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Will
Bequest to
Mrs Sherrod
entitled
I wll and bequeath to my wife absolutely all my household and Kitchen
furniture Carriage and horses together with the following Negroes namely
George, Matilda, Jenny, Henry, Susan, Sylla, Drudy, Richmund, Lena,
Raymond, Sophia, Mary, Hilliard, Robinetta, Coleman, (Carriage
Driver) Sylvia and Melvinia, the three last children of Tom by Peggy,
Catherine and Robinetta, (the 2 last orphan children of Marinda)
I also Will that my wife shall retain possessions during her natural
life of my dwelling house, the out houses attached thereto, the Garden
and pleasure Grounds &c

Bequest to
S.G.Watkins
I give and bequeath to my step son Samuel Goode Watkins in the
divisions of my estate Negro boys Eli and Alexas sons of Cooper Joe
and Mary.
My Executers are directed to purchase when sold and pay
for out of the proceeds of the whole Estate before a division for the
benefit of the Children to whom it is devised the following lands
(mortgaged by me) for the payment of a Northern debt of nine thousand
four hundred dollars principal) namely one quarter Section of land
attached to the Hard Bargain plantation and Cow Island and Corn
Island in the Tennessee River, my stock of Jacks, [???netts] and Stallion
[H???] I leave as a Common Stock for all my children . It is my wish
that in a division of the negroes devised to my three youngest Children
the following negroes shall be included in my daughter Adalades
lot namely [???] Jim, Harriett, Martha and their Children .

Executers
appointed.
I hereby nominate and appoint Frederick O.A.Sherrod Wm.W.Watkins
and Richard Jones as my Executers for the purpose of carrying my Will into
effect, And I also appoint William Cooper as an Advisary Executer, my
Executers are directed to keep all my estate together as they find it at the
time of my death, untill my just debts are paid, before my Cash legacies
are paid, or any division of the estate takes place. If in the execution of
this Will any doubts or difficulties arise as to the true meaning, I hereby
direct my executers or the Survivor or Survivors of them, or such person
or persons as may execute this Will to take the opinion in writing of
William Cooper or some other person learned in the law as to the legal
import of any Clause thereof and such opinion acted on by them shall
exempt him or them from all liability or [???], and this Authority
shall extend as well to the technical terms as to other parts of this Will.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal to this and each of the foregoing sheets on this second day of April
1846 Lucinda McLamore
Jack Shackelford Benj. Sherrod [seal]
John W.Compton

Codicil
I Benjamin Sherrod of the State of Alabama and County of Laurence
do make and Constitute the following Codicil as a part of my last Will
and Testament namely, should my daughter Susan Adelade die not
leaving an heir of her body than and in that count, I bequeath to my
son in law Samuel W.Shackelford the one half of the personal property