If you have any interest in a particular daughter, DIL or friend having a particular sewing machine or any items, get it in writing and leave it where it can be found. You never know the ill feelings and power struggle that some things can become when two or more people decide to make an issue of an item.
Last summer I accidentally inherited a quilter's stash. I never met her or her family. A friend met a family desperately trying to clear out a relative's apartment, down to the last day and they had to dispose of fabric. They asked if she knew anyone who sewed. My friend took it all and divided it between me and her SIL, who is a quilter. I felt very blessed. I donated several red/white/blue quilt tops that came with the stash to a group that quilts for veterans. I feel sad her family didn't take more of it, but it did come to someone who appreciates it.