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Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives And History. 8301 Park Lane Road. Columbia, Sc 29223. Tele: 803.896.6104; Fax: 803.896.6198. Http:/www.scdah.sc.gov.
Written: 1857
Recorded: June 15, 1857

"Will of William Hamilton

In the name of God Amen,

I, Wm. Hamilton about eight two years of age, of sound mind and memory, do 
ordain, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.

1st. I give all, both my personal and read Estate to my beloved wife during her 
life and at her death to be disposed of as herinafter mentioned, except a negro 
man named Augusta, a woman Rena and a little boy Sam, which negrows I give to 
her absolutely for her to dispose of at her death.

2dly I give to my son William (beside what I have already given him) a Negro 
man named Thomas and a little girl named Allas, This gift to take place at the 
death of my wife,

3dly I give to my son Archabald James, a Negro man named Aprile and his wife 
Maria, and all my plantation of lands, with the farming tools implements 
marchienary and furnatures. &c All this 3d givt to take place at the death of 
my wife,

4thly I give my daughter Elisabeth Gladney a Negro man named Shedrich, a girl 
named Harriet, & a boy named John, all this 4th gift at the death of my wife

5thly I give my Daughter Sarah Ann, a Negro girl named Jane, a boy named James 
& a girl named Lauka, also one horse, bridle &c Saddle, & one Cow & calf all at 
the death of my wife

6thly I give my Daughter Margarate Yarboro & her children, a Negro woman named 
Margarett, and her child Edy or now called Mary, this 6th gift also to be at 
the death of my wife,

7thly, I give to my daughter Elisabeth a Negro girl named Dianna in trust for 
the use and benefit of my grand son, Archibald Gibson, the last son of my 
daughter Nancy Gibson, 

and I also will to James and Nancy Jumima the other two children of my Daughter 
Nancy Gibson each one hundred dollars to be paid at the death of my wife

I appoint my son William Y Hamilton and Wm. D. Kersh, my legal Executors And 
now revoking all wills heretofore made by me I hereby publish and declare this 
to be my last will and testament.

Signed, Sealed, published and Declared, this 30 day of May 1857…” [End of Page 
One]

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Will of William HAMILTON
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“…William Hamilton
Proved not found
Recorded June 15, 1857
In will book # 19
Page 487-489
Apr 111 File 576

We the undersighned certify that, we did each of us see the above sighned 
William Hamilton, Sighn, Seal, publish and declare the foregoing instrument as 
and for his last will and testament, and we did at his request, and in his 
presence and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names as withefses 
thereunto.

James Robertson

F. Calvin, Nelson

J. W. Paul”

Source Citation and Source Information:

S108093: South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy 9) HAMILTON, William of 
Fairfield District, Fairfield County Will Typescript (MSS Will: Fairfield 
District Will Book R, Vol. 19, Page 487; estate Packet: File 111, Pkg. 576) (2 
Frames).

South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 8301 Park Lane Road. 
Columbia, SC 29223. Tele: 803.896.6104; Fax: 803.896.6198. 
http:/www.scdah.sc.gov.

Series: S108093; Reel: 0012; Frame: 00214; Item: 000; Date: 6/15/1857; 
Description: HAMILTON, WILLIAM OF FAIRFIELD DISTRICT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY WILL 
TYPESCRIPT (MSS WILL: FAIRFIELD DISTRICT WILL BOOK R, VOL. 19, PAGE 487; ESTATE 
PACKET: FILE 111, PKG. 576) (2 FRAMES). ; Names indexed: ALLIAS (SLAVE); APRILE 
(SLAVE); AUGUSTA (SLAVE); CALVIN, F.; DIANNA (SLAVE); EDY (SLAVE); GIBSON, 
ARCHABALD; GIBSON, JAMES; GIBSON, NANCY; GIBSON, NANCY JEMIMA; GLADNEY, 
ELISABETH; HAMILTON, ARCHIBALD JAMES; HAMILTON, ELISABETH; HAMILTON, SARAH ANN; 
HAMILTON, WILLIAM; HAMILTON, WILLIAM Y.; HARRIET (SLAVE); JAMES (SLAVE); JANE 
(SLAVE); JOHN (SLAVE); KERSH, WILLIAM D.; LAUKA (SLAVE); MARGARETT (SLAVE); 
MARIA (SLAVE); MARY (SLAVE); PAUL, J. W.; RENA (SLAVE); ROBERTSON, JAMES; SAM 
(SLAVE); SHEDRICH (SLAVE); THOMAS (SLAVE); YARBORO, MARGARATE; Locations: 
FAIRFIELD DISTRICT; Document type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT); Topics: SLAVES, NAMED;

http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=306492


Additional Comments:
William HAMILTON, 1775-1857, was brother of ARW Veteran DAVID HAMILTON, Robert 
HAMILTON, Mary HAMILTON PORTER, Hannah HAMILTON, Sarah 'Sally' HAMILTON 
McCREIGHT, and Margaret HAMILTON WILSON [as enumerated in the will of his 
younger brother, David HAMILTON, in 1839, to which William HAMILTON, 1775-1857, 
and William WILSON, were appointed Executors.]

His wife, not named in his will, was thought to be Nancy RUSSELL HAMILTON, 
still living at the writing of his will, in 1857.

William HAMILTON, 1775-1857, is buried in the Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church 
Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA, also called 
the 'Old Stone Church' cemetery.

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