Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #1107~Martha H. (Rushing) Davis.

 

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:

Folder #1107
Martha H. (Rushing) Davis

This estate folder begins at image #1267 and ends with image #1279. (images 1267-1279)

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Martha Hannah Rushing Davis died 23 March 1926 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Martha married George W. Martin Davis, son of William Blakeney Davis and Mary Jane Martin in 1878 according to information provided for the 1900 census.

Martha and George W. had eight children between 1878 and August 1891; 4 daughters and 4 sons. At her death, in March 1926, only two children survived her; a son, Weldon and daughter Bessie.


Transcription:
2^nd:-
I will, devise and bequeath all my property, personal and real and mixed wherever situate to my son, Weldon Davis, and my daughter Bessie Davis (share and share alike) in fee simple absolute.
3^rd:- I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, Weldon Davis and Bessie Davis as Executor and Executrix of this my last will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal this 21^st October 1925. 
 
In additional to her personal property William and Martha owned 27 acres of land in the Courthouse township, Bethel School District. 
 
George W. and Martha are buried in the Peniel Cemetery, Chesterfield, South Carolina. 
 
 
 
 
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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-31233-32?cc=1911928 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 1053-1137 > image 1267 of 1673; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.