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a sufficient sum shall be annually paid by them to my wife Tabitha Sherrod for
her liberal support and maintenance and a sufficient sum shall also be paid
by them annually from the same service to the Guardian of my three children
Charles Fox, William Crawford and Susan Adelade for their liberal support
and education. My Executors shall also pay annually to my son Samuel from
the proceeds as aforesaid] and of my several plantations a sum which shall be in
their judgement sufficient support for him and his family It is also my will
that during the time it may be necessary for my Executors to keep my estate
together as aforesaid my wife shall be retain as exclusive possession of my
dwelling house the Garden pleasure ground, and outhouses thereto attached,
all the household and kitchen furniture such slaves as shall be employed by
me as house tenants, at the time of my death, and my pleasure Carriage
horses and driver for her use during the time aforesaid and without being liable
to any change for the use of the same. at the end of the year in which the
payment of all the debts due by me and chargable to my estate shall be
completed I will that my real and personal property of every description
be divided as hereinafter directed and uponsuch division I devise to
the family of my deceased Son Felix A. M Sherrod the plantation purchased
from John P. Hickman John Glass and others and know as the Pend Spring
plantation Also all the horses mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, plantations utensels
&c that may be upon said plantation at the time of my death, together with
the following negroes (subject to the herein after provisions) to wit, Black
Jim, Amory his wife, Jem, Arch, Davy, Sandy, Stephen, Sylvia, Emily,
Salene and her infant child, (their children) Kizziah, Willis, Milledge, Charles,
Eldad, Louisa, Lewis. Aggy, Jack, Kitty, Sylla, Gray, Sulan, Ellen, Simon,
Maria, Andrew, Manuel, Ailsey, Joe, Sandy and Anderson, (sons of Harry)
Judge, Sherman, Marinda, Malichi, Edmund, Betty, Roda, [Visey?], Cooper,
Joe, Mary, Old Jacob, Charity, Selena, Jake, Irina , Dick, ( son of Manuel)
lathan, Martha, Caroline, Delphina, Frances, Lucy,, Amor, Alfred and
Ellick during the widowhood the widowhood of my daughterlaw Sarah
Sharrod the property divised to my deceased son Felix A. M. Sherrod shall be
kept together and managed by my Executors for the benefit of herself and
children , but in the event of her marriage she is to receive a Child part of
the negroes divised as aforesaid together with the household and kitchen
furniture and the Carriage and horses which property shall be hers for and
during her natural life provided the negroes are not removed from this State,
And my Executors are to take the necessary step to receive the property for
the use of the children by her first husband . The land devised for the benefit
of the family of my deceased son Felix A. M. Sharrod I give to my grand sons
Benjamin and Francis Edwin Sherrod to be equally divided between them
when the youngest shall arrive at the age of twenty one years, the said land
however, to be used for the benefit of the widow and all her children subject
to the Condition before mentioned.My Grand daughter Alice Clay Sherrod
shall be entitled to receive an equal portion of the negro property when she
arrives at the age of twenty one years or marries, the whole property to
be held and kept together for the joint benefit of the family unless the
widow should marry and then for the benefit of their children .
Upon the division aforesaid I will to my son Frederick O. A. Sherrod
the following tracts of land lying in the County of Franklin, to wit, the