This is a transcribed copy of the Typewritten Will of William Joy of Christ Church Parish, Berkley, South Carolina. The will was written on 9 Feb 1772. It was proved in the Court of Ordinary on 2 Apr 1773.[1]
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Persons Listed
- William Joy, Testator
- Hannah, enslaved person
- Ambores, enslaved person
- Cate, enslaved person
- Rachel, enslaved person
- Pat, enslaved person
- Joe, enslaved person
- Jane Joy, Testator's wife
- Sharlotte Joy, Testators's daughter, under 18 years of age
- Daniel Joy, Testator's son, under 21 years of age
- William Joy, under 21 years of age
- Richard Joy, Executor
- George White, Executor
- James Duva, Executor
- Thomas Whiteside, Executor
- Stephen Pemel Bullock, Witness
- Peter Duva, Witness
- John Elliott, Witness
South Carolina Berkley County
In the name of God Amen this ninth Day of February one thousand
Seven Hundred & Seventy two I William Joy of the parish of
Christ Church being weak in Body but of Good & perfect mind &
memory thanks be to Almighty God & calling to Remembrance the
uncertain State of this transitory Life & knowing that all flesh
must yeild yield unto Death when it shall please God to call I
do make Constitute Ordain & Declare this my last Will & Testa-
ment in manner & form following Revoking & Annulling by these
Presents all & every Testament & Testaments Will & Wills here-
tofore by me made & declared either by word or writing & this
is to be taken only for my last Will & testament & none other
And first I Recommend my Soul to Almighty God in hopes of a
Joyfull Resurrection and my body to the Earth to be buried in
Decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors here-
after named and now for the Selling of my Temporal Estate &
such Goods Chattels & Debts as it hath pleased God to bestow
upon me I do Order Give Bequeath & dispose of the same in man-
ner & form as follows that is to say first I will that all those
Debts & dues that I owe to any manner of Person or Persons what-
soever shall be paid or Order to be paid within Convenient time
after my decease by my Executors hereafter named
Item I give
& Bequeath my whole Estate consisting of Six Negroes by name
Hannah Ambrose Cate Rachel Pat & Joe & four head of Cattle more
or less & about four head of Horses & mares Hogs & Household
Goods Plantation tools &c to be equally divided between my be-
loved Wife Jane Joy & my three Children Viz Sharlotte Joy Dan-
iel Joy & William Joy to them & the heirs of their Bodies I
Will likewise that if my daughter Sharlotte arrives to Eighteen
years she to have the small Negro Girl Pat & if Daniel Joy
lives to the years of twenty one years he to have the other
Girl Rachael & likewise if William Joy lives to the years of
twenty one years to have the young Wench Cate I give to my
beloved Wife Jane Joy Ambrose & her increase I will if either
of my Children should die before they come to full Age their
part or parts to be equally divided amongst the other remaining
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Children I will that all my worldly affairs be settled within
convenient time after my decease And Lastly I nominate my be-
loved friends Richard Joy George White James Duva & Thomas
Whiteside Executors to this my Last Will & Testament In Wit-
ness & Testimony to all the above Contents I do hereunto set
my hand & affix my seal in the Presence of
William Joy (LS)
Witness
Stephen hisXmark Pemel Bullock
Peter Duva
John Elliott
Proved before the Honble
Willm Bull Esqr. Lieut. Govr.
In the Court of Ordinary the
2d April 1773 At same time
Qualified Thomas Whitesides
Exor. to said Will.
Sources
- ↑ Will"South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NWSW-29?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-FZ9%3A210905601%2C211710001 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 015 > image 132-133 of 352; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.