Individual Details

Marriage

Not sure of this, Lois' death notice says she lived "in this Province for 70 years", which would have her in South Carolina by 1682, 3 yrs of age, which means she would have married in South Carolina.

Will

WILL OF LOIS MATHEWES - January 6, 1753
South Carolina
In the name of God Amen the third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty two & in the twenty sixth of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second I Lois Mathewes of Charles Town in the province of South Carolina Widow being Sick and weak in body but (blessed be God) of sound & Disposing mind & memory & Considering the Uncertainty of this Life and the Certainty of Death do make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament.& my Loving Son George Mathewes to be whole and Sole Executor thereof & I hereby Revoke & Annul all former & other wills & Testaments by me Declared & allow of & Confirm this to be my only last will & Testament that is to say Principally I Commend my Immortal Spirit to God my Creator in & thro' the merits & Mediation of his Son Jesus Christ my blessed & Only Saviour & Redeemer & my body I Commit to the Grave to be Interred in a Decent & Christian Like Manner at the Discretion of my said Executor and as to the Disposition of all my Worldly Estate I give Devise Bequeath & Order that the same & every part thereof shall go and be bestowed in manner hereinafter respectively mentioned Concerning it Imprimis I Will that all my just debts & funeral Charges be well & truly paid with all Convenient Speed after my Death Item -I Give & Bequeath unto my two loving Grandaughters Elizabeth Wilkins and Margaret Dews(Sarah's children) all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between & delivered unto them by my said Executor.
Item- I Give & Devise absolutely unto my Loving Son Benjamin Mathewes his heirs & Assigns forever all that Messuage or House & Lot or part of a Town Lot of Land in Charles Town aforesaid where he now Lives situate on the East Side of New Church Street with all & Singular the Buildings Hereditaments & Appurtenances thereunto belonging all which I did heretofore Verbally give (or promise to give) unto him as aforesaid.
Item- I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving Grandson Robert Randall (Anne's child) the Sum of five thousand pounds Current money of South Carolina aforesaid to be paid to him at the age of twenty one years which will be on the twelfth day of June next & in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and fifty three. Item- I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Sarah Neale & her four Children the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds Current money aforesaid. That is to say to each of them three hundred pounds.
Item- I Give & Bequeath unto my Great Grandson Robert Dewes at his arrival to the age of fifteen years the sum of two hundred pounds Current money of South Carolina aforesaid .
Item- I give & Bequeath unto my Loving Grandson Benjamin Mathewes Junr., the negro slave boy named Prince which I did heretofore promise him.
Lastly- all the Surplus Rest and Residue of my Estate whatsoever and Wheresoever I give devise and bequeath unto my said Son George Mathewes his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above Written .
( her x mark)
Lois x Mathewes (L S)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by Mrs. Lois Mathewes as & for her last Will & Testament in the presence of us who in the Testatrixs presence & At her Request have hereunto set our names as Witnesses x x
Wm Dandridge Jacob Axon
Thos. Lamboll

Death

On Friday last died, Mrs. Lois Matthewes in the 73d Year of her Age, 70 of which she lived in this Province. (Monday, December 11, 1752.) (Salley 25).

Probate

This Will was proved before his Excellency the Governor the Sixth day of January 1753 by the Oaths of Thos. Lamboll Esq. and Jacob Axon & at the same Time the Executor qualified.( From typewritten copy of the actual will filed in the Probate Records of South Carolina) Record from Will Book No 1752-1756, page 61.

From a renunciation of dower, Book A-68, pg 610.
"Archibald Neale of Berkeley County, planter, Sarah, his wife, late Sarah Wilkins, widow of William Wilkins, planter deceased, in consideration of 1000 pounds PAID BY GEORGE MATHEWES OF CHARLES TOWN, GENTLEMAN, RESIDUARY LEGATEE, DEVISEE AND SOLE EXECUTOR OF LOIS MATHEWES LATE OF SAID TOWN, WIDOW, DECEASED,etc. Rec'd April 6, 1753.