Description
Bequeaths "…to my wife during her natural life five Negroes named and known as follows: Tom, Lewis, Herich, Susan and James."
Any Negroes unnamed by Martin are bequeathed to: Marshall M. Martin, Matilda Ann Lamar, Aphonso L. Martin, Evaline McKay, George H. Martin, John W. Martin, and Eliza Ann Martin. If children can't agree upon an equal division, "...the negroes shall be lot up and sold to the highest bidder that may be among those 7 heirs, no other person or persons being permitted to bid for said negroes."Date(s) of Creation
9/23/1851
