Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Hart, Joseph, 1824 

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Joseph HART, will dated 13 Aug 1824, proved 20 Dec 1824 

[margin notes] Joseph Harts 
                  Will 

I Joseph Hart of the County of Southampton and State of Virginia being of Sound 
mind & memory do hereby make and Constitute this writing to be my last will and 
testament in manner & form following hereby revoking all former wills or 
testaments by me made  Viz} 
1.st  I desire that all my just debts be paid  (2) I lend unto my loving wife 
Levena Hart during her Single life the use of all my Estate both real and 
personal of whatsoever nature or kind it may be 
3.rd  At my Wife's death or marriage I give the whole of my Estate to my three 
children viz to James Hart to Joseph Hart and to Mary Hart to be equally divided 
between them  I give the same to them and their heirs forever 
4.th  I do hereby Constitute and appoint my wife Levena Hart my whole and Sole 
Executor to this my last Will and testament as Witness my hand and Seal this 
13 day of August 1824  Signed Sealed and ack.d In presence 
of John P. Pleasants                                     his 
James Stephenson                                  Joseph  +  Hart  ĪSealĪ 
William E. Phillips                                      mark 
John S. Sadler 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton on the 20.th December 1824. This 
Will was presented in Ct. Lavena Hart the Executrix therein named refusing to 
qualify as Such  proved by the oath of John P. Pleasants and John S. Sadler two 
of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of 
James A. Bailey for administration with the will annexed the same is granted him 
for obtaining a probat &c. on his giving bond and Security whereupon the s.d 
James A. Bailey together with W.E. Bailey and John Holleman his Securities ent.d 
into and ackn.d a Bond in the penalty of fifteen hundred dollars Conditioned as 
the Law directs 
                                                  Teste.  James. Rochelle  Cl 

Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 9, 1819-1826, p. 245 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 19 

images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: 
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Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com). 

[BAILEY, HART, HOLLEMAN, PHILLIPS, PLEASANTS, SADDLER, SADLER, STEPHENSON]