Wills: Mildred BALMER, 1827: Southampton County, VA

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Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 10, p. 335
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine]


[p] 335

[note in margin]  Mildred BALMER's Will.

In the Name of God Amen  I Midred BALMER of the County of Southampton and State Virginia being in 
Sound Mind and Memory do Make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following To 
wit:
First and Principally I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God who gave it Me and for what wordly goods: I 
dispose of them as follows to wit:
1.st  Give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Eliza BALMER the money arising from the legacy that 
Jarret[?] TURNER left me by his last Will and Testament to her during her life and at her death for 
dispose of it as She thinks Proper.
2.nd  I also give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Eliza BALMER all my household furniture that 
I now have in my possession during her life and at her death for dispose it as She thinks proper.
In Testimony whereof I do hereunto Set my hand and affix my Seal this 26:th day July One Thousand 
Eight hundred and twenty Seven:
                                                 Mildred BALMER  *Seal*
                                                  +  her mark
Signed Sealed and acknowledged
In Presence of:
John C. TURNER
Sally NEWSOME  +  Her mark

At a Court Held for the County of Southampton on the 19:th day of September 1831.
This last Will and Testament of Mildred BALMER dec'd was proved by the oath of John C. TURNER one 
of the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded:
                                                 Teste  James ROCHELLE  Cl