SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Jesse Jenkins, 22 Nov 1799
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Will: Jesse Jenkins, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, VA (1800)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Jesse Jenkins of the Parish of Nottoway and county
of Southampton being mindful of the frailty? and mortality of human nature and
that it is appointed for all men once to die, but considering the uncertainty
of the time thereof being of sound mind and understanding, do therefore make
this my last will & testament in manner & form following, that is to say:

First, My will and desire is that my just debts should be paid.  I therefore
leave one negro woman named Judith to be sold for the most that can be got in
order to pay my just debts and of my Executor should find that would not be
sufficient, then my desire is that they should sell as much of my property as
could be best spared and the money arising therefrom to be appropriated to
that use.

Item: I lend to my loving wife Ann Jenkins during her life or widowhood, my
part of the tract of land left me by my father lying on Black Water Swamp
containing 100 acres, more or less, and after the death or marriage of my wife
Ann Jenkins, the said above mentioned land to go to my son Spencer R. Jenkins,
to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my brother William Jenkins my full sett of blacksmiths tools,
as full compensation for all demands that he may have against me.  I leave the
remainder of my estate to my loving wife Ann Jenkins and my son Spencer R.
Jenkins to be equally divided at my sons arival at age of 21 years.

Item: I give to my son Spencer Rorie? (faded) Jenkins 100 acres of land left
by my father lying on Blackwater after the death or marriage of my Ann
Jenkins, to him and his heirs forever.  But if my son Spencer R. Jenkins
should die without lawful issue of his body or arive to the age of twenty one
years, then the above mentioned land go to my brother William Jenkins.

I leave my wife Ann Jenkins and my brother William Jenkins my Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day
of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.

(once interlined before assigned)
                                                      Jesse Jenkins (seal)

Sealed and delivered as the
Last Will and Testament

James Andrews
Patey Huling Freeman
William Atkinson

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 19th day of October 1801

This Will was presented in court by Ann Jenkins & William Jenkins, the
Executors therein named, proved by the oath of James Andrews, one of the
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of the said
Executors who made oath according to law, Probat is granted them on giving
bond and security, whereupon &c.
                                                  Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 295-296

Note: Spelling was not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation were
added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the
original.


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