SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - John Moore, 15 Nov 1801
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Will: John Moore, St. Luke Parish, Southampton Co, VA (1801)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I John Moore of the County of Southampton and Parish
of Saint Luke do make and ordain this my last will and testament as follows,
to wit:

Item: I lend to my loving wife Temperance Moore the plantation whereon I now
live, also the use of all my slaves, stock of all kinds whatsoever, household
and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils, my whole crop of all kinds
whatsoever, to her during her natural life.  And further my will and desire is
for my children to be schooled out of my estate and each of my sons to be
bound out when they arive to the age of fifteen years and for my daughters to
live with my wife untill they come of age or marry and to be supported out of
my estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Henry Moore the plantation whereon I now
live, after the death of my wife to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath my land lying in Carolina with my sons Thomas Moore
and James Moore (viz): that is to be equally divided between them to them and
their heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebekah Moore the negroe girl named
Doreas & her increase after the death of my wife to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Moore one negroe girl named
Nancy and her increase, after the death of my wife to her and her heirs
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine Moore one negroe girl
named Mason (and) her increase after the death of my wife to her and her heirs
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my child which my wife is now pregnant with,
one negroe boy named Isham, after the death of my wife, to that (the child)
and thats heirs forever.

My further will and desire is after the death of my wife for my whole estate
that is not already given away to be sold by my Executors and the money to be
equally divided between the whole of my children and their heirs forever.

And further I do appoint my friends Benjamin Blunt and Henry Blunt, my whole
and sole Executors to this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set and affixed my hand and seal this 15
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one.

                                                      John Moore (seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presents of:

David W. Edmunds
Willie Frances
William T. Moore
                      At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                            the 21st day of March 1803

This Will was presented in court by Henry Blunt, the Executor therein named,
proved by the oaths of Willie Frances and William T. Moore, two of the
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said
Executor who made oath according to law, Probat is granted him in due form on
giving bond and security, whereupon &c.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 380-381

Note: Spelling was not corrected.  Exception to this: the first line says "In
the Name of Good Amen". Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by
transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. Viz
& vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely".


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