Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Barnes, Joshua, 1762 

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Joshua BARNES (1702-1762), will dated 12 Aug 1762, recorded 1 Oct 1762 

I Joshua Barnes of Southampton County in Virginia do make constitute and ordain 
this my last will & testament in manner & form following to wit, 
I give devise & bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Lucy the use and profit 
of all my stock of cattle hoggs & five ewes & lambs and all the crop of Corn 
Tob.o &c. with all the provisions in the house & the use of my Horse with one 
feather bed and furniture two Iron potts one frying pan and four pewter dishes 
for and during her natural life or widowhood.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto my son Brittain my plantation & all my 
lands with one feather bed and furniture and all my Joyners & turner's tools 
and two pewter plates to him & his heirs forever. 
Item. I give devise and bequeath  unto my daughter Edee Barnes one feather 
Bed & furniture to her & her heirs forever. 
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Chastity Barnes one feather 
Bed and furniture to her & heirs forever. 
Item. I give devise and bequeath to my son Burwell Barnes my leather Breetches 
one shirt & two pewter plates to him and his heirs.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Buxton my white leather breaches one check 
cotton Jacket & two puter plates to him & his heirs all the rest of my estate 
after my Just debts are paid I give one third to my wife Lucy & the other two 
thirds to be equally divided between my six children names as followeth 
Burwell Buxton Bailey Sally Benjamin and Phereby.
And lastly I do appoint my son Brittain and my Cousin Benjamin Barnes to be 
my ex'ors of this my last will & testament as witness my hand this 
twelfth day of August 1762.
                                               Joshua Barnes  ĪSealĪ 
Witness 
Job Wright 
Sarah (hermark) Oberry 
Jas Jordan Scott 

At a court held for the County of Southampton the 14 day of October 1762. 
   This will was presented in court by Brittain Barnes and Benjamin Barnes 
the executors therein named proved by the oaths of Job Wright and Sarah 
Oberry and by the solemn affirmation of James Jordan Scott / one of the people 
called Quakers and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the afs'd ex'ors 
who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a 
probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c. 
                                               R. Kello cc


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 2, 1762-1772, p. 5 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 16 

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.] 

[BARNES, OBERRY, SCOTT, WRIGHT]