SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Henry Coker, 14 Aug 1789
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Wills: Henry Coker, Southampton Co, VA (1790)

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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Henry Coker of the County of Southampton
being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and ordain
this writing for my last will and testament as follows:

I give and devise unto my daughter in law Mary, now the widow of
my son Jonathan Coker, deceased, the use and profits of one third
part of the plantation whereon my said son Jonathan formerly
lived with one third of one hundred and forty acres of land
adjoining including the said plantation for and during the term
of her natural life bounded by a line which I have made and
supposed to contain that quantity, be the same more or less.

I give and devise unto my grandson Jonathan Coker after the death
of his mother, the aforesaid one third of the land and
plantation herein before given to her for life, also I devise the
remaining two thirds of the said lands and plantation bounded as
above discribed to my said grandson Jonathan Coker the whole to 
him and his heirs and assigns forever.

I give and devise unto my grandson James Coker, son of my
deceased son Jonathan Coker, the plantation whereon I now live
with one hundred acres of land thereto adjoining bounded by
lines which I have made and supposed by me to contain that 
quantity whether the same be more or less to hold to him and
his heirs and assigns forever.

And for the love and good will which I have for my wife Sarah
Coker, my will and desire is that after her debts is paid the
whole of my estate that was her property in her widowhood, that 
shall be found at my death, shall return to her again to be at her
disposal.

I give and devise to my grandson Wilson Coker five shillings to
him and his heirs forever and all the rest of my estate for what
nature or kind the same may be after the payment of my debts
I give to be equally divided between such of the children of
my daughters Holland? and Mary shall bring at my death, my
desire is it shall be divided by appraisement and be sold.

I appoint my friends and neighbors Jordan Judkins and Joshua
Bailey Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and hereby
revoking all other wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal this the fourteenth day of August 1789.
                                             his
                                        Henry X Coker (seal)
                                             mark

Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of us by the said
Henry Coker at his request:

Thomas Phillips
Absalom Bailey
Thomas Hart

                At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 14th day of October 1790

This Will was presented in Court by Joshua Bailey, the Executor 
therein named, proved by the oath of Thomas Phillips, Absalom Bailey 
and Thomas Hart, 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.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 379-380

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


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