SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Elisha Hitton, 1 Dec 1788
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IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I Elisha Hitton of the county of Southampton being
weak in body tho of sound and disposing mind and memory & wishing to prevent
disputes in my family about my estate after my death do make this my last will
and testament in manner and form following, to wit:

My will and desire is that all my just debts be paid.

I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Patsy Hitton, daughter of Ann
Hitton, the tract and parcel of land whereon I now live, the unnmibtled? right
to be made her by by Mr. Etheldred Taylor in a deed which said land I give to
my grand child Patsey Hitton and her heirs forever.

I give all the residue of my estate both real and personal not heretofore
bequeathed to be equally divided between my three children (to wit) Siah
Hitton, Randolph Hitton & Ann Hitton, which estate I give to them and their
heirs forever.

And lastly, I do appoint my friends Mr. Arthur Turner and Mr. Benjamin Barham
Jr Executors to this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other
Wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this first day of
December one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
                                                       Elisha Hitton (seal)
Signed, sealed, published & declared
by the Testator to be his Last Will
& Testament in presents of:

Etheldred Taylor
William Rose
William Jarrett

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 21st day of August 1797

This Will was prov'd by the oath of William Jarrett, one of the witnesses
thereof who deposed that he saw Etheldred Taylor and William Rose, two other
witnesses thereto subscribe their names as such in the presents of the
Testator at the request (and Arthur Turner and Benjamin Barham Jr, the
Executors therein named refusing to take upon themselves the burthen of the
execution thereof) is ordered to be recorded.

                                                      Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 2

Note: The name Siah is clear but Elisha may have left a letter out by
mistake. Paragraphing and some punctuation was added by transcriber
for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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