Sumter County ScArchives Wills.....Newman, Thomas July 23, 1806
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Source: Salem County Will Book A, Page 55
Written: July 23, 1806
Recorded: November 14, 1806

   THOMAS NEWMAN

In the name of God amen I Thomas Newman of the State of South Carolina and
County of Salem Being in perfect health and memory thanks be given unto God
and calling unto mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die.  Do make and ordain this my last will
and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and
recomend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body I
give and recomend to earth from whence it came to be buried in a decent 
christain like manner at the discreation of my Executors nothing doubting
but at Resurection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of
God and as-touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to Bless me
with in this life I give demiss and despose in the following manner and
from me Thomas Newman .  First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Elizabeth two hundred and fiftey acres of land where I now live and after
her deth to my daughter Susanah-------------------------------------
I give and bequeath to beloved son Nehemiah one hundred and forty five
acres of land to be laid out from the Lynches Creek Road to my back line
on Carns land, to enclude the plantation Island Branch known by the Nam of
Coles I give and bequeath to my son Esly one hundred and forty acres of
land adjoining the above land and being the balance of my land adjoing to
the land of Henry Durant on the South side of the Island Branch I give to
my son Eshaliah one hundred acres of land more or less being all the lands
I prosess between the Island Branch and the Path known by the name of Hurst
Path I give to my daughters Axsha son Thomas Cole one hundred acres of land
to be laid off from the before mentioned Hurst Path to Hopes Swamp a
parllel line with line between me and Durant to join the said Durant land I
give  and bequeath to my son Samuel one hundred acres of land more or less
being the ballance of said land tract situated between Hurst Path and Hope
Swamp I give to my daughter Mary bequeath to my daughter Mary, Two Elds
daughters first named Ellener and Elizabeth one hundred acres of land to be
laid out as it is now laid out, adjoining Henry Durant land being the place
where the now live I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth one hundred
acres of land adjoining between on Samuel Newman & Thomas Cole  It is my
will and testament that all the aforesaid land give and bequeathed by me to
my children, to be for them to use and improve during there natural lives
and then to be equally divided among there children. and so to be continued
to devolve from one generation to an other but should any of my children
die with out isue there part to be equally divided among my surviving heirs
and as touching my personal estate I order that it to be equally divided
among all my children and my beloved wife her life time and then to my
daughter Susanah I do hereby utterly disanull and revoke all other wills
and bequeaths herefore made by me and I do hereby appoint  constitute and
ordain my beloved brother Jonathan Newman and my beloved sons Nehemiah and
Ethaliah Newman my Executors of this my last will and testament in witness
wherof I have set my hand and seal this 23 Day of July 1806
                                                                           
       Thomas Newman (SEAL)
Witness
Richard Wm Tycer
Simon Donald Senr
(Recorded in Will Book "A" Pge 55)
Recorded 14th Day of Nov. 1806
William Taylor Ordy
Bundle 74 Pkge 4


Additional Comments:
Salem County was created in 1791 from Claremont and Clarendon Counties.  In 1800 
Salem County was folded into present day Sumter County.

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