In the name of God Amen I Thomas Hayth of Campbell County and State Virgnia, being sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind of which thank my Creator calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to help me with. I do hereby Will and bequeath the same in the manner following. Imprimis It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out of my Estate. I lend to my beloved wife Martha during her natural life or widowhood three hundred acres of land to be taken of the North ends of my tract and to include my mansion house and other improvements thereon also the whole of my personal Estate accept one negro boy Martin and girl Chloe including six nigroes (To Wit, Lucy, Briddy, York, Nedd, Manson, and Lcote.) All my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs, my household and kitchen furniture and plantation (eutentials ?) She my said wife Martha paying to my son Pleasant Hayth five hundred dollars good and lawful money within three years after my decease which said sum of five hundred dollars I hereby give and bequeath to my said son Pleasant Hayth and to be paid out of my Esate above loaned and after my said wife’s widowhood or death, the said three hundred acres of land appurtenances as above loaded I hereby give and bequeath to my son Gilbert Hayth the residence of said property so loaned to be sold a public sale and the proceeds thereof to be equally divided amongst all my children or their heirs, except to my son John Hayth. The portion that would otherwise fall to him by the above distribution I hereby will and bequeath to his two children (to Wit, Eliza A. Hayth and John Hayth.) I give to my son William Hayth fifty acres of my land at the lower and lying on each side of Molly’s Creek and to include his Old Settlement and improvements. I give to my son Benjamin Hayth ninety five acres of my land including his Settlement on the south end or corner of my land. I give to my son Thomas Hayth ninety five acres of my land laying between his brother Benjamin’s ninety-five acres and the three hundred acres which I have lent to my wife Martha. It is my will and desire that my son William and Thomas Hayth shall not sell the land hereby bequeathed to them during their mother’s lifetime. I give to my son Gilbert Hayth one yellow negro boy called Martin. I leave in the hands of my son Gilbert Hayth as trustee for my daughter Jincey Hall and the heirs of her body one negro girl by the name of Chloe for their benefit all the rest of my property heretofore loaned or given to any of my other children, stands as given forever. I hereby nominate and appoint my wife Martha and my son Gilbert Hayth executrix and executor to this my last will and testament and it is to be understood that they are to pay all my just debts out of my Estate and to carry this my will into full effect.

Given under my hand and seal this 16th day of March 1821.

Thomas Hayth