I know that Rebecca Dobbins was living with her father when he wrote his will in 1851 - and is listed as Rebecca Dobbins, therefore, not married since no husband is listed.
WILL OF EZEKIEL DOBBINS
South Carolina - Spartanburg District
Know all men by these presents that I EZEKIEL DOBBINS do make this my last will and Testament.
1.I will that all my just debts be paid.
2.I will that all my estate both real and personal shall be and remain in the possession and use of my wife ELIZABETH DOBBINS (should she be alive at the time of my death). during her natural life for her support and maintenance and at her death (or should she die before me - at my death) I will that all my estate both real and personal be sold and divided amongst my several children and grandchildren in the following manner.
3.I will that the children of my daughter NANCY POTTER, wife of RICHARD POTTER lawfully begotten shall receive equally the distributive share of their mother NANCY.
4.I will that the distributive share of my daughter SARAH MARTIN wife of RICHARD MARTIN be paid into the hands of my daughter REBECCA DOBBINS in trust for my said daughter SARAH to be used or disposed of by my said daughter REBECCA as she may think proper for the support and maintenance of my said daughter Sarah but no interest is to account for by my said daughter REBECCA. She being accountable for the principle only.
4.I will that my son DRUORY DOBBINS shall have and receive his distributive share of my estate.
5.I will that my granddaughter JANE BLANTON and my grandson WILLIAM BLANTON shall receive the distributive share of their Mother, my daughter POLLY BLANTON deceased, equally share and share alike.
6.I will that the children of my daughter SUSANNAH CASH wife of AARON CASH lawfully begotten shall receive the distributive share of their Mother my daughter SUSANNAH CASH equally share and share alike.
7.I will that the children of my daughter MARGARET BLANTON wife of JESSE BLANTON shall receive the distributive share of their Mother MARGARET BLANTON to be divided amount the said children of MARGARET BLANTON lawfully begotten equally share and share alike.
8.I will that my daughter REBECCA DOBBINS now living with me shall receive her full distributive share of my estate for her own use and benefit. I further will that she shall be allowed to keep for her own use as her own property all the stock of cattle, hogs and sheep also beds bedding, ie with such articles of household and kitchen furniture as she may have at that time. She being allowed to select her own property as above stated.
And last I do hereby adopt and declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all other will or wills by me at any time heretofore made and in confirmation of this I hereby call on GABRIEL CANNON, ELIAS JOHNSON and SAMUEL LANCASTER to subscribe as witnesses to the execution of this will. Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in presence - January 16th 1851.
But before the probate was finalized she had married a Blanton. (Contact me at
blkirkland@prodigy.net and we will go over all of this.)