I JOHN F. ALGEA do make and publish this as my last will & Testament, hereby revoking all others by me at any time made,

First I direct that all my debts & my funeral expenses be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possessed of or that may first come to the hands of Executor. Secondly I give & bequeath to my son ROBERT H. ALGEA my negro by ELISHA and value him at four hundred & fifty Dollars,

Thirdly I give to my Daughter MARGARET J. FRANKLIN a negro girl MARY now in her possession and valued at five hundred dollars.

Fourthly, I give daughter ELIZA P. WILLIAMS a negro girl HARRIET now in her possession, and valued at Six Hundred Dollars.

Fifthly, I give to my Son J. S. B. ALGEA, one negro woman AMANDA and her child BARBARY now in his possession valued at Six hundred fifty dollars and Sixty acres of land off the South end of the land on which I now live.

Sixthly, I give to my Son ROBT. H. ALGEA & J. F. ALGEA that portion my tract of land lying viz. Of a line to be run due north from the north east corner of W. H. FRANKLIN tract of land where he now resides, to E. WOODS South boundary line Sd. North line to be run to the Sam bomdren? of the compass, that the west boundry line of tract of land runs So as to make the tract hereby given the Same width at the north & South ends - Sd. land to be equeally divided between them.

Seventhly I give to Son I. F. ALGEA a negro girl ISABEL and value her at three hundred Dollars.

Eightly, I give to my son ABNER H. ALGEA a negro boy JIM and value him at five hundred Dollars and as all my other children have had a horse sadle & bridle & bid & furniture I gave to my Son ABNER H. the same articles to be given to him when he is twenty one years of age or if he needs them before that time they are to be given to him.

Ninthly - I give to my wife SARAH ALGEA all my household & kitchen furniture all the Stock grain and farming utensils on the farm, of any and all Kind whatsoever. Also the following Slaves to wit, FRANK, PHILY JENNY & infant CHILA VEND & WILLIAM to be hers during her natural life, and at her death to be divided between my legal heirs as here in after mentioned, I also give to my wife SARAH during her natural life the ballance of my tract of land not here in before disposed of, and at her death, I give Sd. land to my Son ABNER H. ALGEA.

Ninthly, After the death of my beloved wife I will that my Six grand children the Lawful heirs of my deseased Son JAMES G. ALGEA, Shall with all my children here in named be first made equeal in the division of my property that is them who have had negroes of best value shall have anything more. And my Sd. Grand children who have not had a negro shall have money or property to make them equeal with all the balance of my children. Then remainder of my property to be equeally divided among all my lawful heirs my six grand children to be counted as one heir; the land given in this will to my Several Sons, in not to charged to them in the equeal division of my estate, they are to have the land given to them with out accounting for it in the division and one to be made equeal with the other in the division of my personal property and if the negroes given to my wife can not be divided at her death So as to make my heirs equeal then I will that Sd. slaves be sold and the proceeds divided as here in directed & I hereby appoint my sons ROBT. H. ALGEA & J. S. B. ALGEA my Executors in witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the first day of July A. D. 1857 Eighteen Hundred and Fifty seven.

JOHN F. ALGEA (seal)

Signed Sealed & published in our presence and we Subscribed our names in the presence and at the request of the testator.