Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Barrett, Richard, 1866 

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Richard BARRETT (1813-1868), will dated 18 Jul 1866, recorded 17 Feb 1868 

Being blessed by almighty God with sound mind and disposing memory I here make 
this my last will and testament in the following manner to wit:
1st  I want all my just debts paid out of such of my property either personal or 
real as my wife may think proper to sell for that purpose and I have given her 
the write(sic) to sell and make good titles to anything she may think proper to 
sell for that purpose.
2nd  I give to my wife Mary R. Barrett ten acres of land any whereon the North 
side of the County road leading from the old Steamboat wharf near the spring 
to Jerusalem where she may think proper to take it or have it cut off to her and 
her heirs forever
3rd  I give to my son Erastus B. Barrett a home with my wife so long as he or 
she may live conditioned that he may behave himself to her as he has done 
heretofore my wife charging him such board as his income will afford to pay it. 
4th  All the balance of my estate I loan to my wife Mary R. Barrett for and 
during her widowhood conditioned that she is to raise and educate my children 
according to her ability free of charge if my wife Mary R. Barrett remains a 
widow her life at her death I give the above loaned estate to such of my 
children by her as may be then living or the issue of such children as may have 
died, the issue taking such share or shares as would have fallen to their 
deceased parents to them and their heirs forever. 
In the event my wife Mary R. Barrett marry then I lend to her one third of my 
estate above loaned for and during her life from the time of her marriage and at 
her death to such of my children by her or the issue of such children as above 
and the other two thirds of my estate I give to my children by her as above from 
the time of her marriage.
I here appoint my wife Mary R. Barrett my executrix and wish her to qualify as 
such without security. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of July 1866 
Richard Barrett

Witnesses
W. H. S. Goodman
Sallie J Neely
Simon M. Lawrence

Probated 17 February 1868

Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 19, 1867-1874, p. 85 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 378 

images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: 
http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm
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[Transcribed by Dale Whitfield (whitfieldroots@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[BARRETT, GOODMAN, LAWRENCE, NEELY]