SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - William Parish, 15 Nov 1800
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I William Parish of Nottoway Parrish and county of
Southampton being infirm of boddy but of sound mind and memory, praise be to
God for the same, and willing to dispose of my estate before I go or sickness
impairs my understanding or death prevents, do make this my last will &
testament in manner and form following: 

First, my will is that my loving wife have all my household & kitchen
furniture during her natural life or widowhood.  I do lend her my negro girl
Lucy till my daughter Nancy is 18 years old.

Secondly I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Clabon Parish my negro man
Simon.  I give him to him and his heirs forever.

Thirdly, I give and I give (repeated) to my daughter Nancy Parish when she
arives to the age of eighteen years old, my negro Lucy with all her increase. 
I give to her and her heirs forever.  

And lastly, my will is that after all my just debts are paid all the ballance
of my estate not mentioned here be equally divided between my two children
Thomas Claiborne and Nancy Parish.  I give it to them and their heirs forever.

My desire is that my crop of corn & fodder, stock of cattle, horses & hogs be
sold to pay my debts or so much thereof as will be sufficient to discharge the
same after reserving enough for the support of my wife & family for the
ensuing year.

I give my wife my bay horse known by the name of Snip.  I also give her live
cows & calves.  I also give her my riding chair & 1 sow and pigs till my
daughter is eighteen years old.

And I appoint my friends Robert Goodwyn & Charles Briggs Jr Executors of this
my Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
fifteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred.
                                                      William Parish (seal)

P.S. I give my property of five negroes in the County of Mecklinburgh to be
equally divided between my two children Thomas Claiborne & Nancy Parish

In witness:

Lemuel Lewis
William Simmons
Thomas W. Clements

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 19th day of December 1800

This Will was proved by the oath of Lemuel Lewis, one of the witnesses thereto
& continued.  

And               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 20th day of January 1801

This Will was fully proved by the oaths of William Simmons & Thomas W.
Clements, the other witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the
motion of Robert Goodwyn & Charles Briggs, the Executors therein named who
made oath according to law, Probat was granted them in due form giving
security, whereupon &c&c.
                                                  Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 235-236

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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