Last Will & Testament - Charleston County South Carolina Genealogy Trails Will of William Hopton of Charles Town South Carolina, being Advanced age. Dated 21 December 1785. To wife Sarah $1050. To daughter Mary Christianna Hopton my house etc No. 168 King Street, now inhabited by Mr. Robert Smith. To daughter Sarah Hopton my house on corner of Legare and Lamboll Streets, bought of George Kincaid and inhabited by Thomas Osborn, Esq. To son John and Son in law Robert William Powell five English Guineas each and no more because I have given them large sums. To my friend Samuel Legare my share in the Charlestown Library Society till my Grandson William Hopton Powell arrives at an age to be admitted a Member then with consent of the Society to him. To John son of Samuel Legare a Quarter Acre lot in Ansonborough on George Street bounding on land of Mr. Robert Daniel. Residue real and personal in South Carolina and Georgia to be divided into four equal parts, of which one to my Wife, one to Daughter Mary Christianna, one to Daughter Sarah, and remaining part to my Daughters Mary Christianna and Sarah In Trust for my Grandchildren Mary Beatrix Powell and William Hopton Powell at 21 or Marriage with remainder and any other property in Great Britain or elsewhere to said Daughters equally. My Wife and said Daughters and friends Nathaniel Russell and Samuel Legare Executors. Wit: - Margaret Young, Edward Prescot and Thomas Coram. Pro. In Charlestown District, South Carolina, 15 Sept. 1786 by oath of Margaret Young a Witness. Certified as true copy 4 Nov. 1786 by Charles Lining, Ordinary. Pro. At London 11 Aug. 1788 and Admon. Granted to John Hopton Attorney of Mary Christianna Hopton and Sarah Hopton the daughters, and Nathaniel Russell and Samuel Legare, Executors, for their benefit and that of Sarah Hopton the Relict and Executor now in the State of South Carolina. P.C.C. Calvert, 401. This will, while of a somewhat recent date to illustrate our Colonial Families, having been turned up in the course of a special investigation, seemed too interesting to omit-the more so as the materials for South Carolina genealogy are so very scanty. (To be continued.) Source: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters April 1900, p 196-197 HAZZARD FAMILY. Contributed by Dr. J. C. B. Bulloch. SOUTH CAROLINA. IN THE NAME OF GOD. AMEN. I, Richard Hazzard of the Island of Port Royal, In Granville County in the province above mentioned. Planter, being very sick of body, but strong and perfect in my senses, and of a sound memory thanks be to God for it, and therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is ordained for all men once to dye, do therefore make, constitute and ordain these presents to contain my last will and testament, that is to say : Principally and first of all I bequeath and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God—ye first gave it life, nothing do doubting but at ye general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty grace of God, and my body I commit to ye earth to be interred in a Christian Like Manner at the discretion of my executors and as for my worldly goods and inheritance wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give and dismiss and dispose of in manner and form following—Vis : I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Isabell Hazzard, who I also make, constitute and ordain, my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, all and singular, my said goods and chattels and movable effect at this time in my possession, or to me by any means belonging or appertaining, and all estate, real and personal—Legacies Excepted— I do likewise give and bequeath to my well beloved son William Hazzard, one Negro Man, by name Sambo—Both to horn and his heirs forever, to be taken into possession immediately after my decease—I do likewise give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Hendrick one Indian Slave woman by name Monaweela to her and to her heirs forever to be delivered immediately after my decease.   I do likewise give and bequeath unto my beloved Grandsons John and William Hendrick sons of John Hendrick each of them one ewe lamb out of my flock and I do hereby utterly revoke, disannul and make void all other wills, testaments and legacies or bequests whatsoever by me hereto-' fore in any manner willed, testated or bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.   In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of march in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eleven and twelve. Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by ye said Richard Hazzard to be his last will and testament in presence of ye subscribers. Richard Hazzard. the X Mark Seal John Hall Elizabeth Pormenter her Anne X Watson Mark-Copy. BY THE HONORABLE CHARLES CRAVEN ESQ. GOVERNOR & C. To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting L—   Know ye that on this present 20th day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and twelve the last will and testament of Richard Hazzard late of this Province, deceased, was proved, approved and registered before me and the administration of all, and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits any way and manner of way belong to the said deceased, with his testament annexed were committed to Isabell Hazzard and to whom the management of the said estate is given by the said last will and testament—Provided she do faithfully administer of the estate of the said deceased and true and faithful inventory and appraisement of all and singular, the goods rights and credits of the said deceased sufficiently appraised by three sufficient freeholders upon their oaths, cause to be made and the same under their words return unto the Secretary's office within ninety days next after the date hereof ; and that she give a good account of the disposition of the same give when thereunto required   Given under my hand and seal appointed for the purpose at Charlestown in Carolina the day and year above written. Charles Craven. Copy. HAZZARD.   Richard Hazzard whose will as can be seen was made in March 20. 1712 and this with the Court of Probate record shows that he had three children namely: 1. Col. William Hazzard, m. Elizabeth. 2. Elizabeth Hazzard m. John Hendrick and had John and Wm. Hendrick. 3. Richard Hazzard. Colonel Wm. Hazzard had as proven by his will 1. Wm. Hazzard. 2. Elizabeth Harvey who had Thomas. Hazzard and Elizabeth Harvey. 3. Mary Hazzard m. 1st Edward Wigg m. 2nd Dr. James Cuthbert. 4. Sarah Hazzard. William Hazzard son of Col. Wm. Hazzard had: A. Wm. Hazzard. B. Thomas Hazzard. C. Mary Tucker, who had a son Thomas Tucker. D. Ann Hazzard. E. Elizabeth Story Mary Hazzard daughter of Col. Wm. Hazzard married first Edward Wigg and had: 1. Wm. Hazzard Wigg. 2. Sarah Wigg. 3. Ann Wigg. 4. Eleanor Wigg. Mary Hazzard married second Dr. James Cuthbert in 1758 and had: 1. John Alexander Cuthbert, m. Mary Dupre Heyward. 2. Jane May Cuthbert, m. John Berners Barnwell. 3. James Hazzard Cuthbert, m. 1st Eliza Barnwell, m. 2nd Fanny Furze.   One of this family by name of Sarah, married Captain Barnard Elliott and had a daughter who married Hon. Rich'd Wylly Habersham and another married Richard Eruller. We therefore find a number of descendants of the Hazzard family among whom may be mentioned branches of the following families : Barnwell, Hayward, Cuthbert, Fuller, Habersham of Ga. ; Millidge. Guerard, Brown, Bacot, Wigs, Elliott, Potter, Poullain, Cuyler. Graham, Higginson, Conover, Trescott, White and other families of ancient lineage, and many of historic importance, so that those interested in Eugenics have a wide field of research, as these are well known people.   Record in Probate Court Charleston, S. C, dated April 1717. The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above named William Hazzard is appointed Guardian and Tutor of the person and portion of Richard Hazzard, infant and orphan of Richard Hazzard, deceased. Probate Court Book 174-49 pg. 170 Personally appeared Col. Wm. Hazzard duly sworn that the year 1669 he did know Thomas Sockville who lived at Edisto. Signed, William Hazzard. Beaufort. S. C. 2nd May, 1747.   Source: The National Genealogical Society Quarterly April 1914 ©Genealogy Trails and the submitters - all rights reserved This is a FREE website If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our South Carolina index page at http://www.genealogytrails.com/scar/index.html Also make sure to visit our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com for much more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to our other state/county websites.