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- Southern Lineages. Records of Thirteen Families, by Wynn , page 90
Hugh HAMMOCK came to Wilkes County, Georgia from Lunenbur g County, Virginia, where on March 9, 1770, he bought lan d from Edmund and Ann WALTER. (Deed Book 12, page 431.) Lue nburg County, Virginia.
He died Intestate in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1783. Robe rt and Nancy Hammock were purchasers at the sale of his est ate.
Will of Hugh Hammack
Lunnenburg County, Virginia
Will Book 6, pages 94-96.
In the name of God, amen.
93/ I Hugh Hammack of the county of Lunenburg, being sick a nd weak in body, but of sound mind
and disposing memory (for which I thank God: and calling t o mind the uncertainty of human life,
and being desirous to dispose of all such worldy estate a s it hath pleased God to bless me with, I
give and bequeath the same _ _ manner following, that is t o say - first I desire that a sufficiency of
my perishable estate be sold, if necessary, to pay my jus t debts
Secondly, after the payments of my debts, I lend to my belo ved wife, Anna Hammack, the balance
of my personal estate, consisting of four negroes viz. Prin ce, Jim, Cate and Hannah, stock of all
kinds, household and kitchen furniture (except one bay fill ey, one year old this spring) during her
life of widowhood, but in case she should marry again the n my desire is she should have but one
third part of my said personal estate, and also I lend to m y said wife, one third part of my land to
consist of that part, wherein the dwelling now stands, duri ng her life. My desire is that my land be
divided, that one third _ay to that part of the plantatio n wherein Milly Bently family lived, the other
third where Rice Waller family lived.
Item: I give to my son Lewis the third part of the land, t o consist of that part wherein MILLY BENTLY
formerly lived, also one bay filley, one year old this spri ng to him and his heirs forever.
Item- I give to my son Robert Hammack, the remaining othe r third part of my land (to wit) that
part wherein Rice Waller formerly lived to him and his heir s forever. My desire is that my wife
have the use of my son Robert's land, until he arrives to t he age of twenty one years, or married, in
either case he is to have posession.
Item, I give to my son Hugh Hammack, after my wife's death , the same land that I have lent to
her, to him and his heirs forever.
Item, after my wife's death, or marriage, I give to my thre e daughters (to wit) MILLY HAMMACK,
Caty Hammack, and Anna Hammack, twenty pounds Virginia curr ency, each to be raised from
my estate to them and their heirs forever, and the balanc e of my said estate, thus to be divided
equally among all my children herein before mentioned.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wi fe, Anna Hammack and my son Lewis
Hammack Excars. to this my last will and testament - hereb y revolving all other and formenr wills
and testaments by me heretofore set my hand and seal this f ifteenth day of May 1804 signed , have
published, and declare as and for this last will ans testam ent of Hugh Hammack, in persona of us.
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Hugh Hammack, Thomas Blackwell, Robert Bennett, John H Fall en
At a court term for Lunnenburg county this 13th day of Sept ember 1804, the within written last
will and testament of Hugh Hammack decd. was executed in co urt by Anna Hammack and Lewis
Hammack the extc. and extr. therein named, and the same wa s subscribed and ordered to be
probated. And on the motion of the said extc. and extr. wh o made oath and according o law,
certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of the sa id will in due form, whereinfore they
gave bond according to law. Teste: William Taylor.
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1732 - 1804 (71 years)
