Will of Jonathan SENTELL

In the name of God, Amen, I Jonathan SENTELL of the State of South Carolina; Planter, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God; calling into mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament; that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God, that gave it and My body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the discre- tion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again, By the Mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life, I give Demise, and Dispose of the same in the following manner and Form --

First I give and bequeath unto my son Steirlling SENTELL the Tract of Land whereon I now live to him and his heirs -- Also my will and Desire is that Ann SENTELL [sic] my Wife Shall peacibly [sic] enjoy the said Tract of Land During her Natural life, I give and bequeath unto my son Steirlling SENTELL one Mare filly, Also I give and bequeath unto My son Steirlling SENTELL one Heffer -- Also my will and Desire is that after my wife Ana [sic] SENTELL Decease that the rest of my goods and Chattel Shall be Equally Divided among the rest of my Children to wit Elisabeth CLARK, William SENTELL, Saml SENTELL Sarah SENTELL Jonathan SENTELL.

And I do Apoint and ordain Jonathan SENTELL as my Executor And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and Disannull all and every other former Testament, Wills, Legacies, bequests, and Executors, by me in any wise before named, Willed and bequeated, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Twenty-ninth Day of November One thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three -- Jonathan SENTELL
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[Seal] his mark

Signed and Sealed
In presence of
Thomas Scott
Arron Clark
Lewis Clark
South Carolina
Edgefield County
Recorded in Will Book A
Pages 156 to 157
March Term 1799