OBIT:
THE LAURENSVILLE HERALD, October 7, 1853
At his Residence in this district, on the 27th Ult., Mr. Jesse Garrett, aged 87 years and 20 days---painful as it is to see torn from us the young and ardent of our friends, whose promise in life appear bright and useful, still more painful must it be to see torn from our midst the old and steady prop of a large circle of family and friends; whose life of usefulness and love had entwined around him the tenderest feelings of affection and reverence, as was the case of the deceased.
Mr. G. had been a bright and effeicent member of the Baptist Church for many years and in all his intercourse with his fellow-men exemplified the Christian character in its most beautiful and humble features. He has left a large family and many friends to mourn their irrearable loss; but all must feel the proud consolation of believing that he has left a world of vanity and trouble to enjoy that eternal life of substance and peace which is promised to all who "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and keep his commandments".


WILL OF JESSEE GARRETT

State of South Carolina Lurens District. In the name of God, Am Amen. I Jefse GARRETT Senr., being of sond and disposing mind and memory, but calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being desirous of making a distribution of such worldly estate as I may have been blefsed with in this life, do make and ordain this my last will and testament as follows. I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth GARRETT, during her natural life and at her death to be sold by my executors here in after named and the money to be disposed of as as I shall herein after direct, the following real and personal estate to wit. The tract of land where on I now live containing two hundred acres more or lefs adjoining lands on Dr. Hugh SAXON the widow GOODJIONS, William LENDLEY, and others, Sam and his wife Hannah, Sarah and her son Henry, Elizabeth and Isaac, together with all my household and kitchen furniture or as much as she may want. I direct further more that upon the death of my said wife Elizabeth all the above men-tioned property both real and personal be sold by my executors herein after named and the proceeds of said sale be divided unto seven parts on shares. And that one share be paid to my son John GARRETT to him and his heirs forever. And that one share be paid to my son Thomas H. GARRETT to him and his heirs forever. And that one share be paid to my son Edward H. GARRETT to him and his heirs forever. And that one share be paid to my son Jefse GARRETT to him and his heirs forever. And that one share to paid to my daughter Polly COOK to her and her heirs forever. And that one share be paid to the children of my deceased daugh-ter Fanny MARTIN to them and their heirs forever. And that one share be paid to my daughter Betsey ASHLEY to her and her heirs forever. I also give and bequeath to my sons Thos. GARRETT and Jefse GARRETT in trust for the use and benefit of my son Stephen GARRETT the tract of land on which he the said Stephen GARRETT now lives containing one hundred acres more or lefs, during his life time and at his death the same to belong to his wife Polly during her natural life. If she should be the longest surviven and at their death the said tract of land to be sold by my ex-ecutors herein after (illegeable). forever. I also give and bequeath to the said Thoams GARRETT and Jefse GARRETT in trust for the use and benefit of my son Stephen GARRETT and his wife Polly during their life, a negro man named Alexandria and at their death the said negro to be sold and the money divided equally among heirs by my executors. I consider that that makes Stephen equal with the rest of my children. I hereby direct my executors to sell a negro girl Marildar and divide the proceeds of the sale among the children of my deceased daughter Fanny MARTIN to be paid to them as they arrive to alwful age or marry. I also will and bequeath unto my son William H. GARRETT the notes which I hold on him which I consider will make him equal with the rest of my children. I further more direct my executors to sell a negro man named Martin together with all the remainder of my property not herein specially disposed of on a reasonable credit after my death and that the proceeds of siad sale after payment of my just debts and funeral expences be divided and paid out precisely in the same manner as is directed for the pro-perty herein before directed to be sold at my death with this exception that my wife must first take a third part of the pro-ceeds of said sale. And after her death to make the same dispos-ition of her portion an her thirds as is done with the forgiving named property. Lastly, I nominate, constitute, and appoint my sons Thos. GARRETT and Jefse GARRETT executors of this my last will and testament. Signed, sealed, and acknowledged by Jefse GARRETT Senr. as and for his last will and testament in whose presence and at whose request we have wifnessed and in the pre-sence of each other subscirbed our names as witnefses to the due executors of the same this the twenty second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. Attest:

Willis Wallace Jefsee Garrett Senr. (SEAL)
William Clardy
Calvin A. Crombie
Recorded in will Book A, Page 161, Bundle 132, Pkg. 10. Record-
ed date not available. Proven date 3th day of October, A. D.,
1853.