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- Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers in Georgia, Volume III , page 101
ROBERT HAMMOCK, born in Virginia; died Wilkes County, Georg ia, July 1779. (Will Made July 9, 1779) Was a Revolutionar y War Soldier, a Patriot. Wife; Millenor
Children:
1. Lewis
2. Robert
3. McFarlane
4. Joshua
5. William
6. Edward
7. Anna, mar. ____RAY
8. Betsey, mar. _______ MONCREIF
9. Lucy
10. Polly
11. Lurina
12. Katie
13. Millie, Mar. ______ BENTLEY
His will was made in Wilkes County, Georgia July 9, 1779.
Robert Moved his family to North Carolina and then to Wilke s County, Georgia.
Southern Lineages by Wynn, Records of thirteen famiies, pag e 85
Robert Hammock and his wife Millornor, of Amelia County, Vi rginia sell land on Hurricane Creek, November 25, 1773. (D eed Book 12, page 164).
Note: Robert Hammock not listed previously as a son of Ben edict, Sr. , owns land of the same location as Benedict Ham mock (Sr. or JR.). Lewis Hammock is a witness to Benedic t SR.'s deed to his son John Hammock. (Lewis and Robert ar e of the same branch, with forenames as a clue). One Joh n Hammock was a soldier in Colonial Virginia Militia from A melia County..
"Robert HAMMOCK, born 1737, received a grant of 920 acres o n Little River in Wilkes County on June 6, 1785. This lan d was bounded by Thomas and William LEVERITT and William WA LKER. On the same day and bounded also by the Leveritt's , John HAMMOCK had land granted to him. The latter was rec orded July 1, 1795. (Evidence points to Robert and John HA MMOCK, Sr. as brothers. Both possessed land on Little Rive r).
Robert HAMMOCK, Sr., died in Wilkes County and his will i s fortunately preserved. he devises to
1. "Wife, Millenor, whole of land I possess.
2. Milly BENTLEY 16.00 her lawful claim against the estate.
3. To my first son (not named) the platation where he live s.
4. To second son, Robert, 100 acres adjoining his brother s Lewis' and McFarlane.
5. To third son, Joshua, 100 acres adjoining his brother R obert, and Perry's survey.
6. To forth and fifth sons, John and ____, 200 acres in th e Stewart survey.
7. William
8. To sixth son, Edward, 200 acres including the house an d plantation where I now live.
The remainder of my survey , and the Stewart survey, to dau ghter Katy. Wife not to be disturbed in possession of lan d etc.
Will signed July 9, 1779, John BATTLE, Henry Le CROSS, Joh n HILL, Witnesses.
Codicil: "To avoid a misunderstanding of above Will I here by annex this Codicil: To daughter Anna RAY, to daughter B etsey MONCRIEF, daughters LUCY, Polly, Lurina, and Katy: Re sidue of movable effects at their mother's death." Probate d February 24, 1800. (Volume 1, page 59.) "Early Records o f Georgia."
"Robert HAMMOCK, Revolutionary War record in office of Secr etary of State, Georgia. Rank, "Private." in Colonel B. Fe w's Regiment. (Bounty Grant)
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ID: I43517
Name: Robert S. Hammock , Jr.
Sex: M
Birth: 17 OCT 1737 in N.Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
Death: ABT. 24 FEB 1800 in Wilkes Co., GA
Note:
[JOHN HAMMOCK.FTW]
BIRTH:Recorded in North Farnham Parish Register of Richmon d County, Virginia.
Edward JACKSON and Abigail , his wife, of Amelia County, Vi rginia, deed to Robert Hammock and Milley, his wife in cons ideration of "natural affection and love for son-in-law an d his wife, and 5 shillings," 81 acres in Amelia County, ad jacent Little Harricane {Swamp} and creek. Wits: John Baile y, Charnel Hightower, Benjamin Bridgeforth and Charles Conn ally. Amelia County, Virginia, Deed Book 11, p. 125. Date d 23 May 1770.
In 19 Oct 1789: Edward Jackson wrote his will in Nottoway C o. VA. (Edward Jackson's property in Amelia was cut off int o Nottoway Co. in the late 1780s. The early records of Nott oway Co were destroyed, and this will comes from the Revolu tionary War Pension Applicatoin of Mrs Jane Bailey Jackson , widow of John E Jackson, son of Edward Jackson)
Item 4 of the will: I give to my daughter Millenor Hammoc k five Shillings Specie at the division of my estate.
WILL: Signed in Wilkes County on July 9, 1779 and probate d in Wilkes County, Georgia on February 24 1800. (Vol.1, p. 59 -"Early Georgia Records").
p. 218 Wilkes County Will Book (this is possibly a hand wri tten copy of the original will.)
In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Hammock (Senior) of th e county of Wilkes and State of Georgia planter; being sic k and weak of Body but of perfect understanding. calling t o mind the mortality of my body do make and ordain this m y last Will and Testament;
First I give my body to the Earth to be buried in a decen t manner and my Soul I give into the hands of almighty Go d my merciful Creator and as touching such worldly Estate w herewith it has Pleased God to bless me in this life, I d o hereby give, Bequeath, and devise in manner and form foll owing that is to say.
First I give and Bequeath unto my Dearly Beloved Wife, Mile nor the whole of the Land which is cleared on the several T racts I now possess during her life (that she may be able t o raise the children that are yet under age in a creditabl e and Decent manner) Except such plantations that may herea fter be mentioned whereon any of my Children are settled. L ikewise I leave her the whole of my livestock and moveabl e effects during her life unless She sees a cause hereafte r to assist her Daughters; In that case I leave to her ow n Discretion and her Death the whole of the said moveable E ffects as well as Live Stock of all Kinds as household furn iture Plantation Tools and Instruments are to be equally di vided among her to the only use and Behoof of them & thei r Heirs forever.
Also I give and bequeath unto MILLY BENTLEY [wife of Danie l Bentley] or her heirs Sixteen Lawfull Dollars which is t o be considered as the whole of her claim against the Estat e.
Also I leave unto Lewis my first son, in consideration of h is paying the Estate before hand thirty silver Dollars, on e hundred acres of land to him and his heirs forever to Inc lude the Plantation whereon he is now Living.
Also to Robert my Second Son I leave one hundred acres of L and adjoining to his brother Lewis and MacFarline's to th e use and Behoof of him and his heirs forever.
Also I give and Bequeath unto my third son Joshua and his h eirs forever one hundred Acres of Land to join his Brothe r and Perry's Survey and where as the said Joshua has grea t at Trouble in clearing a plantation where and Lewis are n ow settled. He is at full liberty to make another Crop in t he field he had cleared on Lewis's Land rent free likewis e the Land that he has cleared on that side of the Creek wh ere he now lives. He has the privaledge of tending rent fre e till he has it in his own (struck through) power to clea r a Plantation on his own Tract;
Likewise I give and Bequeath unto my fourth and fifth son s John and William two hundred acres of Land in the Stewart 's Survey to be equally Divided between them to the only us e and Behoof of them and their heirs forever.
Also I leave to my sixth son Edward two hundred Acres of La nd to include the dwelling House and Plantation where I no w live to him and his heirs forever; the remaining (sic) fi fty-eight acres in my survey including the remaining twenty -five acres in Stewart's Survey in all Eighty three acres m ore or less.
I give and Bequeath unto my youngest Daughter Katey, and he r heirs forever in making a Division of said Land as afores aid it is to be observed that when any of the cleared Lan d which I now hold in my Tenure should belong to the Tract s I have issued out as aforesaid. yet my wife is not to b e disturbed in the welfare of the same Rent free During he r natural life but is to Enjoy the produce of the same unmo lested neither are any of my Sons allowed to sell or Dispos e of their Land which they may receive of me during my lif e without my leave and after my Death they are to give th e refusal of their part to one another that it may remain i n the family. The Money arising from Debts is to be equall y Divided among my wife and Daughters as well as the whol e of my moveable Effects as aforesaid at her death.
And I do hereby gratify and afirm this to be my Last will a nd Testament, whereby Disallowing all other Wills here to f ore mentioned. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my ha nd and Seal this ninth day of July One Thousand Seven hundr ed and ninety nine and in the twenty fourth year of America n Independence.
Test
John Battle
Henry Lecrass
John Hill
his
Robert X Hammock
mark
The aforesaid Will I now again desire to be my Last Will an d Testament and Shall confirm every Bequest therin
mentioned except the Effects which are to be left among m y Daughters but finding there may be an opening left in th e above for a misunderstanding the said Will. I herby anne x the codicil of Schedule to Will.
c/o Will - To my oldest daughter Anna Ray I leave one yearl ing likewise to Betsey Moncrief I leave one yearling also a nd this is to be consdidered as her whole of the claim the y have against the Estate unless their mother has cause her eafter to assist them the rest of my moveable Effects I Beq ueath to my Daughter following Lucy Polly Lurina and Katy t o be equally divided among them at their mothers Death Date d the day and year above written.
Test
John Battle
Henry Lecrass
John Hill
his
Robert X Hammock
mark
Personally appeared in open court Henry LeCrass and John Ba ttle two of the subscribing witnesses to the above will an d being duly sworn saith that they saw the above named Robe rt Hammock Sign and Seal publish and declare the above an d foregoing Instrument of writing too be his doing he was o f sound mind and memory and that John Battle subscribed hi s name as a concurring evidence to the same.
Sworn to in open court}
this 24th Feb 1800 }
Da Terrell CCOrdy
John Battle
Henry LeCrass
"Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County, Volume 1" by Grac e Gilliam Davidson, page 58-59
Record of Wills 1792-1801
Page 218 -- HAMMOCK, Robert, Sr. To Wife Milenor the whol e of the land I posses, so she may raise the children unde r age in a creditable manner, to dispose of as she pleases . To MILLY BENTLEY $16.00, which is to be considered her l awful claim against the estate. To my first son (not named ) the plantation where he lives. To second son Robert 10 0 acres adjoining his brother, Lewis, and McFarlin. To thi rd son Joshua 100 acres adjoining his brother Robert and Pe rry's survey. To fourth and fifth sons John and William 20 0 acres in the Stewart Survey. To sixth son Edward 200 acr es including the house and plantation where I now live. Th e remainder of my survey and the Stewart Survey to daughte r Katey. Wife not to be disturbed in her possession of th e land, etc., but to freely enjoy for life, sons not to sel l thier land without consent, and after his death to give r efusal to each other so as to keep it in the family. Mone y etc., from debts to be divided among my wife and daughter s. Signed July 9, 1799. John BATTLE, Henry LeCRASS, Joh n HILL, Test.
Codicil. To avoid a misunderstanding of above will, I here by annex this codicil. To oldest daughter Anna RAY a calf . To Betsy MONCRIEF a calf, to be considered all their cla im against the estatre. Residue of movable effects to be d ivided between daughters Lucy, Polly, Lurina, and Katey a t their mother's death. Probated February 24, 1800.
MILITARY: Listed as Revolutionary soldier in "Roster of Re volutionary Soldiers in Georgia", by McCall. Listed as a "R ev. Sol. and a patriot".
Some data was from a genealogical study "Ancestors and Desc endants of Wesley C William and Malinda P Hammock" compile d by John Donald Williams- 2185 Old Samem Road S. E. -- Con yers, GA 30208 and Bill Nuss- 1543 Rose Street, N. W.- Cull man, AL 35055 (1981) with contributions from the following:
The Family History of Susannah Williams Martin compiled b y Wayland Cooley, 1976 obtained by Thedus Bates Thompson.
Marie Daniel Wisener
Floye Crumbley Estes
Dot Tidwell Sims
Dr. Joe C Hammock and many others.
Above study from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint s Genealogy Dept. (TJM) [Henry Mae Wall.FTW]
Father: Robert S. Hammock , Sr. b: ABT. 1695
Mother: Anne Lambert b: 14 FEB 1698/99 in North Farnham Ph. , Richmond Co,,VA
Marriage 1 Milenor Ann Jackson b: BET. 1740 - 1750 in VA
Married: ABT. 1757
Children
1. Elizabeth Hammock b: ABT. 1759
2. Lewis M. Hammock b: ABT. 1765 in Jones Co., GA
3. John M. Hammock b: ABT. 1764
4. Robert B. Hammock b: ABT. 1764 in VA
5. William T. Hammock b: ABT. 1775
6. Joshua Hammock b: ABT. 1769
7. Anna Hammock b: ABT. 1770
8. Mary Hammock b: ABT. 1772
9. Catherine Hammock b: ABT. 1774
10. Lucy Hammock b: ABT. 1776
11. Lurina Hammock b: ABT. 1778
12. Nancy Hammock b: ABT. 1780
13. Anna Hammock b: ABT. 1780
14. Mary Hammock b: BEF. 1784
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ID: I4064
Name: ROBERT S. HAMMOCK
Given Name: ROBERT S.
Surname: HAMMOCK
Sex: M
Note: There was a Robert Hammock on a GA tax list in Wilke s Co., SimmonsDist. in 1791.
Birth: 17 OCT 1737 in NORTH FARNHAM PH., RICHMOND CO., VA 1
Death: BEF 24 FEB 1800 in WILKES CO., GA
Probate: 24 FEB 1800 WILKES CO., GA
Event: Military REV. WAR Colonel FEW'S REG.
Event: Living 1785 WILKES CO., GA
Will: 9 JUL 1799 WILKES CO., GA
Father: ROBERT H. HAMMOCK b: ABT 1695 in FARNHAM PARISH, RI CHMOND CO
Mother: ANNE LAMBERT b: 7 FEB 1711 in TISBURY, DUKES CO., MA
Father: JOHN C. HAMMOCK b: 17 AUG 1736 in RICHMOND CO., VA
Mother: ANN
Marriage 1 MILENOR ANNE "NANCY" JACKSON b: ABT 1740
Married: ABT 1758
Children
1. EDWARD HAMMOCK b: 1758 in RICHMOND CO., VA
2. LEWIS HAMMOCK b: AFT 1760 in WILKES CO., GA
3. ROBERT HAMMOCK b: 1766 in WILKES CO., GA
4. JOSHUA HAMMOCK b: 1769 in VA
5. JOHN HAMMOCK b: 1770 in JONES/WILKES CO., GA
6. WILLIAM T. HAMMOCK b: ABT 1775
7. MILDRED "MILLY" HAMMOCK b: 11 JAN 1775 in NORTH FARNHA M PARISH., RICHMOND CO., VA
8. MARY "POLLY" HAMMOCK b: 1780
9. JOSEPH HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
10. ANNA HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
11. ELIZABETH "BETSY" HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
12. LUCY HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
13. LURINA HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
14. CATHERINE "KATE" HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
15. NANCY HAMMOCK b: ABT 1780
Sources:
1.Abbrev: Adaline Evans Wynn
Title: Southern Lineages
Author: Adaline Evans Wynn
Publication: [Atlanta, Ga.,] The Author 1940
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