SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Anthony Person, 20 Aug 1798
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Anthony Person of Southampton County being weak of
body but of sound my (mind) and memory do make this my last will & testament
in manner & form as follows:

Item: I lend to my wife Elizabeth Person during her widowhood, the land &
plantation whereon I now live and one third of it during her natural life,
also the following negroes: Agatha, Hardy, Sam, Tenor, Amy?, Hayd?, Jack.
Further, I give her 1 riding chair & harness, one bay horse, one bay mare and
two feather beds and furniture.

Item: I give and bequeath to the child of which my wife is now pregnant, two
thirds of my land when ever she marries and the other third at her death.  I
also give the child the following negroes: Ned, Lewis, Abram, Milly, Penny,
Ben, Sterling, Winsiey, Pleasant, Grace, Junnh?, Pug, George & Jim.

It is my desire that all the stock of horses not previously mentioned, cattle
and hogs, and the crop shall be sold and the money arising therefrom to be
appropriated to the payment of my just debts.  All the remainder of my
personal estate to be equally divided between my wife and child.

If the child dies under age & without lawful issue, tis my desire that all the
property previously given to it, shall be equally divided, and I give one half
to my brother John Person, and the other half I lend to my wife during her
natural life, and at her death to decent to John Person, if he is then living
or his lawful issue, if not, tis my wish that it shall be equally divided
among all the children of Henry Person's present wife.

I do hereby constitute and appoint John Person and Richard Blunt whole and
sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 20th day of August 179eight.
                                                         Anthony Person (seal)
Sign'd, seal'd & deliver'd
in presents of:

William Ssturgeon
Henry Harrison
Henry Hayley
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 17th day of December 1798

This Will was proved by the oath of Henry Harrison Jr, another witness 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 on
his giving security.  Whereupon &c.

                                                  Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 128-129

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation was 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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