Edgefield County ScArchives Wills.....Lamar, Thomas January 27, 1801
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Source: Microfilm Copy Of Will Transcript From South Carolina Archives Online
Written: January 27, 1801
Recorded: 1802

Thomas Lamar will abstract - Edgefield District, South Carolina - recorded c1802

To wife Lydia a decent support and maintenance from out of the profit of 
estate, she making no waste of the same.

To son Mark, two negroes and equal proportion of all my lands on attaining the 
age of twenty-five.

To daughter Eleanor Ardis [assuming this is her married name, will transcript 
has typovers so it's hard to read in places], one negro, she having received 
one already.

To son Silas, two negroes and equal proprotion of all my lands, excepting the 
ferry, with the rest of my sons at his coming to age at 21.

To daughter Jemima, two negroes at her coming of age or on marriage, if before 
that.

To son Abraham, two negroes and equal proportion of all my lands on attaining 
the age of 21, excepting the ferry.

To daughter Betsy, the Ferry at the Bluff opposite the sand bar, known as 
Lamars Ferry; five acres of land adjoining; forty dollars yearly from the 
profits of said ferry for purpose of schooling and clothing her; two negroes, 
viz Isaac and Jins (Jim?) and if either of them should die before Betsy 
receives her portion or comes of age, then one or two other negroes should be 
given to her from and out of the estate exclusive of her equal proportion of 
what the negroes may increase to after the legacies are paid.

To son Tom Petter (Peter?), two negroes and equal proportion of all my lands, 
excepting the ferry, at attaining 21.

All my stock of cattle and hogs to be equally divided between all the children, 
and whatever the number the negroes may increase to besides the aforementioned 
legacies to be equally divided between all the children after the death of my 
wife Lydia.

The boys to have the lands equally divided between them in equal portions 
excepting the ferry and if one of the children should die before coming of age 
or receiving their part, their parts to be equally divided among the survivors, 
the sons only inheriting the lands.

Executors: wife and son Abraham

Thomas Lamar (Seal)

Witnesses:  William Stewart, James Mathis, Dinah (her mark) Mathis

Will written 27 Jan 1801
Recorded in Record Book A, "Labelled Inventories and Wills," p. 443



Additional Comments:
Thomas's widow, Lydia, was the daughter or William and Mary Murfey.  William died 
about 1801 and Lydia died about 1835.

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