SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Richard Drew, 18 Jan 1801
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Richard Drew of Virginia and county of Southampton
being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for
it, and calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed
for all to die, do make and publish this my last will & testament.
Principally & first of all, I recommend my soul into the hands of God and my
body to the ground to be buried in the true manner and form of free Masons -
and as touching such worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with
in this life, I give in the following manner and form (to wit):

Item: I give and bequeath unto my brother in law Miles Daughtery all my land
lying in Hartfort County known by the Mecherring Plantation to him & his heirs
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto Nevel Edwards in Green County five negroes
(vizt): Amey, Jacob, Milley, Chany & Jane, to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my brother William Maget one negro man, Hardy,
one mare by the name of Thetus, one crib of corn at the quarter, to him and to
his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my brother Edward Drew all my lands in
Southampton County, Viginia known by the Piny Woods Plantation, to him and his
heirs forever.

Item: I also give to my brother in law Miles Daughtry, one bay filly, to him
and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my sister Priscilla Magett one sorrel filly, to her & her
heirs forever. 

Also all the residue of my estate be it in any kind or quality whatsoever, I
give to be equally divided amongst my brothers Edward Drew, Miles Daughtry and
my sister Priscilla Maget, to them and their heirs fvorever.

My will and desire is that my brother Edward Drew, my brother in law Newit
Edwards and Miles Daughtry shall discharge all my just debts, the
consideration of the within legacies left them.

I do hereby constitute and appoint my brother Edward Drew, Newit Edwards and
Miles Daughtry my whole and sole Executors to this my Last Will & Testament,
revoking all other Wills by me before made.

IN WITNESS whereof I, Richard Drew, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal this eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one
thousand eight hundred & one.
                                                     Richard Drew (seal)
Signed, sealed, published &
delivered in presence of:

James Maget
William Bryant
Exum Joyner
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 16th day of February 1801

This Will was proved by the oaths of Samual Maget and William Bryant, two of
the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of Edward
Drew, Nevel Edwards & Miles Daughtry, the other Executors therein named who
made oath according to law, Probat is granted them in due form giveing
security, whereupon &c&c
                                                  Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 243-244

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added 
by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.
Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely".


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