SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Edmund Harris, 20 May 1795
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Edmund Harris the the county of Southampton being
weak of body but of sound and disposing mind & memory and wishing to prevent
disputes in my family about my estate after my death, do make this my last
will & testament in manner and form following (to wit):

I lend to my loving wife Elizabeth Harris during her natural life the use of
all my negroes To? Bill, Brandon, Dick, Ceblen, Ben, Cannon, Sarah, Aucka,
Surry and Peg, together with my still, stock of all kinds, plantation utensils
and all my household & kitchen furniture and all the corn and bacon the
plantation at the time of my decease.

Item: I give and bequeath to the two daughters of Sandon Harriss (to wit):
Penny Carr Harris and Jinny Harris after the death of my wife, one sixth part
of my said estate lent to my wife to be equally divided between the said Penny
Carr Harriss & Nancy Harriss to them & their heirs forever, but if either of
them die before she arrives to the age of twenty one years or marries, then
the survivor of them to heir the whole of the said sisters part of my estate
above mentioned  My will and desire is that my Executors hereafter named take
the charge and care of the same for the benefit and use of the said Penny Carr
Hariss and Jinny Harris until they arive to the age of eighteen years or
marrys.

Item: My will and desire is that after the death of my wife that all the
remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever be equally divided
between my five children hereafter named, to wit: Sterling Harriss, John
Harris, Peyton Harris, James Harris and Charlot Turner, to them and their
heirs forever.

Item: And lastly, I constitute and appoint my two sons to wit: Peyton Harriss
and James Harriss my whole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament
revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 20th day
of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.

                                                       Edmund Harriss (seal)
Sign'd, sealed & declar'd 
to be the Will of the Testator in
presence of:

Francis Branch
Peyton Lundy
John Williamson

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 7th day of April (no year)

This Will was proved by the oaths of John Williams and Peyton Lundy, two of
the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And at a court held for the
said county on the 16th day of May, on the motion of Peyton Harris, one of the
Executors in the Will named, who made oath according to law, Certificate is
granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security
whereupon &c

And at a court held for the county on the 21st of August 1797 James appeared,
the other Executor in the Will named, gave land & whereupon &c.
                                                     Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 779

Note: Sometimes Harris was spelled with one s on the end and
other times with two s's.

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


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