Chester County, South Carolina LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of George Gill, Senior Written January 23, 1844 - Filed for Probate January 22, 1847 Judge of Probate, Chester Co. SC Book A-1: Folio 27 Apt. No. 80 - Pkg. No. 1255 and SC Dept. of Archives and History - ST 540, Typewritten Will Transcripts of Chester Co. Reel 7, Frames 82-84 State of South Carolina Chester District In the Name of God Amen I George Gill (Sen) of the District aforesaid Planter being in good health and of Sound and disposing mind but calling to mind the certainty of death do make and declare and ordain, this my last Will and testament and I do hereby revoke annul and cansel every and all other Wills or Will whatsoever by me heretofore made First - I give bequeath and devise to my Son C. Strait Gill all that part or tract of land (it being a Part of the plantation whereon I resided lying to the South Western Side of a line run from a marked corner Postoak tree on the clover Pasture fence Straight to the north East corner of my machine Shed, thence in a Pine tree corner on my old tract of land thence down to the creek by my line adjoining the land Purchased formerly by me from Ashcraft and now owned and in Possession of the Said C.S. Gill and the bounding line betwixt my Plantation and David Boyd, together with the machine house and all the Machinery thereunto belonging to him his heirs and assigns forever Item I give bequeath and devise all the remainder of my land, lying on the northeastern Side of the Said above mentioned line (Except what I have lately deeded to my Son Jas Gill) together with the dwelling house and all the other buildings upon that part of the Said tract, the following negro Slaves Viz ~ Andrew, commonly called Andy, Sidney, Sarah, Neely, John, Jane, and Remus, two work houses and a Sufficient Stock of horned cattle, Sheep and hogs and farming utensils to Stock and cary on the farm; to my Wife Jane Gill for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her death I devise that Said land above devised to the Said Jane Gill for life to my Son J. Green Gill and assigns forever. Item, I give, devise and bequeath my negro Woman Caroline and her children Hannah Mary and Rainy together with all her future issue to my Wife Jane Gill to be hers without control and at her absolute reposal Item, at the death of my Wife Jane Gill it is my desire and I do hereby enjoin that my two Slaves Andrew and Sydney above mentioned each Shall have the use of as much land as they can work on the tract herein devised to my Son Green, for the term of their natural lives to maintain themselves and not to have any work whatsoever imposed upon them And to be under the care of my Son Green and I do hereby enjoin upon my two Sons Straight and Green, in consideration of  what I herein devise to them to carry into effect this clause of my will and I constitute them the Said Strait and Green Gill and George Gill my Executors Item - I Will bequeath and devise my three negro Slaves Neely, Jane and Remus above named, Children of Sydney at the death of my Wife Jane Gill to my Son C Strait Gill to his heirs and assigns forever Item - I give and bequeath to my Son C S Gill at my death my desk and my bed and bedding on which I Sleep Item - I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Gill one Railroad and Railroad bank Share Item - I give and bequeath to my Grandson William N,N, Gill one railroad and railroad bank Share Item - I give and bequeath to my Grandson George Wilmot Gill two Shares in the Camden Bank Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Robertson twenty Dollars Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah L. Terry twenty Dollars Item - I give and bequeath my Blacksmith tools to my Son J.G. Gill, and to my Son Strait my MCright Mills Item - I will that all my Property not hereintofore disposed of at my death be Sold at Public Sale and after paying my debts and the above money legacies the residue or remainder be equally divided betwixt my Sons C Strait Gill and. J. G. Gill Share and Share alike, I will that the property herein before willed to my Wife Jane Gill and not otherwise disposed of at her death be Sold & the Proceeds equally divided betwixt my two Sons C.S.Gill & I.? J. Gill, Share alike In testamony whereof I do hereunto affix my hand and Seal this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four and in the Sixty eighth year of the Suvereigty and Independence of the United States of America Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above named George Gill as and for his last Will and testament in the Presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed our names as Witnesses James Drennan N.B. Drennan Ja’s A. Lewis Geo. Gill (L.S.) Note: Thomas Ashcraft was neighboring landowner to George Gill in 1819. Their land lay along the South Fork of Fishing Creek. A plat showing the approximate location of their land and land of other adjacent landholders* is available from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History: ST 591; Reel 24; Vol. 46, Pg. 63; Item No. 2 - plat surveyed for Suprey Chrisholm 12 March 1819; Frame 69. Sadly, the microfilm is of poor quality. *William Millen, John Millan, Robert Mills, Charles Boyd, Thomas McFadden and Neely.     Contributed by Sharon Spielman Ashcraft -  January 2008    This  is a FREE website. If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com © all rights reserved to the original submitter