Sumter District, South Carolina
Probate Court Records
Bundle 2, Package 5
Estate Papers of Charles Amonett

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In the name of God Amen I Charles Amonett of Sumter District South Carolina
being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given
to God calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and
Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my
soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the
earth to be Buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my
Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the Almighty Power of God and as touching such worldly Estate as
it hath pleased God to bless me with I give divise and dispose of the same in
the following manner that is to say ---

First I give my Grand son John Buddin one Hundred and forty three Acres of land
adjoining his land and the remainder of my Plantation I Give and dispose to my
Grand son Charles A. Buskirk and it is my Will and Desire that my House and
(Tennements?) be in the possession of the one that Maintains John Harrell during
his life and I also give to the one of my sons in law that shall maintain the Sd
John Harrell twenty five Dollars yearly to be levied and paid out of my movable
Estate --- 

and my will and desire is that all my movable Estate be sold at Public Auction
               be paid out of my estate
and that money ^ for to pay the teacher for learning my four Grand Children Viz
John Elizabeth Catherine and William Buddin and the remainder to be divided
among all my Grand Children but my three Grand Children Viz Mary Nancy and
Judeth Scott not to receive their part till they become of the age of eighteen
years of age and I do make and ordain  Thomas Buskirk and Barwell Evans my
Executors to Execute and perform my will and I do hereby disallow revoke and
disannull all wills before made owning this and no other to be my last will and
Testament as witness my hand and Seal this the fifteenth day of December one
thousand eight Hundred and two

Signed Sealed and Acknowledged                       his
in the presence of us                        Charles  &  Amonett
                                                    mark

Bradley Rhame
Asa Rhame
       her
Sarah   S   Davis
      mark

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Personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Davis one of the subscribing Witnesses to the
Within Will and being Duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of almighty God  Sayeth
that she Was Personally present and saw (the?) within named, Charles Amonet,
Sign Seal Publ(ish?) Pronounce Acknowledge and Declare the Within Instrument of
writing to be his Last Will and Testament, that he was then of Sound and
Disposing Mind Memory and understanding to the best of the Deponants Knowledge
and Belief and that Bladley [sic] Rhame, Asa Rhame and this Deponant Did
Subscribe their names, as Witnesses to the same at the Request of the Testator
In his Presents and in Presents of each other ---
This Deponent further sayeth that she saw the words/, be paid out of my estate/ 
Interlined before signing, ---

Sworn to before me
this 20th Day of December
1802 -------
                                            her
Wm Taylor, Ordinary                   Sarah  S  Davis
                                           mark

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Transcribed by Steven James Coker from copies.

Notes: 

1. Three versions of this will were compared in making this translation.  Those
being:

   a. A copy of the original will found in the estate records.
   b. A copy found in Sumter Probate Court Will Book A, page 22.
   c. A copy made by the WPA.

When differences were found, the original was preferred.

2. Spelling is sic.

3. A question mark inside parentheses indicates the transcriber is not confident
as to the correct reading or that the text was not legible.  Square brackets []
indicate material that is explanatory or not found in the document.  Curved
brackets {} are as shown in the document.

4. For this presentation, little attempt has been made to layout the text
identical to that shown in the documents.  In particular, words per line and
line breaks vary.  Some attempt has been made to reproduce capitalization and
punctuation as read.  However, this is not an exact and true reproduction.

5. Sumter District SC was formed in 1800 by the merger of Clarendon, Claremont,
and Salem counties. In 1855, Clarendon was taken from Sumter District and
reconstituted with the same boundaries it had in 1785.

6. One of Charles Amonett's daughters was the wife of William Buddin [Sr.] and
the mother of John Buddin, William Buddin [Jr.], Elizabeth Buddin, and Catherine
Buddin.  Charles Amonett's grandson William Buddin [Jr.] married Martha
McIntosh.  The said William Buddin [Jr.] and Martha McIntosh were parents of
Susan Ann Buddin wife of James Myers Coker Sr. The transcriber is the Great
Great Grandson of Susan Ann Buddin and James Myers Coker Sr.

7. It is left to the reader to verify the accuracy of this transcription prior
to use.

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