Amanuensis Monday~Will of Elisha Ellis, 1909

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
 
Today’s subject is The Chesterfield District WILL of Elisha Ellis, 1909.

Elisha Ellis Last Will and Testament
In the name of God, Amen.
I Elisha Ellis being of sound memory and mind And being desirous if disposing of my real and personal property in following manner, do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and testament. Herby revoking all former wills by me made.
First. I want all my just debts and funeral expenses paid.
Second. All my real estate shall be equally divided between my Sons, John Carlile, Smith Douglas, Marion Richards, Robert Archibald and to my wife Annie Dora, share and share alike, the part allotted to my wife is to belong to her during her natural life, provided she does not marry again, And at her death it shall be equally divided between my sons above named, share and share alike, And it is to be understood that if the said Annie Dora Ellis do marry again her part of my real estate shall at once revert to my sons and to be divided between them as above stated.
Third. It is my will that all of my personal property of every kind and description be equally divided between my sons John Carlile, Smith Douglas, Marion Richards, Robert Archibald and to my wife Annie Dora and daughters Cathleen and Grace Miller, share and share alike.
Forth. It is my will that neither of my heirs herein named to whom my real estate is allotted shall sell their part of the land to any person except to a member of the family until my youngest son then living shall become of age.
Fifth. It is my will that each of my sons herein named shall pay Seventy five dollars to my daughter Grace Miller Ellis, and pay the same amount to my daughter Cathleen, said payments to be made in cash money of the United State <sic>.
Sixth. I hereby constitute and appoint my son J. Carlile Ellis and William A. Clark, Jr. as my Executor to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. This 23^rd day of July A. D. One thousand nine hundred and nine. And in the presence of the three witnesses hereto subscribed
Signed and}
Sealed in the}                                                              Elisha X his mark Ellis {Seal}
Presence of}
Robt. P. Miller}
J. N. McLauchlin}
L. E. Gardner}

We the undersigned do certify that we in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses to this as the last will and testament of Elisha Ellis, the testator.
Witness our hand & seal this 23rd day of July, 1909.
Robt. P. Miller {seal}
J. N. McLauchlin {seal}
L. E. Gardner {seal}
 
If this is your Ellis line and your are reading this post; please send me an e-mail and lets discuss this line.  

To date, I haven’t learned a lot about this Elisha Ellis. His FindAGrave memorial shows that he was born Feb. 29, 1860 and died on Oct. 17, 1909. Looking at the for 1860 Censuses for Chesterfield County has this entry.


 








First impression and analysis suggest that Archibald and Elizabeth are the parents of Elisha and the family is living with Archibald’s Mother, Nancy Ellis. if you have information that suggest something different please contact me at – E-MAIL
 



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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-1-19384-9821-0?cc=1911928 : accessed 16 May 2016), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0900-0951 > image 904 - 907 of 1318; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

Amanuensis Monday~Land Deed, 1847, Jacob Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis Charles Bone to Elisha Ellis

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.


His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
 
Today’s subject is a 1847 Land Deed between Jacob Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis Charles Bone to Elisha Ellis.

Jacob Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis Charles Bone to Elisha Ellis –Deed
 

The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}
Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis and Charles Boan, heirs at Law of Archibald Ellis deceased of the district and state aforesaid for and inconsideration of the sum of Eighty five dollars to us in hand paid by Elisha Ellis of their same state and district aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have granted, bargained, Sold and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, Sell, and release unto the said Elisha Ellis , all the rights, title and interest which we the said Charles Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis and Charles Boan (as heir at Law of the said Archibald Ellis Deceased) have in a certain tract of land lying on Bear Creek containing four hundred acres more or lefs; Bounded on the North by Wild Cat Branches East by John Ellis lands South by Bear Creek and West by Angus D. McCaskills land. Together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the interest in the said premises belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining. To have and to hold all and singular the interest aforesaid, in the premises before mentioned unto the said Elisha Ellis, his heirs and afsigns forever. And we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the interest aforesaid, in the said premises mentioned unto the said Elisha Ellis his heirs and afsigns against ourselves and our heirs and against all others persons lawfully claiming or to claim the Same or any part thereof I witnefs whereof we have hereunto se our hands and seals this the twenty ninth day of of <sic> November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Forty Seven and in the seventy second year of the sovereignty and Independence of the  United States of America.
Signed, Sealed and delivered}                      Charles Boan {seal}
In the presence of}                                        Rebecca Ann X Ellis
A. S. Smith}                                                  Jacob Ellis
N. S. Smith}
South Carolina}
Chesterfield District} A. S. Smith came before me and made oath that he saw Charles Boan Rebecca A. Ellis and Jacob Ellis sign seal and deliver the within deed for the use and purpose therein mentioned and that N. S. Smith with himself witnefsed the due execution thereof.
Sworn to before me}
3rd January 1845}                                               A. S. Smith
Jno. C. Evans, Clk} This Deed was Recorded January 3rd, 1848 in Book P page 381 which book was destroyed by Genl Sherman’s Army
Recorded Febry 12th 1867
Orignl Dlvr to John Ellis
 
The heirs at law of Archibald Ellis are selling off the estate land, a 400 acre plat, to Elisha Ellis for eighty five ($85) dollars. Jacob, Rebecca Ann and Rachel (wife of Charles Boan) are clearly the children and heirs at law of Archibald Ellis.  Selling the 400 acres to Elisha for a mere eighty-five dollars suggests that he may also be a sibling. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book #1: page 87-88, Jacob Ellis Rebecca Ann Ellis Charles Bone to Elisha Ellis –Deed; Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.