JULIUS WATTS, DECEASED
                                            
    WILL
         
         
         
             State of South Carolina      In the name of God Amen. I Julius Watts
                                          (Planter) of Sumter District in the
             State aforesaid being of sound mind, memory, and understanding do
             make this my last Will & Testament in manner and form fo1lowing
             (To wit) I Will that all my just debts be paid.
         
             Item   I Will and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Agnes Watts,
             three Negroes named Sharper & his Wife Esther and a boy named Peter
             during her natural life or widowhood and no longer & I also give
             to my said Wife during life or widowhood my residence and choice
             of as much Land as may be necessary for said Negroes to cultivate,
             and as much timber and no more as may be necessary to keep up the
             plantation and two Cows & Calves.  two Cows & yearlings, one two
             year old heifer & one two year old Steer, one horse, (my Said wife
             to have choice of all my horses) two beds & bed furniture, One half
             of my household and Kitchen furniture, and after the death of my
             Wife all of said property and the increase thereof to return to
             my Estate and be disposed as hereinafter directed.
         
             Item   I Will and bequeath the balance of my Negroes being Ten
             in number and the increase of the Females-if any there should be
             between this the date of my Will and my death in equal portions
             among my four children and the children of my dec'd Son Benson
             Watts dec'd that is to say the children of my said dec'd Son to
             have one Fifth of my said Ten negroes and increase to be equally
             divided among them share and share alike, and the other four fifths
             to be equally divided among my four now living children and should
             any of my said children die the children of such deceased child
             to. take their parent's part share and share alike, the names of
             my said four children are Rufus Watts, Hampton Watts, Alexander
             Watts and Rebecca Corbett, My son Rufus has now in possession two
             of said negroes, Bob & Clarissa, which it is my Will that he hold
             & account for the fair value thereof in the Division of my Estate,
             which Division of the aforesaid Ten negroes I wish to take place
             soon as convenient after my death & to be made by five disinteres-
             ted men from among my neighbours to be selected by my Executors.
         
             Item  I Will that the remainder of my Estate, being all my
             Lands and the negroes and increase thereof willed to my wife
             during life or Widowhood  all my stock plantation tools house-
             hold and kitchen furniture and all other property of mine not
             already disposed by this my Will be sold by my Executors and 
             equally divided (I mean the proceeds) among my two children Rufus
             Watts and Rebecca Corbett, and the children of my deceased Son
             Benson Watts.
   
               Item   Should any of my children attempt to set claims against
             me or involve my Estate in difficulty or law suits in such case
             the part or portion of any such child under this my will to revert
             back to my Estate and be equally divided among my said two children
             Rufus Watts and Rebecca Corbett and the children or my dec'd Son
             Benson Watts, and lastly I nominate and appoint H H Corbett Executor of this my last     
            Will and testament - In Witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the         
             Seventeenth day or December1850.
             Witnessed by us                             Julius Watts (Seal)
             W Lewis
              John B Brown
              David Andrews
         Sumter County Wills Vol. 2 Bk. D Pg. 331-332