| County | Worcester |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | TT8:311 |
| Probate Date | 22 Aug 1860 |
| Name of Deceased | Ebben Handy (likely free Negro) |
| Heirs | Executor: Levin T. H. Irving [for benefit of Ebben's son William] |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | Executor to sell estate & the proceeds used to buy my son William, slave of Sally B. Handy. Also that the proceeds be used to provide means for my son to leave the State of Maryland to a free state. If the proceeds from the sale of my estate are not enough for my son to leave the state, then my Executor to retain the house and lot which is partitioned off the east end of my lot and opposite my brother Saul's and to rent it out and the rent from the first to (sic) years to be used for repairs, the rent of the next years be paid to my niece Mary (wife of Cabb Johnson) and the children of Mary as my Executor see fit. The rest of my property (if not used for my son to leave the State) my Executor to give to William as he needs money or clothing or other things as he may reasonably request. |
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