Elizabeth GORMAN

Clayborn married Susannah BERRY about 1790. Susannah was born about 1770; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 14 Aug 1798, , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
• Probate: 18 Feb 1803, , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Notes:

1790 Rockingham Co, NC Census
530A GORMAN Joseph 1 1 1 . .

? Last Will and Testament of John Gorman Senr
of Edgefield County, South Carolina.
Signed 14 August 1798; proven Feburary 1803.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I John Gorman Senr. of Edgefield County in the State of South Carolina --- Planter, Being of Sound mind and memory Thanks be to God for his mercies ---- Calling unto mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following:
First I give and Recommend my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God, and as for my body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a decent Christian like Burial at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God -- and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath benn please God to blefs me with I give Devise and Dispose of the Same in the Following manner and form ---- First I give and Bequeath or lend to my Dearly beloved wife Nancy Gorman the plantation whereon I Now live together with my Land adjoining to it ----- also two Negroes viz Dick and Amy also all my household furniture working tools --- Stock of horses hogs and Cattle During her Natural life and also my Servant Luke During his time bound by Indenture and after her Decease the Said Property to Go to the heirs of her body Lawfully begotten by me ------also I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Hannah One Negro Girl Named Frann ------ also I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Turner Sixty Pounds to be Raised and levied out of My Estate after my Decease Also I give and Bequeath to my Son John Spragins Gorman One Shilling Sterling for I have Given him the other part of his portion before ----- also I give and Bequeath to my Daughters Sabetha [possibly Tabitha] Berry and Patsy Scott one Shilling for Each I have Given them the other part of their Portion before also I give and Bequeath to my Grand Children --- the heirs of my Son Clayborn Gorman Decd. Twenty Shillings Each to be paid out of my Estate --- also I will that my three Negroes viz Sampson Beck and Isaac and Six hundred acres of Land on the head of Mill Creek to Be sold at twelve Months Credit and the Money applied to Discharge my Just Debts and pay off my Legacies as above Directed. I Give the remainder to my wife to Dispose of as She Pleases -------------------- and also hereby appoint my Said Wife Nancy Gorman, David Richardson, and Henry King to be my Executors to this my last will and Testament and I Do hereby Utterly Revoke and Disanul all and Every other Will or Legacy by me before made Willed or Bequeathed ----- Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament... In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this fourteenth Day of August anno Domini 1798.
his
John (-I-) Gorman
mark { SEAL }
Signed Sealed Published and Pronounced by the Said John Gorman as his last Will and Testament Testament who in his presents and in the presence of Each other have hereunto Subscribed our names:
Test: David Nicholson
Rhoda Nicholson
Henry King
SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT --- by John Simkins Esquire Ordinary
Personly appeared Before me David Nicholson and Rhoda Nicholson who being Duly Sworn do make oath and say they were present and Saw John Gorman Sign Seal publish andDeliver the within to be his last will and Testament and that the Said John Gorman was then of Sound and Disposing mind and memory to the Best of their Deponants knowledge and belief and at the Same time Qualified Nancy Gorman Executx. ---- Given under my hand the Eighteenth Febry, 1803. Jn. Simkins O.E.B. Qualified David Richardson as an Executor to the within the 7th day March, 1803.
Recorded in Will Book "A", Page 179 Recorded June 8, 1803
Jno Simkins O.E.D.

Box #11; Pkg #392, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Transcribed by Norma Gorman Wright, from photocopy of handwritten original, photocopy in my files, Nov. 2000.

Deed: 18 Jun 1801, Edgefield District, South Carolina, William Moore to Major Thomas Butler. Deed, 18 June 1801,

John married Hannah ??? about 1771. Hannah was born about 1750 in , , Virginia, USA; died between 1778 and 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

probably the daughter of William Spragins.

Notes:

The dates don't work on this family.

Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia, Probate and Deed records.
CHRISTOPHER GORMAN purchased 100 acres adjoining his son JOHN GORMAN in Edgefield Co, SC in 1785. Adjoining John's property on the other side was SAMUEL GORMAN.

Christopher married Susannah ???. Susannah was born about 1720; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]