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Facts and Events
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Robert Sanford was mentioned in the will of his father-in-law, Richard Durrett (1705-1784), as follows:
- Item. wereas I an William Flynn is justly indebted to Stephen K. Smith's estate thirty-two pounds in lieu of money. I leave two Negroes a boy and a girl in the hands of my executors for his tow children if they are satisfied with them the boy by the name of Will I let my grandson Austin Smith have and a Negro girl by the name of Jude I let my granddaughter Mary Smith have if the have not satisfied with the two said Negroes my executors shall sell the said Negroes and pay the debt and divide the balance between the two grandchildren. I also give my grandson Austin Smith one mare and saddle one cow and calf one ewe and lamb one small trundle bed and furniture and five pounds to school him and the work of his Negro to maintain him which I desire may be left in the hands of my son-in-law Robert Sanford till he comes to the age of eighteen and if my two said grand children Austin Smith and Mary Smith should but die before the come of age or have an heir lawfully begotten of their body that what I have given shall return to my estate and be divided between my five daughters, Elizabeth Watts, Ann Sanford, Francis Wills, Agatha Flynt, Mildred Williams.
- Item. it is my desire that my whole estate stock household furniture and tools and all that I have not yet given away may be equally divided amongst my five daughters namely Elizabeth Watts, Ann Sanford, Frances Wills, Agatha Flynt, & Mildred Williams and I do here by constitute and appoint my son Richard Durrett and my son-in-law Robert Sanford joint Executors of this my last will and testament utterly revoking all other previously and heretofore made declaring this and no other be my last will and testament. In witnensseth whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of Oct 1784.
And Robert's children Nancy "Nansee" and Rubin were also mentioned in the will:
- Item. I give to my granddaughter Nansee Stanford five pounds.
- Item. I give my grandson Rubin Sanford all my corn and fadder and provisions of every kind I have on the plantation when I die I give it to my grandson Rubin Sanford and he shall keep the Negroes and tools to finish the crop he my said grandson cloathing (sic) my Negroes and paying their taxes if I should die shortly what crop my taxes and cloating (sic) my Negroes and paying my debts.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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