Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Joyner, Joshua Sr., 1783 

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Joshua JOYNER, Sr. (1739-1797), will dated 14 Sep 1783, proved 15 May 1797 

IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, (I) Joshua Joyner of the county of Southampton and 
Parish of Nottoway, being of sound perfect & disposing mind and memory & calling 
to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and know that it is appointed 
for all men once to die, do think proper to make this my last will and testament 
in manner & form as follows (to wit): 
First: I give and bequeath to my son John Joyner one hundred and fifty acres of 
land bounded as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Cypress Swamp up the 
Swamp  Jack's Branch, up the branch to the line, up the line to the head of the 
bull Poqoson branch, down the said branch to the mouth, thence by a line of 
marked trees to the fork of Taylors gut, from thence to the beginning, to him 
and his heirs also my coopers tools. 
Item: I give & bequeath to my (son) Joshua Joyner one hundred & fifty acres 
of land bounded as follows: beginning at Taylors gut from thence to the fork of 
the bull Pocoson and Jacks branch, down the said branch to the back river, up 
the back river to the main black water river, up Black water to the beginning, 
to him and his heirs, also I give to my said son one gun. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Drewry Joyner one hundred acres of land 
bounded as follows: beginning at the horse pond branch at the line, down the 
branch to the mouth of the Little Run, up the Run to the line, then (along) the 
line to the beginning, also one gun, one feather bed & furniture, and as much of 
my pewter as I have given to either of my children as has left me to him and his 
heirs. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Nelson Joyner one hundred acres of land 
bounded as follows: beginning at the little run, up the run to the line thence 
line to the trough branches, down the branch to the black water two thirds of 
the Island excepted as it is my desire that my sons Drewry Joyner & Elisha 
Joyner shall have an equal share in the said Island land with my son Nelson 
Joyner. Also I give to my son Nelson Joyner one feather bed and furniture and as 
much of my pewter as I have given to either of my children as has left me, also 
one cow & calf. 
Item: I give & bequeath to my son Elisha Joyner one hundred acres of land 
bounded as follows: beginning at the back river from thence to Jacks branch, 
up the said branch to the maple branch, up the maple branch to the line, up the 
line to the horse branch, to him and his heirs, also one cow & calf, one feather 
bed & furniture and as much of my pewter as I have given to either of my 
children as has left me. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Fereby Joyner one bed & furniture & an 
equal part of my pewter with either of my children as left me & one cow & calf. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Edith Joyner one feather bed and 
furniture, one cow and calf, an equal part of my pewter with either of my 
children as left me. 
Item: (I) Lend all the rest of my estate not already mentioned to my loving wife 
Martha Joyner during her life or widowhood, and at her death or marriage, it is 
my desire that one half of the estate as I have lent to my wife be equally 
divided between my youngest sons (that is to say) Drewry Nelson & Elisha and the 
other half to be divided among all my eight children. 
Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute, ordain and appoint my son John Joyner 
and my son Joshua Joyner my hole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and 
Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven 
hundred and eighty three. 
Johua Joyner (seal) (the s is missing in name) 
Witness: 
Joseph Ccott[?Scott?] Jr 
Joseph Mountfortt 
Joshua (his mark) Joyner 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 15th day of May 1797 This Will 
was presented in court and proved by the oaths of Joshua Joyner (Jr), of the 
witnesses hereto and at a Court held for the County of Southampton the 14th day 
of July 1797 this will was further proved by the oaths of Joseph Ccott, another 
witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of John Joyner 
the Executor herein nam'd who made oath according to law, a Probat is granted 
him on giving security whereupon. Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk) 


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 4, 1783-1797, pp. 785-86 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 17 

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

[COTT, JOYNER, MOUNTFORT, MOUNTFORTT, MUMFORD, MUNFORD]