Individual Details

Marriage

He married ANNE BRANFORD March 13, 1720/21 in St. Philip's Church, Charleston, So. Carolina

Will

WILL OF ANNE MATTHEWES-Remaining part of my Estate to be Equally Divided.
Principally I commend my Immortal Spirit into the hands and Keeping of God the Author and Giver thereof in and thro' the merits and Righteousness of Jesus Christ, my Blessed Saviour and redeemer on who only I rely for the full and free Pardon and Remission of all my Sins and for Eternal Life and Salvation and my body at Death I commit to the Grave to be interred in a decent and Chritian Manner, at the Discretion of my Executrix and Executors, hereinafter named.
And as for and concerning all..and personal, as it hath pleased God to Bless...present life I will and Desire that the same ...and parcel thereof shall go and be disposed of... and manner as hereinafter is respectively... directed and no otherwise. Imprimis I will...my just debts and funeral expenses shall le...charged.
ITEM - I give and bequeath unto...Daughter and Child, Ann Grome (Graehm),now wife of D... of Charlestown aforesaid Esq. for and during the term of...no longer the use and Service of all the S...my personal Estate, whatsoever and whe...Right and Title in and to a pew in the ...g
House in Charleston a...Late Husband, and in lieu a...which I have...at Meeting House th...Money of the said P...Happen to leave Issue of ...Begott...Issue(equally to be...ween them if...one, by my surviving EX.....their or his Exe....Administrators) th...Have and to hold...sue respectively for...ntt said Daughter Ann shall not leave any issue of her body, surviving at her Decease, or for Defaults of all such Issue of her body, Then I further give and bequeath the said surplus, Rest and Residue of my said personal Estate and Premises to such Person or Persons in such manner and form to and for such Use and Uses under such Limitation or Limitations,and for and during such Term or Time or forever, as she my said Daughter Ann whether she shall be sole or Married, shall by her last Will and ..or other Instrument in writing under her hand...made and Executed in the Presence of and at...(bef)ore credible witnesses limit, declare and concerning the same, and to and for no...tent or Purpose whatsoever anything herein...(con)trary thereof in any wise notwithstanding...of Plantations, Tract...(parcels of land)lying together and Contin(uing)...Four Thousand Acres or thereabout...nate at or near a Place called....together with all and...and Hereditaments on the East...all that my...in the said...he Mr. Thom...her...nto Houses B...tenance..ing to the sam...y such issue(equal)...divided between them if more than one of my Surviving Executors or Executor, his Executors or Administrator) thence forward to have and to hold to such issue respectively and to his her or their Heirs and Assigns severally forever. But if she my said Daughter Ann Shall not leave any such Issue of her bed...(sur)viving at her Decease or for Default of all such Issue of her...Then I further give and Devise th said Plantation or Plantations...(me)ssuages, Bay lot and premises to such person or persons in ...manner and form to and for such use and uses under such...tion or limitations, and for and suring such term or Time...forever as she my said Daughter Ann (whether she be sole of M(arried) shall by her last Will and Testament, or other Instrument...iting,under her hand and Seal to be made and Executed...Prence of and attested by three or more credible Witnesses...declare and appoint of for and concerning the same...End, Use, Intent or Purpose whatsoever, any...ned
to the Contrary thereof, in anywise not with ...the Rest and residue of my lands Tenement...real estate, whatsoever and wheresoever, I...unto my said Daughter Ann Grome to have and (to hold)...for heirs and assigns fore...and Lastly, I constitute and appoint m..Daughter...(execu)trix and my son in law aforesaid David Grome...(ex)cutors of this my said last will and Testament...make void all...ner and other Wills...time heretofore made or declared and do fin...Ratify and confirm this and no other to be and remain as...& Will and Testament in witness whereof I the...have to this my said last will and testament set... the day and year first above written. Signed by Ann Mathewes and at her request have hereunto severally subscribed our names as witnesses, John Moultrie, William Grome, Thomas Lamboll.
Proved before his excellency the Governor in the Court of Ordinary this thirteenth Day of January 1764 (Recorded in Will Book 1760-1767 on page 296 (copy page 274). Missing parts destroyed in Original Will Book)