Wills: Abraham JOHNSON, 1785: Southampton County, VA

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Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 4, pp. 109-110
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets & surname capitalization mine]


[p] 109

[note in margin]  Abraham JOHNSON's Will

In the name of God Amen  I Abraham JOHNSON of Southampton county and Parish of St. Luke being 
sick and weak in body, but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it calling to mind the 
mortality of my body & knowing it appointed men to die do make & ordain this my last will & testament:
principally & first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God and my body to the ground 
to be buried in a christian like manner and as touching such worldly Estate which it hath pleased almighty 
God to bless me with in this life  I give & devise in the following manner & form:
     I leave unto my loving wife Sarah JOHNSON the plantation whereon I now dwell with all the land 
thereunto belonging: also one Negro woman named Honour: one feather bed & furniture: to her during of 
her natural life and after her decease: I give & devise my said Estate as hereafter directed:
     I give & bequeath to my Son Harriss JOHNSON one negro man named Malachi: as also one negro 
woman named Belinda & her increase with paying the Sum of Fifty pounds Specie to my Son Jacob 
JOHNSON at the end of five years after my decease and in so doing I give them to him and his heirs for: 
ever:  [page break]


     I give and bequeath to my Son Josiah JOHNSON one negro boy named Tom and one negro woman 
named Judah and her increase with paying the Sum of Forty pounds specie to my Son Micajah JOHNSON 
at the end of five years after my decease and after the decease of me and my wife I give to my son Josiah 
JOHNSON the plantation whereon I now dwell with all the land belonging thereto to him and his heirs 
for ever:
     And after the decease of loving wife Sarah JOHNSON I leave all the remainder of Estate to be sold and 
equally divided amongst all my children after paying my just debts if there be any:
     I do appoint my two Sons Harriss JOHNSON and Josiah JOHNSON my whole & sole Executors to this 
my last will- ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.  In Witness whereof I the said 
Abraham JOHNSON have hereunto sset my hand and affixed my seal this 19th day of March in the year 
of our Lord God 1785.
                                               Abraham JOHNSON  *Seal*
                                                +  his mark
Signed, sealed & delivered}
     in the presence of   }
Joel HARRISS
John BLAKE  IB  his mark
George STEPHENSON  +  his mark

     At a court continued held for the county of Southampton the 15.th day of April 1785.  This will was 
presented in court by Josiah JOHNSON one of the Executors therein named; Harris JOHNSON the other 
refusing to act; and proved by the oaths of Joel HARRIS, John BLAKE & George STEPHENSON 
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.