SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Jesse Gardner, Sr., 14 Aug 1802 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- I Jesse Gardner Sr of Southampton County, Virginia being in good health and of sound mind and memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following, to wit: Imprimis: I leave to my loving wife Elizabeth Gardner the free use of my land and plantation during her life. I also leave the three negroes, to wit: two boyss Aaron & Amos & girl Asia during her life. Item: I give to my son Joshua Gardner five shillings cash. Item: I give to my daughter Sally Gardner one negro girl Delia to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give to my son John Gardner five shillings cash and one negro boy Alexander to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Gardner five shilling cash. Item: All the residue of my estate of any kind whatsoever after my debts are paid I leave the the use thereof to my wife during her life and at her death I give the same as well as the land and three negroes mentioned in the first item to be equally divided amongst my four youngest children: Jeremiah, Robert, Jessee and James to them and their heirs forever. Lastly, I hereby nominate & appoint John Lee & Jacob Dardin Jr Executors to this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of August 1802. his Jesse X Gardner (seal) mark Signed & acknowledged in the presents of: John Birdsong James Britt Jacob Dardin Jr At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 20th day of December 1802 This Will was proved by the oaths of John Birdsong and Jacob Darden Jr, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Jacob Darden Jr, the Executor therein named who made oath according to law, Probat is granted him in due form on giving security, whereupon &c. Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk) Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797, page 364 Will Book 5, 1797-1804, page 368 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17 Note: The first page of this document is marked page 364 and filed in Will Book 4. The second page of the will is marked page 268 and filed as page 368 in Will Book 5. Top half of page 368 is Jesse Gardner and bottom half of page 368 is William Stephenson. Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________