IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I John Fripp, Sen'r of S't Helena Island
In the province of South Carolina Planter being in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God and calling to mind the mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recod to the Earth to be berred in a descent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God, as touching such worldly Estate wherew'th it has pleased God to Blefs me with in this life, I give and dispose of in the manner an form followings -

IMPRINTS It is my Will that all my lawful debts I have contracted be paid with'in two years after my decease.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Wife Sarah Fripp one third part of all my Negroes and Stock to her and her heirs for ever and the third part of the Land I now Live upon Dureing her Widowhood.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my Grandson William Fripp son of John Fripp Jun'r Late: Deceased half of my tract of Land where I did Live Containing in the whole ( as appears by Platt for the same ) four hundred and eighty Acres that is to say two hundred and forty Acres of Land where I did Live some time before with Dwelling house --- with all other my out houses upon the said Land Bounding to the North East and South East Richard Ranels to SouthWest on John Cowens Land that was and a Line to run Parall to Richard Ranels so that the said tract of Land Containing four hundred and Eighty Acres may be equally devided into two tracts each Tract containing two hundred and forty Acres of Land to him and his heirs for ever ---

ITEM I Give and bequeath to Grandson Paul Fripp Son of John Fripp Jun'r Lately deceased the other half of my tract of Land containing two hundred and forty Acres with the dwellg House Barns and all other out houses where I now Live to him & his heirs for ever.---

ITEM I Give and bequeath to my two Grandsons William and Paul Fripp aforesaid one tract of Land Containing five hundred Acres upon my hunting Island to be equally divided between them, to them and their heirs for ever, Provided always and it is my Will and the True intent and meaning hereof that if my Grandson William Fripp aforesaid should die with out issue Lawfully begotten by him or before he Arrives to the age of one and twenty years that then the Legacies before bequeathed in this my Last Will to William Fripp shall return to my grandson Paul Fripp aforesaid and his heirs for ever But and if shall happen that my Grandson William Fripp should survive my aforesaid Grand Son Paul Fripp so that the said Paul Fripp should die be fore he arrives to age of one and twenty years or without IFsue Lawfully begotten by him that then the Legacies before bequeathed in this my Last Will to Paul Fripp shall return to my Grandson William Fripp and his heirs forever.---

And if it should happen that both my Grandsons William and Paul Fripp should die before they boath arrive to the age of one and twenty years or without Ifsue Lawfully begotten by either of them that then the Legacies before bequeathed to William and Paul in this my Last Will shall return to my Grandson John Fripp Son of John Fripp Jun'r Lately deceased to him and his heirs for ever.

ITEM all my Negroes and Stock and what else belonging to me to be equally Divided amongst all my GrandChildren furthermore my Will is that my GrandChildren shall receive their parts of Land and share at Eighteen years of age or day of Marriage

LASTLY I doe Constitute make and ordain my beloved friends Thomas Wigg John Barnwell John Edwards and my Grandson John Fripp only Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby utterly Disallowing, revoking and Disannulling all and every other former Testaments Will Legacies or Bequeft by me in any ways before this time Named Willed Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament IN WITNEFS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this first day of May 1742

Signed Sealed Published pronounced
And Declared by the said John Fripp
As his Last Will and Testament in
Presence of us the fubscribers.

William Davis
John Evans
Wm (W) Wifcoat (mark)

Recorded the 14th August 1744
Recorded in Will Book 1740-1747 Page 180