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WILL OF EZEKIAL GASKINSIN THE NAIME OF GOD AMEN I EZEKIAL GASKINS of the State of South Carolina and Destrict of Kerfhaw beinge halth and sound memory Calinge to mind the mortality of my Boday ad Knowinge all men has to die I doe make and ordaine this my Laste will and testament that is princapally and firste of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of the Almighty god whom gave it and my Boday to the Earth to beried in a desent manner at the Disscretion of my Exectors nout doutinge but at the General resurrection I shall Recieve the Saime Again by the mighty Power of god and as touchinge such worldy Estate where with it has pleasd god to blefs me with in this life I give and devise an Expose in the followinge mannar and form firste I lend to my wife Tallitha Gaskins all my House hold & Kitchen furniture and choice of one of the horses and stock of Sheep and foure Cows & Calves & two beath cattle and my stock of hogs and my negroe woman dinah to the day of her death or Marage then to be Eqully devideid to tween her Seven Children I likewise give to my Daugher Cathran Macullaster five shillings to her & her heirs for ever likewise I give to my Son Samuel Gaskins five shillings to him & his heirs for Ever I like wise Give to my Son Vinson Gaskins heirs fiver Shillings to them & ther heirs for Ever I like wise give to my sons Ezekel Gaskins heirs five shillings heirs five Shillings to them & their heirs for Ever I likewise give to my Daughter Charity Kennedy five Shillings to her & her heirs for Ever I likewise give to my Daughter Maith Gaskins five shillings to her & heirs for Ever the Ballance of my land that is not gave away it is my Desire that it shall Equally davided be twixt my three Sons John & Thomas & Darlings and their heirs for Ever I likewise leave all my Slaves and all the Reste of my Estate to be kept to gather and Improved by my Executors until Darlings is eighteen years olde then all my Estate to be sold and the money to be Equally devided between my Seven Children Daniel David Dennis John & Margret & Thomas & Darlings Also I Apinte Daniel Gaskins and my wife Tallitha Gaskins my hole and Sole Executers to this my laste will and Testament and doe here unto set my hand and seal this 22 february 1810 and in the thirtieh fifth yeare of the Independance of Americk his Ezekel X Gaskins (seal) mark Witnefs Wm Bracey Robert Williams Benny King Recorded in Will Book C, page 31 (81?) recorded march 10, 1812 Ord. John Doby Apt.25, Pkg-915 (916?)
  
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