Wills: Halifax County, VA

In the name of God, Amen, the twelfth (sic) day of January 1781--------I
Joshua Powell, being in perfect helth (sic) mind and memory Thanks be
given unto God therefore caulling  (sic) unto mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make
and ordane (sic) this my Last Will and Testament that is to say
principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul tnto the hands
of Almighty God that give it and my body I recommend to the Earth
Nothing Doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the Mighty power of God and touching such worldly estate
as it wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this Life.  I give
devise and dispose in following manner and form First I give and
bequeath to Sarah Farmer my daughter one Negro Girl named Pat one bay
mare that goes by the name of the young mair (sic) and one hundred acres
of land where on she now lives.  Also I give to my son Hezekiah Powell
Three hundred acers (sic) of land lying from the upper end of my Land on
Sandy Creak (sic) also one Negro Girl named Winney, also one Negro Boy
named Ned and one mare (?) Polrow(?)-----Also I give to my son James
Powell three hundred acres of land whereon I now live also two Negars
(sic) Ben and Little Sarah also Fannis colt.  Also I give to my son
Thomas Anderson Powell three hundred acers (sic) of Land and two Negros,
Luck and Armsted and potrow colt.  Also I give to my daughter Lucretia
Powell two Negros Anack and Tamor and the young mairs (sic) colt.  Also
I give to my daugter (sic) Nancy two Negros Bett and Stephen ---I give
to my daughter Betsy Powell two thousand pounds---I give to my daughter
Polly Powell two Negros Hannah and Bob --- Also I give to my wife Mary
Powell two Negros Phill and Sarah.  This to be my last will and
Testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
day and year above written.
Joshua Powell, L. S.
Witnesses: Joshua Adams, Sam'll Tindall, John (his + mark) Adams, Benja.
Donnelly.

At a court held for Halifax County the fifth day of May 1781.
The last will and testament of Joshua Powell was exhibited in Court and
proved by the oaths of three of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to
be recorded.  And on the motion of Mary Powell, widow and relict of said
Joshua who made oath according to law Certificate is granted her for
obtaining letters of administration with this will annexed of the estate
of the said Joshua Powell and thereupon with Benjamin Dickson, John
Adams and Joshua Adams as her sureties entered into and acknowledged
bond for the same according to law.   And the said Mary relinquished all
right to any legacy contained in said will and claims her dower in the
said deceased estate according to law.


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