Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Barrett, Giles, 1823 

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Giles BARRETT (1787-1825), will dated 20 Oct 1823, recorded 19 Feb 1828 

In the name of God Amen I Giles Barrett being of sound mind and disposing 
memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testament the manner and form 
as follows (viz):

I give cousin Lucy Joyner one negro boy by the name of Cary and one negro girl 
by the name of Fanny and paying all my just debts I loan one half of the 
balance of my Estate if real and personal to my wife Polly Barrett. If my 
surviving widow should marry I only loan her one third (viz).

I gave to Lucy Kindred all the balance of my Estate if real and personal.

I do appoint my Son in Law Henry Kindred my Executor of this my last will and 
Testament.

I do hereby constitute and establish this to be my last will and Testament and 
revoking all wills I heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and fixed my seal this 20th day of October eighteen hundred and twenty three.
                                               Giles Barrett  (seal) 

Witnesses
Wm. Massenburg    } 
Jos. M. Faircloth } 
Benjamin Revell   } 

Southampton County Court February 19th 1828. This last will and Testament of 
Giles Barrett decd. was proved by the oath of Benjamin Revell one of the 
subscribing witnesses thereto and William Massenburg another of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto being decd. Robert Goodwin being Sworn deposed & saith that 
he is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said William Massenburg & 
verily believes that the name of the said William Massenburg to the said will 
subscribed to be in the handwriting of the said Wm. Massenburg where upon this 
said will is ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Henry Kindred Ex'or 
therein named who made oath and together with James Rochelle and George G. 
Gurley his securities entered into and ackd. a bond in the penalty of five 
thousand dollars conditioned as the Law directs certificate is granted the said 
Henry Kindred for obtaining a probat of said will in due form.
                                               Teste  James Rochelle  CC 

[name is written "Jiles" in the body of the will] 

Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 10, 1826-1832, p. 83 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 19 

images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: 
http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm

[Transcribed by Dale Whitfield (whitfieldroots@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[BARRETT, FAIRCLOTH, GOODWIN, GURLEY, JOYNER, KINDRED, MASSENBURG, REVELL, 
 ROCHELLE]