Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Carstarphen, John Sr., 1799 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ John CARSTARPHEN, will dated 26 Nov 1799, proved 16 Dec 1799 [margin notes] [p.] 161 John Carstarphen Will In the name of God Amen I John Carstarphen of Southampton County being in a low state of health but in perfect sence and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following ___ Item, I leave all my Stock of all kinds and all my house hold and furniture to be sold and my Just debts to be paid __ Item, after my Just debts are paid the remainder If any to be equally divided also my Land & Negroes To be Equally divided between my Wife Margaret Carstarphen and son John Carstarphen and David Carstarphen & Margaret Carstarphen to them and their Heirs for Ever __ I Also appoint My Wife Margaret Carstarphen and Arthur Bowing & Mica.h Griffin my Whole and sole Executors to this my last Will & Testament made this 26.th day of November 1799. __ Witness John Carstarphen ¤seal¤ his Jacob x Turner j.r mark John Worrell j.r John Worrell At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 16.th day of December 1799 - This Will Was presented in Court by Arthur Bowing & Micajah Griffin two of the Executors therein nam.d the other refusing, prov.d by the oaths of Jacob Turner & John Worrell j.r two of the witnesses thereto_ And on the Motion of the s.d Ex'or.s who made oath according to Law a certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving security, Whereupon &c - - Sam Kello Cl ________________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 5, 1797-1804, pp. 161 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 17 [Decedent's inventory & appraisement (Dec 1800) appear ibid, pp. 215-16.] images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] [BOWEN, BOWING, CARRSTARPHEN, CARSTAPHEN, CARSTARPHEN, GRIFFIN, TURNER, WORRELL]