SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Robert Hart, 22 Dec 1789
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the twenty second day of December one thousand seven
hundred and eighty nine, I Robert Hart of the county of Southampton, do make
order this to be my last will and testament and for what temporal estate it
hath been pleased God to bestow on me, I dispose of in form and manner
following:

Imprimis: I give to my son John Hart the plantation whereon I now live
containing one hundred & fifty acres more or less to him and his heirs
forever.  

I give to my son Robert Hart one negro named Ned, to him and his heirs
forever.

I give to my son Drewry Hart one negro named Cate, to him and heirs forever.

I lend all the rest of my estate to my wife Sarah Hart during her widowhood
and if in case their should be any increase from any of my negroes from now as
long as they be in the land of my wife Sarah for Robert and Drewry, if they
should lose either of their negros, for the loss to have one of the increase,
if any, and if these two sons should lose neither of their negros for all the
increase to be equally divided between all my children.

I give my three daughters Averele Hart, Silvia Hart and Sarah Hart three
negroes: Tony, Crecy and Rose to be equally divided between them.

At my wife's death or marriage, for all the rest of my estate to be equally
divided between all my children: Averele Hart, John Hart, Robert Hart, Drewry
Hart, Silvia (Silvier?) Hart and Sarah Hart.

I likewise do apoint Richart Hart my hold and sole Executor of this my last
will and testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
                                                       Robert Hart (seal)
Signed, sealed, published
and declared to be the Last Will and
Testament of the above in presence of:

Joseph Hart (Sr)
Jesse Hart
Joseph Hart (Jr)
                    At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                              the 15th day of May 1797

This Will was proved by the oaths of Joseph Hart and Joseph Hart Jr, two of
the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And the Executors therein
named as refusing to take on himself the burthen of the Executor thereof.
Therefore, on the motion of John Hart who made oath according to law,
administration with the Will annexed is granted him on the estate of the
Testator on his given bond and security. Whereupon &c.
                                                   Teste
                                                   Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 794

Note: Daughter's name could be Avereles or Averelu.Paragraphing and some
punctuation was added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no
paragraphs in the original.


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