I am researching a man who in his registered will says that this will
erases
> any previous wills written by him. I am assuming that during slavery, he
may
> have written his will to include his slaves as property given to his
> children. I am curious to know if there is a way to find out anything
about
> the first will?
I think this is the standard wording, even when there was no earlier will
written.  It has been in all the wills I have seen.
Elaine Oakes