Will of Plowden C J Weston

Plowden CJ Weston Estate File

[Georgetown County, SC:  Georgetown County Courthouse:  Wills, Microfiche #448

Transcript of the entire contents of the fiche made Apr 23, 2004.  Photocopy of all documents held by Janet Wright, [email protected]]

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Weston, P.C.J.

Weston, Emily F Executrix

Filed: February 6, 1864

[1. Document written on lined paper, last will and testament of PCJ Weston] 

The State of South Carolina

Horry District

I, Plowden Charles Jennet Weston of All Saints Parish in the State aforesaid do make publish and declare this present writing executed in Duplicate as and for my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former and other Wills by me, at anytime, heretofore made.......

It is my Will and I do hereby direct that all my just debts funeral and Testimentary expenses be fully paid and satisfied.........

I give bequeath and devise unto my dearly beloved wife Emily Frances Weston my entire property and Estate real and personal of whatever the same may consist and in whatever country situated and being.......

I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said wife Emily Frances Weston and William Clement Drake Esdaile Esquire of Burley Manor, Hants, England, Executrix and Executor of this my Will.....

In witness whereof I the said Plowden Charles Jennett Weston, in the presence of the persons whose names are hereunto subscribed as Witnesses have set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of October Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Three to this my last Will and Testament, in duplicate form with the intention of sending the exact counterpart hereof to England for safekeeping in consequence of the hostilities which now exist between the Confederate States and the United States of America....

[original signature] Plowden Charles Jennett Weston

Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Plowden Charles Jennett Weston, as and for his last WIll and Testament in our presence, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, and at his request, have subscribed our names as Witnesses...

[original signatures]

Elizth Collins Haselbury Somerset

Wm P Porter Georgetown SC

Jos T Walsh of Conwayboro, S.C.

[2. continuing on same lined paper, different hand]

South Carolina

Horry District

By J. A. Thompson Ordinary H. D.

Whereas I have first received from E. Waterman Esq. Ordinary of Georgetown District, a special power to prove the last Will and Testament of Plowden C.J. Weston in common form.  Therefore Personally appeared before me Jos. T. Walsh who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, doth make oath and say that he was present and saw Plowden C.J. Weston sign, Seal, publish pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing to be and contain his last will and Testament.  That he the said Plowden C.J. Weston was then of sane and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of this deponents knowledge and belief, and that he the said Jos T. Walsh together with Elizabeth Collins and Wm P Porter signed their names as witnesses thereto, at the request of the Testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.

[original signature] Jos T Walsh

Sworn to before me

February 12th 1864

J. A. Thompson

ord’y H. D.

I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last Will of the within named Plowden C.J. Weston Deceased, so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then the Legacies contained in the said Will, as far as the goods and chattels will thereunto extend and the Law charge me, and that I will make a true and perfect Inventory of all such Goods and chattels so help me God.

[original signature] Emily F. Weston

Sworn to

Feby 12th 1864

J.A. Thompson

ord’y H.D.

[3. unlined page with seal, different hand]

State of South Carolina

Georgetown District

By Eleaser Waterman, Esq. Ordinary for Georgetown district

To J. A. Thompson, Esquire, Ordinary for Horry district

I, Eleaser Waterman, ordinary as aforesaid having full confidence in the integrity, cure, circumspection, and fidelity of you the said J. A. Thompson, Ordinary forthe district of Horry, do hereby authorize you to have proved, in common form, the  enclosed Will of Plowden C. J. Weston, late of All Saints Parish, in this district deceased by having one of the subscribing witnesses take and subscribe the usual oath in such cases, that you have the said probate written on the opposite page of this paper in which the will is written.

That you also, in having the will so proved, administer to Mrs Emily Frances Weston the usual oath as Executrix, and then hand to her the usual Letters Testamentary as Executrix, which oath have also expressed in writing on the following page containing the original will, and [words obscured by seal]dimus so executed, with your actings and doings return to one[words obscured by seal]bation or disallowance.[Words obscured by seal]der my hand and seal of Office at sixth day of February, on ethousand eight hundred and sixty-four and fourth of the Independence of the Confederate

States of America

[Seal]

[signature, same hand as letter] E. Waterman, Ordinary

[4. Lined paper, turned sideways; appears to be the outside fold of the will:]

#448

The Last Will & Testament of Plowden C.J. Weston of All Saints Parish

State of South Carolina recorded 2/4/53 Will Book D, page 434

[5. Certificate, printed words shown here in italics, handwritten additions in bold text:]

Warrant of Appraisement for Executors

Printed and sold by A. J. Burke, 40 Broad St

The State of South-Carolina

Georgetown[was Charleston, crossed out] District

By Eleaser Waterman, Esquire, Ordinary

These are to authorise and empower you, or any three or four of you, whose names

are hereunder written, to appear to all such parts and places within this State, as you shall

be directed unto by Emily Frances Weston

Executrix named in the last Will and Testament of

Plowden C. J. Weston

late of All Saints Parish

deceased, wheresoever and of the Goods and Chattels of the said deceased are or do

remain within the said parts and places, and which shall be shown unto you by the

said Emily Frances Weston

and there view and appraise all and every the said Goods and Chattels, being first sworn

on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, to make a true and perfect inventory and

appraisement thereof, and to cause the same to be returned under your hands, or any three

or four of you, to the said 

Emily Frances Weston

on or before the thirteenth day of April now next ensuing.

Dated the thirteenth day of February Anno Domini 1864

and in the eighty-eighth year of American Independence

E. Waterman, Ordinary

To

Francis Weston

Charles Alston Sr.

J. R. Sparkman

J W LaBruce

or any three or four of them

Ordinary’s Office

Recorded, Book, 

Page

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MEMORANDUM

This Eighteenth day of March 1864

Personally appeared before me Francis W Heriot Esquire,

one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace in Georgetown District,

Francis Weston , Charles Alston Jr.

J R Sparkman and J W LaBruce

being Four of the appraisers appointed to appraise the Goods and Chattels 

of Plowden C. J Weston

deceased:  Who being duly sworn, made oath, that they would make a just and true

appraisement of all and singular the Goods and Chattels of

Plowden C. J Weston 

deceased, as shall be produced by Emily Frances Weston

the Executrix

of the Estate of the said P C J Weston

deceased, and that they would return the same certified under 

their hands, unto the said Emily Frances Weston

within the times prescribed by law.

Frs W Heriot Magistrate

Francis Weston

Charles Alston Sr

Ja R Sparkman

J W LaBruce

[6. Negroes belonging to Hagley Plantation

Estate of Plowden C. J. Weston 1864.

 

 

age

 

Antony

43

driver

Tenah

38

prime hand

Hannah

18

half hand

Martha

15

half hand

Samuel

13

half hand

Willoughby

24

prime hand

Baby

2

 

Little Anthony

16

half hand

Abraham

15

stable boy

Abel

27

sheep minder

August

21

ditcher

Betsey

20

prime hand

Ben

19

Ditcher

Billy

35

Ditcher

Betty

35

prime hand

Cain

36

ploughman & ditcher

Clarinda

35

prime hand

Carolina

38

watchman & cowminder

George

15

 

Quanco

10

 

Willard

8

 

Quasheba

4

 

Baby

2

 

Cato

40

ditcher

Mary

35

child’s nurse

Simon

19

lead plough

Cudjoe

29

ditcher

Daniel

38

ditcher

Mary

37

half hand

Dick

21

ditcher

Flander

25

Carpenter

Ceely

24

workwoman(sickly)

Baby

2

 

Fortune

20

ditcher & carter

Friday

33

ditcher

Clarinda

30

prime hand

Joshua

7

 

Caroline

1

 

James

35

ditcher

Frank

11

 

Chloe

12

 

Sandy

9

 

Napoleon

5

 

Molly

2

 

Joe

40

ditcher

John

21

ditcher & ploughman

S John

30

ditcher

Rose

8

 

Delia

6

 

Agrippa

3

 

Charles

1

 

Johnno

50

Gardener

Dolly

53

1/4 hand

H Johnny

32

ditcher

Lavinia

30

prime hand

T U Johnny

35

Trunk Minder

Rachel

35

prime hand

Milly

15

half hand

Richard

12

 

Jack

10

 

Cretia

19

prime hand

Baby

1

 

W Johnny

45

watchman

Sal

45

Child’s Cook

Peter

10

 

March

20

ditcher & ploughman

Napoleon

30

ditcher

Sarah

27

prime hand

Ned

56

ditcher

Judy

50

Midwife

Jack

18

lead plough

Neptune

40

ditcher & fisherman

Poonah

35

prime hand

Pemba

1

 

Quanco

45

ditcher

Patience

45

weaver

Juba

15

half hand

Blanche

12

 

Joshua

6

 

C Quanco

50

Cooper & driver

Mousiah

50

head nurse

Pompey

28

Carpenter

Simmon

40

watchman & ditcher

Martha

15

half hand

Kit

12

 

Ellen

14

 

Israel

10

 

Mildred

8

 

Mary

8

 

Maria

4

 

Titus

50

ditcher & carter

Nancy

45

prime hand

Sylvia

17

half hand

Cilla

15

half hand

Yanickey

1

 

Hannah

8

 

Philip

6

 

Tom

28

Carpenter

Nancy

25

prime hand

Becky

4

 

Baby

1

 

Frank

45

ditcher

Kate

35

prime hand

Susannah

2

 

George

5

 

Pocahontas

55

Nurse

Toney

70

Superannuated

Yambo

21

ditcher

Will

35

ditcher

Cumsee

30

prime hand

Abraham

4

 

Dido

7

 

William

30

ditcher & ploughman

Jim

5

 

Rachel

1

 

Amy

35

overseer’s cook (sickly)

Amelia

35

prime hand

Noah

8

 

Harriet

3

 

Bess

25

prime hand

Charity

24

prime hand

Joe

6

 

Dil

24

prime hand

Baby

2

 

Hagar

45

Plantation Cook

Elizabeth

15

half hand

Cornelia

12

 

Hannah

30

prime hand

Harriet

28

prime hand

Baby

2

 

Laura

34

prime hand

Phoebe

16

half hand

Lucretia

14

 

Elvira

10

 

Fraser

4

 

Sylvy

75

Superannuated

Venus

28

Overseer’s nurse

Lony

24

prime hand

Lucinda

28

prime hand

Prince

3

 

Baby

1

 

Melissa

30

prime hand

Nelson

4

 

A Tenah

35

prime hand

Sibley

18

prime hand

Jeremiah

12

 

Madison

5

 

Baby

2

 

Luckey

30

prime hand

Abraham

4

 

J Rachel

25

prime hand

Nelly

23

prime hand

Hagar

12

 

J Nancy

35

Prime hand

G Nancy

30

prime hand

Sarah

3

 

Baby

1

 

F Sarah

12

 

Jenny

10

 

 

House servants

 

Hector

33

head servant

Jenny

34

house servant

Prince

32

Coachman

Renty

33

Carpenter & house servant

Gabriel

32

Carpenter & footman

Caesar

23

footman

Jack

23

footman

Agrippa

16

groom

Rachel

35

washerwoman

Dolly

38

Sempstress & housemaid

Phillis

33

Cook & sempstress

Josephine  

33

Washer & sempstress

Selina

30

housemaid & sempstress

Mary

32

housemaid

Susanna

30

cook

Ben

12

 

Gabriel

10

 

Peter

8

 

Josiah

6

 

Julien

4

 

Dido

2

 

Elizabeth

1

 

Alick

4

 

Maurice

2

 

185 Negroes

at $2000 round

$370,000

Miscellaneous

Library

$30,000

Silver & plated goods

2735

Furniture

3490

Musical Instruments

1200

Linen, glass, & china

1400

Carriages – four

1500

Horses – four- two old

2000

Mules – nine- three old

5400

Cows & calves – thirty three

1650

Oxen – twenty-six

3900

Sheep & lambs – sixty two

 620

Poultry – one hundred & forty head

140

5 wagons & 3 carts – eight

800

Axes – forty

 

Hoes – eighty   “ all much used”

500

Spades - fifty

 

Reaphooks - fifteen

 

Ploughs – ten – old

100

Cypress plank – 4000 superficial feet

200

Flats – four – old & rotten

400

Small flat – one new

100

Carried forward

$426135

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Estate of Plowden C Weston Brought forward              $426135

Iron Boat – one six oared

300

 - Do -  one small leaky

100

Wooden Boat – three – old padling

30

Wine & liquors – 150 dozen

36000

Rough Rice – Jan 1 – 5000 bushels

15000

Corn – 250 bushels

750

Hogs – forty-four

1320

Deposited in Bank March 2

37600

In Factors hands

2000

xx for $799 Confederate 8 per Ct stock

700

 

$520435

Francis Weston

Charles Alston Sr

Ja R Sparkman

F W LaBruce

[7. Note on stationery paper]

[Written sideways in margin:]

Mr E Waterman

Ordinary

Georgetown S. C.

[Body of letter:]

Dear Sir

Since the Appraisement 

for Hagley was made, I have

found a memorandum of

my late husband rating his

library at $15,000 (fifteen

thousand dollars) and I wish

to make this correction in the

appraisement – also the

wine was over-rated in

quantity – I have had it

counted since coming her 

& find it 110 doz instead of

150 doz.

I will thank you to let me

know how I can properly

correct the above items.

Also please inform me

whether I should be expected

to keep an account with

receipts, of my private

expenses, to be presented

to the Ordinary at the end

of the year, or whether

the appraisement already

sent in is sufficient.

Please direct yr answer

to Conwayboro, where

I intend returning in a

day or two.

 

Yrs truly

Emily F Weston

Hagley

April 12th

 

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