Will of Seymour Powell
(Will Book 1, page 2, Greensville Co.VA.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I seymour Powell of the County of Brunswick
County do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner
following that is to say FIRST I give and bequeath to my God Son 
Seymour Ransome a Negroe Boy named Moses,to him and his heirs for ever.
ITEM. I give to Martha Orily the use of a Negroe Wench named Fanny for
and during the term of her natural Life and after her decease to her 
Son and my God Son Jeptha Powell Orily to Him and his heirs. ALSO I 
give to the said Martha O'Riley the sum of Five hundred pounds
Continental Money. I likewise direct that the Taxes and levies of the
said Negroe Wench Fanny may be paid out of my Estate by my Executors
hereafter named during the term the said Martha may keep possession of
her. ITEM.I give to my God Son Seymour Ransome my great Bible Johnson's
Dictionary and Dictionary of the Bible. Also the residue of my Estate
consisting of Lands Slaves or any other Estate whether real or personal
that I am possessed of or entitled to give to my said God Son Jeptha
Powell O'Riley to him and to his heirs for ever on condition that he
attains the age of twenty one years but if he dies before that period 
or under the age of twenty one years then all the Estate hereby given
him I give to my said God Son Seymour Ransome to him and to his heirs
and if he dies before my Godson Jeptha Powell, I then desire that the
Children of James Ransome may receive the same in equal portion to them
and their heirs. ALSO I desire my God Son Jeptha Powell may be educated
and maintained in the best manner my Estate will afford at the 
discretion of my executor John Rogers of Southampton whom I appoint his
Guardian ALSO I do nominate and appoint my friends James Ransome of
Warren County N.Carolina and John Rogers of the County of Southampton 
my Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all
others heretofore made. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereto set my hand
and Seal this 10th day of December 1780.
Seymour Powell (LS)

Signed Sealed published & declared to be the last Will of the said
Seymour Powell in presence of}
Daniel Fisher
Charles Portlock
Thomas Hicks
Calvin Spence
Henry Bass

At a Court held for Greensville County the twenty sixth day of April
1781. This Will was proved by the oaths of Daniel Fisher Thomas Hicks
and Henry Bass witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. And on the
motion of James Ransome and John Rogers the Executors therein named who
made oath thereto according to Law and together with James Mason 
Benjamin Hicks and Francis Dancey their Securities entered into and
acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of two hundred thousand pounds
conditioned as the Law directs Certificate was granted them for 
obtaining a probat thereof in due form.
Test P.Pelham ClCur.

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