Tombstone Tuesday~Nancy Copeland Thurman

Nancy Copeland Thurman

b. 7 June 1796

d. 17 Nov. 1843

bu. Boatwright Family Cemetery 

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

There are many old tombstones located within Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Sadly, a lot of the older tombstones have degraded, just as the one above, over time. It’s very important that we document exiting tombstones and post their photos on-line with FindAGrave, BillionGraves or others to preserve them for posterity. They should also be maintained locally in genealogical and historical societies.

Nancy Copeland married William Aaron Thurman, son of John Thurman and Anne Perkins, about 1825. This marriage year is based on the birth of their first born, a daughter,  named Rosa Ann, born in 1826. 

After the birth of eight children, Nancy Copeland Thurman died on 17 November 1843 at the age of 47.






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[1] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 June 2014); Memorial page for Nancy Copeland Thurman; (7 June 1796–17 November 1843); Find a Grave memorial # 83556963, Citing Boatwright Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Amanuensis Monday~WILL of Elively Thurman, 1912

 
Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is: 

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is the Chesterfield County WILL of Elively Thurman, 1912.^{1 2}

State of South Carolina
County of Chesterfield
I, Elively Thurman of the County of Chesterfield and sate of south Carolina, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, ordain, publish and declare this for my last will and testament, revoking all wills and instruments of a testamentary nature, inconsistent with this Will, but not revoking a former paper or will made by me for the benefit of W. W. Davis of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Item 1. I give, devise and bequeath to Allie Gardner daughter of W. W. Davis her heirs and assigns twenty five actress of land to be cut off the Northern portion of my tract of land and taking in the portion known as the Allison Parker house place the original tract is designated as Lot No. 3- and contains Sixty five (65) acres.
Item 2. I give, devise and bequeath to W. W. Davis his heirs and assigns all the remainder of that certain piece parcel or tract of land lying being and situate in the above written county and State and the whole tract originally containing Sixty five acres.
Bounded and described as follows- Beginning at a stake by the Jackson Road near Piney Grove Church and runs S 79 E 32.40 chains to a stake 3XN by the Cheraw Road, thence with the various courses of said Road 5.60 chains to a stake 3XN in the fork of said road and the Jackson Road, thence with the various courses of said Jackson Road 37.30 chains to the beginning, for further description of the land herein willed see plat made by Jas E. Jones on Feby 12, 1879- in the division of the Estate of Miles P. Thurman and also to said deed made in said division. {Also 20 ¼ acres of land being mu one half of a 40 ½ acre tract deeded to me and my sister Thetus Thurman by our Father Wm. A. Thurman See Book #12, p. 348-350 also plat made by Jas. E. Jones , Feby 12, 1879}
Item 3. I hereby appoint W. W. Davis and R. E. Rivers Clerk of court executors of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness Whereof I Elively Thurman, the testatrix have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this the Twelfth day of July A.D. 1912.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Elively Thurman, as for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at her request as witnesses thereto, in presence of the said Testatrix and of each other.
W. C. West}
R. S. Perkins}                               Elively X (her mark) Thurman {S.S.}
J. I. Adams}
Witnesses
 

In the 1910 census for Chesterfield County, William Washington Davis referred to Elively and Theatus Thurman as his Aunts. I couldn’t figure out how this could be until I looked at the above chart. They are in fact his Grand Aunts. 
 
William Washington Davis is my 3rd Cousin, twice removed.






 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Will Books: Will Book 3, Pages 373-374, Elively THURMAN; Probate Office, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[2] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-20195-30?cc=1911928 : accessed 9 June 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 1315-1407 > image 1514 of 1626; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

Amanuensis Monday~Estate of William A. Thurman

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.


Today’s posting is several documents from the Estate folders for William Aaron Thurman. 

Documents from the estate of William Aaron Thurman can be found on FamilySearch.org. There are two Probate Folders related to his estate, Probate Folder #60 and Probate Folder #590.

Probate Folder #60 consists of 10 images (Images 556-566). 
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-29862-58?cc=1911928&wc=MMBR-QRS:n1226274935

Probate Folder #590 consists of 6 images (Images 816-822); two of which are a complete Inventory of his estate. A. J. Eddins was the administrator of his estate.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19427-39569-10?cc=1911928&wc=MMBR-QRK:n1082589171



State of South Carolina
County of Chesterfield
Ex parte
A. J. Eddins
In Re The estate W. A. Thurman deceased
A. J. Eddins by his petition shoes to this court
1. That W. A. Thurman late of Chesterfield County State of South Carolina died intestate  on the ___ June 1893.
II. That petitioner is the son in law of the said deceased and has been requested to act ass administrator of Said Estate.
III. That he left and <sic> Estate amounting to about________
                    Wherefore he prays that the court do grant him letters of Administration of the Estate of the Said W. A. Thurman deceased and he will ever pray &C.
Agt 8 1893
                                                                               A. J. Eddins

State of South Carolina
County of Chesterfield
I do solemnly swear that W.. A. Thurman deceased died without any Will as far as I know or believe and that I will will <sic>  and truly administer all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said decease and pay all his just debts as far as the same will extend and the law require me and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all the said goods and chattels rights and credits and return a just account thereof when where unto required So help Me God.
Sworn to before me}
Augt 29 1893}                                                     A. J. Eddins
A. D. Tiller}
Judge of Probate}

The Reverend Andrew Jackson Eddins married Dorothy “Dolly” Thurman, daughter of William Aaron and Nancy Copeland Thurman. William and Nancy had 5 sons and 3 daughters.







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[1] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-29862-58?cc=1911928&wc=MMBR-QRS:n1226274935
[2] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19427-39569-10?cc=1911928&wc=MMBR-QRK:n1082589171