Will, SC, York, Matthew Bigger 1788




            CASE   #53
            FILE #2325


     MATTHEW BIGGER, deceased

 WILLIAM MCKEE et. al., executors

               1789




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                          Will, SC, York, Matthew Bigger 1788

State of South Carolina
York County

In the name of God, Amen.

I MATTHEW BIGGAR [BIGGER] of the state & county aforesaid, being weak in body of of
perfect mind & memory, thanks be to God for the same, calling to mind that it is
appointed for all men to once die, do make & ordain this, my last will and
testament.

And Principally & first of all I bequeath my soul to God, who gave it me, and my
body to the earth to be buried in a decent & Christian like manner at the
discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned.

And as for my worldly estate that God hath blessed me with, I dispose of in the
following manner and form.

And first of all I do allow all my just debts, together with my funeral expenses,
to first be paid by my executors, hereafter mentioned, and the remainder as
follows.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, ANN BIGGAR [BIGGER] all my
estate I now possess, real and personally (that is after the debts are all paid).
To wit the plantation I now live on, likewise one negro man named JACK, one negro
woman name KATE, one negro child named SUE with all the offspring of said family of
Negroes together with all my horses, cows, hogs, household furniture, beds, pots,
pans & c. & c. to have and to hold the same during her lifetime or remaining
widowhood, and at her death or marriage, all the above mentioned estate, real &
personally to go to the only use an behoof of JAMES BIGGAR [BIGGER], my brother
MOSES [BIGGAR BIGGER]’s son.

ITEM I give unto ANN DRENNAN one young negro wench out of my estate, that is if she
continue to live with her aunt ANN.

Likewise I bequeath unto MATTHEW BIGGAR [BIGGER], my brother JAMES [BIGGAR
BIGGER]’s son, five shillings, sterling.

And I do constitute and appoint my well beloved friend, WILLIAM MCKEE, and my
trusty and loving friend JOHN DRENNAN, Esquire to be my sole executors of this my
last will and testament.

And I do utterly disannul all other wills or testaments by me made or any other
executors by me named, but this will only and executors by me named to be my last
will and testament.




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                          Will, SC, York, Matthew Bigger 1788

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of December
in the year of our Lord God 1788.

MATTHEW BIGGERS {seal}

Published and declared, likewise signed and sealed the day and year before
mentioned in presence of.

THOMAS DRENNAN
WILLIAM KERR
JOHN DRENNAN



State of South Carolina
York County
Clerk’s Office

Recorded in Book A. N. 20 pages 34 & 35 this 28th day of August 1789.

JOHN MCCAW, CC




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