Will, SC, Spartanburg, Calvin McDowell, 1871

The state of South Carolina ]
Spartanburg County          ]

In the name of God Amen

CALVIN MCDOWELL of the county and State aforesaid being in health of body and
of sound mind memory and understanding make this my last will and testament
in the manner and form following to wit:

ITEM 1st I will let my body be decently buried.

ITEM 2nd I will let all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon
after my death as can be done.

ITEM 3rd I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife MARY MCDOWELL all of
my estate both real and personal during her natural life if there should be a
surplus of personal property on the premises at my desk over and above what
my wife should need desire that my executor here in after named cell at
public sale at such time as they may think best at the death or marriage of
my said wife I desire that my lands be divided between my two daughters NANCY
WILKINS and MARTHA BRIAN accordingly to the following lines and boundaries
the division lines:

    Beginning on a white oak CLARK’s corner on the banks of the old
    River; run thence to the mouth of the long ditch; thence up the big
    ditch to the mouth of a little branch running down from DAVID
    MCDOWELL's place scratch Plantation fence upset Ranch a West course
    to a popular just above the ford on the said branch; thence a South
    course to a stone near the road near the corner of a fresh field;
    thence a West course to a red oak on DAVID MCDOWELL's line. The west
    side of this line I desire my daughter MARTHA BRIAN to have together
    with my half interest in the tract of land where on AARON BRIAN now
    lives to belong to her and the heirs of her body the east side of
    this line including all the balance of my land I desire my daughter
    NANCY WILKINS to have to belong to her and the heirs of her body.

My other children having had property given them during my life time in
amount equal to the land given my above named daughters.

ITEM 4th I will that the proceeds of the sale of the personal property when
made be equally divided between all of my children share and share alike

ITEM 5TH I nominate constitute and appoint my son JOSEPH H. MCDOWELL and my
son-in-law J. C. HALL all executive to this my last will and testament giving
them full power to sell the personal property without making application to
the court for an or on to sell that property.




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                Will, SC, Spartanburg, Calvin McDowell, 1871

CALVIN MCDOWELL {seal}

Signed, Sealed, declared and published by the above named CALVIN MCDOWELL as
and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request
and in his presence have subscribed our names as Witnesses.

This March 11th 1871

F. M. TRIMMIER
J. H. FOSTER
WILLIAM F. MCDOWELL

[Captain Francis Marion Trimmier]


The foregoing last will and testament of CALVIN MCDOWELL deceased was this
day proven in common form by the evidence of F. M. TRIMMIER one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto. At the same time qualified J. H. MCDOWELL and
J. C. HALL executives named therein granted letters testamentary & etc. this
October 16th 1878.

GEORGE W. NICHOLS, judge of probate


Filed October 16th 1878




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