Rogers-SC-1822-1836

I have two WILLs from my ancestry which contain some slave data. These ancestors were in Union County, SC.  William ROGERS (Sr.) was a 3rd g-grandfather, and James ROGERS was one of his sons.  The slaves are mentioned by first name only.  They may have assumed the ROGERS name.  I have no further info on the slaves.

Regards,  Bobby Pennington - Charleston, SC
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WILLIAM ROGERS (Union District, SC, written 21 Aug 1817, recorded 15 Nov 1822)

Last will & Testament of Wm. Rogers

In the name of God - amen - I William Rogers of Union District & State of South Carolina being sick in body but of sound mind & memory thanks be to God, do now make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and Testament, hereby revoking all heretofore made -

Imprimis - I will & bequeath to my loving wife the tract of land whereupon I now live to have & to hold without molestation so long as her widowhood continues, & should she again marry it is then to become the property of my youngest son Jesse & should my wife not marry again, at her death I will & bequeath said tract of land to my son Jesse -

Item I leave unto my wife half of all the stock I now possess of Horses Cattle Hogs Sheep &c also half of my household & kitchen furniture; also my negroes Jim, Dave, & Lotty with the issue of the female, during the time she remains my widow - at her decease or should she marry again the negroes to be equally divided between my children Henry, Anny, Betsey, Ledford, James, Joseph, Jesse & one child share to Henry in trust for the children of my daughter Fanny.

... Item  I will & bequeath Vesta & her issue to Henry Rogers in trust for Fanny's children -
... Item  I will & bequeath Charles to my son James -
... I will & bequeath Bob to my son Joseph -
... Item  I will & bequeath Jack to my son Ledford -
... Item  I will & bequeath George to my son Jesse -

Item I will and bequeath unto my son William the tract of Land upon which he now lives agreably to the following line, viz. from Hamilton's ford up the road to Wm. Livereth fence, thence along the road leading to Wm. Rogers's house till it strikes the creek, thence up the creek to the corner of his fence, thence a straight line to Wm. Stribling's fence to strike the fence between the Mulberry tree & the corner of the fence & nearly about the Mulberry tree -

... Item I will & bequeath Edmund to my son Henry -
... Item I will & bequeath Polly to my daughter Betsey with the issue -
... Item I will & bequeath Bet to my daughter Anny with the issue -

I will & bequeath unto my son Henry a tract of land whereon he now lives with the lines as follows - from the river along Dr. Hasells line till it joins Pruits, then along Pruits till it gets over the creek, thence along the back lines till it gets again to the creek thence along by the crop fence -

Item I will & bequeath unto my son James the tract of land lying between the before mentioned tracts willed to my sons William & Henry - & to extend from the river as far as James's cotton patch - the line between Henry & James to commence at the river in the first hollow below Abram Burdins fishing hole -

Item I will & bequeath unto my son Ledford the tract of land on which Abram Burden lives, the line beginning at the creek at the mouth of the branch, to run up the branch `tile it forks & thence along the right hand fork of the branch to its head, thence a straight line to Young's line -

Item I will & bequeath to my son Joseph the tract of land where Hollingsworth lives the lines as follows - beginning at the lower - corner of Liveretts field & running straight to Guthries & cornering on a Hickory thence along Guthries line `tile it corners on a pine - thence along Guthries line `till it joins Liphams, thence along Liphams line to the road, there it corners on a red oak, thence a straight line along the old line to the hog pen branch where it corners thence along the creek tile it joins my son's William's line -

Item I will & bequeath unto my son Jesse the tract of land whereon I now live at the decease or marriage of my wife, & it is my desire that my son Jesse should live with his mother until he comes in possession of his Estate -

... Item I will & bequeath unto my two sons Robert & Thomas, one hundred dollars to each -
... Item I wile & bequeath unto my daughter Molly Jenkins fifty dollars -
... Item I will & bequeath to my sons James & Joe the Port Mifflin Tract of land. -
...  Item I wile & bequeath my waggon & team to my beloved wife -

... Item I will & bequeath the remaining half of my furniture to my dear wife, & the remaining half of the stock to her in trust for my younger children to be divided among them as they grow up -
... Item I will that all legal demands against me be paid & all sums owing to me be collected.
... Item I wile & desire that my son Henry do act as my Executor & my wife as my Executrix of this my last will & Testament

Signed Sealed in                   William Rogers (L.S.)

presence of us this 21 day of August 1817

   Geo. P. B. Hasell             Witness
   Margt Jenkins            Witness
   C. P. Jenkins             Witness

Recorded in Will Book B, Page 74
Box 12, Package 3,
Recorded 15th day of November, 1822.
Wm. Rice, Ordy.
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WILL OF JAMES ROGERS (Union District, SC, written 6 Sep 1836, recorded 12 Oct 1836)

I James Rogers of Union District So Carolina do make and publish this as and for my last wile and testament hereby revoking all wills and testaments by me made.

My wile is that my body be decently buried and my Just debts and funeral charges be paid by my Executors hereinafter named.

And my wile is that my wife Martha Shall have during her widowhood all my household and kitchen furniture the plantation on which I live, Negroes Lucy, Cate, Tom, Mariah, Sale, Caroline, Vine - Felix, Horses, Cattle, Hoggs, Crop, Farming utensils in short all my Estate both real and personal to have and to hold for her benefit and that my children be raise and educate untile they come of age when the entire estate shall be equally divided between my four children Adam John, James Doan, Sarah Jane, & William Andrew, and my wife.

And lastly I do hereby appoint my wife Martha Rogers to be Executrix of this my last will & Testament.  In testimony whereof I the Said James Rogers have here unto Subscribed my name & affixed my seal this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six.

Test  { James M. Williams
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{ James F. Walker                         James Rogers ( L.S. )
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{ Wm. A. Rogers

Recorded Oct. 12th 1836
Recorded in Will Book B
Page 228  Box 23 package 13
J. I. Prate ( Ordy )

Contributed by: "Bobby Pennington" bobpenn@bellsouth.net