Elizabeth's will: Elizabeth Maria Celeste Hutchins was born in 1770 or 1772 in SC. She married , 15 Sep 1796 at Natchez, Mississippi, Capt. (of the Natchez Militia) William Vousdan, her first husband who died in 1802. His will left her "the plantation called Cotton field;" its slaves except for two specifically named men, Ben and Nory, father and son, to be set free; a tract of land on Bayou Sara patented in the name of Elizabeth Hutchins; and $1,600 "to enable her to support ___ expenses of the plantation for the present year." Elizabeth also inherited a slave couple, Sam and Tamor (and their increase) from her mother, Anne Hutchins. She re-married, 24 or 31 Mar 1803 at Natchez, MS, as his 2nd wife, William Brooks. She and Brooks had two children, Charlotte Marie Celeste Brooks Crane and Ann Elizabeth Claiborne Brooks who married Elias B. Griffith..
Elizabeth's will: Elizabeth Maria Celeste Hutchins was born in 1770 or 1772 in SC. She married , 15 Sep 1796 at Natchez, Mississippi, Capt. (of the Natchez Militia) William Vousdan, her first husband who died in 1802. His will left her "the plantation called Cotton field;" its slaves except for two specifically named men, Ben and Nory, father and son, to be set free; a tract of land on Bayou Sara patented in the name of Elizabeth Hutchins; and $1,600 "to enable her to support ___ expenses of the plantation for the present year." Elizabeth also inherited a slave couple, Sam and Tamor (and their increase) from her mother, Anne Hutchins. She re-married, 24 or 31 Mar 1803 at Natchez, MS, as his 2nd wife, William Brooks. She and Brooks had two children, Charlotte Marie Celeste Brooks Crane and Ann Elizabeth Claiborne Brooks who married Elias B. Griffith..
Family Members
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Mary Celeste Hutchins Green
1768–1825
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Samuel Hutchins
1768–1812
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Thomas Hutchins
1769–1799
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John Hutchins
1774–1855
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Ann "Nancy" Hutchins Smith
1776–1838
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Magdalene Celeste Hutchins Claiborne
1777–1816
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Isabella Charlotte Hutchins Wooldridge-Claiborne
1779–1816
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Celeste "Celestina" Hutchins Bowmar
1781–1809
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