Has any of you ever come across a "Colclough or Manigault" will from the old Sumter District? If so, is it possible that I might obtain a copy of one of these? thanks, Candy > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 1998 10:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Will B. D. Hodge > > WILL OF > > BENJAMIN DUPRE HODGE > > SUMTER DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1ST, 1851 > > FILED 29 OCTOBER, 1851 > > A copy of this will, in the original form and this transcription, was > obtained > from the Sumter County Court House, Sumter County, SC. These copies > are in > the possession of and this transcription is being submitted by Faye L. > Dyess > > I, Benjamin Dupre Hodge being of sound mind desire to make the > following > distribution of my property. I wish my personal property (except my > household > & kitchen furniture) to be appraised & to be Equally divided between > my wife > Emily Eliza Hodge, & my three children John William Hodge, Benjamin > Evans > Hodge & Emma Elizabeth Hodge---The portion awarded to my daughter Emma > is to > be settled on her & her heirs in case of her marriage------ The house > hold & > kitchen furniture mentioned above to be given to my wife without > appraisement. > > ---Of my real Estate I give the place on which I reside--bounded on > the North > by my own lands (otherwise bequeathed below) commencing at a corner > above the > school house field at a lightwood Stake, & running nearly west course > avoiding > the School house to the South end of the Sweet gum plat to Mr. S. > Harvins > land. South bounded in Pocotaligo Swamp by River's land, East by > lands of > John M. Hodge, & west by Mr. Saml Harvin's land---to my wife Emily > Eliza Hodge > during her life--after her death to my daughter Emma Elizabeth Hodge & > to be > settled on her & her heirs in case of her marriage all of my other > lands I > wish to be appraised & equally divided between my sons John W. Hodge & > Benjamin E. Hodge----------------------- > > The Negros about the house are to be appraised & given to my wife in > her > portion, namely Negro woman Hannah, man Cyrus, boy Chaner. > > I wish my wife & my Sons John & Benjamin to be my Executors, & my wife > to be > guardian for my daughter > Emma------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > --------- > > > Apri > l 1, 1851 > > Benj > amin Dupre Hodge (SEAL) > Witness > J. M. Hodge > Dudley E. Hodge > John I Ingram > J. C. Haynsworth > (Recorded in Will Book D 2 page 394) > (Recorded Oct. 29th 1851)