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- From her husband's will, Thomas Henry Rives:
10th. I leave unto my wife Mary Nine Negroes that is two fellows young Ph il and old Phil and three boys Caleb, James & John, also two Negro Wome n, Jude and Hannah & Hannah's two Daughters, Jinny and Jude and at my sa id Wife's decease I will that the nine Negroes should be equally divided a mong her children to have and to hold them and their Heirs forever. I al so lend unto my Wife Mary Rives as much of my Household furniture, Wago n, Still, working Tools, Horses and Stock those things I lend during her l ife or rather such a part, as she shall deem necessary to support her comf ortably during her life and at her decease to be equally divided among h er Children. And I further devise that my wife should have the use of t he Land and plantation or as much thereof as is necessary for her suppo rt comfortably during life and after that to be immediately be possess ed by my son Reuben as before mentioned. Further I give and bequeath un to my present Wife's Children, seven negroes that is old Ned Young Ned, Pe ter, Tom, Stephen, Pere & a Negro Winch Clark with her increase. Also I wi ll that all my remaining Stock, furniture, Money &c. should be equally div ided after paying all my Just debts among my present Wifes Children to ha ve to hold to them and their heirs forever. And I hereby make and orda in my Four Sons Thomas, Edwards, John and Reuben Rives and also my Three s ons in law James McMath Robert Wilkinson and Abraham Gerred executors of t his my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my ha nd & seal the day & year before written.
Thomas Rives (Seal).
Signed, Sealed & published in presence of us Wm. Edwards J. B. Edwards
To those whom it concerns, be it remembered by them that as part of the Ne groes included in my Will were left unto my Wife Mary by her Father duri ng her life and at her decease to her Children Jointly; as such to preve nt any contention among my said children after my decease relative to sa id negroes I do hereby promote this obligation.
It is therefore that my said Children do hereby obligate and bind themselv es their heirs &c. firmly to abide by the contents of my last Will and Tes tament in full. And they do hereby agree if they should ever intentional ly either of them deviate from the same that then and in that case their p roperty contained in the Will shall devolve unto the other Legatees, other wise toremain firmly and substantially theirs as by the Will. In witness w hereof they have hereunto set their hands and seals this 10th June 1807.
Witness John McMath
William Clark
Thomas Rives Seal
Edwards Rives Seal
John Rives Seal
Reuben Rives Seal
James McMath Seal
Robt. Wilkerson Seal
Abraham Gerred Seal
Which daughters were married to these men?
James McMath
Robert Wilkinson
Abraham Gerred
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- Aft 1807
