Simon Pearce Will

Will Probated November 1827.

Bequests, Trusts, Entails, etc: 1 negro woman by the name of Lelah, until my son Simon A. Pearce comes of 21 years of age.

Sarah Pearce  Wife, plantation, Land, negroes, etc.
Simon A. Pearce, son (all of the above lands after my wife’s death
Loverd Pearce, son 260 acres of Land, with little River
Elizabeth Wellings, daughter – 1 negro girl
Richard Pearce, son – all Land on south side of Sassisire swamp
Unica Pearce, daughter. Horse, negro girl- 1 chest
Charlotia Pearce, daughter. furniture – negro girl
Anna Pearce, daughter $20.00 – 1 negro girl
Rachel Pearce, daughter, $20.00 – 1 negro girl
Patience Pearce, daughter, $20.00 – 1 negro girl
Sarah Pearce, daughter, $20.00 – 1 negro girl
Iredell Pearce, son, Land on west side of Spring  branch and Eastern Sassisire
Zilphia Pearce, daughter, $20.00 – 1 negro boy, 1 negro girl
Simon A. Pearce – all property, after my Wifes death their gelong to her & all my Lands on north side of Sassire Swamp and Spring branch – 1 horse, 1 shotgun, 1 featherbed furniture, tools & bottles
Bethany Pearce, daughter, $20 – 1 negro girl, 1 negro man
Roiden Joiner – Grandson $100.00

The Ballance of my Estate I leave to be sold and a sufficiency of money to be put to use of schooling for my 5 youngest children – Patience, Sally, Iredell, Zilphia, Bethany – then paying my just debt.  I give to be equally divided amongst my 8 daughters – Unica, Charlotia, Anna, Rachel, Patience, Sally, Zilphia, Bethany

Other: Land of Plantation joining Ephraim Pearce land then to Sassisire Swamp and Spring branch up to the thicket branch except to the Wiley place.

Sons – Richard Pearce, Simon A Pearce

Witness: J Talton, Windsor Watkins