The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-04
The VIII of Thomas wads-
worth.

AhO VIII VI 4itoEksttc AdAS-
worth.
/, Thomas Wadsworth, of Char
lesion in the State Of So. Carolina,
merchant, having the free use aud
exercise Of my reason, on this 18th
day of Sept, 1899, have thoughtsfit
TO order and direct the following
disposition ofmy property:
do order and direction Execu.
tors, hereafter named, to pay all
my just debts as they become due
and payable.
j give and bequeath unto my be-
loved wife, Jane Wadsworth, dur
ing her lifetime, the use, rent and
income of two-thirds of the houses
and buildings on the west side of
King Street, where i now reside,
leased by the City Council of Char
lesion, she paying two-thirds of the
ground-rent during said lease, and
L do give and bequeath unto my
much respected mother, Susannah
Wadsworth, duriug her lifetime,
the use, rent and income Of the
other third OF the houses and build
ings above described on said lots,
she paying the other third of said
| groand-rent during said lease as
aforesaid; and 1 do further give.
and bequeath TO my wife during
her life, an interest of SIX per cent.
per annum on the net amount Of
two-thifds of all my personal prop
erty, negroes excepted, or twelve
hundred dollars per amman, Us she
may chose. ] do also further give
and bequeath to my mother, an in
terest of six per cent per annum on
the remaining third of all my per-
sonal property, or six hundred dol
lars per annum as she may choose,
during her life.
My Executors are directed to
sell and dispose of all my personal
estate, negroes excepted, all Of
whom l may die possessed of, [
have emancipated and set free.
and do hereby declare them to be
all emancipated and set free, so
that they are not to be considered
or appraised as any part of my es-
tate and the houses and buildings
above described, provided they can
obtain at least eight hundred
pounds for the lease, but not to be
sold under that SUM and at their
discretion to invest the same in
any Of the public funds of this
State, the State of Massachusetts,
or theUnited States, but if the pro-
ceeds thereof should not prove suf-
ficient to net an income of eighteen
hundred dollars per annum, then
and in that case they are author
lied to sell SO much of the residue
OF my estate as will make the de-
ficiency.
In lieu Of interest for the first six
months after my death, 1 do give
and direct my Executors to pay to
my wife, Jane WadswortlE one
thousand dollars and to my mother
five hundred dollars, out of my
personal property, for their imme-
date use, after which to pay to my
wife and to my mother, on the last
day of each and every quarter of a
year, for and during each Of their
lives, to be RENTED and paid to
themselves the full amount in
cash Of the one-fourth part of the
six per cent interest ON my whole
personal estate as aforesaid as they
may choose, or four hundred and
fifty dollars, so that they and each
Of them shall at the end of every
three months receive their due
proportion thereof and they are
hereby rendered. incapable either
by themselves or any other person
for them or either of them or any
other way whatsoever OF conveying
or alternating their right to the
same, and it shall never be made
liable for the payment of their or
either of their debts except so long
as they remain single or unmar-
ried, to the intent The same may
remain a sure income to them or
either Of them during life, and if
they or either of them shall attempt
to sell, ALLEVIATE or convey the
same, or direct to and for the use
of any other person or persons, or
If any other. person or persons shall
attempt to seize the same as q
creditor or otherwise, except as be-
fore excepted, SO as to divert it
from being used for their regular
support, then and in such case, my
Executors are hereby to stop the
payment until it shall be made
fully appear to their satisfaction
that such transfer or alienation
will not take place. Otherwise the
same shall be appropriated to-
wvrds paying the legacies herein.
after mentioned.
Should my mother die first then
my Executors are to pay her share
TO my wife during her life, but
should my wife's death take place
first then my Executors are hereby
directed to pay one half the in
come of all my personal estate to
my mother during the remainder
OF her days. All my household fur
niture / give t%wo-thirds to my wife,
and one-third to my mother, to be
disposed Of as they think proper.
On the death of my wife and
mother, I do give and bequeath the
following legacies, to be paid out
of that part of my personal estate,
which may then remain:
First, to my wife's sister, Eliza
beth Porter, one thousand dollars;
to her daughter, Elizabeth, three
hundred dollars; her daughter
Fanny, three hundred dollars; and
to her daughter Hannah, three,
hundred dollars; to Thomas Wads-
worth Ripley, son of Jerome Rim