SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - James Calthorpe, 31 Jan 1793
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I James Calthorpe of Southampton County, calling to
mind the uncertainty of human life do make and appoint this to be my last
will and testament & first I recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it and 
my body to be buried in a christian like manner at the discretion of my 
Executor hereafter mentioned, and as to what worldly goods it hath pleased
God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of them in manner as following:

Item: I lend all my land where I now live containing one hundred & sixty
acres more or less to Aggy Cursey together with all my plantation uttensils 
& stock of all kinds and corn, household goods, in order that the said Aggy Cursey
should raise & school Mary Black as far as to read the bible, also that Aggy
Cursey should do the same by Joshua Cursey, her son, but at the death of
Aggy Cursey or marriage, my will and desire is that Mary Black should have
all my lands containing one hundred & sixty acres.  My will and desire is that
at the death or marriage of Aggy Cursey that all my plantation utensils,
stock of all kind be sold at public sale and the money arising therefrom to 
be applied to the benefit of Joshua Cursey and the child that Aggy Cursey is
now big with.  My will and desire is that at my death that all my negro's
shall be sold by my Executor at publick sale and money to be applied to use
of Joshua Cursey and the child that Aggy Cursey is now big with, negroes named
Will, Rachel, Philes, Jacob.

I do appoint Joshua Cloud Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
31 day of January 1793.

                                                      his
                                                 James X Calthorpe (seal)
                                                      mark
Sign'd, publish'd and declar'd,
deliver'd in presence of:

John Claud
Turner Person
    his
Sterling Francis
    mark
Joseph Turner 

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 12th day of December 1793

This Will was presented in court by John Claud, the Executor therein 
named and prov'd by the oaths of Sterling Francis & Joseph Turner, two
of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion
of the said Executor, who made oath according to law, Certificate is
granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security
whereupon &c.
                                             Sam Kello, Cl.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 600-601

Note: Paragraphing and some punctuation was added by transcriber
for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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