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Maria Salome (Sarah) Hamacher was baptised on Mar 24, 1745, and died in Mar 1822 around the age of 77.
She married Adam Lambert on Oct 27, 1769 in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The church records, page 259, are translated as follows: "by authority of a license dated the twenty seventh Day of October 1769 joined together in holy Matrimony Adam Lambert of Derry Township in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, and Sarah Hamacher of the same place, Spinster." (Trinity Lutheran Church Records, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Vol 2, 1767-1782, translated and edited by Debra D. Smith and Frederick S. Weiser, Clossen Press, Apollo, PA, 1995, p. 177) Adam was born ca. 1749 in Germany, and died between Jun and Sep 1816 in Augusta County, Virginia about the age of 67.
On Sep 19, 1797, Sarah and Adam sold 25 acres to Able Griffith in Augusta County Virginia. (See biography of Adam Lambert for further details.)
On Jan 4, 1822, Sarah wrote her will. It stated:
"In the name of God Amen. I Sarah Lambert of the County and State of Virginia sinsibly feeling the decays of Nature, altho of perfect mind and memory, make this my last will and Testament in manner of form as followeth.
"Viz: After my just debts and funeral expenses are paid my will is that my property be divided in the following manner,
"Item 1: My wearing apparel I wish equally divided among between my children three daughters Sally, Esther & Anna
"Item: 2nd.: I leave my Daughter Anna forty dollars as a small compensation for the care and felial affetion for me in my old age, I also bequeath her my own bed and furniture, all the cloth, linen, flax, and yarn which may be on hand at my death, together with a bureau my trap tea kettle, four bowls, three pewter plates and half a dozen table spoons, her choice, also my best oven with lid and bail and skillet with lid, I leave her my looking glass
"Item 3rd.: To my son Christian, I leave ten dollars.
"Item 4th.: To my son Peter, I leave eight dollars.
"Item 5th.: To my son John, I leave the interest for three years on a bond I hold on him of 100 £
"Item 6th.: To my daughter, Mary I leave five dollars after the before mentioned legacies and I leave the whole balance of my property to be equally divided among my eleven children. Viz. Christian, Abram, Adam, Francis, John, David, Samuel, Peter, Sally, Esther and Anna.
"Constitute and ordain my son Christian Lambert my hole and sole executor of this my will and testament utterly revoke disclaim and disallow of all former wills her by made, and I constitute this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Wit whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of January 1822.
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"Acknowledged in the presence of Benja W. Bryan Sarah x Lambert
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Daniel Cupps
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"At a court continued and heto for Augusta County on Monday the 25th day of March 1822. This last will and testament of Sarah Lambert, deceased, was presented in court and swore oaths of Benjamin Bryan and Daniel Cupps two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to swear on the motion of Christian Lambert who made oath thereto and together with George his security, entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $1000 conditioned as the Law which bonds is ordered to be recorded, certificate is granted for obtaining a probate on the will according to law. Testo Erasmus Stribling Capt."
Sarah did not include her children Mary and either Elizabeth Ann or Nancy Anna in her will.
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