From: "Diane Smith"
From LINCOLN CO., GA WILLS VOL. 1 P.49-50
WILL OF SAMUEL HAMMOCK JANUARY 20, 1803
In the Name of God, Amen. I, SAMUEL HAMMOCK of the County of Lincoln and State of Georgia being weak in body but in the right mind sense and memory do make and appoint this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following annulling and revoking all other wills and testaments hereto fore made and
first I bequeath my soul to God that make it through the merits of Jesus Christ my redemer.
2nd. I commit my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and
3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH thirty five acres of land adj. WILLIAM HAMMOCK'S line including the house and spring with the househould furniture also my sorel mare during her natural life or widowhood afterwards to be equally divided amongst my three children. and
4th the remainder of my lands to be equally divided between my three children that is to say my son THOMAS HAMMOCK and my son JOHN HAMMOCK and my daughter SUSANNAH HAMMOCK and
5thly such property as can be spared from ___ family use to be sold to pay the tax of the land and the schooling of my children. and
6th that the residue of my property be equally divided between my three children when they shall come of age. and
7thly that I make and appoint my father JOHN HAMMOCK SENR and my brother WILLIAM HAMMOCK Executors of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 20TH DAY OF JANUARY in the year of our lord 1803.
Signed SAML HAMMOCK
WIT: SALLY BRADY, FEREBY HAMMOCK.
PROVED MARCH 2, 1803 by oaths of SALLY BRADY & FEREBY HAMMOCK
Documents List Document Selection List
Back to Tom's HomePage
Personal Information More than you ever wanted to know about me
Genealogy Page A condensed version of my family tree
Franklin and Amite Co. Franklin and Amite Co., Mississippi Hammack Families
Hammack, etc. Registry Hammack/Hammock and Related Families Researchers Registry