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State of Georgia & County of Wayne-In the name of Almighty God Amen.
Know all men by these presents that I WEST SHEFFIELD of the County & State aforesaid planter, being in full and perfect enjoyment of all my rational facilities and of good deviscing memory & knowing that it is appointed by him on whose holy name & presence this Instrument is made that all men should die, & Confidence in the redeeming merits of our savior in heaven for a happier & immortal existence therefore have thought to make ordinance declare this as my last will & testament, in the name & form-following to wit:
First--I submit my body to the earth whence it came to be decently interred by my executors or survivors & my soul to God who gave it, in the certain hope of a happy resurrection on the last day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, Secondly & as it has pleased God to bless me with a portion of worldly estate both real & personal.
It is my will that it be distributed in the manner following:
Namely: To my beloved wife MARTHA SHEFFIELD, I give & bequeath forever the following negro slaves now in my possession Viz: Darcas, Milla, Lewis, Summerset & Julian together with all the future increase or issue of the females, to be at her entire disposal, & it is my will that she shall have my riding chair during her natural life to be at her own disposal.
It is also my will that my beloved wife if it is her wish and desire to remain and live in and have the use of the house and houses that I now live in, And the use of so much of the plantation as my executors may deem sufficient for her support during her natural life, and after her death to be equally divided,the land & improvements among my children; but, if my beloved wife after my death do not wish to remain or live in the house or on the land where I now live, then as soon as she leaves, It is my will that the land & improvement shall revert to my estate to be equally divided among my heirs, but, It is also my will and I do here by expressly ordain that the bequest of the above names negroes and the use of my house and plantation shall be totally null & void, if my said beloved wife shall prefer and choose her Dower in my real estate. It not being my intention, that she shall take property above named and her Dower also-And should she select her dower, her selection to be made within a reasonable time after my decease. Then the property herein before mentioned be-queathed to her, shall return in tax the bulk of my estate, subject to distribution, a herein after directed all of my estate real & personal property goods, lands, negroes, Stock, furniture & C of whatever kind species or named, I give devise and bequeath forever to the following persons Viz: To SIDNEY PECK, to SHEROD SHEFFIELD, BRYANT SHEFFIELD, PLINEY SHEFFIELD, JOHN SHEFFIELD, FLOEY AKINS and CATHERINE GRANTHAM, and the daughter of my son,AARON SHEFFIELD, equally divided, share and share alike in the following manner, to wit: The whole be distributed into Eight (8) equal parts. Where of each of my above named sons shall take one part each, My daughters Sedney Peck, Floey Akins and Catherine Grantham, and the daughter of my Son, Aaron Sheffield one part each I do hereby appoint my sons Sherod Sheffield, Pliney Sheffield and John Sheffield my Executors of this my last will & testament, and I do here by enjoin upon them solemnly to execute & fulfill this my last will and testament according to the true interest and meaning there of without any equivocation, reservation or evasion in them whatever. And lastly, I do here by revoke and make void and of no effect all and every will and part of wills or codicile by me here to fore made or done, And I do now here by declare it to be my last Will and testament.
In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this the 3rd day of February in the year of Our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and thirty.
(Signed West Sheffield (L.S.)
Signed, Sealed, and acknowledged in presence of Benjaman Ratcliff, Charles Filchett, J.A. McClellan, James M. Ratcliff.
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