Will of Benjamin Cleveland, 1830 Pickens District, SC

Will of Benjamin Cleveland (1785-1830) and abstract of various estate records, Pickens District (now Oconee County), South Carolina

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol XIII, Number 3, Summer, 1985 - "Some Early Pickens District Wills"  

Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Cleveland 

In the Name of God, Amen:  

I, Benjamin Cleveland, in the District of Pickens and State of South Carolina, being weak in body but in perfect health in mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, do make and ordain this my last will in manner following,

First, I give, demise, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form - first I give and bequeath unto my wife Peggy Cleveland all my estate real and personal rites (sic) whatsoever during her life or widowhood and at her decease or marriage if seasing (sic) to be my widow then my estate real and personal to be sould (sic) by my Executors to the best advantage for a division amongst my lawful ayres (sic), giving one-third part of the money arising from said property to my beloved wife Peggy Cleveland and the rest after paying all just debts to be equally divided between children as they may arrive of age or days of marriage.

I do hereby authorize and appoint my deart wife Peggy Cleveland and Robert Holland and Jacob Holland my Executors to carry into effect the intent and meaning of this my last will and testament or testaments, wills legacy or legacies, bequeath or bequeaths Executor or Executors by me in any wise before named or appointed willed or bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and (no?) other to be my last will and testament.

Signed, sealed, published and pronounced and delivered by the s'd Benjamin Cleveland as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other hath hereunto subscribed our names:

Kenneth McKenzie, William (X, his mark) Miles, and James (X, his mark) Jones

Signed: Benjamin Cleveland

 

Abstract of various estate records, Pickens County, SC, 1829-1850:

 

Cleveland, Benjamin - Box 3 No 30 - will dated 1830: heirs: wife, Peggy Cleveland, children (not named). Exrs: Robert & Jacob Holland. Wit. Kenneth McKenzie, William Miles, James Jones. 

Inventory made 13 Oct 1831 by Jonathan Reeder, Kenneth McKenzie, Wm Mills.

 

Est also admr 12 Oct 1857 by Jeremiah Cleveland, A.J. Looney, Martin L. Looney bound to W.J. Parsons, Ordy. for $15,000. Heirs out of this state are Thomas Cleveland, Gibson Hix & wife Nancy, Martin L Looney & wife Mariam. Heirs in this state are A.J. Looney & wife Margaret, Sarah C. Abbott, Wm. B Dickson & wife Elizabeth, and the heirs of B. Milton Cleveland, deceased, viz. Adaaline Keese, formerly Adaline Cleveland, and widow of deceased and her two children Lewis and Margaret Cleveland, both minors. Dated 15 Dec 1859.

 

25 Dec 1858, amt. of sale in GA, $20.51. Owned 8 slaves.

Sarah Susannah "Anna" SPORTS EADDY HANNA Obituary

Obituary Anna Hanna, Florence Morning News, Mon. May 12, 1975, p. 2A, on-line on Ancestry.com:

Deaths and Funerals

Mrs. Anna Hanna

Mrs. Anna Sports Eaddy Hanna, a resident of Honorage Nursing Home for the past twelve years, Sunday in a Florence hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 4 pm in the chapel of Stoudenmeyer Funeral Home. Burial will be at Lee Cemetery.
Mrs. Hanna, 88, was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Arelia Taylor Sports. She was married twice and was the widow of James Henry Eaddy and WT Hanna. Mrs. Hanna was a lifelong resident of Florence County and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Dewey Eaddy of Pamplico and John Wesley Eaddy of Sumter; two daughters, Mrs. Hilma Holland and Mrs. Jowindal McBride, both of Charleston; a brother, Dudley Sports of Georgetown; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Bryant of Andrews, Mrs. Manye [Mamye] Windham of Walterboro, and Mrs. Linnie Jeffords of Brunswick, GA; 27 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren.
The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Edaphell H Gibbs, 1207 E. Lakewood Ave.

Joel Capers EADDY death

Joel Capers EADDY, son James Henry and Sarah Susannah "Anna" (SPORTS) EADDY, died on the eve of his wedding. My mother says he had gone to Florence to buy Christmas presents. A cousin said he had gone to pick up the wedding dress. His car was found overturned near Pamplico, SC.

Obituary, Florence Morning News, Sunday, Dec. 27, 1936:

Joel T. Eaddy Buried on Eve of Wedding Day

Christmas brought sadness instead of joy to a certain young lady of Florence county as she laid aside her white wedding dress for one of somber black.
Joel T. Eaddy the expected bridegroom was found dead in an overturned automobile near Pamplico Wednesday night and laid to rest in old Lee Cemetery near Johnsonville on Christmas Eve and on the eve of the day set for his wedding.
Joel was only 23 years of age at the time of his tragic death and those who knew him best were earnest in their praise of his many sterling qualities.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eaddy of Johnsonville. Three brothers and three sisters also survive, and are as follows. Dewey, David, and John Wesley Eaddy, Mrs. Hilma Holland, Mrs. Theodosia Hyman and Miss Jowindel Eaddy. They with the heartbroken bride-to-be and a host of friends mourned his passing.

Joel Capers Eaddy grave, Lee Cemetery, Pamplico, Florence, SC