Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Britt, Nathan 1811
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Anne Marie Piland angen429@yahoo.com November 5, 2007, 7:42 pm

Source: Southampton Co, Va Will Book 7 Pp 436-7
Written: 1811
Recorded: February 19, 1815

Nathan Britt’s Senr Will

In the Name of God amen I Nathan Britt Senr of Southampton County Virginia being
of Sound Sense and memory do make constitute and ordain this my Last will and
Testament in the following manner ___ First I give to my Son John Britt the Land
and plantation he now lives on during her natural Life and to his heirs, but if
the said John Britt shall die without heir begotten of his body. I give the said
Land and Plantation to my grandson Jordan Birtt Son of Jese Britt, with this
reserve that my daughter in law Mary Britt wife of said John Britt to have her
single life or widowhood on the said plantation but not so as to prevent the
said Jordan shall have a right to work the same when he arrives to the age of
twenty one years old or when his father thinks proper to give him freedom. 
Item I give my son Jese Britt and his heirs the land and plantation he now lives
on __ Item I give my son Nathan Britt and his heirs the land and plantation
whereon he now lives. I them give lend the Land and plantation whereon I now
Live to my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth Britt, during her Life or Widowhood
with the reserve that my two Daughters Emmy Britt and Elizabeth Britt. Shall
have their single lives on the land plantation and also my son William G Britt
to have a right to live on the same, and the death or marriage of my said wife,
my two daughters Emmy and Elizabeth
[page break]
Britt. I give the said land to my son William G Britt and his heirs but if the
said William G Britt should be without an heir Lawfully begotten the said land
to be equally divided among my surviving sons__ I them give my Daughter Emmy
Britt one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf of my estate. I also
give my Daughter Elizabeth Britt one feather bed and furniture and one cow and
calf… The remainder of my estate I lend to my wife, Elizabeth Britt during her
life or widowhood and at the death of my wife. I leave the property lent to my
Wife to be equally divided between by four Daughters Emmy Britt, Rhoda Gillium,
Cherry Jones, and Elizabeth Britt. I also do make this reserve that the debts
that I owe at my death be paid by my son William G Britt as the Land left him is
more than an equal share with the rest. I also nominate and appoint my two sons
Nathan Britt and William G Britt and Jacob Barrett Executors to this my Last
will and testament in witness whereof I hereunto Set my hand and Seal this ___
day of ___ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eleven.
Sealed and delivered and declared to be
The Will of Nathan Britt Senr
William (X) Wray					Nathan (X) Britt Senr [seal]
John (X) Ireland
Matthew (X) Gilliam

This Codicil made to this my Last will this 19th day of February AD 1815.
Witness that my wish is that my Daughter Emmy, have no part of my estate as
named above in my will but instead thereof She drow out of my estate one Dollar
only, acknowledged in presence of 
John Anderson
Richard Backus				Nathan (X) Britt Senr
Betsey (X) Taylor



At a court held for the County of Southampton the 20th day of March 1815 this
will and presented in Court by one of the Executors.. Proved by the oaths of the
said witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Jacob
Barrett one of the Executors therein named who made oath according to Law
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form who gave
bond and Security whereupon &c.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/britt339gwl.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/

File size: 4.1 Kb