Will of Samuel Satcher, Edgefield Co.SC 1814
From Abstracts of Edgefield County Wills, page 47
Samuel Lotcher/s/ 7 Jan 1813/p/ 12 Sept 1814
Wife:Fanny
Sons:Amos, Samuel, Hezekiah, Arthur, Robert, Willis and Silas More Lotcher
Daus:Eunice Humphrey, Hannah Bruce, Mary Azbell
Exrs:Amos W. Lotcher and Fanny "my wife"
Wit:Richmond Watson, James Whitehead, Mathew Whitehead
Page 335
Will of Samuel Satcher
In the name of God, Amen.I Samuel Satcher of the Edgefield District,
being weak in Body But of Perfect mind and memory Thanks be to GodCalling
into mind the mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die. do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament.
That is to say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my soul
into the had of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the
Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of
Executors nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive
the same again by the Miighty Power of God - and as touching such worldly
Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, demise, and
dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
First I give and Bequeath to Fanny, my well Beloved wife all my household
furniture and Plantation Tools or utensils also all my hogs & cattle and
Corn and fodder and sheep and Hogs that are not otherwise disposed ofalso
my horse and waggon during her lifeAlso I give unto her one Negro wench
called Dinah and one Negro fellow called Harry during her life.Also I
give to each of my sons Amos, Samuel, Hezekiah, Arthur, Robert Willis and
Silas More Satcher one shilling sterling to each of them to be raised and
levied out of my estateI give to my three daughters Eunice Humphreys,
Hannah Bruce and Mary Azbell one shilling Sterling to each of themI
constitute and appoint Amos W. Sotcher with Fanney my wife to be my
Executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly
disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments wills
Legacies Bequests and executions(?) by me in any wise before named willed
and Bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last
will and Testament.In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and
Seal this twenty seventh Day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred &
thirteen. (27 Jan1813) Signed sealed published and pronounced by the said
Samuel Sotcher being as his last will and Testament in the presence of us
who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereto
subscribed our names.
Richmond Watson Samuel Sotcher(seal)
James Whitehead
Matthew (his X mark) Whitehead
South Carolina, Edgefield District by John Simkins Esquire Ordinary
Personally appeared before me, James Whitehead, who being duly sworn, doth
make oath and say that he was present and saw Samuel Satcher sign, seal and
deliver the within, to be his Last Will and Testament, and that he the said
Samuel Satcher, was then of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, to the best of this deponants knowledge, and that Richmond
Watson and Mathew Whitehead together with this deponant signed, their names
as witnesses thereto at the request of the testator, and in his presence at
the same time qualified Fanny Satcher executrix to the within. .
Given under my hand, at my office, the 12th day of September 1814.
Qualified Amos W Satcher as exec. to the within the 31st Oct. 1815
Jn. Simkins O.E.D.
Recorded in Will Book "A" Pages 335 and 336
Recorded January 11, 1815
Jn Simkins O.E.D.
Box 26Pkg 938