| County | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | JP5:124 |
| Probate Date | 10/13/1846 |
| Name of Deceased | Eliza R. W. Waters |
| Heirs | Sally - testatrix's servant (likely black) |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | to have her liberty and a pieceo fground for her natural life at the fork of the road on "Manev's Discovery the lot to be large enough for a house and garden and the sum of $20 to build that house on condition she will wash and mend for my children whenever they are convenient to her until they are grown, and futher that she will so long as she lives attend them whenever they are sick and require her services". If Sally should be afflicted and unable to support herself that my son Levin and my Anne shall support her." |
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