Petersburg, VA Wills Miscellaneous Will of Isaac Hall (Will Book 2, page 4, Hustings Court, Petersburg,VA.) In The Name of God Amen, I Isaac Hall make and ordain this my last Will and Testament written and subscribed by my own hand. Whereas I have already given to my son Everard Hall five negroes, Jack Sylvia, two women named Nancy & Billy, and as I wish to be altogether fair & equal in the distribution of my small fortune between my two children, I do hereby give or bequeath to my daughter Dian Robinson Hall the following slaves Suky, Patty, Venus, Armistead, and either Molly or Betty as she may chuse. All the rest and residue of my estate, real & personal of whatever nature or kind I give to my beloved wife Martha Hall, to her and her heirs forever I feel the most perfect confidence that she will by gift or Will dispose of it equally and impartially between our children or their issue. I do hereby appoint my two highly respected worthy friends George Keith Taylor & John Allison executors of this my last Will & Testament, and I do particularly request that they shall not be required to give any security when they qualify as my Executors. In witness of the above I hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th of November A.D.1805. Isaac Hall (Seal) Witness Alex G.Strachan Robert Brownley John Hendren At a Hustings Court held for the Town of Petersburg at the Courthouse of the said Town Monday the 3d day of February 1806. The last Will and Testament of Isaac Hall dece'd. was presented in Court by George Keath Taylor and John Allison the Executors herein named and was proved by the oaths of Robert Brownley and John Hendren two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. AND on the motion of the said Executors who made oath and entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of _(Blank)_ as the law directs, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat of the said will in due form. No security to the Bond being required by the Court. Attest J.Grammer C.H. Will of Matilda Hall (Will Book 2, page 215, Hustings Court, Petersburg,VA.) I Matilda Hall of the Town of Petersburg and State of Virginia, do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say- First I desire that no more of my personal estate be sold than what my executor may think proper to sell, leaving it entirely to his option to dispose of a part retain the whole. Secondly I lend to my Best and only Friend for the term of his natural life all my estate both real and personal goods chattes and effects of whatever kind and this only Friend is Pleasant Warmack I know of no other on Earth, Without the let hinderance or molestation of any person or persons whatsoever for and during the said term of his natural life. Thirdly after the death of the said Pleasant Wamerek, I give devise all my estate both real & personal as herein before mentioned unto William Edwerd Wamack, the son of the said Pleasant Wamack and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders, subject as before stated to his fathers life with all the goods Effects and chattles whatsoever to him the said Wm.Edwerd Wammuck and to heir for ever, And lastly I do opoint my said friend Pleasant Wamock my exetor of this my last Will and Testament.And it is my will and desire that he shall not be obliged to give any security for his Executorships as aforesaid Hereby revoking all other or former Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this ninth day of June in the year one thousand Eighteen hundred and twenty fore Signed Sealed published and declared as for the Will or Testament of the above named Matilda Hall. Meltady(herxmark)Hall (Seal) In presents of us Witness test Parham R.Heath John Dennis Dudley Brockell Stephen Baranzzino At a Hustings Court held for the Town of Petersburg at the Courthouse of the said Town Thursday the 16th day of June 1825. The last Will & Testament of Matilda Hall dec'd. was proved in open Court by the oaths of Parham R.Heath and Stephen Baranzzino two of the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded. Teste J.Grammer C.H. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Russell Lawrence - ruslaw@bellatlantic.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.