Will of Edward Perry the Younger of Saint Pauls Parish, 8 June 1797 (certified typescript copy from Charleston Probate)
Book 1, Page 609 ·1797
Transcription
[Pencil at upper right:] Probate Court / Charleston SC / vol. 28, p. 58 58
WILL OF
EDWARD PERRY, JUNIOR
14-BS.) South Carolina.
N-25.O) In the Name of God Amen, I Edward Perry the younger of Saint Pauls in the State aforesaid Planter do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made, first it is my Will and desire that all my just debts and funeral expences be paid. Item I give devise and bequeath unto my dear and beloved Wife Ann Perry all my real and personal Estate of what nature or kindsoever or wheresoever unto her, her heirs, Executors, Administrators and Afsigns absolutely and for ever. Item It is my Will and desire that every Article Clause or Limitation in a certain deed or Marriage settlement bearing date the day of December 1793 duly made and executed between myself and Edward Perry the elder of the one part, and Rebecca Drayton of the other part should be fully complied with And I do by this my last Will and Testament confirm the said Deed or Marriage Settlement and every part of it. Lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved Wife Executrix and Edward Perry Senior, and Tobias Bowles Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this eighth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.
Edward Perry, Junior (LS)
Signed, Sealed, published pronounced and declared by the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names.
Isaac Auld ————— John Mackey ———————— Rebecca Drayton
Proved before Charles Lining Esquire O.C.T.D. December 3, 1800
At same time qualified Ann Perry Executrix
Examined 3 Co.Sh.9) C.L.
Recorded in Will Book D-1800-1807 Page 57.
[Stamp/ink certification at lower right:] Attest: A True Copy [signed] Virginia L. McLeod Clerk Probate Court, Charleston County, South Carolina
AI Notes
Certified typescript copy of the will of Edward Perry the Younger of Saint Pauls Parish, S.C., executed 8 June 1797, proved 3 December 1800, recorded in Will Book D-1800-1807, page 57. The typescript is paginated ‘58’ in pencil at upper right (the probate-court page-number identifier — see pencil note ‘Probate Court / Charleston SC / vol. 28, p. 58’). Typewritten reference codes ‘14-B’ (with superscript ‘S’) and ‘N-25.’ (with superscript ‘O’) head the page — standard probate-office filing codes. The will gives Ann Perry the entire estate absolutely; confirms a December 1793 marriage settlement between testator, his father Edward Perry the Elder, and Rebecca Drayton; appoints Ann as Executrix and Edward Perry Senior and Tobias Bowles as Executors. Witnessed by Isaac Auld, John Mackey, and Rebecca Drayton. Proved before Charles Lining, Esq., O.C.T.D., 3 December 1800. Certified ‘A True Copy’ by Virginia L. McLeod, Clerk Probate Court, Charleston County, South Carolina (mid-20th-century certification, likely the same circa-1969 packet that produced p243 and p610).
Editorial note: this is the first known will in the Perry chain reconstructed across pp. 609, 612, 610, etc. Edward Perry the Younger here is the husband of Ann (Drayton) Perry whose own 1830 will appears on p. 612; their son Edward Drayton Perry is named in his mother’s will. The 1793 marriage settlement referenced is between testator, his father Edward Perry the Elder, and Rebecca Drayton (Ann’s mother) — confirming the Drayton match. The witness Isaac Auld is likely Dr. Isaac Auld (1770-1819), Lowcountry physician; Tobias Bowles was a Charleston attorney and executor familiar in St. Pauls Parish; Charles Lining (Ordinary, Charleston Town District) signed many probates of the period.