• General Notes

   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
  
  Robert Bowdon
  Sherrod Sims, Junr
  
  
  Saml Hammond [seal]

Details of Samuel's family with Mary Elizabeth JENKINS