Sumter County ScArchives Wills.....Hudnall, William Henry "Harry" 1852
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The following is the Last Will and Testament of William Henry "Harry" Hudnall.  He was
born March 16, 1792 and died August 10, 1852.  He was born in either Sumter South Carolina
or Northumberland County Virginia.  He was married twice.  His first wife was Nancy
Courtney.  Second wife was Jane Elizabeth Hodge, b. March 5, 1803, d. March 25, 1885.  She
is the wife named in this will.
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1852 A.D.


South Carolina
                    IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
Sumter District

     I, Henry Hudnall of the District and State aforesaid, do make and ordain this my last
Will and Testament, revoking all former wills by me made.

     1st.  I give and bequeath unto my wife Jane E. Hudnall during her natural lifetime or
widowhood, one Negro name named Sam.  One Negro man named Amos.  One Negro woman
named Hannah; all my stock of cattle which I shall not hereinafter dispose of otherwise, all
my stock of hogs which I shall not otherwise dispose of.  Ten head of sheep, one wagon, two
mules called Little and Big Jack; all my household and kitchen furniture except what I shall
hereafter otherwise dispose of; one clock.  But immediately after the death or marriage of my
said wife Jane E. Hudnall that I give all the above named property to my daughter Martha F.
Hudnall, should the said Martha be alive at that time but should the said Martha be dead at
the time of the death or marriage of my said wife then the above named to be equally divided
between my four sons or the survivor of them.

     2nd.  I give devise and bequeath unto my son Ilia Nunn Hudnall two hundred and
thirty-eight acres of land on Doctors Swamp whereon he now lives, purchased by my from
John I. Frierson, also one Negro boy named Peter.

     3rd.  I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Joel Davis Hudnall the balance of the
tract of land on Doctors Swamp, quantity not known.  I also leave one Negro boy named Billy
and one Negro boy named Tommie.  But should the said Joel D. Hudnall die leaving no lawful
issue then the said land and Negroes are to be equally divided between my three sons or the
survivors of them.

     4th.  I give, devise and bequeath unto my son John Hamlin Hudnall, the upper part of
the tract of land called the Thigpen Tract and lying on Horse Branch, the line to commence at
Pocatalige Swamp, run the same distance from the lower line that the short ditch in the field
called Amos Rice Pond ditch is from said line straight to the run of June Burn Branch on the
back line.  Also one Negro boy named Lewis.  One Negro girl named Edney.  But should the
John Hamlin Hudnall die leaving no lawful issue then the above named land and Negroes is to
be equally divided between his brothers which may be alive at the time of his death.

     5th.  I give, devise and bequeath unto my son Henry Bennett Hudnall the lower part of
the tract of land called the Thigpen tract.  Also one Negro woman named Mitty.  One Negro
boy Isham.  One Negro girl Binky.  Two cows and calves.  Two sows and pigs, one walnut
desk, one feather bed, bedstead and furniture, one gray mare called Fancy, (should it so
happen that the said mare should not be on the place at the time of his arriving at twenty one
years of age then I wish my executor to purchase for him out of my estate a horse worth
seventy five dollars), one hundred and fifty bushels corn, fifteen hundred pounds of fodder
out of the crop now growing, also ten head of sheep.  But, should the said Henry Bennett
Hudnall die leaving no lawful issue then the above named property to be equally divided
between his brothers which may be alive at the time of his death.

     6th.  I give, devise, and bequeath unto my daughter Parthena Stokes one tract of land
in Santee Swamp containing two hundred and forty-four acres.

     7th.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah D. Davis one Negro child named
Kitt.

     8th.  It is my will after paying all my just debts and plantation expenses for the present
year, that the proceeds of my cotton crop now growing be divided, this Ilia N. Hudnall to have
one half there of, the balance to be equally divided between my wife Jane E. My sons Joel D.
And John H.  The balance of my provisions crop not disposed of I leave for the support of my
wife and daughter Martha.

                                                  Henry Hudnall
                                        Last Will and Testament
                                       1852 Sumter South Carolina

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