Individual Details

Marriage

Marriages. John-Raven Mathewes, Esq; to Miss Elisabeth Holmes, Daughter of Isaac Holmes, Esq; deceased (Salley 23).

Will

WILL - In the name of God. Amen. I, John Raven Mathewes of John's Island in the State of South Carolina, Planter, being sick and weak in Body but of sound mind, memory and understanding do make publish and declare my last Will and Testament in a manner and form following that is to say I will order and direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be fully paid and satisfied, after which I give devise and bequeath the whole of my estate real and personal to my beloved daughter Elizabeth Mathewes her heirs and assigns for ever to be delivered her upon her arrival to the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first happen, but in case of her death before her arrival to the age of twenty-one years without issue living at the time of her death, then and in such case my will and desire is that the whole of my said estate real and personal shall go to and I hereby give devise and bequeath the same unto my Mother Ann Freer, and my brothers Benjamin and George Mathewes, and their respective heirs and assigns for ever as tenant in common. And I hereby authorize and empower my executors herein after named and the survivors and survivor of them who shall qualify as such and take upon them the buden and execution of this my will and the executors and administrators of such survivor qualifying as aforesaid from time to time to sell and dispose of either at public or private sale the whole or any part of my said estate and to place the monies arising from such sales at interest on good security or to impove my estate by the purchasing of lands, negroes or other effects and again selling or disposing of the same as to my said executors or the survivors or survivor of them qualifying as aforesaid shall appear most for the benefit of my estate or they in their discretion shall think best giving and granting unto him or them hereby full power and authority to make execute and deliver unto the purchasers or purchaser thereof good and sufficient titles and conveyances for the same or any part thereof. Lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my brothers Benjamin and George Mathewes and my friends Isaac Holmes and Thomas Bee executors of this my last will and testament and guardians of my said daughter until her arrival to the age aforesaid or day of marriage, which shall first happen. In witness thereof I the said John Raven Mathewes have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three and in the eighth year of American Independence. John Raven Mathewes.
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named John Raven Mathewes as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence, at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto: John Troup, William Brailsford, John Mafsey
Proved August 14, 1783 at the same time qualified Benjamin Mathewes, George Mathewes, and Isaac Holmes Exors. Recorded Will Book A 1783-86 Page 185.