| Mr Lindsays
property |
Says her first Husband was Mr Lindsay with whom
she went to So[uth] Carolina in 1763 - They settled in Georgia
Town District on Lynch's Lake - he died in 1772 - |
100 Acres on
Lynch's Lake |
Produces a Grant dated April 1768 to W[illia]m Linsay Senior
of 100 Acres of Land on Lynch's Lake. So[uth] Caro[lina]:- Says
W[illia]m Linsay was her Husband. |
| Says she has a Son Thomas, and Two Dau[ghte]rs now living,
by Mr. Linsay - |
| She says there was a good house and buildings with some Indigo
Vatts - and about 40. Acres cleared - She values it at 25s.
An Acre. |
| Says her late Husband left a Will whereby he devised the Land
to his Son, and his pers[ona]l Est[ate] bet[ween] her and his
6 children undertakes to send a Copy of the Will |
| Says All the Personalty fell into the Hands of her second
husband, and the Inventory has been lost among o[the]r papers |
| Believes the value of her first Husband's property including
debts due to him was £500. and is included in her claim
of property |
| Major Downes Property |
Says her late Husband Downes came from Ireland to So[uth]
Carolina about 14 Years ago - She married him in 1773 - He was
then in the Mercantile, he kept a Blacksmith's Shop & Turners
Shop |
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The first Act of Loyalty of her late Husband was refusing... |
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...three Rebels - Lord Rawdon having given them permission
to po[se]ss[i]on of it and he afterwards obtained the permission
of the Proprietors - Her late Husband was at all the expence
of cropping it & had never reaped any Crop off it. |
| Hogs |
Swears they lost 120 Hogs off their own plantation. She values
them at 6/. |
| Cows |
Swears they lost 6 Milch Cows off their own plant[atio]n -
They had three calves with them. She values them at £2..5 |
| Horses |
Says they lost 6 head of Horses - blooded Horses used for
riding Horses She values them at £15 Sterl[ing] each. |
| Wagon |
Says they lost a Waggon and 6 Horses when Camden was evacuated
- She values them at. £72.10 |
| Furnit[ur]e |
Swears she thinks the Household Furniture she lost was worth
more than £30 |
| Blacksmiths &
Plant[atio]n Tools |
Says they set up a Blacksmiths Shop when they came upon the
Rebel Farm - The Tools were valued by Mr. Mascale at £60
Sterling. |
| Negroes |
Says they had two Negroes w[hi]ch went away with the British
Army when Lord Rawdon went against Ninety six - they went away
of their own accord - She does not know what has become of them
since. |
| Cloathing |
Swears they lost different Articles of Cloathing w[hi]ch were
worth £75:10 and thinks they were worth more |
| Taxes & Fines |
Says she is sure the Amount of the Fines paid by Major Downes
on Account of his Loyalty was more than £85.15 |
| Loyalty. |
Says early in the morning of the 15th April 1781 - a Rebel
Capt[ain] rode up to the House where her late Husband Major
Downes sat reading - He had with him a party of 163 Men - They
demanded Major Downes (the Plant[atio]n was 8 miles from Camden)
They called upon him to surrender - He refused, and with the
assistance of his overseer defended the House |
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and ... |
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| Furniture etc., lost when
his Houses were burned |
Says that at the time he marched to join the British Army
in 1779 he had 2 Houses burned by the Rebels with the Furniture
& Plantation Tools within them and w[hi]ch he values at
£50 |
| Crop. |
Says at the same time he had a Crop growing upon the Estate
at the 3 Cross roads w[hi]ch was destroyed by the Rebels and
w[hi]ch Claim[an]t Swears to the best of his belief was worth
£100 Sterling. |
| Horses |
Says at the same time he had 8 Horses taken from his plantation
by the Rebels w[hi]ch he values at £10 each. They had
cost him full 80 £ the 8 - and two of them were got by
imported Horses. |
| Cattle |
Says he had 20 Cattle on his Farm w[hi]ch were all sold for
his support whilst he was in Prison, except one w[hi]ch was
shot by the Rebels |
| Hogs |
Says when he had left his Plantation he left 50 Hogs thereupon
w[hi]ch were lost to him and which he values at £22..10 |
| Sheep |
Says when he left his Plantation, there were 3 sheep upon
it w[hi]ch were made use of by his Friends whilst he was in
Prison. |
| Iron |
Says there was due to him from Rutledges Iron Works 1190 [hundred]weight
of Iron w[hi]ch was worth about £44 - besides bonds notes
& book debts to the amount of £106 |
| Slaves |
Says he put down in the Schedule to his Mem[oria]l 7 Slaves
w[hi]ch he does not charge unless he should be allowed nothing
for the Lands in Camden and Orangeburgh Districts w[hi]ch he
purchased after the Commencement of the Troubles - These Slaves
having been the Articles with which he purchased these Lands.
He values them at £350 |
| Chest of Goods |
Says he lost a Chest of Goods at Orangeburgh w[hi]ch he values
at 50 £ Sterling they had cost him more - They were left
at a British Port which was taken by the Rebels |
