Following is taken from a Hammond family website, that has valuable family information, including transcripts of letters:
2299Inscriptions from the gravestone in the Hammond Family Graveyard in Heath Springs SC near the Lancaster and Kershaw County line. Hurricane Hugo damaged many of the gravestones in the cemetery as the storm plowed across South Carolina. Luckily, family historians documented the inscriptions of these valuable historical records many years before. Also buried in this cemetery are Captain Sam's sons Samuel Jr and Rawleigh.
"In Memory of Samuel Hammond Son of Job and Amadine Hammond Born in Richmond Co VA the 9th March 1722 and died in October 1806"
Nearby:
"In Memory of Mary Hammond Wife of Samuel Hammond Born in Northumberland Co VA May 2nd 1720 Who departed this Life in May 1816."
Samuel Hammond's Will - 1805
Abstract - "Camden Courthouse, SC Feb 9 1805.
I bequeath to my wife, Mary Hammond, my negro woman by the name of Letty, and her three children by the name of Billy, Jack and Ned; also my living stock and every kind and household furniture to her, etc.
2ndly, I give to my son Job Hammond, one negro boy by the name of Ned
3rdly, I bequeath to my son Samuel Hammond, one negro boy named Jack.
4thly, I bequeath to my son Rawleigh Hammond, one negro boy by the name of Billy during his life and after his decease I give to my grandaughter Milly B Bruer, said Billy.
5thly, I give to my daughter Charlotte Collins, one negro name of Letty with her future increase.....My desire is that all my goods and chattels be equally divided between my four children: Job, Samuel, Rawleigh, and Charlotte Collins.
Lastly I appoint my son-in-law Lewis Collins and my son Rawleigh Hammond Executors, etc. etc., etc.
Samuel Hammond, Book D, pp 43-46 Dept 30 1067
Camden Courthouse, SC
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Robert Bowden
Sherrod Sims
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