SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Samuel Cobb, 13 Nov 1800
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Samuel Cobb of the county of Southampton and state
of Virginia being sick and weak of body and knowing it is appointed once for
all men to die, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in
manner and form following:

Imprimis: I do herey authorize & direct my Executor hereafter named, soon
after my death to sell at public sale all my personal estate of what nature or
kind soever on nine months credit and also to sell at public sale my land and
plantation on two years credit taking in each case bond with good security and
I do hereby fully authorize and require my said Executors after sale of my
said land and plantation as aforesaid to make and conveyance of the same to
the purchaser or purchasers in fee simple which said conveyance shal be used
in law against my heirs or any person claiming, by or under me.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my loveing wife Sally Cobb, the one third of
the amount of sales of all my estate directed to be sold as aforesaid after
the payment of my just debts & expences first paid to her & her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Anthony Cobb the remaining two thirds of
my estate left to be sold as aforesaid to be put out upon interest untill he
shall arive to lawful age to him and his heirs forever.

Item: In cse my said son shall die before of lawful age in the life time of
his mother, in that case, I do hereby give and bequeath unto my loving wife
the one half of my said sons estate at the time of his death, & the other half
to my brother Burgoin Cobb & sisters Rhoda & Betsy Cobb Burgoin, to have the
preference of two or three dolars to them and their heirs & assigns forever.

Lastly, I do hereby appoint my loving wife Sally Cobb & Josiah Vick my whole
and sole Executrix & Executor of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and
disannulling all former Will or Wills by me hitherto made and allowing this
and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof the said Samuel hath sett his hand and affixed his seal
this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred.

                                                      Samuel Cobb (seal)
Signed, sealed, published & declared
by the said Samuel Cobb to be his
Last Will & Testament in presence of us:

Thomas Pope
      his
Kinchen X Cobb
     mark
Martha X Cobb
     mark
Josiah Vick
                    At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                           the 19th day of October 1801

This Will was presented in court by Josiah Vick, one of the Executors therein named 
(and continued for the other), proved by the oaths of Thomas Pope and Kinchen Cobb, 
two of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of the said 
Executor who made oath according to law, Probat is granted him on giveing bond and 
security whereupon &c.
                                                   Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 294-295

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by 
transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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