SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Barnaby Drake Sr, 26 Dec 1791
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Will: Barnaby Drake Sr, Southampton Co, VA (1796)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Barnaba Drake Sr of the county of Southampton being
in a low state of health but of sound mind do make and ordain this for my last
will & testament in manner and form following (to wit):

I give and bequeath unto my son Exum Drake five shillings sterling to him, his
heirs and assigns forever.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah, wife of John Powel, five shillings
sterling to her and heirs & assigns forever.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Drake five shillings sterling to
her and her heirs & assigns forever.

I give & bequeath unto Abrim Jinkins, son of Jacob Jinkins, dec'd, five
shillings sterling to him his heirs and assigns forever.

I give & bequeath unto my loving wife Mary Drake the use of the plantation &
land whereon I now live during her natural life or widowhood & at the
expiration of either time I give and bequeath the said fifty acres of land &
plantation unto my son Burrel Drake & in case of his death before lawfull age
or marriage, my will and desire is that the said (land) should be equally
divided between my two youngest daughters (to wit) Milbia (Mibbia?) & Penny
have the liberty of living upon the same so long as they live singly to the
said Burrel Drake, his heirs and assigns.

And my will and desire is that my daughter Mourning and Martha Drake have four
acres of land between my house & the plantation which Samuel Hart bought of
Exum Drake so long as they live single to build either all thereon and that
they have liberty to get firewood ____timber for their use of the place having
given them, also I give unto my wife Mary Drake all the remainder of my estate
what nature or kind soever during her life or widowhood & after the expiration
of either, I leave the source?? to be equally divided between my three
youngest children: Milbia Burrel and Penny Drake, to them, their heirs &
assigns forever.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Simmons Drake Executor
of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand and seal this 26th day of December 1791.

                                                        his
                                                 Barnaby X Drake (seal)
                                                        mark
Signed, sealed, published
and declared in presence of:

Jesse Willeford
      his
Thomas X Carlile\
     mark
John Baxtor
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 15th day of May 1797

This Will was proved by the oaths (of) Jesse Willeford, one of the witnesses
thereto who also deposed that he saw Thomas Carlile, another witness, who has
since removed, subscribe his name as such, whereupon the said Will is ordered
to be recorded.  The Executors nam'd in the Will refused in court to qualify
&c.
                                                      Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 784

Note: Barnady Drake's name was spelled Barnaby in signature block but Barnaba
in first line. Paragraphing and some punctuation was added by transcriber for
ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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