SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Howel Hines, 4 Nov 1789
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Wills: Howel Hines, Southampton Co, VA (1789)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Howel Hines of Southampton County
being weak and in a low state of health but being in sound mind
and memory do make this my last will and testament in the manner
following.

First of all I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God who
gave it hoping that at the general resurrection to receive pardon
for all my sins and my body I commit to the ground from whence it
was taken to be interd at the discresion of my Executors hereafter
mentioned.

Item: I give unto my beloved wife Ann Hines the use of all my lands
during her natural life and after her death to be sold and the
money arising therefrom to be equally divided among any children
(to wit): Dolly C, Sarah and Elizabeth C Hines to them and their
heirs forever.

Item: I also give unto my beloved wife Ann Hines for the support 
of herself and children Dolly C, Sarah and Elizabeth C Hines during
her widowhood the following negroes &c Moses, Tom, Ned, Anthony,
Aggy, Cate, Fanny and Milley; all the household and kitchen
furniture and plantation uttensils, my bay horse named Ball, ten
choice of the stock of my cattle, all my stock of hogs permitting
them which are to fattend and all my stock of sheep, one 
thousand two hundred pounds of fat pork, one stould? beef, 
fifty barrels of corn and all my crop of pease, cotton and
potatoes, all my old bacon and fresh provided she should marry,
I then give her during her life the following negroes: Aggy, Fanny
and Milly and at her marriage I desire that Moses, Tom, Ned,
Anthony and Cate to be hired out and the money arising therefrom
to be apropreated to the use of the above mentioned children and
after her death, my will and desire is that all the above 
mentioned negroes Moses, Tom, Ned, Anthony, Aggy, Cate and Milley
and their increase to be equally divided among my children in above
mentioned; also at her marriage my will and desire is that all
my property above mentioned exclusive the land and negroes to be
sold and for her to draw one third of the same during her life
and the remainder arising from the said sale to be equally
divided among my children before mentioned.

Item: My will and desire is that all the residue of my estate that
is not before devised to be sold at my death and the money 
arising therefrom to be equally divided among my children before 
mentioned to them and their heirs forever.

I hereby nominate and appoint Capt. Josiah Vick and Mr. James
Chappell my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament.  Witness
my hand and fixed my seal this fourth day of November one
thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

                                                 Howell Hines (seal)
Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of:

Nathaniel Davis
Baldeing Hines
Ann Kirby
                     At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                            the 10th day of December 1789

This Will was presented in Court by Josiah Vick, the Executor therein 
named, and proved by the oaths of Nathaniel Davis and Boldeing Hines, 
two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the 
motion of the said Executor who made oath according to law, certificate 
is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security 
whereupon &c.

                                                H. Kello

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 349-350

Note: Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing added by 
transcriber.for ease in reading and some punctuation.  There are 
no paragraphs in the document.


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