Will of Elizabeth Gantt, Madison Co., MS, Will Book A

I, Elizabeth Gantt being of sound mind and memory though weak and 
afflicted in body being disposed to make a testamentary of my estate 
___ my children and grandchildren __ this my last will and testament in 
the manner following.  Imprimus, I give my and bequeath to my son   
Kinhelm [?] Foreman Maddact [?] Gantt one fourth part of the tract of 
land where I now reside & the Negroes Charles & Nancy; also one of the 
___; also __ one sixth part of the plantation tools and one sixth part 
of my household furniture.  My will and desire is that my daughter 
Letty Ann Massey shall take __ of her unfortunate brother Kinhelm and 
his property and at his death that my said son’s property shall remain 
with my said daughter Letty during her life.   And at her death the 
said property with the increase shall be equally divided among my 
children.  I also give and bequeath __ __and property to my said son 
Kinhelm which is to be deducted out of his one sixth part of the 
household furniture.  And in case of the death of my said daughter 
Letty before the death of my son Kinhelm, my desire is that the 
property __ devised to my son Kinhelm should be delivered into the care 
of my daughter Cecilia Caroline Primo for the use and benefit of my 
said son, and that my said son shall live with my said daughter Cecilia 
& I earnestly hope that he will receive a sister’s kindness at her 
hands, and provided my son shall have no children (of his body legally 
begotten) my will and desire is that all the property hereby divided to 
my said son Kinhelm shall be equally divided among my children at his 
death.

Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Letty __ __ the Negroes Cate, 
Cloe & Julia also one sixth part of my stock, one sixth part of my 
plantation tools and one sixth part of my household furniture & in case 
my said daughter Letty should die without lawful heirs of her body 
begotten my will and desire is that the property hereby bequeathed to 
her shall be equally divided among my children.

Item.  I will and devise to my son George Gantt one fourth part of my 
land and the Negroes Sandy and Louisa also one sixth part of my of my 
plantation tools and household furniture and one sixth part of my 
stock, and in case my said son George should die leaving no heirs of 
his body begotten, my will is that the property hereby bequeathed to 
him shall be equally divided among my children.

Item.  I will and devise to my daughter Rebecca Clagett the first of 
the children of Nancy, a slave; the wife of Charles which shall be born 
alive after the date of this will.

Item.  I give to my grand daughter Elizabeth Stoddart Hicks a Negro 
girl named Jenny and in case the said Elizabeth should die before she 
arrives at __ __________________ .

Item.  I give to my grandson __ H. Perry Primo the Negro boy Lander and 
if my grandson the said __ H. Perry Primo should die before he arrives 
at lawful age, my desire is that the said boy Lander shall __ the heirs 
of Cecilia Caroline Primo.

*The remainder of the will is largely unreadable. 
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