Clarissa (Stringer) Hamilton (1762 - 1840)

Born 1762 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, Province of North Carolina

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Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1840 at about age 78 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Name

Name: Clarissa Stringer

Birth

Date: 1762

Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, Province of North Carolina

Death

Date: 04 Aug 1840

Cause:

Place: Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Burial

Date:

Place: Kibbee, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Cemetery: Hamilton Hill Cemetery

Surname on Headstone: No headstone – Grave is Unmarked

FAG URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83007388

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1829

Place: Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

District: Captain Petersons^[1]

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Montgomery, Georgia, USA

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Widow

Occupation: Farmer

Number of Slaves: 4 ^[2]

Last Will and Testament

Montgomery County, Georgia. In the Name of God Amen.

I, Clarissa Hamilton, being weak of body but of sound disposing mind do ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form viz:

At my death, I give and bequeath unto my son, Benjamin Hamilton, or his heirs, the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath unto my son, Solomon Hamilton, or his heirs, the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Rebecca Story, or her heirs, the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Cynthia Hamilton, or her heirs, the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath unto my son, Josiah Hamilton, my negro man, Jack.

I give and bequeath unto my son, William Hamilton, my negro man, Tom.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Clarissa Connell . . . my negro woman, Margaret, and her child, Cutty.

I give and bequeath to my daughters, Sarah Burch and Rosanah Gillis, all the rest and residue of my estate, goods, and chattels

. . . after paying all my just debts I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, John Hamilton, sole executor of this my last will and testament thereby revoking all other previous wills by me made at any time . . .

I have hereto set my hand and seal this first day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.

Clarissa (Her Mark) Hamilton^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892; Original data: Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives.
2. ↑ Source: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Series M19, Roll 19, Page 235.
3. ↑ Will recorded August 1840, in Montgomery County, Georgia Wills 1806, 1832-1863, page 43.