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sufficient for his personal expenses. And the balance they shall apply to the
Educations and maintenance of his family, The Trustees shall have the power
if they think proper to invest the annual balance directed to be retained by
them in land for the benefit of the Children of my said Son.
Should the Trustees herein appointed at any future time be of [space] that
my Son Samuel would manage the property herein bequeathed to then in trust
judiciously and properly and not Squander the proceeds then they shall be at
liberty to surrender the trust so far as to allow him to manage the plantation
and sell and receive the proceeds of the Crops &c. but be it fully understood
that the devise to said Trustees is for the benefit of his Children .

Bequest to
Susan A.
Shackelford
I divise and bequeath of the division aforesaid to William W. Watkins ,
Frederick O.A.Sherrod and Richard Jones and to the Survivor or Survivors of them
in Trust the following Real and personal property , to wit, a plantation lying
in this County South West of Courtland Containing Two thousand Acres of
land known by the name of the Hard Bargain Plantation together with all
the Stock of Horses Mules Cattle Hogs and Sheep and all the plantation
Utensils that may be on said plantation at the time of my death,and also
one third part according to Value of the following negroes namely. Ive,
Lucinda, Clarissa, Delphia, Julia Ann, James, Susan, Violete, Charles,
Isaac, Anderson, Aggy, Polly Ann infant child of Violet. Daniel, Daphna,
Nick, Peggy, Daniel, Moses, Betsey, Amanda, Ellen, Solona, Mary,
Jesuphus, Kitty, Louisa, Burba, Solomon, Anne, Absalom, Lotty, Augustus,
Bartley, Richmond, Charity, Lewis, Octavus, Grace, Adeline , Nelsen,
Campbell, John , Betsey, Jane, David, Peter, Rose, Gilbert, Sally, Nancy,
Peyton, Fields, Coleman, Frances, Billy, Sarah, George, William, Eliza,
Frank, Phebe, Delphy, Scott, Archey, Esther, Susanna, Liley, Puggy,
Irish, Lucy, Ben, George , Delphy, Jo, Shadrick, Rachel, Jenny, Squire,
Amanda, Marinda, Amy, Richmond, Jane, Aisy and Henry, (the three
last orphan children of Lear) Laurence, Agnes, Jack, Page, Ransom,
Malinda, Paulina, Martha, John , Churchwell, Eliza, Peggy, Lewis,
Ralph, Diana, Isham, Lydia, Virginia, Hannah, Spencer, Walker,
Jackson, Cassen, Maria, Malissa, Exeline, Big Mose, Peter, Chay, Ailsey,
Charity, Fred, Kiz, Martha, Nancy, Byron, Rutha, Frank, Randell,
Celia, Yellow John , Matilda, America and Child, Sowden, Syppie,
Isaac, Charlotte, Quash, Lily, Ellin, Mack, Otho, Achilees, Alice,
(Jim the weaver) Phil, Green, Frankey, Tempsy, Rachel, Amanda,
Docter, Betsy, (Bill weaver) Maria, Annejane, Mitten, Harriott, [?Triginan],
Ann, and Catherine, in Trust during the life of my daughter Susan A.
Shackelford, to Cultivate the plantation aforesaid with said Slaves and thier
future increase, and to pay to my wife Annually during her life one forth
part of the nett proceeds of the estate and property included in this Trust
The said Trustees or the Survivors of them paying to my daughter the other three
fourths of the nett proceeds of the same untill the death of my wife, after which
event the whole of the Clear proceeds of said Estate shall be paid by my said
Trustees or the Survivor or Survivors of them to my said daughter ; the payments
aforesaid from the beginning of them to my daughter during her natural life
shall be for her whole seperate and exclusive use during her natural life, and
upon her death I give devise and bequeath all of said Real and personal
property with the future increase of said Slaves to be equally divided