hands of Almighty God who gave it & my body to Earth to be entered decently at the discretion of my Exors & touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleas;d God to bless me with, I Give in the following manner Item: I give unto my loving wife Ann Gardner text Neg. (to wit) cesar, Peter, Sam, Pat, Hannah and Lucy during her natural life to raise & school my children on and after her death the above names Neg. to be equally divided amongst all my surviving Children Henry, Jno, James, Jesse, Ann, Betsy ---- Rhoda, Polly D & Peggy Gardner to them and their heirs forever Item: I give unto my son Henry Gardner the lamb with the appurtenances that I brought of Moses Darden lying on Cedar Swamp containing One hundred & seventeen acres & One hundred acres lying on the east side of Cypress swamp. also one neg. boy name Arthur to him and his heirs forever Item: I give unto my son Jno Gardner the land I bought of Moses Darden lying on the Cypress Swamp as follows one tract of land containing two hundred & sixth nine acres lying on both sides of the said swamp and one track adjacent thereto lying on sᵈ swamp containing fifty three acres with the appurtenances, Also my will and desire is to have a house built on the sᵈ track of land twenty eight feet by sixteen with a partition through it one half plank floor and the other half dirt one chimney at each end, to be built out of the estate left my wife Also ome negro boy named Andrew One Bed and Furniture one Chest, two black walnut chairs & two maple ditto, one dish one bason for Pewter plates & three spoons & three earthern plates, one iron pot, one horse bridal and saddle two cows and calves three sows & piggs five ewes and lambs to him and his heirs forever Item: I give unto my son James Gardner the plantation & land I now live on allowing my wife free privilege on the same during her life also one cyder still planted on the said land One bed & furniture, one black walnut desk six leather chairs, one dish one bason, four pewter plates & three spoons and three earthern plates one iron pot, one Negro boy nam'd Will two Cows & calves three sows and piggs five ewes & Lambs to him and his heirs for ever Item: I give unto my son Jesse Gardner one track of land I bought of Matthew Jones lying on the south side of Blackwater Beginning at the mouth of the Cyder Swamp thence up the various courses of the said swap to John McCabes line best down the said line line to Blackwater thence down the same to the beginning containing fourth acres more or less One Negro man name Pompey (I desire at my death) to be hired until he said child becomes of lawful age and in the money arising therefrom the bee appropriated to the use of the said child do school him &c. And after he becomes of lawful age to take the sᵈ man in possession forever: also one negro girl named Amy one bed & furniture one chest two black Walnut chairs two maple ditto one dish, one bason, four pewter plates three spoons & three earthern plates, One iron Pot 1 horse bridle & saddle 2 cows & calves 3 sows & Piggs 5 ewes & lambs, to him and his heirs forever And in case either of the brothers should die under age my desire is that is Land should be equally divided amongst his other brothers then alive - Item: I give unto my daughter Ann Jones one Neg. Girl nam'd Rose to her during her life and after her death to all her children then alive to them and their heirs forever Item I give onto my daughter Betsy Carr one neg girl named Patience to her and her heirs forever I give unto my daughter Rhoda Gardener one negro girl names Sciley one bed & furniture One woolen wheel One Chest two black walnut chairs two maple ditto one One Dish one bason ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton W Harrison <_mainaccount@go-stp.com> on 3/16/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------