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 1792 - Aft 1833 (40 years)
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| Name |
William H Dent |
| Title |
Captain |
| Born |
25 Dec 1792 |
Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| WILL |
25 Feb 1833 |
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi |
DENT-Madison County, TN- 1833-4
Will Book I (December 1825 - May 1835)
page 534
Vicksburg, State of Mississippi, Feby 25 1833
In The name of God Amen, I William Dent of Madison County & the State of Tennessee being at this time and at the above mentioned place sick do make this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
... 1st I give and bequeath to my son John W Dent two hundred and two and one half acres of land situated in Houston County & state of Georgia on Indian Creek
... 2ndly I give and bequeath the store house and lot situated in the town of Madisonville in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee to James M Skelton for his own use & benefit forever by his paying to my administrator or Administrators the sum of one hundred Dollars.
... 3rdly I give and bequeath unto Hepsaby Gartman the woman who has lived with me as my wife for some years and by whom I have three Children viz: Francis Louisa, Martha Elizabeth & Nancy Rebecca I give the sum of one thousand dollars to paid out of the proceeds of the sale of my property I also give her one bed & bedstid and furniture for the same; she has the right of choise of all my beds bedstids and furniture & for the same.
... 4thly I will and bequeath to my children both those I had by my first wife & those I have by the woman living with me at this time viz. Hepsoby Gartman all the residue of my property both real and personal to be equally divided among them all except three negroes and other property which I have let my daughter Polly Caroline May have that property is to be considered a part of her legacy and is considered to be worth and is to be charged to her at eight hundred Dollars
... 5thly The property I have given to those three children which I had by Hepsoby Gartman I intend that the said Hepsoby Gartman is to have a competency therefrom as a support for her so long as she
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remains single or my widdow by This I intend that she shall have a decent support from the property belonging to my three children which I have had by Hepsoby Gartman viz: Francis Louisa, Martha Elizabeth and Nancy Rebecca but it is not intended that the said Hepsoby Gartman is to have any part of the property or the use thereof any longer than she remains unmarried
... 6thly I shall leave it optional with my administrator to sell all of my Lands in Tennessee or somuch of them as will pay my debts, or to sell any part of my property so that my debts may be paid The residue of my property my administrator will lease or hire out to the best advantage for my heirs
... 7thly I appoint as my administrator Major Middleton Bradford of Madison County Tennessee
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal
W Dent (SEAL)
Witnesses present
R H Byrn
O Byrn
Thomas Rawlings
State of Tennessee}
Madison County }
I Roderick McIver Clerk of of the Court of Pleas and quartersessions for the county aforesaid do certify that the forgoing is a true copy of the last will and testament of Wm Dent now on file in my office
Witness my hand and my office the 31st Decr 1834
R. McIver Clk |
| Died |
After 25 Feb 1833 |
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi |
- Obituary:
THE SOUTHERN STATESMAN
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
Saturday, March 9, 1833
Died Some eight or ten days since of the Cholera, at Vicksburg, Capt. WH. DENT, a respectable citizen of this county.
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| PROBATE |
Nov 1834 |
Madison County, Tennessee |
In pursuance of an order of the County Court of Madison County at the November Term 1834 and in accordance with of the will of William Dent Decd late of said county we have proceeded to divide the negroes belonging to the estate of said decd. The names and estimated valuation as follows, to wit,
1 Stephen about thirty years old valued @ $ 550.00
2 Randol " 26 " " " " 650.00
3 Sam " 26 " " " " 600.00
4 Frank " 21 " " " " 650.00
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years old $
5 Old Ben " 45 years old 500
6 Young Ben 21 650
7 John 37 550
8 Young Sam 13 550
9 Harrison 12 400
10 Lee 13 500
11 Peter 13 500
12 Charles 9 400
13 Maria 35 375
14 Cherry 10 325
15 Martha Ann 7 275
16 Andrew 4 225
17 Louisa 2 150
18 Franky 35 375
19 Sarah 10 325
20 Armstid 4 200
21 William 3 175
22 Hannah 30 375
23 Chany 3 150
24 Sampson 9 months old 75
25 Nancy 48 years old
Diseased estimated at 100 dollars less than nothing
26 Anna about 7 years old valued at 275
27 Pheoby 7 175
28 Young Nancy about 25 years old 400
29 Eliza 5 years old 175
30 Darcas 45 years old 250
31 Malindy 17 years old 350
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$ 11,950
Deduct from the Lot drawing
100 dollars old Nancy 100
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divide by 7 $ 11,850
The proportion of each heir 1692 6/7
Polly Caroline May's part heretofore recd 800
Negros
John about 37 years old 550
Malinda 17 years old 350
$1700 6/7
This much over her proportion 7 1/7
The balance 1672 6/7 her proportion
after of setting apart the above two negros to Polly C May, we Threw into six lots and drew for the other six heirs as follows lot no 1 was drawn for Jane White
Stephen valued 550
Franky 375
Sarah 325
Armistid 200
William 175
This much under her proportion 67 6/7
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1692 6/7
Lot No 2 was drawn for Nancy R Dent (Towit)
Randol 650
Maria 375
Martha 275
Andrew 225
Louisa 150
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1675
This amt under her proportion 17 6/7
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1692 6/7
Lot No 3 was drawn for John Dent (Towit)
Sam 600
Young Nancy 400
Eliza 175
Peter 500
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1675
This much under his part 17 6/7
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1692 6/7
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Lot No 4 was drawn for Francis L Dent (Towit)
Frank $650 & Cherry $375 975
Lee "500 & Darcas 250 750
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1725
This much over her proportion 32 6/7
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1692 6/7
Lot No 5 was drawn for Martha E Dent (To wit)
Old Ben $500 & Hannah $375 875
Chany "150 & Sampson " 75
and young Sam $550 775
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1650
This much under her proportion 42 6/7
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1692 6/7
Lot no 6 was drawn for Mary A Dent (To wit)
Young Ben $650, Harrison $400 Charles $400 1450
Ann "275, Phoeby "175 450
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1900
Old Nancy for her deduct 100
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1800
This much over her proportion 107 6/7
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Given under our hands 1692 6/7
This 2nd day of January 1835
James Vaulik
A H Herron
Martin Cartnell
Lots Nos 2, 4 & 5 was drawn for Nancy R Dent Francis L Dent & Martha E Dent The three youngest children and as the will provides that their mother shall be supported out of the said 3 children's property we recomend to the Court to imalgimate The property drawn by the said 3 children and be held in common by them
Jas Vaulik
Martin Cartnell
A H Herron
South Carolina - Lexington district
Recd March the 5th 1827 of Epsey Gartman
Three hundred Dollars in full for a negroe Girl Kesian about ten years old, which negroe I for was warrant & defend the right and title to sd Epsey her heirs & assigns Given under my hand and seal this day
William Dent
the hand writing of Wm Dent proven by the oath of A Patton in open court the 2nd Feby 1835
R McIver Clerk
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Madison County TN Minute Book 4
(August 5, 1833 - September 9, 1840)
page 35
Monday 4th November 1833
Ordered by the Court that James S Lyons be & is hereby appointed Guardian of the children of William Dent deceased to wit: Francis Louisa, Martha Elizabeth, & Nancy Rebecca. |
| Person ID |
I57 |
Root Tree |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2013 |
| Father |
John Dent, b. 21 Jul 1771, d. 13 Jan 1848, Lexington District, South Carolina (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Patience, b. 15 May 1782, Fairfield County, South Carolina , d. 16 Apr 1853, Lexington County, South Carolina (Age 70 years) |
| Family ID |
F41 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Catherine Zeigler, b. 10 May 1797, South Carolina , d. 03 Jun 1834, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 37 years) |
| Married |
@1814 |
South Carolina |
| Children |
| + | 1. Mary Caroline Dent, b. 1816, South Carolina , d. 25 Dec 1871, Caddo Parish, Louisiana (Age 55 years) |
| + | 2. John Washington Dent, b. 02 Mar 1817, Lexington District, South Carolina , d. 03 Mar 1880, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 63 years) |
| + | 3. Jane Ann Dent, b. 23 Aug 1819, Orangeburgh, Orangeburgh District, South Carolina , d. 28 May 1897, Sumter, Sumter District, South Carolina (Age 77 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Ann Dent, b. 04 Apr 1824, South Carolina , d. 24 May 1897, Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas (Age 73 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 May 2009 |
| Family ID |
F20 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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