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- He lived at Elk Ridge as an adult and was a large planter by trade. In 1733, he was commissioned to purchased the land on Elk Ridge for the purpose of laying out the town of the same name. His will was written on Oct. 2, 1753 in Maryland. In it, he names wife, Ann; daughter Hannah, the wife of John Welsh; son John; daughters, Hammutal and Rachel; son in law Henry Griffith; Sarah Ann Dorsey, daughter of Vachel Dorsey; brother Philip Hammond, William Jeans; daughter Ruth Griffith, and son Charles Hammond. The specific parcels of land he gave away were "Hammond" to son John, his dwelling place to son Charles after his mother's death, and "The Marsh", "Johns Chance" and "Old Mans Folle" to his brother, Philip. His executors were his wife and his son in law Henry Griffith. It was probated on Nov. 12, 1753.
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