Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for John DUNHAM | ||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - possibly married Hannah Russ, not Singletery children 1714-26: John, Hannah, Sarah, Ebenezer, Robert JOHN DUNNAM had a grant for five hundred acres of land in Berkley County butting and bounding to the North West on Jonathan Russ land, to the Southeast on Mr Singletarry land at 120 p hundred acres yearly - grant dated 20th March 1715. Signed by Charles Craven, Robt Daniell, Geo Logan, Chs Hart - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DUNHAM BUNDLE, 28 Apr 1725 - 24 Feb 1727: IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN John Dunham of South Carolina , Planter , being of sound & disposing mind, memory, & understanding, do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following (that is to say) Imprimis, I do hereby declare my will and mind to be that my body be buried decently at the discretion of my Exors. hereafter named, and as touching the Disposition of all my Temporal Estate, I give and dispose thereof as Followeth: IMPRIMIS I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid ITEM I give and bequeath to my Dear and loving Wife Hannah Dunham, two Negros by name Jack and Jenny & my household goods & cattle at her Disposal ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving son John Dunham, six hundred acres of land in the Pine Barrony, one negro man name Hector & two negro boys, Adam & Glouster. ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving Daughter Hannah Dunham one Negro man by name Scipio and one Negro Woman Dina. ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving Daughter Sarah Dunham one Negro man by name Mingo & one Negro woman Flora. ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving son Ebenezer Dunham one Negro man by name Prince & two Negro boys George and Pompey & and the house & Plantation I dwell in , the Plantation consisting of two hundred and twelve acres with outhouses & ALL the rest of my personal Estate, goods, and chattells whatsoever. I give and bequeath unto my Dear and loving Wife Hannah Dunham whom I do make Executrix & David Russ Executor, & I do hereby revoke all former wills by me heretofore made and do declare this to be my last will & Testament contained in one sheet of paper in Witness whereof, I have to the top of this sheet set my hand & seal & to the bottom of this sheet my hand and Seal this Twenty Eight Day of April one thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Five. Signed Sealed Published & declared by the said John Dunnam Testator as his last will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names in the presence of the said Testator David Russ, Executor Experience (his mark) Howard John Johnson By the Honorable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President, Commander in Chief & Ordinary of this Province February 24, 1727 Personally appeared before one Experience Howard & John Johnson, who being duely sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God declare they were present and did see the above named Testator John Dunnam signed seal publish and declare the above Instrument to be his last will and Testament & that the said John Dunnam was at the same time of sound and disproving mind memory and understanding to the best of these Deponants, Judgments, & that these Deponants subscribed their names as Witnesses in the said Testators Presence. By the Hon'ble Arthur Middleton, Esq. President, Commander, in Chief in and over this his Majestys Province of South Carolina & Ordinary of the same To all to whom these presents shall come greeting------ KNOW ye that on the twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and seven the last will and Testament of John Dunnam, deceased was proved, approved and allowed of the said deceased having while he lived and at the time of his death diverse goods, rights & credditts within the province aforesaid by means where of the approbation and allowing of his Testament the power of of granting the adincon of all and singular the goods rights and credditts of the said dec'd and also the auditing the accounts, calculations and recordings of the said adincon & the final dismission and discharge for the same to me is manifestly known to belong and that the adincon of all & singular the goods, rights and creddits of the said deceased and their Testaments any manner of way concerning was committed unto Hannah Dunham widdow named Executrix & David Russ named Executor in the said last will and Testament , being sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God well and faithfully to admin the same and to make a full and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, rights, and credditts of the said deceased and to Exhibit the same into the Secretarys Office in Charles Town in order to be recorded at or before the first day of July next ensuing and to render a just & true accompt calculation and reconing there of when thereunto required. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this seventh day of March Anno Domini 1727 and in the first year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France, & Ireland King Defender of the faith. By the Honorable Arthur Middleton, Esq President & Commander & Chief in and over this his Magestys Province of South Carolina These are to authorize and impower you or any three or four of you whose names are here under written, to repair to all such parts and places within the Province as you shall be directed unto by Hannah Dunham & David Russ Exors of the last will and Testament of John Dunnam late of this Province, deceased, wheresoever any of the goods of said deceased are or do remain written the said parts and places which shall be shewn to you by the said Hannah Dunham & David Russ and there view and appraise all and every of the said goods being first sworn on the holy Evangelists to make a full and perfect inventory & Aappraisment & cause the same be returned under the hands of any three or four of you into the Secretarys Office in Charles Town in order to be recorded on or before the first day of July next ensuing. Dated the seventh day of March in the first year of his Majestys reigh Anno Domini 1727---------Ar Middleton Recorded 7 March 1727 Char: Hart Seity Persuant to a warrant directed to us by the Honorable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President & Commander in Chief over this Province on Satturday the 15th of this ins't February 1728 at the dwelling house of Hannah Dunham Widdow & Executrix of the dec'ed John Dunham wee appraized all & singular the goods & chattles the said Executrix brought to our view belonging to rhe dec'ed the exact inventory whereof wee have here denoted in the following part of this schedule. One Negro man named Scipio 200 0 0 One Negro man named Prince 220 0 0 One Negro man named Jack 200 0 0 One Negro man named Hector 180 0 0 One Negro man named Mingo 150 0 0 One Negro boy named Adam 90 0 0 One Negro boy named George 75 0 0 One Negro woman Diana & Rose her child 150 0 0 One Negro woman called Jenny 100 0 0 One Negro boy called Pompey 50 0 0 One Negro boy called Gloster 40 0 0 One Negro girl called Maria 30 0 0 One Negro Wench called Flora 110 0 0 Seventy head of cattle 3. pr head 210 0 0 Six head of Horses, Mares & Colts 45 0 0 One Horse sold 30 0 0 Four Oxen Sold 40 0 0 The Deced wearing apparell 30 0 0 One Woole bed 2 0 0 Two jugs 1 10 0 Two boxes & a trunk 3 0 0 A large trunk 1 10 0 Bed covering & bed stead 7 0 0 One spinning wheel 1 10 0 Seven chairs & an old table 2 5 0 Seven Reap hooks 1 0 0 One whip saw 5 0 0 Two old saws 1 10 0 Three old chairs 4 0 0 A p r cell of old pewter 7 10 0 A p r cell of old iron 7 5 0 Wedges of old Iron 3 0 0 One steel corn mill 5 0 0 One plough iron 6 0 0 Three hoes and a frying pan 1 10 0 Two yoake Irons 15 0 One cart boxes & ring 7 10 0 Three iron potts tongs & hanger 9 0 0 A p r cell of Hogs 15 0 0 TOTAL 2042 14 0 Wee the sworne appraizers of the goods & chattels of John Dunham, dec'ed do certify that the above written is a true and perfect inventory of our apparaisment in testimony where of wee hereuntoo sett our hands this twenty eight of February 1728/9 Rich. Harris Isaac Lesene John Stewart James Stewart David Russ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||
| Notes for Hannah SINGLETERY | ||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Han Singltarie, d. Benjain, bp. Oct. 18, 1696 [ref 51] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hannah, bp. 18 Oct. 1696 [ref 87:3-496] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - married John DUNHAM; children 1714-abt 23: John, Sarah, Ebenezer married Deborah FEWELLING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||
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