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Kershaw
District, South Carolina
Will
Book D, page 43
Written
9 January 1805
Transcript
of Last Will and Testament of
Samuel Hammond
In
the name of God Amen. I Samuel Hammond of the District of Kershaw and
State of South Carolina Being of Sound Mind and Memory Cauling to
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die I do make Constitute and ordain this my Last will
and testament in the manner and form as followeth - Imprimis first I
leave and Bequeath to my wife Marey Hammond My Negro Woman by the
Name of Lettis and his [sic]
three children by the name of Gilley Jack and Ned also my Living
Stock of Every kind and household furnature to hir during hir Natural
Life or widowhood.
Secondly
I give and bequeath to my Sun Job Hammond one Negro boy By the Name
of Ned - Thirdly I give and bequeath to my Sun Samuel Hammond one
Negro Boy by the Name of Jack - fourthly I give and Bequeath to my
Sun Raleigh Hammond one Negro Boy by the Name of Billey Douring his
Naturl life after his Decease I give said Boy Billey to my
Grandaughter Milley G Bruer - fifthly I give and Bequeath to my
Daughter Charlotty Collins one Negro woman By the Name of Letty with
hir futer in Crease. My will and Disier is that all my Goods and
Chattels Shall be Equally Divided Between my four Children Job Samuel
and Raleigh Hammond and Charlotty Collins - Lastly I constitute and
apoint My Sun in Law Lewis Collins my Sun Raleigh Hammond Executors
to this my Last Will and testament Disannuling and Revoking all other
Testaments Wills Codicls of Wills by me Made Ratefying this to be my
Last Will and Testament - Witness my hand and Seal this Ninth Day of
January one thousand Eight hundred and five and of the independ of
unite States of america the thirteyeth year - Sind Sealed and
acknowledged in presence of us
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Robert
Bowdon
Sherrod
Sims, Junr |
Saml
Hammond [seal] |
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