in the presence of each other and of the Testatrix, have witnessed the
due Execution of the same. The word month crosed in the third list of the fourth
clause & interlined the word year before the execution of this will, & the words my
Brother in law James Chesnut Jnr in another hand writing in the ninth
Clause as an executor at the ****time
                              Edwd M. Boykin
                              J.D. Murray
                              B.H. Matheson

South Carolina  }
Kershaw District} In the Court of Ordinary Tuesday the 15th April 1851,
personally appeared Dr. E.M. Boykin and made oath in due form of law
and saith that he saw Mrs Ellen Chesnut who was then of sound disposing
mind, memory and understanding, Sign, Seal, publish and declare, the
foregoing and annexed Instrument of writing to be and contain her last will
and testament, and that he this deposent together with J. D. Murray and
B. H. Matheson in the presence of each other, and in the presence of
the testatrix witnessed the due execution thereof.
Sworn to before me
John R. Joy                                Edwd M. Boykin
O.R.D.

South Carolina
                   I Ellen Chesnut widow of John Chesnut,
having on the 15th day of October A.D. 1850, made and executed my last
will and testament which I do hereby confirm, do now make publish and declare this codicill
to be my said will, having by an instrument in the hand writing of my Sister
Sarah Chesnut, bearing date the 22nd day of January Annodomini 1851
Signed by me and attested by the witnesses of this codicil distributed certain 
household articles among my children I hereby declare
it to be my intention and will that said Articles shall not be a part of my
Estate in the hands of my Executors, but that the same, at my death,
and not before, shall be taken possession of by the persons specified in
said Instrument, as therein provided, to each absolutely and without
any of the usual forms of law, I direct that the said Articles shall not
be included in any Schedule, inventory or appraisment of my estate, and
I hereby release, acquit and discharge my Executors from any and all responsi=
=bility, in any way, and of any kind whatsoever, for or on account of said
articles.  Witness my hand this Twelfth day of February
  Annodomini 1851                                  }
Signed published and declared to be a codicil      }       Ellen Chesnut
to her last will and Testament by the Testatrix    }
in the presence of us, who in the presence of the  }
Testatrix and of each other witnessed the execution}
of the same               Catherine Matheson       }
                          Elizabeth Matheson       }
                          Edwd M. Boykin           }

South Carolina  }
Kershaw District} In the Court of Ordinary Tuesday the 15th day of April
1851, personally appeared Dr. E. M. Boykin, and made oath in due form of
law, and saith that he saw Mrs Ellen Chesnut who was then of sound
disposing mind memory and understanding, Sign, publish and declare
the written instrument of writing to be a codicil to her last will and testa=
=ment, and that he this deposent, together with Catharine Matheson and
Elizabeth Matheson in the presence of each other, and in the presence of