
that I may die in possession of.

5th I have given my daughter BILLY REEVES all I intend for her to have.

6th I have given my son JENNINGS all I intend for him to have.

7th I have given my son JOHN HAWKINS all I intend for him to have.

8th I desire after the death of my wife for all my land to be sold on a credit
of two or three years and the payments secured by a mortgage on the land and
for my son JACOB to have one half of the proceeds of this sale and the other
half to be equally divided by the three grandsons WILLIAM, JOHN, and MOSES,
sons of my son JOSEPH DORRIS, also what perishable property my wife may have
divided in the same manner except the following property.

9th I give to my daughter ELEANOR HARPER, LUCKY MILLY, or MILDRED two negro
women, one of which is now in her possession, and the other after the decease
of my wife.

10th I lend to my daughter MARY WYATT SPEARS a negro woman and children in her
possession, the woman called Sylvia and her children. After her decease of
MARY WYATT SPEARS the said Negroes to be divided amongst my grandchildren,
viz: CLARISSA MORROW, ANN G. T. REEVES, WILLIAM, JOHN MOSES, sons of my son
JOSEPH DORRIS ROOKER, deceased, and SUSANNA DAVIS ADAIR’S oldest daughter and
JACOB ROOKER oldest daughter MARY ANN MARGARET JANE

11th I give to my daughter SUSANNA D. ADAIR all the children left of a negro
woman, deceased, call JUDY witch died in her possession and my negro girl
MARY ELVIRA.

lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my friends ISAAC WITHERSPOON, Esquire
attorney at law residing in Yorkville and JAMES BOYD my sole executors of

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                     Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

this, my last will and testament, renouncing in revoking all others but this
and this only.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal this 23rd day
of May in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and thirty
two.

JOHN ROOKER {seal}

JOHN T. HARPER
ROBERT J. HARPER
WALKER QUINN




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                    Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

South Carolina ]
York District ]

I J. D. WITHERSPOON do hereby renounce and refuse to qualify as one of the
executors of Reverend JOHN ROOCKER, deceased, being named as such in his will
this therefore is a renunciation and refusal to accept the trust.

August 3rd 1840
J. D. WITHERSPOON




J. D. WITHERSPOON did this day appear and renounce his appointment under the
within will as one of the executors.

August 3rd 1840
BENJAMIN CHAMBERS O. Y. D




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                      Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

South Carolina ]
York District ]

I JAMES BOYD doth hereby renounce and refused to qualify as one of the
executors named in this within will.

September 21st 1840
JAMES BOYD



The above renunciation this day made before me.

21st September 1840
BENJAMIN CHAMBERS O. Y. D




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                   Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

South Carolina ]
York District ]

Personally came before me WALTER QUINN one of the subscribing witnesses to
the last will and testament of JOHN ROOKER, deceased, and on oath said that
the deceased was, at the time of subscribing his name to this instrument, of
sound mind, and memory, and understanding, and that he was a subscribing
witness, at deceased request, and so were the other two subscribing
witnesses, and in his presence and in presence of each other.

Sworn to before me October 13th 1840
WALTER QUINN

BENJAMIN CHAMBERS O. Y. D.




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                   Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

South Carolina ]
York District ]

I BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, Esquire, ordinary of the District of or said do hereby
certify that the within sheet of paper contains a true copy of the last will
and testament of Reverend JOHN ROOKER, late of said district, deceased, and
also a true copy of the renunciation and refusal of J. D. WITHERSPOON and
JAMES BOYD, the executors named in said will, and a copy of the probate of
WALTER QUINN, one of the subscribing witnesses to the same.

Given under my hand and seal of office at York courthouse this 10th day of
December 1840.

BENJAMIN CHAMBERS O. Y. D




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                    Will, NC, Mecklenburg, John Rooker 1832

The last will and
testament of Reverend
JOHN ROOKER, deceased

copy

copy will   $0.68
certificate $0.50
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total       $1.18

Rec’d Pay’t

B. COYD

January Term 1843
Recorded in Book II Page 126




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