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In the the name of God Amen. ---- I Wiley Coker of Sumpter dist. & State of So. Carolina being very sick & weak, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be given to almighty God for it. --- But calling to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed unto all men to die. --- I do therefore make & ordain this to be my last Will & Testament --- Imprimise. -- First & principally I give & commend my Soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it in sure & certain hope of the Risurrection. And my body I commit to the Earth to be buried in a christian like & decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter to be named. --- And for such worldly good's as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give & bequeath & dispose in the following manner & form, that is to say for all my lawful Debts to be first paid. I give unto my well beloved brother Thomas Coker all my lands lying on the East side of the Douglas Swamp Road to him & his Heirs forever. Silvy Coker Item: I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Mother ^ to be at her full disposal, all my Estate both real & personal (except the aforesaid lands lying on the East side of the Douglas Swamp Road) to her & her heirs forever. And lastly I appoint constitute & ordain my well beloved brother & trusty Friend Thos. Coker (aforesaid) my sole Executor to this my last Will & Testament, & I do hereby disannul all other Wills & Legacies whatsoever declaring this & no others to be my last Will & Testament---- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this twenty fourth day of Jany: Domini one thousand eight hundred & nine & in the presence of---- Thomas Rose --- Wiley Coker Thomas Kennady ( S L ) -=-=-=-=-=- Recorded in Will Book A Page 71 Recorded 13th Day of Sept 1809 William Taylor Ordinary S.D. Bundle 22 Package 4 --------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy. General Notes: 1. For this presentation, some attempt has been made to reproduce capitalization and punctuation as found in the original. However, this is not an exact and true reproduction. 2. Spelling is sic. 3. It is left to the reader to verify the accuracy of this transcription prior to use. Steven James Coker http://www.wp.com/Coker/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8848/index.html

The Goods and Chattles sold belonging to the Estate of Stephen Coker deceased 6 Setting chairs | .. | 50 | Telitha Coker 1. Bead & Furniture | .6 | 00 | Telitha Coker 1.. Bay mare | .8 | 00 | Simpson Coker 1.. Grey mare | 25 | 00 | Telitha Coker 1.. Roan Filly | 30 | 00 | Noah Coker 1. Plow | 1 | 75 | John Robberson 1.. Read Cow & calf | 11 | 00 | R. J. Price 1.. Brindle Cow & calf | 11 | 00 | David J. Caraway 1.. White Cow & yearling | 14 | 00 | Simpson Coker 1.. Read Bull | 4 | 00 | Michael Robberson 6.. two year old hogs | 18 | 00 | Telitha Coker 10. Stock hogs | 16 | 00 | Neal Coker 1. Cow & yearling | 11 | 00 | Noah Coker |¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯| |156 | 25 | |¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯| -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [seperate sheet] Aprais bill of the Estate of Stephen Coker deceasd 22. head of hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . 36..00 9. head of cattle at 5.00 pr head . . . 45..00 1. Grey mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60..00 do. Bay mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15..00 do. Roan filly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20..00 75. Bushels of Corn 75/100 pr Bushel . . 50..00 1. Lot of Fodder . . . . . . . . . . . 4..00 1. Bead (?) Furniture . . . . . . . . . 10..00 6. Setting Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . 3..00 1. Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2..50 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________ $245..50 South Carolina } Sumter District } We the under assignd appraisers certify the above to be a true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattles belonging to the Estate of Stephen Coker deceasd. Shown to us by Neal. W. Coker Administrator of Said Estate. - this the 3rd October 1845 ¯¯¯¯¯¯ his Test John Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison X Dubose mark Blaney Johnson his Lewis X Robberson mark Appraisers - ---------------------------- Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy. General Notes: 1. A question mark shown inside parentheses indicates the transcriber is not confident as to the reading of the word or phrase. 2. For this presentation, some attempt has been made to reproduce capitalization and punctuation as found in the original. However, this is not an exact and true reproduction. 3. Spelling is sic. 4. It is left to the reader to verify the accuracy of this transcription prior to use. Steven James Coker http://www.wp.com/Coker/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8848/index.html

TO WILLIAM LEWIS, ORDINARY OF SUMTER DISTRICT: The Petition of Neal W Coker Sheweth, That Stephen Coker departed this life on the 30th day of July 1845 intestate, leaving a personal estate worth about two hundred Dollars, in SUMTER DISTRICT aforesaid, and no person having as yet made application for administration on the said Estate, nor (in the opinion of petitioner ) will any such application be made: In order therefore, that the property belonging to said Estate may be taken care of and administered, converted and disposed of according to Law ["Law" is written in and "the Act of the State aforesaid" is struck out], your Petitioner prays that the administration of all and singular the Goods and Chattles, Rights and Credits of the said Neal W Coker deceased, may be granted to him. And your Petitioner will ever pray, &c. Dated this day of 1845 his Neal W X Coker mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [seperate page] STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA } SUMTER DISTRICT } IN ORDINARY. PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, Neal W. Coker and made oath that Stephen Coker deceased, died without any Will, as far as he knows and believes, and that he will well and truly administer all and singular the Goods, Chattles, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, and pay all his just Debts, as far as the same will extend, and the law requires, him and that he will make a true and perfect Inventory of all said Goods, Chattles, Rights and Credits, and return a just account thereof when thereunto required. his Sworn to before me, this 24th } Neal W X Coker day of Sept 1845 } mark W Lewis OSD - ---------------------------- Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy. General Notes: 1. A question mark shown inside parentheses indicates the transcriber is not confident as to the reading of the word or phrase. 2. For this presentation, some attempt has been made to reproduce capitalization and punctuation as found in the original. However, this is not an exact and true reproduction. 3. Spelling is sic. 4. It is left to the reader to verify the accuracy of this transcription prior to use. Steven James Coker http://www.wp.com/Coker/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8848/index.html

Aprais bill of the Estate of Stephen Coker deceasd 22. head of hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . 36..00 9. head of cattle at 5.00 pr head . . . 45..00 1. Grey mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60..00 do. Bay mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15..00 do. Roan filly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20..00 75. Bushels of Corn 75/100 pr Bushel . . 50..00 1. Lot of Fodder . . . . . . . . . . . 4..00 1. Bead (?) Furniture . . . . . . . . . 10..00 6. Setting Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . 3..00 1. Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2..50 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________ $245..50 South Carolina } Sumter District } We the under assignd appraisers certify the above to be a true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattles belonging to the Estate of Stephen Coker deceasd. Shown to us by Neal. W. Coker Administrator of Said Estate. - this the 3rd October 1845 ¯¯¯¯¯¯ his Test John Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison X Dubose mark Blaney Johnson his Lewis X Robberson mark Appraisers - ---------------------------- Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy. General Notes: 1. A question mark shown inside parentheses indicates the transcriber is not confident as to the reading of the word or phrase. 2. For this presentation, some attempt has been made to reproduce capitalization and punctuation as found in the original. However, this is not an exact and true reproduction. 3. Spelling is sic. 4. It is left to the reader to verify the accuracy of this transcription prior to use. Steven James Coker http://www.wp.com/Coker/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8848/index.html

Jack's Creek and Taw Caw are both near Summerton. The names live on but Lake Marion may be covering the land. Cindy

Sorry, I hit the wrong button on the Land Markings email. Does anyone know the location of Alligator Bay, branches of Jack's Creek, Tawcaw Creek and Heusous Savannah P? All of the above refer to land purchased by my husband's gggrandfather in the early 1800's in Sumter District and in Clarendon Co. My husband and I plan to be in Sumter/Manning area in a couple of weeks and would like to look up the old plantation site. Thanks Sally Connors

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I am hoping to locate descendants of any of these people: Elizabeth HAMPTOM m. Mason SPEARS, moved to Amite CO Mississippi Alsey HAMPTON m. Edward Mitchusson, moved to Caldwell CO KY Martha "Patsy" HAMPTON m. #1 Joseph SYLVESTER #2 James GIBSON Mry Hampton m ___Clark Mary JONES m. 7-17-1790 James BATES Hall JONES Regina Roper, FL

Just to let everyone know....I am changing my email address It's now [email protected] Thanks Faye

Thanks - this is a great site! Sally

Just found this wonderful site for SC information: http://www.sciway.net/hist/special/genealogy.html

If you don't already have this site....bookmark it, it's HUGE! Good site, I've found several things here. http://members.tripod.com/~records_searcher/index.html <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~records_searcher/index.html"> TN SC NC Marriage, Military Records & More</A>

Sorry, no KOHLER or McCORD....:-(

How many of these "old" illnesses can you name???? 1) fits 2) mad hatter's disease 3) consumption 4) quinsy 5) dropsy 6) grocer's itch; 7) malignant sore throat 8) grippe 9) diary fever 10) trench mouth 11) milk sickness 12) winter fever ANSWERS: 1) seizures 2) mercury poisoning causing brain damage; seen in felt hat assemblers 3) tuberculosis 4) tonsillitis 5) edema (swelling) associated with congestive heart failure 6) skin disease caused by mites in sugar and flour 7) diphtheria 8) flu 9) a fever lasting one day; notable, considering the death rate associated with fevers 10) painful ulcers and gingivitis along gum line due to poor nutrition and hygiene; first named after soldiers in trenches during World War I 11) disease from milk of cows that had eaten poisonous weeds 12) pneumonia

Vickie - you are kind to offer - thanks. My ancestor's brother, DAVID McCORD LEE, married before May of 1870, LOUISE KOHLER. I believe it was San Francisco but thought I would get you to check it for me. Thanks again, Bet At 10:47 AM 7/19/98 EDT, you wrote: >I have a copy of the 1851 - 1870 Los Angeles County California Marriage Book >1. >Will do look-ups. Please in the subject line put L.A. County Marriages, that >way I know it's meant for me. >I have the book for two weeks. > >Vickie > >

A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA THIS TRANSCRIPTION WAS DONE BY FAYE L. DYESS. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL AND TRANSCRIPTION ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF SAME. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION OF NANCY HODGE, ADMINISTRATIX OF THE PROPERTY OF JOHN MILES HODGE DECEASED OCTOBER 21, 1806 SOUTH CAROLINA Know all men by these presents that we Nancy Hodge and Benjamin Hodge of Sumter District of state afore said are holden and firmly bound unto William Taylor, Ordinary of the afore said district in the full and just sum of Ten Thousand Dollars to be paid to the said William Taylor or his successors, ordinaries of this county or those certain attorneys or assigns to which payment will and truly be made. We bind ourselves and everyone of us, our and every of our heirs, executors and administrators, for the whole, and in the whole, jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated twenty-first day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Six and in this thirty first year of American Independence. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Nancy Hodge Administratix of the goods, chattels and credits of John Miles Hodge deceased do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said Nancy Hodge or unto the hands of possession of any other person or persons for her and the same so made do exhibit into the said court of ordinary when she shall be thereto required and such goods, chattels and credits do well and truly Administer according to law, and do make a just and true account of her actings and doings there in when required by the said court, and all the rest of the said goods, chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Administor the same being allowed first by the said court shall deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as are entitled to the same b law and if it shall here after appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased ad the same be proved in court and the executors obtain a certificate of the probate thereof and the said Nancy Hodge do in such case if required render and deliver up the said letters of Administration then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force. SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF NANCY(her mark)HODGE REUBEN NICHOLS BENJAMIN HODGE

I have a copy of the 1851 - 1870 Los Angeles County California Marriage Book 1. Will do look-ups. Please in the subject line put L.A. County Marriages, that way I know it's meant for me. I have the book for two weeks. Vickie

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<A HREF="http://www.hypervigilance.com/genlog/firstname.html">First Name Basis </A> (for those who can use a hyper-link) http://www.hypervigilance.com/genlog/firstname.html (for those who can't) A site with unusual first names, their origins and meanings. This also has a feature that is supposed to help you find out what a woman's maiden name might have been.