I, John Brandon Senior of York Co'ty in the State of South Carolina, being weak in body, But of sound sense and disposing mind and Memory, (Bless be God for All his Mercies), But Calling to remembrance the Transitoryness of this LIfe, and that it is appointed for All men once to Die, Do make and ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & form following Viz. My Will and Desire is, that All my just Debts & funeral Charges be justly and fully paid by my Executors hereafter named. Item: I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter, now elesabeth Matthew one feather Bed & furniture (which she is now in possession of), and at the time my son George Brandon, SHOULD or SHALL arrive to Twenty five y'rs of Age then my Will is , that my daughter Elisabeth be pain out of my Estate Twenty pound Virginia Money, (my said son George now being in his Seventh y'r of Age) which bequeathed substance is to be to the Use & benefit of her my said daughter & her present Husband during her Natural Life, and at her Decease to be equally Divided amongst her then surviving Children by her present Husband, John Matthew. Item I Give & Bequeath to my daughter now Sarah Kindrick, one feather Bed & furniture (which she is now is possession of) one cow & Calf, one Sorrell horse-colt came of a mare called Poll - And at the time my s'd son George, SHOULD or SHALL arrive to twenty five y'rs of Age, then I allow my s'd daughter Sarah to be p'd out of my s'd Estate Twenty pound Virginis money, which bequeathed substance is to be to the Use 7 benefire of her my s'd Daughter Sarah & her present Husband during her natural Life, and at her Decease to be equally divided amongst her then surviving children by her present Husband Anthony Kindrick --- Item I Give my son John Brandon a bay mare called Strainner, together with a Saddle & Briddle. Also I give & Bequeath to my son James Brandon a bay colt called Liberty, and a Saddle & Briddle, which bequeathed substance is to be to the Use, benefire & disposal of each of my s'd Sons & their Heirs for ever ----Item I Give & Bequeath to my daughter Pressillah, one feather Bed & furniture one Cow & Calf, & a Horse-Creature Saddle & Briddle: Also I give & Bequeath to my daughter Sussey one feather bed & furniture one Cow & Calf, a Horse-Creature, and briddle & Saddle, and at the time my s'd son George arrives to the afores'd Age of twenty five years, then I allow my two last mentioned Daughters to be paid out of my Estate Twenty five pounds a piece, and each of their parts of Legacy to descend to each of the Heirs of their bodies in like manner to the way directed for their two former sisters Eleasabeth & Sarah's parts of Legacey & if either of my two last mentioned daughters Dies, without issue, then the surviving one to enjoy as her own property the deceased ones part of Legacey, & at her decease to descend to her issue as aforesaid.---My further Will & Desire is, that my beloved wife Mary Brandon, do have as Plentifull, Sufficient, & Comfortable a living out of my Unbequeathed property as the same will admit of during her natural Life, And that the property of the aforesaid description i.e. the Unbequeathed part consisting of 247 acres of land in Halifax Co'ty in Virginia on the norht isde of the Dann River, which was bequeathed by my s'd wifes father John Lawson Senior to her and my self: Also Eight Negroes whose names are Harry, Nedd, Fann, patt, Daniel, Tobby, Dice & Hannah, with all the rest of my unbequeathed Chattle Estate of different kinds. I Desire & Enjoin the same be kept together with as little separation as possible, and to be by my present family possessed & occupyed principally.