Notes for Tallitha GRAHAM
WILL OF TILLITHA GASKIN
SOUTH CAROLINA }
KERSHAW-DISTRICT} in the name of god amen I Tillitha Gaskin being weake and
low in boddy but in sound and perfect mind memory and understanding do make
publish and pronoun_.and Declare this to bee and Contain my last will and
testament by me at any time made and executed and declare this to be and
Contain my last will and testament first I Recommend my Sole to god who gave
it and my boddy to the earth to be desently Buried at the Discreasion of my
executor herein after named and my worldly estate after payment and
sattisfaction of all my just debts and funeral expences I give and bequeath as
follows thats to say I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Gaskin one Dollar I
give and bequeath to my son David Gaskin one dollar I give and bequeath to my
Daughter Margaret Coats one dollar I give and bequeath to my son John Gaskin
one dollar I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Gaskin one dollar. I give and
bequeath to my grand daughter Mesurah Gaskin my bed and firniture lastly I
give and bequeath to my son Darlin Gaskin all the ballance of my worldly
estate I do Consitute and apoint Arch. McDowell my executor to this my last
will and testament to which I have set my hand seal this nineteenth day of
March in the year our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine----
Signed sealed published and declared by the testator to bee and Contain her
last will and testament who in her presants and each other at her Request Sub-
our names witnfess theirto
her
Tillitha X Gaskin (seal)
mark
James L.M.Dowell
Arch. E(N?) Dowell Junr.
Abraham Young
Recorded on Will Book A page 6
Recorded Aug. 27, 1840
J.W.Baskin ?? (Ord?)
Apt.?? Pkg??? (unreadable)
Date of death is from the Camden Journal, May 30, 1840 and states that she died May 5, 1840, 85-90 years old.
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