In the name of God, Amen. I CHARLES W. WEST, being in my usual state of health and sound disposing mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in names as follows:
1st: I will to my daughter FANNY five hundred dollars (being her portion due of my land). Also a bed and furniture.
2nd: I will to my daughter POLLY six hundred dollars, being her portion of my land. Also a bed and furniture.
3rd: I will to my daughter NANCY HENRY five hundred dollars, being a portion due of the land.
4th: I will to my daughter ALCY BOGGAN five hundred dollars, , being her portion of my land.
5th: I will to my son EMORY M. WEST two hundred dollars of the land.
6th: It is my will that my son HAMPTON R. WEST shall not have any of the proceeds of the land, only his legal part after the legacies herein have been paid off, having already given to him his portion.
7th: I will to granddaughter CAROLINE four hundred dollars, being her mothers portion. Also bed and furniture.
8th: It is my will that my land which I own at the time of my death and all the rest of my property personal and real shall be sold in a credit of one and two years, with interest, from date and after the above legacies have been paid off. Then the balance should be equally divided amongst my legal heirs with the exception of the part which my granddaughter CAROLINE would inherit through her mother out of which part it is my will that fifty dollars shall be set apart in the hand of my son HAMPTON R. WEST for the purpose of erecting tombstones at the grave of my wife, son, daughter and myself. The balance of said part I will to my son in law RUEBEN R. HENRY.
9th and lastly: I do appoint and constitute my son, HAMPTON R. WEST, MARTIN C. LONG, AND JOSEPH I. COXE, executors to my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto affix my hand and seal. This the 15th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1857.
S/ CHARLES R. WEST (Seal)
Witnesses
NELSON P. LISLES
S.G. LISLES
May 16, 187