SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Jesse Hart, 31 Dec 1790
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Jesse Hart of Southampton County, do make & ordain
this to be my last will & testament & for what temporal estate it hath been
pleas'd God to bestow on me, I dispose of in form & manner following:

Item: I give to my son Richard Hart the plantation wherein I now live
containing eighty acres, more or less, to him & his heirs forever, bound as
follow: beginning at the head of snake? branch down the said branch to the
fork, from thence a strait line to the head of the Hau slash, down the said
slash to the low grounds of the swamp, from thence a strait line west course
to the main run, but if my son Richard shoud die without lawful issue for my
son Moses to possess the said land.

Item: I give to my son William Hart the plantation whereon I now live
containing one hundred acres, more or less, to him & his heirs forever, but if
my son William shou'd die without lawful issue, for my son Samuel Hart to
possess the said land.

Item: I give to my son Moses Hart all the land I bought of Jesse Womble
containing one hundred & twenty five acres, more or less, to him & his heirs
forever.

Item: I give to my son Moses Hart seven pounds in money.

Item: I give to my son William Hart seven pounds in money.

Item: I give to son Samuel Hart twenty pounds in money.

Item: I give to my daughter Mary Hart ten pounds in money.

Item: I give to my daughter Mildred Hart ten pounds in money.

Item: I give to my daughter Jane Hart fifteen pounds in money.

Item: I give to my daughter Charity fifteen pounds in money.

Item: I give my son Richard my hot water still after my death if he will pay
£12 to my estate.

Item: The rest of my estate to be equally divided between my wife Nancy Hart
and all my children, namely: Richard, Olive, Sarah, Mary, Moses, Mildred,
William, Jane, Charity & Samuel Hart.

Item: My will & desire is that my son Richard should have liberty to put out
my young children where he thinks best.

Item: I likewise appoint my son Richard Hart & Jesse Womble my whole & sole 
Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof unto I have set my hand & seal this 31st day of December 1790.

                                                       his
                                                 Jesse  X  Hart (seal)
                                                       mark
Assign'd, seal'd, publish'd
and deliver'd to be the Last
Will & Testament of the above
in the presence of:

Joseph Hart
Joseph Hart (name appeared twice)
Benjamin Hart
Jesse Hart

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 11th day of February 1796

This Will was presented in court by Richard Hart & Jesse Womble, the Executors
therein named, prov'd by the oaths of Joseph Hart, Joseph Hart, Benjamin Hart
& Jesse Hart, the witnesses thereto and ordered to be record'd.  And on the
motion of the said Executors, who made oath according to law, Certificate is
granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security
wehereupon &c.
                                                   Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 724-725

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


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