In the name of God Amen I James Love, Senr. Of Stokes County and State of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be God for his mercies) do this twenty sixth - - day of December - - - in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and ninety nine, make Ordain and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say - - - -

First I give and equeath unto Edmund Jean, William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Junr, Rueben McDaniel, and Travarse Jones of Guilford County my Negro Aaron Man named Aaron, and my Negro girl named Megg during the natural lives [of the said seven persons] and in case of the death of one ore more of said persons before the deaths of said Negroes, I will (in such case) that they the said Aaron and Megg remain and be [the] property of the Survivors (and not to descend to the heirs of the deceased) until their number shall be reduced to four, then I will that the said Aaron and Megg be their property and their heirs forever.

2ndly I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Charles Clayton a certain bay horse, to him and his heirs, children of his wife Nancy my Daughter forever 

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3rdly I will that all my Just debts and funeral charges be paid out of my personal Estate not yet bequeathed

4th I will give and bequeath unto my son James Love the sum of five shillings

5thly I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Ruben McDaniel and Travearse Jones of Guilford County a certain sorrel colt (commonly called Aaron’s colt) to them and their heirs forever.

6thly I will that all the remainder of my personal estate not heretofore bequeathed, after all my just debts and funeral charges are paid be Equally divided into three equal parts of shares, one part of share I give and bequeath unto my Son James Love
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Another part or Share I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Charles Clayton and Nancy his wife, and the third and Last part or Share I give and bequeath unto the children of my Son John Love by my daughter in law Ruth Love to be equally divided among them 
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And I do hereby make and Ordain 
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my son James Love 
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Executor of this my last Will and Testament

And I do hereby utterly revoke d_________ and make void all former Will and Testaments set my hand and affixed my seal day and year above written

Signed Sealed published pronounced
By the said James Love Senr. Testator
As his last Will and Testament, in
The presence of us who were present at
The time of signing and sealing thereof
NB The words (of the said seven persons)
in 12th line of the first page and the word
(the) in the 15th line of said page were underlined before signed

James X Love

Robert Wilkerson
A. Campbell - Jurat