SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Moses Phillips, 30 Sep 1789
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Moses Phillips of the County of Southampton bieng 
in good health at present, thanks be to God for the same, do make and ordain 
this writing as my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

Imprimis:  My negro man Mingo having served me faithfully & honestly I hereby
manumit and set him free & give him the shoemakers and coopers tools which he
now works with.

Item: I give and bequeath to Mary Cocke, the wife of William Cocke of Surry,
my negro girl Aggy, to her & her heirs.

All the rest and residue of my estate, both real and personal and mixed or
whersoever found, I give devise and bequeath to my friend Samuel Kello and
to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of
September one thousand seven hundred & eighty nine.

                                                       his
                                                 Moses X Phillips (seale)
                                                       mark
Signed, sealed, published &
declared by the Testator in presence of:

Benjamin Drew
Francis Young Jr

Since the making and publishing my Last Will & Testament as above
expressed, Mary Cocke, the wife of William Cocke of Surry having departed
this life and her child being also dead revoke tht clause in my Will in
which I had given her a negro woman named Aggy and hereby give and
bequeath the said negro woman Aggy and her child Betty, borne since the
date of my Will aforesaid to my friend S. Kello & his heirs.

I also hereby confirm & publish the aforesaid writing (except the clause 
hereby revoked) to be my Last Will and Testament with this codicil annexed.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this 1st day of
November 1791.
                                                       his
                                                 Moses X Phillips (seale)
                                                       mark
Witnesses:

John D. Haussmann
Edward Griffin

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
               on Friday the 13th day of July 1792

This Will was proved by the oath of Benjamin Drew, one of the witnesses 
thereto and the codicil thereto annexed by the oath of said John D. Haussmann, 
a witness thereto who also deposed that he heard the said Moses Phillips 
acknowledge this writing as his Last Will & Testament.  And at a court held 
for the County of Southampton the 8th day of November 1792, this Will was
fully proved by the oath of Francis Young Jr, another witness thereto and
together with the codicil ordered to be reprded (recorded?) and on the
motion of Samuel Kello, the Executor therein named who made oath according
to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due
form giving security thereupon &c.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 503-504

Note: Paragraphing and some punctuation was added by transcriber
for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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