of Kentucky to be equally divided between my sons Charles Chinn, Raleigh Chinn, John Chinn, William Ball Chinn, and Joseph Chinn, and that my son Charles Chinn have first choice, which I give to them and their heirs and assigns forever.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Scytha Chinn, during her natural life, after my just debts are paid, the use of one third of all my estate, both real and personal, or in lieu of one third of my Loudon and Fauquier lands. I give her in the same manner the use of the following negroes, viz:--Scipio, Bett, Frank and Ned, also one horse, saddle and bridle, two cows, one feather bed and furniture, five pewter plates, two pewter dishes, two pewter basins, one case of knives and forks, one frying pan, two iron pots, one half a nest of wooden ware as she may choose. I direct that all my lands in the Counties of Loudon and Fauquier be sold by my executors for cash, tobacco or slaves, and that the surplus of that sale after my just debts are paid, be divided into twelve equal shares, and that my children Charles Chinn, Raleigh Chinn, Elijah Chinn, John Chinn, William Ball Chinn, Joseph Chinn, Penelope Chinn, Margaret Chinn, Betty Chinn, Suckey Chinn and Nancy Chinn, receive each one of those parts and that the executors lay out the other part in the purchase of a slave or slaves, which slave or slaves I direct my son Elijah Chin to hire out and that he lay out the money arising therefrom for the support of my daughter, Mary Reno, and her children until the death of Zilah Reno, her husband, when the same are to be given up to her, if living, or if otherwise, to be equally divided among her children, and if my son Elijah Chinn should die before this is done, it is my will that it be done by my next oldest son, all which estate is mentioned in this clause I give to those to whom it is bequeathed and to their heirs and assigns forever.

All the residue of my estate both real and personal not heretofore mentioned, and the debts and legacies being first paid, which legacies if not sufficient without, are to come out of the sale of my land and all the estate heretofore mentioned to my wife at her death, I give and bequeath to be equally divided among my children in the manner as mentioned in the foregoing clause, one twelfth part thereof to be applied to the benefit and support of my daughter Mary Reno as mentioned in said clause, provided, nevertheless, that there

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