Court Records Re: Willoughby and Nancy A. Hammack

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Court Records Re: Willoughby and Nancy A. Hammack

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997

From: AAlalabama@aol.com

Source: Microfilm of DeKalb County, Alabama Land Records in the first section and Marriage Records in the remainder. The document seems to be in two parts.

The State of Texas
Montague County

This indenture made and entered into this the 10th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five (1885) between James J. Hammack and his wife, Amanda F. Hammack and Wallace M. Hammack and his wife, Maggie S. Hammack of the County and State aforesaid parties of the first part, and Robert A. Lankford of the County of DeKalb and State of Alabama party of the second part.witnesseth that the parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the following to wit:

That whereas our Father, Willoughby Hammack, and our mother, Nancy A. Hammack both of whom are resident citizens of the said County of DeKalb and State of Alabama, and whereas our said Father and Mother, are far advanced in age and by reason of such, have become feeble and decrepit, and in consequence thereof are unable to support and provide for themselves, the necessary comforts of life, and whereas our said Father and Mother (to wit Willoughby and Nancy A. Hammack) occupy and reside upon a tract of land situated about one mile..., which is the land deeded by Luvicey Garrett and her husband, James Garrett to Mary Elizabeth Hammack, her brothers and sisters, which is fully described in said deed made by said Luvicey Garrett and her husband, James Garrett on the 13th day of September 1843...which land is the same land occupied by the said Willoughby Hammack and Nancy Hammack our said Father and Mother, and we being the heirs of the said Willoughby and Nancy Hammack and mentioned and alluded to in said deed of Luvicey and James Garrett as the brothers of Mary Elizabeth Hammack the said Mary Elizabeth Hammack being one of our sisters.

It goes on to mention that Robert A. Lankford is their nephew and the son of their deceased sister, Sarah A. Lankford and it is signed by James J., Amanda F., Wallace M., and Maggie S. Hammack.

The next part is a document signed by a notary in Texas.

Then the next part is a document similar to the first one, but written in DeKalb County, Alabama on 13 August 1885, between John F. Thomason and his wife Mary Elizabeth Thomason (formerly Hammack), Eliza E. Griffith, Jefferson D. Lankford and his wife, Valenia Ellen Lankford, Milford W. Howard and his wife, S. A. Howard parties of the first part and Robert A. Lankford, part of the second part of ... being the children and grandchildren....

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NOTE by Tom Hammack, Jr.:
The Col Milford W. Howard mentioned above was written about in a book, The Vagabond Dreamer, by Elizabeth S. Howard.

He was well known in DeKalb County, Alabama and established a church on Lookout Mountain. This unique church has one wall, I believe that it is where the altar is located, which is a huge boulder that was on the site.

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Another document was a single page that appears to be a bond for Jesse Will who was elected Justice of the Peace. The document is signed and sealed by Jesse Will, Thomas Hammack and Oates P. Bryan and dated 3 October 1839. Ring any bells?

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