What is the meaning of LEND? I have a Caswell Co. NC will 1782 of Henry Dixon Jr. In premise I lend to my dearly beloved wife Martha my whole Estate until such time as my son Wynne shall arrive to the age of twenty one years old or During her widowhood and if she should not marry I lend her the tract of land I now own and a Negro woman called Hannah during her natural life. Item I give to my son Henry after the death or marriage of Martha the tract of land whereon I now live Item Several tracts of land slave stock of all kin household furniture money equally divided between wife and children or as many as shall be living when eldest reaches 21 and also that the Negro woman Hannah lent to my wife with her increase equally divided as above. Did he give everything to the wife to hold for the children? Is that the meaning of lend? If he lent slaves and land to the wife until she dies when wills the land and the slaves go to the child? At 21 or after he dies? Also did he give the same tract of land to two sons? Also if he lent Hannah to the wife would that mean that Hannah and her children stayed with Martha until she died? Would the tithes come out of the children's estate? Quan