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Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives And History. 8301 Parklane Road. Columbia, South Carolina. 29223. Tele: 803. 896.6100. Fax: 803.896.6198.  Http://www.scdah.sc.gov.
Written: 1842
Recorded: 1842

“Will of Robert HAMILTON

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This is my last Will and testament.

By the Grace of God now & forever Amen:

First I do Will and ordain to my beloved wife Mary as follows A Negro girl or 
wench named Lucy, also she is to have the management of the negroes and 
property, Say plantation, farming utensils, horses and cows for the benefit of 
herself and the children, to Support them and pay their schooling & c until 
they become of age or get married, then they are to get their share of the 
property to be afterwards named, if she gets married that is my wife Mary, the 
property is immediately to go to my children and their benefit, 

Also my daughters Hannah Emiline ^ she to have my wench named Patience with her 
increase from H. Emiline ^ comes of age,

My Son David Gregg I allow him my boy named Sam. That is after D. Gregg comes 
of age,

Also my daughter Mary Henderson I allow her Sophia my Negro girl, also with her 
increase, if any after she Mary H., comes of age,

Also my daughter Elizabeth Robinson, she to have my girl named Nancy with her 
increase, after E. Robinson comes of age.

Also my Son William Thomas I allow him to have my boy George, that is after Wm. 
Thomas comes of age,

Also my daughter Sarah McCreight I allow her to get my boy Joe, that is after 
S. McCreight comes of age—excepted if any of the above named negro girls have a 
daughter the first born to go to Sarah McCreight, in place of Joe, the negro 
boy and if any of the above named children their negro to die, Joe is to go to 
them, and also if any of the above negroes die before my children comes of age 
or have them in their pofsefsion if any increase by the negro girls the first 
born of any of them to go to Whatsoever of my children loses the negro left to 
them, but if no deaths of the negroes, Joe is to go to my wife Mary, that is 
the negro boy Joe,

Also my Son David Gregg he is to get my tract of land called the Wm. Austen 
land when he comes of age, 

Also my son William Thomas I allow him to get my tract of land which is called 
the Beard tract when he comes of age,

let it be understood that the boys my sons when they claim their land, they are 
year and yearly to allow their mother off or out of the produce of the land a 
decent Support, 

My present Crop of…” [End of Page One]

[Start of Page Two]

“…Cotton and the money Owing by Edward Sloan to me to go to the payment of my 
debts if sufficient to pay the debt, if not the next crop to go to that 
purpose, and all other monies due to go to that purpose,

I appoint my wif Mary and James P. Robinson my Executors to this my last Will 
and testament, 

I further acknowledge this to be my last Will and Testament, in my presence and 
in the presence of the undersigned Witnefses, and in the presence of each other 
this 22d day of December 1841 and Sixty Sixth of the Independence of the United 
States of America.

Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of 

Robert Hamilton, L.S.

Jno. McNaul

Wm. C. Robinson

William Hamilton

Proved……….(unknown)
Recorded in book 19
Page 61 & 62
Recording date unknown
Apt. 75 File 66”

S108093: South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy No 9)  HAMILTON, Robert of 
Fairfield District, Fairfield County Will Typescript (MSS Will: Fairfield 
District Will Book R, Page 61; Estate Packet: File 75, Pkg. 66) (2 Frames).

South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 8301 Parklane Road. 
Columbia, South Carolina. 29223. Tele: 803. 896.6100. Fax: 803.896.6198.  
http://www.scdah.sc.gov.

Series: S108093; Reel: 0012; Frame: 00212; Item: 000; Date: 1842; Description: 
HAMILTON, ROBERT OF FAIRFIELD DISTRICT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY WILL TYPESCRIPT (MSS 
WILL: FAIRFIELD DISTRICT WILL BOOK R, VOL. 19, PAGE 61; ESTATE PACKET: FILE 75, 
PKG. 66) (2 FRAMES). Names indexed: AUSTEN, WILLIAM; BEARD; GEORGE (SLAVE); 
HAMILTON, DAVID GREGG; HAMILTON, HANNAH EMILINE; HAMILTON, MARY; HAMILTON, 
ROBERT; HAMILTON, WILLIAM; HAMILTON, WILLIAM THOMAS; JOE (SLAVE); LUCY (SLAVE); 
MCCREIGHT, SARAH; MCNAUL, JOHN; NANCY (SLAVE); PATIENCE (SLAVE); ROBINSON, 
ELIZABETH; ROBINSON, WILLIAM C.; SAM (SLAVE); SLOAN, EDWARD; Locations: 
FAIRFIELD DISTRICT; Document type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT); Topics: SLAVES, NAMED

http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?
RecordId=306491.


Additional Comments:
Robert HAMILTON, died 1842, Fairfield County, South Carolina, was brother to 
ARW Veteran David HAMILTON, 1758-1839, County Antrim, Ireland to Fairfield 
County, South Carolina, USA; brother to William HAMILTON, 1775-1857, Fairfield 
County, South Carolina; brother to his sister, Mary HAMILTON PORTER, 1799-after 
1850, Fairfield County, South Carolina; brother to his sister Margaret HAMILTON 
WILSON; brother to his sister, Sarah 'Sally HAMILTON McCREIGHT, 1771-1845, 
Fairfield County, South Carolina; and brother to his sister, Hannah HAMILTON 
[unmarried in 1839 when enumeration of siblings mentioned in will of ARW 
Veteran David HAMILTON, 1758-1839], last of Fairfield County, South Carolina, 
USA

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