To supplement what Paul said, whenever you read the term "lend" in a will you need to look for a "companion" clause where the said "lended" items are actually "bequeathed" or "given" to someone. And if you can't find it then the lawyer fell down on his job, and there is probably a chancery court record! The inference for wives/widows as Paul said is that you get to live there, enjoy the services of the servants, the crops, the meat, etc. but it "aint" yours. If you read the wills with the "lend" clause there is always (should be) another clause somewhere providing information on the actual owner. Henry Robertson's will is a case of two sets of children of probably significantly varying ages. I have seen wills with one wife, with children of varying ages and at the death of the father, where there are instructions that one son is to take care of his mother and take care of the plantation/land. Since when Henry Robertson died, all of his "second family" sons were VERY young (given the emails I appended at the end), this wasn't an option apparently. (Interesting question is what were the step parent/step child/step sibling relations?) I do know that Tralucia, wife #2 has an Amelia Co will, and/or probate record. Best Regards, Janet Hunter