Pittsylvania County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Thompson, Samuel H. February 29, 1856
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Source: Pittsylvania Va Will Book 2, Pg 212
Written: February 29, 1856
Recorded: May 19, 1856

Know all men by these presents that I Samuel H. Thompson Sr of the County of 
Pittsylvania do hereby make and publish this as my last will and testament in 
manner and form following to wit viz:  In the first place it is my desire that 
a certain negro boy by the name of Isaac be sold to pay my debts and if the 
sale of said negro be not sufficient for that purpose that the balance be made 
up from the sale of such part of my personal estate as my wife may select.  In 
the next place I give to my four oldest daughters Elizabeth, Lydia, Mary and 
Martha a certain negro woman named Sully and her future increase to them and 
their heirs forever.  I also give to my four oldest daughters above named one 
feather bed each.  I also give to my son Saml H. Thompson Jr a certain gray 
horse now owned by me, and lastly I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Thompson 
the whole of the remaining part or parts of my stock of every kind, household 
and kitchen furniture, all the provisions that may be on hand at the time of 
my death and I also give to my said wife Mary Thompson during her natural life 
one certain negro man named Bob and a girl named Summitha.  At the death of my 
said wife I wish the said negroes Bob and Summitha with increate if any to be 
equally divided between all of my children except my son Samuel Jennings (?).  
I do hereby appoint my said wife Mary Thompson executrix of this my last will 
and testament and request the court to allow her to administer as such without 
being required to give Security.
	In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 29th 
February 1856.

                                       Samuel H. Thompson (Seal)
Witness:
O. E. Hamblen
Samuel C. Jones

	At a County Court held for the County of Pittsylvania on the 19th day 
of May 1856 the last will & testament of Samuel H. Thompson Decd was presented 
by Samuel C. Jones a subscribing witness to the said will and it appearing to 
the Court that the other witness to the said will hath departed this life and 
that his signature thereto is genuine and doth order that the said will be 
recorded and on the motion of Mary Thompson the Executrix in the said will 
named who made oath and entered into and acknowledged a bond with penalty of 
eight thousand dollars conditioned according to law certificate is granted her 
for obtaining probate of said will in due form, the Testator requesting the 
Court not to require Security of the said Executrix.

                             Teste     L. Scruggs, Clk.


Additional Comments:
Samuel H. Thompson was the son of Jennings Thompson and Elizabeth Street.  The 
children listed in the will are from his first marriage to Nancy Davis.  The 
four children from his second marriage to Mary (Polly) Holt daughter of Miles 
Holt and Sally Fowlkes are not name individually in the will.

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