ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - WILLS - William Powell, 3 Oct 1734
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In the name of God, Amen. I William Powell of the Isle of Wight County being
weak and ailing but being in his perfect sense and memory do make, and
ordain constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament.

Item First and principally above all things I commit my soul to God the
Father of Spirits hoping and assuredly believing to receive full pardon and
remission of all my sins through my compassionate Redeemer, Jesus Christ,
who gave himself to be an attonement for my sins and is able to save all
that come unto God by Him seeing He liveth to make intercession for him who
comes unto Him for mercy, in this hope and confidence I render up my soul
with comfort; next I give my body to the earth in full assurance of its
resurrection at the Last Day and as for what worldly estate God hath
bestoweth upon me I give as followeth.

First, I desire that all my just debts should be paid by my executor
hereafter mentioned. Item  I give to my son William Powell the plantation
that he now lives on and one Iron Pott and one cross cut saw and one
shilling in money out of my movable estate and no more. Item I give to my
son Joseph Powell all my land at Corrowaugh joining to Robert Carrs and one
gun, and one gray mare and one cow. Item I give to my son Benjamin Powell
the plantation that I now live on after his mothers decease and one gun and
one cow and calf and heifer. Item I give to my son in law Samuel Redlebush
one shilling in money out of my movable estate and no more.  Item I give to
my daughter Martha one heifer and her increase and one shilling in money out
of my movable estate and no more. Item I give to my daughter Rebeccah 
Wilkinson five shillings in money out of my movable estate and no more.
Item I give to my daughter Mary Holland five shillings in money out of my
movable estate and no more. Item I give to my daughter Rachael Powell one
heifer. Item  I give to my daughter Alice Powell one heifer. Item  I give to
my daughter Lydia Powel one pewter dish and two pewter plates.

The rest of my movable estate I give to my loving wife Mary Powel, but if
she shall happen to marry or dye then that part of my movable estate to be
equally divided between her and the rest of my children except them debarred.

I do appoint my son William Powel my trust friend my whole executor to see
this my last Will executed performed.

Witness this third day of October in the year of our Lord God, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Thirty Four.

Witness: John Darden				William Powell
Thomas Powell (mark)                                      
Daniel Days (mark)

At a court held for Isle of Wight County Mar 24th 1734 the last will and
testament of William Powel deceased was proved in court by the oaths of John
Darden and Thomas Powel, two of the witnesses there unto subscribed, and it
appearing to the court that the executor nominated in the Will is departed
this life-administration therefore is granted unto John Darden with the Will
annexed and it is admitted to record.
Test  James Baker CCC

Isle of Wight. Will & Accts Vol 4, 1733-1745, p 46-7.