TRANSCRIPT OF TIIE CHRISTIAN GOMILLION WILL AND RELATED PAPERS State of South Carolina, Barnwell Dist. In the name of God Amen I, Christian Gomillion of the State and Dist aforesaid, Being in Sound mind & perfect memmy, and Knowing it is appointed unto all men to die do make ordain Constitute and appoint This my last Will and Testament. (That is to) First of all I commit my Soul to God who gave it and my Body to the Dust to be Buried at the discretion of my friend Then I desire my river tracts of Lands Should be Sold at public Sale, and all my Just debts to be paid with the money thence arising, and the overplus, if any, to be Equally divided among all my Sw"Viving heirs after One Hundred Dollars are given a piece to Elder, Diney & Nancy and One Hundred and fifty to my Son Bartlett. Item, I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Catharine during her natural life, my land whereon I now live bounded by the Charleston and Barnwell Roads, together with my negro fellow named Solomon and all my Stock of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, etc., Household & Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils & wagon and at her Death to be sold and Divided Eqrulily among my Surviving Heirs; Exclusive of one Horse or mare which my Wife may give Elder, my Son, at discretion, and the aforesaid Land. Item, the money Owing me by Guignard to be Eqrulily divided among my Heirs when collected. Item, I give and bequeath Unto my son Andrew, all my Land Lying on the East side of the Barnwell Road. Item, I give & bequeath to my son Jesse all my Land Lying on the South Side of the Charleston Road. And I do hereby revoke all other wills & testaments heretofore by me made at any time, and Do further ordain Constitute and appoint my Beloved Son Andrew Gomillion Executor of this my last will & testament Signed & Sealed in presence of us This ninth day of Dec Welcome Ussery One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Three John Porter his her Christian x Gomillion Gincy x Usscry mark mark South Carolina ] By Orsamus D. Allen Esq. Ordinary Barnwell District] Personally appeared before Mr. John Porter who being duly sworn, on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God doth make oath and say that he saw Mr. Clui.stian Gomillion make his mark to the foregoing will, and that he Published, pronounced, and declared the same to be and contain his last Will and Testament, that he, the said Christian Gomillion, was then of sound and discerning mind, memory, and understanding, to the best of the deponents Knowledge and belief, and that Mr. Welcome UsselY and Wife Gincey UsselY together with the deponent, signed their names as Witnesses thereto, at the request of the Testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.Given under my hand the Eleventh day of December, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty three. Orsamus D. Allen, O.B.April the 17 th Gomillion, Andrew Executor Qualified April 17, 1823 by O.D. Allen Bamwell District, South Carolina These are to authorize and empower you, or any three or foW" of you, whose names are hereunder written, to repair to all such pans and places within this district as you shall be directed unto by Andrew Gomillion, Executor of the last will and Testament of Christian Gomillion late of (11)