SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - James Council, 8 Oct 1785
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Wills: James Council Southampton Co, VA (1790)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I James Council of Southampton County being of 
sound and disposing mind do make this my last will and testament.

First, I lend the use of the one third of all my lands to my wife
Elizabeth Council during her natural life or widowhood, if marriage
waisting or selling the same therfor, her to be disinherited of the
same.  I also lend her one feather bed and furniture on the same
terms as above, also half my pewter and one iron pot and pan, also
woolen wheat and 2 .?.cards.

Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Turner one certain tract of land
(to wit), begining at a turkey oak & corner tree of Richard Worrells
thence by Joshua Turners line thence by John Turners line to a pine
thence down a cross line to an turkey oak from thence a cross to Worrells
line thence up the said Worrells line to the begining containing eighty
seven acres more or less to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her
body forever, also I give her my gray horse.

Item: I give to my son Charles Counsell all the remainder of my lands
to him and his heirs forever also one bay horse and one bay mare and my 
gun.

Item: I give all the remainder of my estate to be equally divided
between my son Charles Counsell, daughter Anne Landeford and
daughter Elizabeth Turner.  

I hereby appoint my son Charles Counsell and Darby Pope Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament revoking all others by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixt my seal
this eighth day of October 1785.

                                                  his
                                             James X Counsell (seale)
                                                  mark

Signed, sealed, published and
declared as the Last Will &
Testament of the Testator in
presence of us:

Laurence Joyner
      her
Rebeckah X Joyner
      mark
      her
Mary Bowing
      mark
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 15th day of October 1790

This Will was presented in Court by Charles Council, the Executor
therein named, proved by the oaths of Mary Bowing and Rebeckah
Joyner, 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.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 391

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


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