ITEM My will and desire is that all my estate both real and personal be
continued together as it is this year, and then for my beloved wife Mildrage
Vaughn,(sic) to have a suffient support out of the crop now making to last
her and those that lives with her one year and the overpush of the said crop
shall be equally divided between the surviving heirs of my body to them and
their heirs for ever-

ITEM I give to my beloved wife Mildrage Vaughn (sic) two negros (viz)
Charles and Lucy also three horse kind, (viz) the mare called Mogy Buch
and the barge mare also ten head of her choice of the cattle and the hoggs
and sheep also all thehouse hold furniture of every kind except two feather
beds and furniture during her natural life and over above this my will is
that all my legatees bind themselves in a suffinent bond to my executors to
see that my wife does not suffer during her natrual life in case of accident-

ITEM Give to my daughter SARY GREGORY one negro girl called SARAH
and her increase to her and her heirs (viz)

ITEM I give unto my son SAMUEL VAUGHAN the LAND and PLANTATION
whereon he now lives containing on hundred acres to him and his heirs forever-

ITEM I give unto my son JOHN VAUGHAN one negro man called SAM at
he finishing of the present crop to him and his heirs forever-

ITEM I give unto my son JAMES VAUGHAN one negro man called JACK
at the finishing of the crop to him and his heirs forever-

ITEM I give to my son PETER VAUGHAN one negro boy named HARRY
at the time above mentioned to him and his heirs forever-

ITEM I lend to my daugher MILARSON OVEBY one negro woman named
PATT during her natural life and then I give unto my Grandson WILLIAM
OVERBY the whole of that part of my estate lent to his mother at the decease
of his mother and before to him and his heirs forever-

ITEM I give unto my daugher MILLEY CHANDLER one negro wench
called LUCY together with her increase after the decease of my present wife
and not before to her and her heirs forever-

ITEM I give unto my daughter ELIZABETH VAUGHAN one negro girl
called HANNAH together with her increase also one feather bed and
furniture, and one cow and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever-

ITEM It is my will and I order that all my legatees do bind themselves in a
bond sufficient security to bear an equal proportion yearly during the natural
life of my wife MILDRIGE VAUGHAN of the hireing two negroes equally as
good as CHARLIE & LUCY for the use of my children (viz) SAMUEL
VAUGHAN & MILLY CHANDLER to suppy the vacancy of those two
negroes lent to my wife and arising therefrom shall be to SAMUEL
VAUGHAN & MILLY CHANDLER to them and their heirs forever-

ITEM My will and desire is that MARY LEGEMORE shall have one feather
bed and furniture to her heirs forever-

ITEM my will and desire is that at the finishing of the present crop that all
the negroes given and lent be gathered together and equally by three honest
man of good judgement to that my whole estate and equally be divided and
after giving my wife her choice of the two plantation to live upon during her
natural life the other plantation shall be sold together with every individual
that is not given or lent including that part of the crop called the overplus
and equally divived between my ten children hereafter mentioned (viz)
SAMUEL VAUGHAN, JOHN VAUGHAN, JAMES VAUGHAN, PETER
VAUGHAN, MILLISON OVERBY, NANNEY GREGORY, SALLEY
GREGORY, MOLEY HAYES, MILLEY CHANDLER, AND ELIZABETH
VAUGHAN.

Each to have an equal portion in negroes or money to be received as is above
directed to them and their heirs forever-

ITEM My will and desire is that at the decease of my wife above mentioned
that the whole of my estate lent to her be sold except the two negroes and
equally divived between my ten childrn above mentioned to them and their
heirs forever-

ITEM I do likewise constitue my friends JOHN WYNN & SAMUEL
VAUGHAN executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby
utterly disavow an revoke every other testament my will legacy and excutor
by me any ways before mentioned ratifying and conforming this and no
other to be my last will and testament.
 

In witness whereof I SHALL WHEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL
THIS 20 th DAY OF MARCH 1785

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

WILLIAM (T) VAUGHAN
             his mark

IN PRESENCE OF THOMAS PARKER
ELIZABETH (X) PARKER her mark
STITH THOMPSON ----------------------------
 
 

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