Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Crenshaw, Elizabeth Whitfield, 1808 

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Elizabeth (WHITFIELD) CRENSHAW, will dated 7 Aug 1805*, recorded Aug 1808 

In the name of God Amen, I, Elizabeth Cranshaw of the parish of St. Luke's and 
County of Southampton being of Sound and perfect mind and Memory thanks be to 
god for the Same do therefore ["make" omitted] and ordain this and no other to 
be my last will and Testament hereby Revoking and making Void all former wills 
heretofore made Vizt: 

First I give and bequeath my Soul to god that gave it Surely trusting through 
the meditation of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to receive the Same at the 
General Resurrection and my body to be decently buried at the Discretion of my 
Executors herein after named and as for my real and personal Estate I give and 
dispose of it in manner & form following_ 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Crenshaw all that I am 
possessed with and the Increase to her and to her heirs forever_ and if and 
(dupe) She Should die without heir __ 

Item. then to fall Decend to my Two Sisters that is to be equally divided 
Between Sally Revell and Polly Johnson to them and their heirs forever aforesaid_

Lastly I make and ordain Jordan Johnson and William Furgason as my full and Sole 
Executors of this my last will and testament_ In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this 7th Day of August 1805. 
                                             Elizabeth (hermark) Cranshaw 

Signed Sealed and Delivered by said Elizabeth Cranshaw as and for her last will 
and testament --- 
in Presence of         } 
Drewry (hismark) Fires } 
Henry (hismark) Turner } 
Joseph Tharp           } 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton on the (blank) day of August 1808. 
This will was presented in Court by Wm. Furgason the executor named in the will 
proved by the oath of Drewry Fires one of the witnesses hereto and ordered to be 
recorded and on the motion of the Said Executor who made oath according to law 
probat is granted him thereof in due form on giving Security Whereupon &c__ 
                                             --not signed by clerk --

[*final digit of date is difficult, and partially obscured by stray mark- 
  could read 1800, 1805 or 1806.] 

Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 6, 1804-1810, pp. 574-75 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 18 

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.] 

[CRANSHAW, CRENSHAW, FERGUSON, FIERS, FIRES, FURGASON, JOHNSON, REVELL, THARP, 
 TURNER, WHITFIELD]