[page break] as may be deceased the issue taking only such share or shares as before directed. Fifthly Should my executors after paying my debts and the nexessary expenses of settling my estate not leave funds sufficient in hand to pay the amount of two thousand two hundred dollars directed to be laid out in a tract of land it is my wish that the deficiency may be made up by the sale of the neces- sary number of young and female slaves. As to my two old negroes Jim and Nancy I wish my executor and my two daughters to make such provision for or disposition of them as may seem most advisable. Sixthly All the rest of my slaves not herein before disposed of I wish divided into two equal portions one of which I loan to my daughter Martha Matilda Crumpler and the other to my daughter Amanda Louisa Fitzallen Barrot(sic) during their respective lives upon conditions that they shall at no time be removed out of the County of Southampton. After the death of my said daughters or either of them I give and bequeath their respective portions to their children then living and the issue of such children as may have died during the life time of the mother the issue of the deceased children taking only such part as would have belonged to them had they survived their mother and should the said negroes at any time be removed out of the County of Southampton the life estate being thereby terminated as to the negroes removed they are to pass an decend as though the tenant for life had died. In the event that either of my said daughters Martha Matilda and Amanda Louisa Fitzallen should die without leaving any child or issue from any deceased child then I desire the portion of negroes assined(sic)to said deceased daughter should go to her surviving sister for and during her life and after her death to her children and the issue of any deceased children as is before directed with regard to the land. Lastly I nominate and appoint my friends Carr Bowers and James D. Massenburg execu- tors to this my last will and testament In Witness whereof I set my hand and affix my seal this ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine in presence of Wells Murfee Stephen Murdaugh Jordan Edwards William V. Edwards William Peel At a court held for the County of Southampton the 17th day of October 1842 The last will and testament of Wills Murfee deceased was proved by the oaths of Jordan Edwards, William V Edwards and William Peel three of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of James D Massenburg one of the executors therein named who made oath and together with William A Spark William B Goodwyn and Robert Ricks his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of forty thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obraining a probat of said will in due form, liberty being reserved to the other executor to be joined in the said probat when he thinks fit. Teste L R Edwards CC 1 Bed & furniture 7|00 1 walnut table 3|"" 1 walnut desk 4|"" 1 case and bottles |25 5 Sitting chairs 1|00 1 Still case and worm 6|00 ----- 21|25