There were two, and posibly three, men named Michael DeLoach living in the Edgefield County, South Carolina area in 1790. To date, only one record has been found which names the wife of one of these, and that is the following will which names Dorcas Still. In researching the DeLoach family, different genealogists have shown Dorcas to be the wife of each of the Michaels. We will probably never know which one really was married to Dorcas.

      In the name of God, Amen. I, John Still, being in a low state of health, but in sound mind and memory, bearing in mind that it is appointed for all men to die and after that to come to Judgment, do ordain this my last will and testament. First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it, not doubting but that my body and Soul shall again be united at the glorious morning of the resurrection, and my body I commit to the dust from where it was taken, to be buried in a Christian-like manner, and as for the estate that the Lord has been pleased to bless me with in this life: first of all, I desire that my just debts be paid and the remainder to be disposed of as follows

Item 1. I give unto my beloved wife Jane, the plantation and tract of land where I now live. Also the negro women by the name of Tab and Dant with all my stock of horses, cattle, and hogs, one set of smith tools and all my plantation and household furniture during her natural life, and the profits arising therefrom to go for raising and schooling of my children that is yet under age and in case of my wife remarrying then for her to have an equal part with the four children hereafter to be mentioned who is to have that part of the estate.

Item 2. I give unto the heirs of my daughter, Darkes DeLoach, deceased, one dollar.

Item 3. I give unto my daughter, Hannah Flanigan, one dollar.

Item 4. I give unto my son, John Still, one dollar.

Item 5. I give unto my son, Thomas, one negro boy named Sam, to him and his heirs forever.

Item 6. It is my desire that if the above named negro woman shall have as many as three children that they be disposed of as follows: that my daughter, Sarah Youngblood, may have the oldest at one year old and that my daughter, Mary Cockarof, may have the second at one year old and that my daughter, Letty, is to have the third at one year old. In case any of these three daughters shall fail in getting a negro at a year old by the said Tab not having that many, then in that case, they are to come in for an equal part of the estate with the four boys hereafter mentioned. {These were the youngest girls}

Item 7. I also give my four sons, David, Benjamin, Joseph, and Jolly, at my wife's death, the above mentioned tract of land and two negro women, with the remains of the income, but in case of my wife's death before my children comes of age for the whole of this last mentioned part of the estate, to be kept together till they do come of age for the above mentioned purposes. {These last mentioned were the youngest and not of age when John wrote the will.}

Item 8. I also ordain, constitute, and appoint my beloved wife, Jane, and son-in-law, Jacob Youngblood, my executors of my last will and testament Wherefore I have set my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety - seven.

John (X) Still

John Blocker
Jultany Blocker
Mildred Roundtree

Edgefield County, SC
Will Bk A, Pages 131-133