| County | Caroline |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | JR B:135 |
| Date of Will (Written) | 11/18/1789 |
| Probate Date | 11/23/1789 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Henry Dickenson |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negro man Harry |
| Abstract | not to be exclusive property of widow or any of the children but to remain in family and manage testator's farm an an "over looker" w/out being compelled to labor or do any manner of work other than that done by "over lookers" on large farms & to be paid 5 pounds annually out of testator's estate for his natural life & to have free use and occupation of the house his wife and he now lives in and the 1 acre of ground on which it stands for his natural life. |
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