In the name of God Amen, I Stephen Shell of the District of Newberry and State of South Carolina being infirm in body, but Sound and disposeing mind, for which I am thankfull to God do make and publish this my last will and testament.
In the first place I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary E Lofton one negro girl named Delsey, one horse, one bed & furniture, & one cow and calf being now in the pofsefsion of my said Daughter to her and her heirs for ever.
2rd.. I give and bequeath to my son George Shell one negro boy named Isaac, one bed and furniture now in his pofsefsion and one hundred dollars in cash to him & his heirs forever, also one cow and calf.
3rd.. I give and bequeath to my son Ira Shell one negro boy named Joseph which said negro he hath parted with since I gave him pofsefsion, one horse, one cow & calf one bed and furniture already in his pofsefsion to him & his heirs forever.
4th.. I give and bequeath to my daughter Milly Yeargain one negro boy named Peter one horse one cow & calf one bed & furniture already in her pofsefsion to her and her heirs for ever.
5th.. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna Brown, one negro boy named John Wesly one horse, one cow & calf, one bed & furniture already in her pofsefsion to her and her heirs for ever.
6th.. I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Shell one negro boy named Handy, one horse one cow & calf one bed and furniture already in his pofsefsion to him and his heirs for ever.
7th.. I give and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Bailey one negro girl named Sally one bed & furniture one cow and calf one horse already in her pofsefsion, to her & her heirs for ever.
8th.. I give and bequeath to my son Francis A. Shell one negro boy named Reubin one bed & furniture, one horse, one cow & calf, none of which are in his pofsefsion except the Horse, and fifty dollars in cash, to him & his heirs for ever.
9th.. I give and bequeath to my son Stephen Shell, one negro boy named nathan, one bed and furniture one horse one cow & calf and Two hundred and fifty dollars cash none of which articles are in his pofsefsion except the Horse to him & his heirs for ever.
10th.. I give and bequeath to my son Lemon Shell one negro boy named Eli, one bed and furniture one horse one cow & calf and one hundred & fifty dollars in cash, none of these articles in his pofsefsion.
11th.. I lend my beloved wife Jane Shell all my Estate both real and personal not herein before disposed of dureing her natural life and at her death I will that the land and other property left to her dureing life be sold by Executors hereafter named, and the money thence ariseing after paying the pecuniary Legacies above devised to some of my Children, be Equally divided among all my said children and that the negroes & their increase left to her dureing life be appraised by three persons to be appointed by my Exer's and equally divided among my childred according to that appraisement, and that they cast lotts for choice, and last of all I hereby nominate and appoint my brother Hermon Shell and my son Francis A. Shell executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revokeing all other wills and testaments by me made.
Signed and published this 15th day of May Anno domini 1820----------
In presence of us
James S. Gilliam
B.H. Gray
Y.J. Harrington
Stephen Shell (SEAL)
Recorded in Will Book "I" Pages 75 & 76
Proved December 16th 1822
Recorded November 24th 1823
T.T. Cureton Ordinary Newberry District
Box No. 52 Pkg. No. 125 Est. No. 1300
Dan Shell, 1999