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Big Spring March 12, 1814
In the name of God in men I Young Wolf being in real good sense at this present time do make my last Will and Testimony and bequeath and leave loving daughter Ann that Negro Woman named Tabb and also leave to my loving Son Dennis a Negro Man named Ceasar also I leave a Yearly income for Dennis in the Turnpike Company to get equal Shear with the rest of The Company & also leave to my loving wife one year old heifer & her increase from that time must be her own, also one mare I let her have and the increase of them must be hers also I leave to my Son Dennis my House & plantation & all the farming tools if any contest should arise after my decease about my property I leave Charles Hicks, Rattling Gourd and The Hair, to be my Executors on my whole estate and Through friendship to Elijah Hicks. I do give my brace of Pistols to him also if death Should Take place with any one of my children the property of -marked out to Said Deceased must b equally divided among The other children also to my Mother that Raised me I leave a Black horse a three Year old which the Crawler has in the Army. by my being Carefull & by own Industry I have gethered a Smart Chance of property and my first Start was from my herding my Brother's Cattle I recvd One Calf which I took my Start from, except my own Industry & with cow & calf which I sold, & bought two Sows & thirteen Piggs Sometime after I was able to purchase three Mares & the increase of them Since is amounted to thirty more or less & from that Start I gethered money enough to purchases a negro woman named Tabb also a Negro man Named Ceasar.
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