Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Joyner, Joshua, 1827 

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Joshua JOYNER (1769-1827), will dated 17 May 1827, proved 18 Jun 1827 

In the name of God amen I Joshua Joyner residing on Black Water River in the 
county of Southampton being of sound mind and memory do hereby make and declare 
this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows. 
I give unto my daughter Charity Joyner one feather bed and furniture, one chest, 
one dark brindled cow and calf, three sheep and two hogs to her and her heirs 
forever and I leave her the plantation whereon I now live containing seventy 
nine acres and divided from my son Jonathan's tract by a line made by myself 
of marked trees beginning at a maple in Jack's tract thence running a line of 
marked trees to a cypress on Black Water River to have the use of and profits 
thereof during her natural life and then to descend to my son Jonathan Joyner 
and his heirs forever. 
I give unto my son Jonathan Joyner the upper part of my plantation on which 
he now lives five acres and divided from the one on which I live by a line 
as above mentioned to him and his heirs forever. I also give him one gun and 
the plantation loaned to my daughter Charity after her decease to him and his 
heirs forever. 
I leave all the balance of my estate to be divided into three equal shares 
and I give one share to my daughter Charity Joyner, one share to the children 
then living of my daughter Fereby Owens and one share to the children then 
living of my daughter Tempy Corbitt them and their heirs forever. 
Lastly I nominate and appoint my friend Carr Bowers, my executor of this my 
last will and testament in witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this 17th day of April 1827. 
Joshua Joyner 
Witness: 
Willis (his mark) Whitfield 
Elisha Joyner 
Johnson Corbit 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 18th day of June 1827 this 
last Will and Testament of Joshua Joyner deceased was proved by the oaths of 
Elisha Joyner and Johnson Corbit two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be 
recorded and on the motion of Carr Bowers the Executor therein named who made 
oath thereto and together with Jacob Darden his security entered into and 
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of six hundred dollars conditioned according 
to law, certificate is granted the said executor for obtaining a probat of the 
said will in due form. 
James Rochelle 


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 10, 1826-1832, pp. 29-30 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 19 

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[file transcribed by Dale Whitfield, (Whitfieldroots@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[CORBIT, CORBITT, DARDEN, JOYNER, OWENS, WHITFIELD]