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THE WILL OF JANE TAYLOR,
1T IS DISCUSSED IN COURT.
The Way in Which She Disposed of
Her Property az Set Forth I'm Her

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINE,
| County of Abbeville,
I.Janc Taylor, Of said State aud County, be-
ing sound in mind and memory but realizing
the uncertainty OF life, do hereby make and
ordain this to be my last will and testament,
hereby revoking and annulllng any other
| hereto ofore made.
First. l desire all my just debts, should
hsss seeoDd De any y snd heeby % that
tract of land containing Two Hundred and
Ten (2l0l acres, more or less, bounded by
lands of R. P. Sloan, Malcom Erwin, Moore
and others, be sold by my Executor herein
after named, on such terms and at such times
as in his judgment may be best for the inter-
est of all concerned.
Third. desire that all my personal prop.
erty consisting Of household and kitchen fur.
niture, stock, notes evidences of Indebtedness
and OF every other description to be sold or
collected In money, and realized as the case
Fourth. The proceeds of the real estate,
and of the personal property, I direct to be
divided equally. share and share alike, be :,
Kirkpatrick Mary Hughes, Margaret Dodson, 4,
Barbara Brock, Jane johnson, Elizabeth
Shaw. Hannah kirkpatrick, and Annie Tay-
lor or To the child or children OF any of my
abovo named children who may happen to
die before my death.
My desire is that all my children shall be
made equal, and in making the said division, :,
all advances heretofore made TO them In
accordance with the terms of the Deeds Of
Conveyance 10 them respectively.
Fifth. have not included In this my VIII
my home tract containing -Four Hundred and
Fifty acres as the said tract intend to convey
TO my daughter Hannah kirkpatrick and
Annie Taylor by deed as to others, viz to
Hannah kirkpatrick the lower part adjoin-
ing lands of Jane Johnson, estimated to con-
tain Two Hundred acres, more or less, by
lines which have Indicated and of which u
plat is to be made, and TO Annie Taylor, the
remainder of said tract estimated TO contain
Two Hundred and Fifty acres, Of which u
plat Is TO be made and q Deed of Conveyance
isubIect To the enjoyment and use OF my hus-
band James Taylor of the dwelling house
and One Hundred acres attached of the tract
set part and allotted 10 said Annie Taylor)
and l do hereby give and devise the above
tracts TO said Hannah kirkpatrick and An
ME Taylor, as above directed In the event my
Of conveyance to them rs above indicated.
The Cne Hundred acres OF the tract given 10
Annie Taylor, of which the use and enjoy
ment Is given To James Taylor is to be during
his natural life or widowhood.
Sixth. have given directions about my
burial expenses. and grave stone which de-
sire my Executor TO carry out.
Executor Of this my last Will and Testament.
In testimony OF which l have hereto ut.
tached my name and seal this fifth day Of
October, 1887.
JANE TAYLOR, [L.S.l
Signed, sealed, and declared as for her last
Will and Testament by the TestatriX In the
presence of us, who have signed our names
as witnesses thereto in her presence and the
WIN. H. PARKER,
w. C. MCGOWAN,
WIN. P. CALHOUN,