ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Mary DAUGHTREY, 6 Aug 1800 ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 277 [...] [margin note] Mary DAUGHTREY's} Will } In the Name of God Amen I Mary DAUGHTREY being in a Low state of health but of sound mind blessed be god for the same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament as for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with. I give and Dispose of in following manner & form- 1.st I give to my son Joshua DAUGHTREY the Land and Plantation I now live on to him and his heirs forever- 2.d I give to my Daughter Charlotte DAUGHTREY three Negroes namely, Patience Lewis and Jacob to her and her heirs forever- 3.d I give to my Son Joshua DAUGHTREY one Negro boy English to him and his heirs forever- 4.th I give to my Son Joshua DAUGHTREY five Shillings to him and his heirs forever- 5.th I give to my Daughter Sally BUTLER five Shillings to her and her heirs forever- 6.th I give to my Daughter Charlotte DAUGHTREY & Joshua DAUGHTREY the remainder of my estate to be equally Divided between two namely Charlotte & Joshua DAUGHTREY- Lastly I nominate and appoint my friend Jacob JOHNSON Executor to this my last will [and] Testament As Witness my hand and Seal this 6th day of August one thousand eight hundred- Sealed & Signed} In Presence of } her Francis MURFEE } Mary X DAUGHTREY ¤Seal¤ his } mark Mills X BEAL } mark } his } At a Court held for Isle of Wight County William X POWELL} the 6th: day of October 1800 - mark } This Will was presented in Court by Jacob JOHNSON the Executor therein named who made oath thereto according to Law, and the same being proved by the oaths of Francis MURFEE and William POWELL two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded_ And on the motion of said Executor who together with Francis MURPHREY his Security entered into and Acknowledged their bond in the Penalty of five thousand dollars with condition as the Law directs Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat there of in due form- Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 11 (1794-1802), p. 277 Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 27 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________