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Data Description:Will of James Rosamond
Submitter: Jimmy Rosamond
Date Posted:16 July 2001
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WILL OF JAMES ROSAMOND "I, James Rosamond, leave to Mary, my wife, two Negro wenches, one named Nellie and the other Charity, and likewise two Negro boys, one named Ralph and the other named Sam. My wife shall also have three horses: my brown borse and black gray and young bay mare as well as the plantation tools. I also leave my whole stock of cattle excepting two or three which I allow her to give to her son, James, when she thinks he has occasion for them. I also leave to my wife and children one-half of my hogs and sheep and the other half to be sold. Likewise, I give to my wife all household furniture. My son, Nathaniel, shall have my Negro, Smart, but that he shall be sold and the money put to interest until he comes to age. Likewise to my son, Nath, I give my part of a tract of 947 acres of land lying in Laurens County on the waters of Saluda and Reedy Rivers near where Ruben Piles, Esq. now lives. Item: To my son, Thomas, I leave my Negro named George. Item: To my son, Benjamin, I leave my Negro girl named Jenny. Item: To my son, Samuel, I leave my Negro girl named Elon. Item: To my daughter, Mary, I leave my Negro girl named Nancy. Item: To my three sons, Thomas, Benjamin, and Samuel, I leave the rest of my land; to be divided equally amongst them and to be given to them as they come of age. I allow my wife to have use of it while she lives, the tract of land that I now live on. On her death, this land will be equally divided between Thomas, Benjamin and Samuel. Item: The Negro, Sam, that I purchased from George Welded and my stills and all my other property not above mentioned, I desire that they shall be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, except one horse called my young bay and a saddle which I give to my wife's son, James Dahorty. Item: At the death of my wife, the four Negroes that I leave her shall be divided among my four sons: Nathaniel, Thomas, Benjamin and Samuel. In the following manner to Nathaniel I leave Nell; to Thomas I leave Charity; to Benjamin I leave Ralph and to Samuel I leave Sam. My two sons, Nathaniel and Thomas, if their Negroes should have any increase before she comes of age, shall makeup an equal portion with one of themselves to my daughter, Mary. Item: My will is that all monies arising from the sale of the above mentioned, after paying all my debts, be equally divided between my wife and four sons and a horse and saddle to my daughter, Mary, besides her equal share with the rest." I do constitute and ordain Samuel Rosamond and James Watts executors and Mary, my wife, executrix of my last will on July 15, 1795. Signed and sealed in the presence of James Watts, William Norwood, Robert Ingram. Recorded in Will Book 1, Page 329, Box 80, Pkg 1949, Abbeville Co., SC. Proven July 10, 1806. Recorded date not available. A. Hamilton, O.A.D. ---------------------------------------------------- In 1790 Abbeville County, SC census for James Rosamond: 1 male and 1 female, age 40-50 years' 2 males under 16 years 9 slaves A transcripted copy of his will is located in the SC Archives, Columbia, SC under Abbeville County, Vol. 1, 1787-1815, page 441. An abstract of Rev. War account is on file at Historical Commission in SC.