SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Giles Joiner, 24 Nov 1801
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Will: Giles Joiner, Southampton Co, VA (1801)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Giles Joiner being of sound mind and disposing
memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form
as followeth:

Imprimis: I give unto my daughter Lucy Joiner my negroe woman Sall and Lydia
together with their increase from the date hereof and also a negroe Bob and
Eli to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my sons Theophilus and Redduk Joiner, and to
their heirs forever all my land (my wife Elizabeth is hereunto enjoying the
loan hereafter made for her, this clause notwithstanding) both in this county
and in the county of Northampton and state of North Carolina and also negroes
Luke and Frank to be equally divided between them at the time my son
Theophilus arives to the age of twenty one years.

Item: I give unto my daughter Femly? (name marked over) Joiner, negroe
William, Miles and Miles and also the sum of seventy dollars to her and to her
heirs forever. (names were repeated)

I desire that all my estate not before mentioned may be sold by my Executors
hereafter named and the money arising from such sale, I give to be equally
divided amongst all my children, and their heirs or such of them as there be.

Item: I desire that if either of my sons should die before they arive to the
age of twenty one years, that the estate now willed to him, may go to his
surviving brother, and if both my sons should die in their non age, that then
the estate should go to my daughter or their heir of such of them as there be.
If either of my daughters should die without issue and under twenty one years
of age, I desire tht the estate now willed to her may be divided amongst all
my children or their heirs or such of them as there be.

Item: I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Joiner the use of the dwelling
house where I now live, and two acres of land around the same (during her
natural life or widowhood). I further give unto my wife Elizabeth the sum of
fifty dollars a year during her natural life or widowhood to be paid to her
out of the profits or my estate.  In case she should remain a widow until my
estate is to be divided amongst my children, as herein directed, that their,
each child shall_____  _______y the legacy herein expressed enter into said
willed security? for the punctual? annual payment of their proportion of the
said sum of fifty dollars.  I desire that this legacy may be considered no
ill? b___g ______o and that it may bar her (my wife Elizabeth) from and every
other right, or title, she may claim, to my estate or any part thereof.

Item: I give unto my Executors hereafter named right to apply such part of my
estate, as they may think proper, to the education of my children or any of
them ,provided they do not touch land or negroes.

Lastly, I do appoint my friends Benjamin Blunt and Richard Blunt, Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twenty
fourth day of November eighteen hundred one.
                                                         his
                                                   Giles  X  Joiner (seal)
                                                         mark
Signed, sealed and published
and delivered in presents of:

Henry Briggs
Benjamin Blunt Jr
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 21st day of December 1812.

This Will was proved by the oaths of Henry Briggs and Benjamin Blunt Jr, the witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of Richard Blunt, one of the 
Executors therein named who made oath according to law, Probat is granted him in due 
form on giving bond & security, whereupon &c.
                                                    Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 370-371

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by 
transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.
Some words are very faint and difficult to read.


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