I, WILLIAM WELCH of Greenville District and State of South Carolina being weak in body
     but sound in mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing it is
     appointed for all men to die I make constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament
     after committing my sole to the care of Almighty god I make the following distribution of the
     world estate which God has given me in this life.

     I give and bequeath to my loving wife ELIZABETH the old Negro woman named CLO. I also
     bequeath to my wife ELIZABETH all that part of the tract of land where I now live on west of
     the creek that runs through my plantation running a straight corse with the creek to the line
     during her life or widowhood and at her death or marriage to fall to my son William. I also
     bequeath to my son William a Negro boy named BEN. I also bequeath to my son-in-law
     HENRY REANS one dollar and twenty five cents. I also bequeath to LINNEY WELS one
     good feather bed and furniture and all the rest of my property the land east of the creek before
     mentioned with all my other property, Negroes, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and household and
     kitchen furniture to be sold at publick sale and my money on hand all to be equally divided
     between my wife, my son DANIEL, my son GEORGE, my daughter POLLY, my daughter
     SUCKEY, and my son WILLIAM.

     I also constitute THOMAS AUSTIN, my son-in-law, JAMES PEDEN and JAMES
     ALEXANDER, Sr., to be my executors of this my last will and testament. I hereby ratify and
     confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto
     set my hand and seal the twenty third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
     hundred and eighteen. Signed, Sealed in the presence of JAMES PEDEN, DANIEL WELCH,
     JAMES ALEXANDER. SPARTAN GOODLETT, O.D.C.