Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Joyner, Bridgman Sr., 1754 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Bridgman JOYNER Sr. (1688-1754), will dated 4 Apr 1754, proved 11 Jul 1754 I Bridgman Joyner of Southampton County in Virginia being sick and weak of Body but in perfect sence(sic) and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and that it is appointed for all mankind once to die do think proper to make constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following: VIZ Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Joyner my plantation and all my lands lying in the fork of Nottoway Swamp containing four hundred and ninety acres. Likewise one feather bed and furniture and one mare to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Bridgman Joyner the lands and plantation whereon he now lives containing one hundred sixty two acres more or less. Likewise one feather bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Joyner the land and plantation whereon I now live containing one hundred sixty three acres more or less. Likewise one feather bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever. item; I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Joyner one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Joyner one feather bed and furniture and one large trunk to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patience Bunn one feather bed and furniture which I have already possesst(sic) her with. Likewise two shillings and six pence cash. Item: All the rest of my estate of what nature or kind soever after my just debts are paid I give to be equally divided between my five children VIZ Bridgman, Jacob, Jesse, Sarah, Anne Joyners and my two grand daughters Ann and Sarah Bunn. They to have one sixth part of my estate equally divided between them to be paid by my son Bridgman Joyner when they arrive to lawful age or marriage. And lastly I appoint my loving sons Bridgman and Jacob Joyners to be my executors to this my last will and testament disowning and disallowing all other wills and testaments by me made allowing this only to be my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 4th day of April 1754. Bridgman (his mark) Joyner Witness: James Jordan Scott John Lewis John (his mark) Brantley It a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 11 day of July 1754 this will was presented in court by Bridgman Joyner and Joshua Joyner the executors names herein proved by the oaths of John Lewis and John Brently witnesses hereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the aforesaid executors who made oath according to law certificate was granted them for obtaining a probat hereof in due form. Teste R Kello Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 1, 1749-1762, pp. 148-49 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 16 images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm [file transcribed by Dale Whitfield, (Whitfieldroots@aol.com), and re-formatted by File Manager.] [BRANTLEY, BUNN, JOYNER, LEWIS, SCOTT]