Individual Details
William Wilbanks
(1751 - 4 Feb 1816)
William Wilbanks was born about 1751 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina and died in Union District, South Carolina on February 4, 1816. He married Pheobe Smith (1760-1825, daughter of Luke B. Smith and Judith Ferris) before 1785. It is believed that this is the William Wilbanks of Union District that had service during the Revolutionary War.
Events
| Birth | 1751 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1784 | South Carolina - Phoebe Smith | |||
| Death | 4 Feb 1816 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |||
| Burial | Padgetts Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina |  | |||
| Will | Spartanburg County, South Carolina |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Phoebe Smith (1760 - 1825) |
| Child | Susannah Wilbanks (1785 - 1825) |
| Child | John Wilbanks (1785 - 1879) |
| Child | Mariah S. Wilbanks (1790 - ) |
| Child | Warren S. Wilbanks (1792 - ) |
| Child | Elmira Teresa "Teresy" Wilbanks (1794 - 1820) |
| Child | Elijah Wilbanks ( - ) |
Notes
Will
Spartanburg County File Number 2287 [Will of William Wilbanks]State of South Carolina
I William Wilbanks of the District of Spartanburgh & State aforesaid do make my will in the following manner –
I give to my kind & beloved wife Phoebe Wilbanks all of my Real estate – during her life. At her death I give the same to my two sons Warren & Eligha – to them their heirs & assigns for ever – I give to my son Warren my Negro boy Ben – I give to Eilgha my Negro boy Charles & the horse that he claims. I give to my son John my Negro boy Sam –
I give to my Daughter Mariah my Negro girl Sellirey – my young Sorrel Mare a bed & furniture, a Cow & calf –
I give to my Daughter Terresey my negro boy George, my two year old Colt a saddle as good as Mariah’s – a bed & furniture, a Cow & calf –
I give to my Daughter Susanna – ten dollars worth of property – Just as my wife may direct. –
All of my personal estate given by my will to remain & work on my plantation until the 25th of next december – my debts to be paid out of the debts due me & the Crop to be made the present year – and my son Eligha to have one third of the balance of the Crop at the same time my sheep & hogs to be equally divided between my wife my two sons and two daughters that are now living with me –
I give to my wife my negro fellow Pompa & my negro Woman Lile – to her, her heirs & assigns for ever. But the increase of the said woman Lile at the death of my wife to be equally divided between my two Daughters Mariah & Terresey – everything else that belongs to me I give to my wife –
Should my son Eligha & my Daughters Mariah & Terresey, or either of them, die without leaving issue, the Negroes given to them, or to such of them, as thus dies – to be equally divided between the remainder of my two sons Warren & Eligha & my two Daughters Mariah & Terresey –
I appoint my worthy & trusty friend James Newman my Executor – in witness where of I hereunto set my hand & Seal this 2nd day of Feby. 1816
Wm. Wilbanks [Seal]
S. Farrow
Carteton Greer
Spencer Bobo
Recorded in Will Book A page 102
Box 32 Package 18
Recorded 19th day of February 1817
Wm. Lancaster O.S.D.
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