I too have some wills that mention Slaves by name and how they were left to various members of the family. Also my story about the battle at Gaines Mill mentions a number of slaves and how they took care of the baby in the middle of a battle and one sold food from the family garden to yankees during the siege of Richmond. These are at http://www.lcc.net/~fpreston/prestonf.htm and look for DOCUMENTS for the wills and for the Civil War story go to either TINSLEY or GAINES listed as major SURNAMES. Fred Preston