Description
Bequeaths "…to my daughter Evalina McKay a Negro girl of yellow complexion named Diana and about 8 years of age, the above described girl that I give to my daughter Evalina is given to her and the heirs of her body."
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
