The State of South Carolina

In the name of God: Amen, I, Reuben Long of SumterDistrict in the State aforesaid, being in health and of sound mindand memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament,hereby annulling all former or other will or wills by me made.Imprimis. I give to Gabriel and Reuben, the sons of my deceasedsister Hannah Sullinger five hundred dollars each, and if either ofthem should be dead at the time of my death, it is my desire that thesaid sum should be divided among the children of the said deceased,share and share alike.

Item. As a proof of my friendship and regard forthe family, I give to Sarah Ann Haynsworth, the daughter of WilliamHaynsworth, two hundred and fifty dollars, to be under the managementof her father, for her benefit during her minority or until hermarriage.

Item. My will and desire is that all the rest andresidue of my estate both real and personal shall be divided into sixequal parts and distributed as follows: that is to say, I give to thechildren of my brother John Long one sixth part thereof which wouldhave been their father's proportion were he alive, share and sharealike, but should any of the children of my said brother be deadleaving children, it is my will that the said sixth part bedistributed between his said children and grand-children according tothe Laws of this State in the same manner as if he had died Intestateas to the same.

Item. I give to the children of my brotherNicholas Long one other sixth part thereof, share and share alike,but in case of the death of any of his said children the said sixthpart to be divided between his said children and grand-

Children according to the Laws of this State, inthe same manner as if he had died Intestate as to the same.

Item. I give to my brother Gabriel Long, ifliving, one other sixth part thereof, but if he be dead I give thesame to his children and grand-children, to be divided among themaccording to the Laws of this State in the same manner as if he haddied Intestate as to the same.

Item. I give to my brother William Long one othersixth part thereof, deducting therefrom the value of the followingNegroes: (Viz.) Jenny, aged twenty-two years, her child Frank, agedtwo years, and Daniel, aged twenty years, which I have already putinto his possession, provided the said Negroes shall remain in hispossession till my death, in which case he is to have them at theirvalue as a part of his sixth, but the same to be considered and takenas part of my estate, but should my said brother die before me, it ismy will that the said one sixth part be divided under the Laws ofthis State in the same manner as if my said brother had diedIntestate as to the same among his children and grand-children

after the death of his wife, should he leave heralive, who it is my wish should have the use thereof during herlife.

Item. I give to my sister Margaret Nash one othersixth part thereof, deducting therefrom the sum of two thousanddollars which I have estimated as the value of six Negroes which Ihave put into her possession, the same to be valued as part of myestate but to be held by her as part of her said one sixth part.Should she die before me, the same to be divided among her childrenand grand-children in the same manner as if she had died Intestate asto so much thereof as has not yet been put into her possessionaccording to the Laws of this State.

Item. I give to Benjamin and Elcy Gerald, jointlyand to the survivor of them, one other sixth part thereof, deductingtherefrom seventeen hundred dollars which I have paid for land forthem to which they have titled, the said amount to be considered asso much of my estate advanced by me to them in part of their saidsixth part.

Item. My will and desire is that my Negroes shallnot be separated and families divided contrary to their wishes, butshould any of them desire to go to either of those to whom I havegiven legacies, they shall be taken at a fair valuation, if not theymay choose their masters and if he consents to take them, he shall beallowed seven per cent from a fair valuation.

Item. It is my will that my Executors shall havepower at their discretion to dispose of my real and perishableproperty and to execute all necessary deeds for the transfer andalienation thereof should a sale be considered by them advantageousor for the benefit of those to whom I have given my estate.

Lastly I do nominate my friends Thomas BakerBenjamin Gerald and William Haynesworth, Executors of this my lastwill and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand andseal this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousandeight hundred and thirty-seven. (The words "in which case he is tohave them at their value as part of his sixth" in the second pagebeing first underlined.)

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of uswho have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presenceof the Testator and at his request.

Amos A. Nettles

J. L. Mellett

F. F. Chandler Reuben Long (SEAL)

(Recorded in Will Book M pge 108)

(Recorded March 21st, 1839)

William Lewis - Ordy. S.D.

Bundle 56, Pkge 5