WILL OF THOMAS D RHAME

 

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

Clarendon County

 

In the name of God Amen  I Thomas D. Rhame of State District and county aforesaid Being mindful of my Mortality do this Nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred fifty one do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following.  First I disire to be decently and privately buried at the discretion of my Executors Hereafter named without any funeral pomp and with as little expense as possible.

 

Second.  I give unto my beloved mother Margaret Rhame the following named negroes Endon Lisha Naro Tom nicknamed Sike and George and Stock of all kinds with my money to own and to keep her natural life and at her death to go to my Brothers and Sisters or there postivity viz Jas B Rhame Asa A Rhame George W Rhame Zeluben A Rhame Obediah C Rhame Mary A M Rhame and Thuza T Rhame and all the rest of my personal Estate wheresoever I give and bequeath unto my Executors and Lastly I constitute and appoint my Beloved Mother Margaret Rhame and My Brothers Asa Rhame and Obediah C. Rhame my Executrix and Executors in this my last will and testament.

 

Signed Sealed and published as for his last will and Testament of this Testator in our presents who at his request in his presents and in the presents of Each other have Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

 

H. F. Tindal                                                  Thos D. Rhame (SEAL)

T. H. Connors

W. H. Connors

(Recorded in Will Book D 2 Pge 384)

Recorded 6th Day of Oct 1851

W. Lewis Ordy

Bundle 125 Pkge 12