James Story

1764 - 1826  (62 years)

• Name	James Story  [1, 2]
  Born	22 Jun 1764	Fairforest, Old Ninety-Six District, South Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Oct 1826	Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2961	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	George Story,   b. 1725, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1805, Fairforest, Old Ninety-Six District, South Carolina  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S304] Storey, Allen L. [S359] Story Family Project - website, Terry Barton, Richard Barton, ((http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/s/story/index.html)), pages 5 - 10, George Story (1725 - 1805) (Reliability: 3). Offers the transcribed text of George Story's will, dated 11 March 1800, as follows: «b»WILL OF GEORGE STOREY (1725-1805)«/b» In the name of God, Amen, I George Story of the State of South Carolina, and Spartanburg County, being In Common health of my body and my memory as perfect as I could expect considering the frailty of Body thanks be to God for his long continuation of favors to me - But calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die . . . Do make and ordain this my last will and Testament That is to say principally and first of all it is my sincerest desire to resign and commit my soul that immortal part into the hands of that Blessed Jesus who suffered to redeem sinful men from everlasting torment and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors . . . . And as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I give and devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. lst I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Daughter, Margaret Elder the negro girl named Sall which she has now in her possession. 2dly I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son, George Story a negro girl named Fanny also one negro boy named Derre which Is to remain with his mother until he is three years old, also all my wearing apparel. 3dly I give and bequeath to my Daughter in Law, Nancy Story the one third part of twenty acres of land, one negro man named Leath which said negro she is to have for the space of ten years after my decease and at the expiration of said time the aforesaid negro Leath is to be sold and equally devided among all the children of the aforesaid Nancy Story, also twenty acres of land being a part of the third part of twenty acres of land Is a part of a tract of land laid out to George Story, Jr. lying next to the land whereon the said Nancy Story now lives and along a line of marked trees and also I give and bequeath unto the youngest son of the said Nancy Story three pounds to be put out at interest until he comes of the age of twenty one years also seven pounds to be paid for the schooling of the children of the aforesaid Nancy Story. 4thly I give and bequeath unto my son, Henry Story a negro woman named Cloe. 5thly I give and bequeath unto my youngest son James Story all the tract of land I now live on containing two hundred and forty seven acres and also one negro woman named Cede. I don't know why there is no "6thly" - it is not present in my copy. JH 7thly I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my son Anthony Story deceased the sum of two dollars. I likewise constitute and appoint my son James Story and my friend Hugh Means my executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby disannull all former wills and testaments ratifying and confirming this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred. (s) George Story (Seal) Signed and acknowledged in the presents of us, ISI Henry Foster ISI Thomas Patton ISI James Archibald