i.       NANCY⁷ RAPE, b. Bet. 1774 - 1784.
ii.       PETER RAPE, b. Abt. 1788.
iii.      JOHN RAPE, b. Abt. 1791, Lancaster County, South Carolina
 iv.     JACOB RAPE, b. Abt. 1794.
 v.     REBECCA RAPE, b. Bet. 1794 - 1800.
 vi.    ISRAEL BRADOX RAPE, b. Abt. 1800.
vii.    WILLIAM HOWARD RAPE, b. Abt. 1802.
viii.   MARY ANN RAPE, b. Abt. 1803
. ix.    AUGUSTUS RAPE, b. Abt. 1804.

  
  In the name of God, Amen. I, Peter Rape Senior, being weak in body but of a sound disposing mind & memory (Blessed be God.) Calling to mind the mortality of the body and that “It is appointed unto all men once to die’ do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following Viz.
    First I commend my soul to God who give it, and my body to the earh to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executore.
    Second with regard to such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I desire that all my just debts and funeral expences be first paid as soon as convenient after my decease.
    Third, I give, devise & bequeath unto my only & beloved wife, Polly, her bed & its furniture, two wheels, one learge & one small and one pair of cards, two chests & four chairs, my cupboard & its furniture, my mare, Trim, her saddle & bridle, two plougs, one gopher & one bar share and one set of plough tacklings – also tow cows & calves, her choice out of my flock and all my sheep, hogs & poultry be there more or less – with all the before mentioned property, I do hereby confirm unto her, Polly, my wife as afore sd. To be for her use & to be disposed at her discretion during her natural life and what of it remains at her death to be sold & devided equally amongst all my children.
    Fourth, I give devise & bequeath unto my daughter, Mary Ann, her bed and furniture, her spinning wheel and cards & two chairs & once cow & calf.
    Fifth I give devise & bequeath to my son, Israel Bradox, one horse saddle & bridle & one bed & furniture.
    Sixth, I give devise & bequeath unto my son, William Howard, one bed & furniture.
    Seventh, I give devise & bequeath to my son, Gustavus, one bed & furniture.
    Eight, It is my desire that the land on which I now live be devided into three equal parts by the direction of two commissioners & the county surveyor quantity & quality taken into view & a value to be esteemated upon it by them and that third part which shall contain the dwelling house & spring to beo the possession of my wife, Polly, during her life & at her death to go to her son Israel B. on condition that he pay unto the rest of his brothers & sisters their proportionable part of the value esteemated upon it.
    Ninth, it is my will that the remaining two parts of my land be given to my tow sons, William H. & Gustavus by lot on condition that they & each of them pay unto all their borthers & sisters their proportionable part of the value esteemated upon it. It being my will to give each of my children an dqual proportion of my worldly estate.
    But if either of my three sons to whom I have give my land dislike the conditions on which it is given to them then his part will have to put to sale to the highest bidder & the money arising therefrom be devided as before said and I hereby authorize my Executors to make a good lawful and sufficient title or deed of sale for the same as much as I myself could if I were still alive.
    And further I do hereby nominate and appoint my two oldest sons Peter & John Rape to the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
    And I do hereby abjure and annul all form wills by me hereto fore made and declare tis to contain all my will relating to such matters as are mentioned therein – In Testamony where of I have here in the presence of us
               Thomas Winchester)        Peter Rape Sener      
                Eli McCorkle)                     August the
                Wm. Howie)                                    12 day 1824

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