Willis Allen (son of Micajah Allen and Elizabeth Willis) was born Abt. 1809 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died date unknown. He married Matilda ? in Woodruff, South Carolina.
Notes for Willis Allen: Will of Willis Allen:
State of South Carolina
Know all men that by these presents that I, Willis Allen, Senior of Spartanburg District do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following to wit--Item first I give devise and bequeath to my wife Matilda Allen the home tract of land where I now live and four negroes that is to say David and his wife Milly, with two of their children Tilda & Julian; also three work horses such as may suit her five?????calves, eight sheep and all the hogs, the blacksmith tools with all the farming utensils, the household and kitchen furniture with provisions of one year of corn, fodder, wheat oats, rye, and fodder to support herself and John with their Negroes as also salt, sugar, coffee and spinning cotton--the wagon and harness also--all of which I have and do hereby give here during her natural life and at and after her death my will and wish is that is be equally divided among my six children that is to say between Elizabeth Linder, Rachel Duberry, Willis Allen Junior, Chambers Allen, Sally Linder, and John Allen or such of them as may be living reckoning always the child or children of any one of them or heirs who may have died and furthermore I hereby give to my said wife in trust and as guardian for my son John Allen who is now a minor and under age my negro Boy Ned valued to four hundred and eighteen dollars seventy cents and my negro girl Milly valued to three hundred thirty one dollars and twenty five cents and my negro boy Rice valued to three hundred and sixty eight dollars and seventy five cents and also all other property or the care and management of all the legacies coming to him under this will during the term of his minority or until he Shall become twenty one years old.
Item Second-I give and Bequeath to Elizabeth Linder my negro man Bill at five hundred and eighty seven dollars fifty cents with Mally and her child Jane valued to four hundred and fifty six dollars and twenty five cents.
Item Third-I give to Rachel Duberry my negro Charles valued at five hundred eighty seven dollars and fifty cents, my girl Myra at Two hundred eighteen dollars and seventy five cents and Alfred at two hundred and fifty dollars.
Item Fourth-I hereby give and bequeath to my son Willis Allen my negro boy Dick at four hundred dollars, my girl Violet at four hundred and fifty dollars and also the girl Priss at One hundred and sixty eight dollars and seventy five cents.
Item Fifth-I give and devise to William Chambers Allen my boy Dave at five hundred and seventy five cents.
Item Sixth-I hereby give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Linder, my boy Tim at three hundred sixty eight dollars and seventy five cents. Patty and child Katharine at six hundred and thirty seven dollars and fifty cents and Nelly at One hundred fifty six dollars twenty five cents.
And lastly, I give to my son Lee Allen five hundred dollars to be paid in cash within six months after my decease which is all I intend him ever to have from my estate all the balance of my estate both real and personal is hereby directed to be sold by my executors who shall execute good and sufficient titles as I myself could do were I personally present and the proceed of such sales together with amount that may be collected on bonds and obligations now due and coming to me shall be taken by the executors and divided among my six children named in the first item of this will (excluding my son Lee Allen) as will make their respective shares equal if enough but if not enough then they shall be severely allowed three years to pay the balance due without interest and finally and lastly I hereby appoint my son, Willis Allen Jr. my Executor to carry this my last will and testament in effect.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twelfth day of May, Eighteen hundred and forty six.
Signed Sealed and published as his and for his last will & Willis X Allen (Seal) testament in our presence who mark have signed in presence of the testator and of each other
Test Edward Lipscomb Richard Littlejohn Elijah Shippey
Recorded in will Book D Page 113 Box 10 Package 37 Recorded July 6th 1846 R. Bowden O.S.D.
More About Willis Allen and Matilda ?: Marriage: Woodruff, South Carolina.
Willis Allen (b. Abt. 1809, d. date unknown)
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