SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - William Boykin, 26 Oct 1786 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Wills: William Boykin, Southampton Co, VA (1786) (partial) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six, I, William Boykin Senior in the County of Southampton being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto mind this mortallity of my body and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the direction of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general ..... (end of page) Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, page 304 Note: Spelling is as shown on original. This portion of the document appeared at the bottom of one of my documents and I include it in the event it may be of some small help to those researching the Boykin name. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________