"OMG, Susan,
Just coming across your post, and so hoping you will contact me.
Suspect that this info may just be part of WHY I am unable
to make ANY connections for my WEEDEN, WEELDON/BROWN AA/NATIVE line of SC, NC and VA.
PLEASE, PLEASE contact me.
Sincerely,
carol wheeldin warren."
There is a William McCutchen as well as a nephew William McCutcheon- different spellings please note- dont know what to make of it.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scsumter/wills/volume2/wwills/whildenw.html
The state of South Carolina,
I William Whilden of Sumter District and Stateaforesaid being old and infirm but of Sound and disposing mind domake and Ordain this my last
I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Whilden The following Negroes Tenor, Hanibal, Patty, Cain, Titus, Lizette, Prince, Caesar,Affa, Binkey, Jackson, Sibby and Laboon with their future increase tobe at her disposal unconditionally,
In the second place I given bequeath to my wife Sarah Whildon during her natural life or the time she remains my widow all the rest of my Negroes (except six which will hereafter be disposed of in this instrument,) the negroes above mentioned which are not to be at My wifes disposal I wish at her death or Marriage I wish disposed of as I shall herein after direct,
In the third place a given bequeath to my wife Sarah Whildon during the time she remains my widow all my lands and Plantation to beworked by her as she sees proper.
In the fourth and last place I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah Whilden, all my Household and Kitchen Furniture Plantation tools Pleasure Carriage riding Chair Wagon and all my Stock of horses Cattle Hogs and Sheep to be at her unconditional disposal
The one Half of the Tract of land on which I live containing 725 Acres it being the part on which William McCutchen now lives he having purchased the said half of said tract from me and as I have never made him titles thereto I now take this method of giving his titles, and to declare that is my will that he the said William McCutchen shall have said half of said Tract of land unmolested forever, The balance of said Tract on which I live together with all the rest of my lands Consisting of 645 acres more or less I give and bequeath at the decease or Marriage of my wife Sarah Whilden to My beloved Nephew Eliah F. McCutchen with this provise that if William McCutchen the Father of the Said Elisha F. McCutchen should think proper he is at liberty to place $1500 in lieu of the other half of the tract of land on which I live for the use of the said George F.McCutcheon the said sum of money to be put to interest and pay to the said Elisha F. McCutcheon with the interest when he shall arrive at 21 years of age, the other person to William McCutcheon the father of the said George F. McCutcheon shall have the right to make such exchange.
I also give and bequeath to my much beloved nephew Elisha F.McCutcheon four Negroes Abby, Anthony, Little Tenor Warren and should the said Elisha F. McCutcheon die before he becomes 21 years of ageThen the said property willed to him I wish divided equally among the remaining Children of William McCutcheon.
I give and bequeath to my nephew William Whildon McCutcheon one Negro girl named Lovia with her future increases to be given to him at the death of my wife or should she marry then he is to receive said girl when he arrives at the age of 21 years.
I give and bequeath to My niece Mary S.Commander One Negro girl named Nancy the said Negro not be liable to be sold by her husband or in any way subject to his contracts but to be sacred to her use while she may live and then to pass to the heirs of her body.
The Negroes that are not otherwise disposed of which I have I wish after the death or marriage of my wife Sarah Whilden to be sold to masters of their own choosing if it be possible and the money that they bring to be divided in the following manner(Viz) to my, well beloved nephew Elias Whilden of Christ ChurchParish I give and bequeath the one half of said money,
I also given bequeath to my nephew Elias Dorrel $500 of the balance of said money
And the entire remainder of said money I giveand bequeath to my beloved brother Elias Whilden of Christ ChurchParish
And I do hereby revoke all other wills and bequeaths made by Me and to declare this to be my last will and Testament
and I do hereby constitute make and ordain my wife Sarah Whilden Executrix and William McCutchen Executor to this my last will andtestament.
Signed Sealed and declared this 3rd day of January in the year of ourLord 1834, in the presence of witness.
Francis L. Kennedy
John F. A. Elliott William Whilden (SEAL)
Robert Commander
recorded Will Book D-1, p. 315
recorded January 20, 1834
William Potts Sen. Ordy S. D.
Bundle 104 -- Package 10
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William MCCUTCHEON
Birth: 11 Dec 1785 in South Carolina
Death: 18 Dec 1864 in Sumter Dist., SC
Burial: Hephzibah Presb. Ch. Cem., Lee Co., SC
Residence: 1850 Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
Mother: Mary SCOTT b: 1750 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Marriage 1 Martha ANDERSON b: 29 Jan 1790 in Salem, Sumter Co., SC
- Married: 29 Jan 1807 in SC
Mary Scott MCCCUTCHEON b: 13 Dec 1809 in SC
Robert Anderson MCCCUTCHEON b: 17 Sep 1813 in SC
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