Names :
Wife: Sarah Vaughan- lends
her all my moveable estate and household
goods during life or widowhood.
After her death to be divided among my
children
Son: Thomas Vaughan- negro
wench Esther. If she should die before
Thomas Vaughan receives her,
he to take negro boy Coe (Cob?) in her
stead.
One negro girl Philice- to
my children, the names as now doth follow:
she to be disposed of in
this manner- to be valued and equally divided.
If either of them can pay
the others, they can take her.
First, beginning with son,
Thomas Vaughan and to daughter, Mary
Farris and my daughter, Sarah
Wilcox, if in case she has a lawful heir
to issue from her body, to
daughter, Elizabeth Davis and to daughter,
Usley Stott and to daughter,
Jerusha Farris, and to daughter, Ruth
Dillard and to my son, Nathaniel
Vaughan, Nathaniel's part to go to my
son, Thomas Vaughan, after
his decease, and to my grandson, John
Thomas Vaugh an the above
named negro boy Bob, if in case the above
negro Esther, lives and my
son, Thomas Vaughan receives her- then said
Bob is to be disposed of
in the same manner as the negro girl Philice is.
Bequests of personals to g.son,
John Thomas Vaughan and son,
Nathaniel Vaughan- after
Nathaniel's decease to go to my son, Thomas
Vaughan
Residue of my household furniture
to be disposed of in same manner as
above negroes, Philice and
Bob
My-daughters, Elizabeth Davis
and Jerusha Farris is to have 40 shillings
each
Son: William Vaughan- the
end of the land he now lives on beginning
at a line- a new line- on
William Collin's line along new line straight to
Dejamette's Spring Branch.
The part of my land from the new line to
the end of the land whereon
I now doth live to be disposed of in this
manner- to be sold and equally
divided in the following form:
First, beginning at my son,
Thomas Vaughan and to my grandson, John
Thomas Vaughan and to my
daughters, Mary Faris and daughter, Sarah
Wilcox, if in case she have
lawful issue of her body, then to r~ daughter,
Elizabeth Davis, and to my
daughter, Usley Stott, and daughter, Jerusha
Davis, and to daughter, Ruth
Dillard and to son, Nathaniel Vaughan and
after his decease, his part
to my son, Thomas Vaughan
Son: John Vaughan- 5 Ibs which now is in his own hands
Executors: Son,-Thomas Vaughan and Wife, Sarah Vaughan
Witnesses: Daniel Jenkins, Francis Irby and Jean (X) Irby
s/ Thomas (X) Vaughan
Will presented by Thomas Vaughan,
an Ex'r Proved by oaths of two
witnesses and O.R. Sec: John
Buckley and Edward Nunnellee
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