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WILLIAM HENRY6 HUDNALL (WILLIS5, ROBERT4, JOHN3, HENRY (HARRY)2, JOHN1) was born March 06, 1792 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and died August 10, 1852 in Sumter, South Carolina. He married (1) NANCY COURTNEY April 18, 1817 in Sumter, South Carolina, daughter of Micajah Courtney and Sarah. He married (2) JANE ELIZABETH HODGE Abt 1834. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last will and testament of Henry Hudnall made about 1852 in Sumter, South Carolina. Sumter District: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, Henry Hudnall of the District and State aforesaid, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, revoking all former willls by me made. 1st. I give and bequeath unto my wife Jane E. Hudnall during her natural lifetime or widowhood, one negro man name Sam. One negro man named Amos. One negro woman named Hannah; all my stock of cattle which I shall not hereinafter dispose of otherwise, all my stock of hogs which I shall not otherwise dispose of. Ten head of sheep; one wagon, Two mules called Little and Big Jack; all my household and kitchen furniture except what I shall hereafer otherwise dispose of; one clock. But immediately after the death or marriage of my said wife Jane E. HUdnall then I give and all the above named property to my daughter Martha F. Hudnall, should the said Martha be alive at that time but should the said Martha be dead at that time of the death or marriage of my said wife then the above named be equally divided between my four sons or the survivor of them. 2nd. I give devise and bequeath unto my son Ilia Numm Hudnall. Two hundred and thiry-eight acres of land on Doctors swamp whereon he now lives - purchased by me from John I. Frierson, als one negro boy named Peter. 3rd. I give devise and bequeath unto my son Joel Davis Hudnall the balance of the tract of land on Doctors Swamp quantity not known, also one negro boy named Billy, one negro boy named Torrie. But should the said Joel D. Hudnall die leaving no lawful issue the said land and negroes to be equally divided between my three sons or survivors of them. 4th. I give devise and bequeath unto my son John Hamlin Hudnall, the upper part of the tract of land called the Thigpen Tract lying on Horse Branch, the line to commence at Pocataligo Swamp Run the same distance from the lower line that the short ditch in the field called Amos Rice Pond ditch is from line straight to the run of June Burn Branch on the back line. Also one negro boy named Lewis, one negro girl named Edney. But should th John Hamlin Hudnall die leaving no lawful issue the above named land negres to be equally divided between his brothers which may be alive at the time of his death. 5th. I give devise and beqeath unto my son Henery Bennett Hudnall the lower part of the tract of land called the Thigpen Tract. Also one negro woman named Mitty, one negro boy Isham, one negro girl Binky. Two cows and calves. Two sows and pigs, one walnut desk, one feather bed, bedstead and furniture; one gray mare called Fancy. But should it so happen that the said mare should not be on the place at the time of his arriving at twenty one years of age then I wish my executor to purchase for him out of my estate a horse worth seventy-five dollars, one hundred and fifty bushels corn fifteen hundred pounds fodder out of the crop now growing also ten head sheep. But should the said Henery Bennet Hudnall die leaving no lawful issue then the above named property to be equally divided between his brothers which may be alive at the time of his death. 6th. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Parthena Stukes one tract of land in Santee Swamp containing two hundred and forty-four acres. 7th. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah D. Davis one negro child named Kitt. 8th. It is my will after paying all my just debts and plantation expenses for the present year, that the proceeds of my cotton crop now growing be divided, this- Ilia N. Hudnall to have one half thereof, the balance to be equally divided between my wife Jane E. my sons Joel D. and John H. The balance of my provisions crop not disposed of I leave for the support of my wife and daughter Martha. Provided by [email protected]
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