I, Joseph Watkins, Sr., in consideration of the age that I have to and the affliction that I have been under for some time past do believe that I am not far from the end of my natural life, I therefore commit my immortal Soul to God who gave it, I also request my Children to inter my Mortal body in the grave in decency as circumstances will admit I think therefore proper to make my last will & testament in which I deem it my duty to dispose of that portion of worldly property that God has been pleased to bless me with. It is my will that my wife Fanney have all the property that I possess during her natural life Namily the land that we now live on also two head of Horses thirteen head of Hogs and six head of Cattle with the household furniture & C & C it is my will and desire that my wife if I should decease first shall have the use & benefit of the aforesaid property during her natural life and at her decease for the land to be equally divided between my two daughters namely Esther, John Fricks' wife & Alcey, G.W. Edmondson's wife and the other property to be disposed of at my Wife's discretion. I also bequeath one dollar to my daughter Jane Denny one dollar to my daugher Cassey Fricks one dollar to my Son Thomas Watkins & one dollar to my Son Henry Watkins also one dollar to my daughter Frances Fricks - I sign this my last will & testament -- May the sixth eighteen hundred & twenty seven
                                                        Joseph X (his mark) Watkins Senr
in presence of                                                                                         
test Nimrod Sullivan
Reason Hinton
Henry Cobb
Not recorded in Will Books A,B, and C.
Recorded August 21, 1827
Proved August 21, 1827
John Harris, O.P.D.
Roll No. 737
Microfilm V22-4 SC
Will Transcripts 1782-1868
Will Transcripts 1791-1857
SOUTH CAROLINA
Pendleton District