In the Name of God Amen I Benjamin Butts of the County of S ton & Parish of Lukes being low in body but of perfect mind & memory do hereby make & ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner & form following Viz Item: I lend to my loving wife Elizabeth Butts the use of my plantation wherein I now live during her natural life and after her death to be divided by a line beginning at the rivers old landing from thence Along this path by my dwelling house from thence along the said old path to my line of mark'd trees from the Creek to the Raccoon Swamp giving to my son Robert Butts that part my dwelling house stands on to him & his heirs forever the other part to my son Benjamin Butts to him & his heirs forever Item: I also lend to my wife Elizabeth Butts all my negros household & kitchen furniture together my Stock of all kinds and plantation Utensils until my children shall severally arrive to the age of Twenty One or Marry then for them to receive such proportion as hereafter mentioned Item: I give to my daughter Polly Butts Peg. Hulday Simnon & their futer increase to her & her heirs forever. Item: I give to my daughter Lucy Butts Doll Beck Jaffry & their futer increase to her & her heirs forever. Item: I give to my son Benjamin Butts Frank Selah Wager and their future increase to him and his heirs forever _ Also my Chest of Tools my horse five head of Cattle two Sows & pigs five head of Sheep and one feather bed five hundred pounds meet pork and twenty barrels corn to him & his heirs forever Item: I give to my son Robert Butts Harry Abram & Lot & their future increase to him & his heirs forever _ Also my still five head of Cattle five head of Sheep one horse horse Two Sows & pigs one feather bed Twenty barrels of Corn & five hundred pounds of meet pork to him & his heirs forever. Item: I give to daughter Jenny Butts Luck Silvy Wanny & their futer increase to her & her heirs forever Also one feather bed to her & heirs forever Item: I give to my son Benjamin Butts the sum of fifteen pounds Current money to build him a house to him & his heirs forever.\ Item: I give to my daughter Polly Lewis Butts one feather bed to her & heirs forever Item: I give to my daughter Lucy Butts one feather bed to her & heirs forever Item It is my will and desire is that after the death of my wife Elizabeth Butts is that all the residue of my Estate shall be Equally divided between my five Children Polly Butts Benja Butts Lucy Butts Robert Butts & Jenny Butts to them & their heirs forever Lastly I do nominate & appoint my loving wife Eliza Butts Exor my friend Zebulon Lewis & my brother Daniel Butts my Exors to this my Last Will & Testament revoking & making Nul & Void all Wills heretofore made by me Sign'd seal'd publish'd & proclaim'd as my last Will & testament In presence of Robert Nicholson Benjamin Butts (seal) Chasmon Nicholson Continues on Page 668 At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 12th day of February 1795 _ This Will was presented in court proved by the oaths of Robert Nicholson Chasmon Nicholson and the testimony of Zebulon Lewis On consideration whereof the will is Ordered to be recorded Sam Kello Clk