Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Joyner, Israel, 1777 

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Israel JOYNER (1732-1777), will dated Nov 1777, proved 11 Dec 1777 

In the name of God Amen I Isarel Joiner (sic) of the parish of St Lukes and 
county of Southampton being of sound and a disposing mind and memory but weak in 
body and know it is appointed for all men once to die do make and constitute and confirm 
this as my last will testament in manner and form as followeth (to with)[sic] 
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Sarah all the cattle and 
household furniture she was possessed of on the day of our marriage together 
with the one third part of the plantation whereon I now live during her life and 
Jacob she having declared herself to be with fully satisfied and contented. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Charles Joiner and his heirs forever one 
certain parcel and tract of land adjoining to the land of Benjamin Worrell and 
bounded by the rooly pocouson branch from thence to the Wolfpit together with 
negro girl named Emy together with her offspring to him and his heirs forever. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Amos, and his forever one certain parcel 
or tract of land adjoining the Wolfpit branch thence along Nathan Barnes line 
then joining Jesse Popes line thence to the head of the ready Branch thence 
along Robert Newsoms line thence to the Rooly Branch thence along my son 
Charles's line to the beginning together with one negro boy named Harry to him 
and his heirs forever. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son John the plantation whereon I now live with 
all the edifices and improvements on the same containing two hundred and forty 
acres be the same more or less together with one negro girl named Aggy and her 
offspring to him and his heirs forever. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha and her heirs forever one negro 
girl named Rachal (sic) with her offspring to her and her heirs forever. 
Item: I give the remainder of all my worldly substance not yet disposed of to be 
equally divided between my sons Joseph, Giles, Matthew, Jordan also my daughter 
Martha to be equally divided between then and their heirs forever. Joe to have 
Hannah, Giles to have Wilson, Matthew to have Sharper and Jordan to have Edy.
Lastly I do hereby appoint my dearly beloved wife Sarah and my son Charles to 
be whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament revoking and 
disanulling all other and constituting and allowing this to be my last will and 
testament. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 
this __ day of November 1777. 
Isarel (his mark) Joiner 
Witness: Samuel Woodard 
Temperance Woodard 
Robert Washington 

[added next to witness name:] I Sarah Joiner do hereby acknowledge myself to be 
fully satisfied and contented with my dividend as part allotted by my husband. 
Sarah (her mark) Joiner 

At a court held for the county of Southampton the 11 day of December 1777 this 
will was presented in court by Charles Joiner one of the executors therein 
named proved by the oaths of Samuel Woodard and Temperance Woodard two of the 
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said 
executor who made oath according to law a certificate is (granted) him for 
obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon etc. 
Sam Kello  Cl 

[note: Mentions wife Sarah -- did he remarry after Isabel Vick died or was Sarah 
 part of Isabel's name? Isabel had a sister named Sarah that married a Gardner.] 


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 3, 1772-1782, pp. 185-86 
   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.] 

[JOINER, JOYNER, NEWSOM, POPE, VICK, WASHINGTON, WOODARD, WORRELL]