Notes for Capt. Lewis HARRELL
Served in Revolutionary War under General Francis Marion
May 07, 1787, Land Grant
May 06, 1805, Land Grand
June 05, 1823, Made his will
LEWIS HARRELL
South Carolina ) In the name of God Amen I Lewis Harrell of Marion District
in the said State being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this
my last will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. It
is my desire that all my Just debts be paid believing that I have already
made an Equal and just distribution of my property among my children as far
as the division of my property has taken place the remainder that I am now
pofsefsed with I dispose of in the following manner Item first to be at
my disposal to give in legacys as I shall see proper so long as I live my
lands lying between Peedee and Lynches Creek and between Peedee and Catfish
Creek in Marion is considered belonging to my son Josiah T. Harrell in the
division already taken place Item 2nd The remains of my state that I shall
be pofsefsed of at the time of my death I give in the following manner to
be equally divided among my children that is now living viz Mary Anderson
Mathew M Harrell & Josiah T Harrell and Lewis Harrell and the children of
my son Jacob and my son James Harrell shall receive their portion their fa-
thers portion of my Estate as the their Fathers were now living and their
legacies shall be drawn for them by my Executors and Kept for them untill
they come of age or marry at which time each Survivor Shall receive their
equal portion proportion Item 3rd It is my desire that my Executors shall
Keep back out of my Estate as much money and put it to Interest as shall
amount to One hundred dollars a year for the purpose of paying the legacy
belonging to my wife by marriage contract and at her my wifes death the prin-
ciple to be collected and divided in the same manner as devised above in the
direction given my Executors that is each Legatee to share and share alike I
Lastly Constitute and appoint my sons Mathew M and Josiah T Harrell Executors
of this my last will and Testament revoking all other Wills before made by me
In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 5th
day of June in the year of Lord 1823 Signed Sealed in presence of
Jas Crefsy Lewis Harrell (SEAL)
Alex J Scott
John M Blount
27th June 1823 As I am about taking of a Journey into the back Country for
my health leaving home in a low State of health it is my desire that the chil-
dren of my daughter Mary that she had by George Myers shall receive before
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any division takes place in my will one hundred dollars each the said leg-
acies to be Kept by my Executors and paid over as the legatees comes of age
It is further my desire that my son Josiah T Harrell shall receive before any
division takes place Three thousand dollars out of my Estate but in case if
I should live to return and should I see cause to pay the above named lega-
cies their receipt shall be good to any of my Executrixes.
Test Alexr J Scott Lewis Harrell
John M Blount
Recorded in Will Book 1, Page 188
Original Will Missing
Recorded June 10, 1829
Thomas Harllee Ordinary
Roll No. 383
Transcribed by Donali Howell, 19 May 2001
from "South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868, (WPA 1934-1936)"
South Carolina Archives Microfilm No. M/9-17:
Wills of Marion County, Vol. 1 (1796-1855).
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