SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Richard Pond Sr, 5 Mar 1794
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I Richard Pond Sr being at this time in a low state of health but of sound
mind & memory doth make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner &
form following, viz:

Item: I give & bequeath unto my two sons Drewry and William four hundred &
four? acres of land, it being equally divided, at one hundred & fifty pounds
each, reserving the widows dower out of each.  The somes above to be accounted
for as part of my estate.

Item: I gie & bequeath unto my wife Mary Pond two feather beds & furniture &
my riding mare & four cows & calfs, three ewes & lambs, three sows & pigs &
pounds cash to have during her life. ( I don't see an amount specified)

Item: I give & bequesath unto my daughter Nancy Magee one feather bed &
furniture, one cow & calf, & one chest which she has received (value thirteen
pounds, fifteen shillings) to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my son Drewry one feather bed & furniture & one chest, which
he has received & a cow & calf in all value thirteen pounds, fifteen
shillings, to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son William thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to him & his
heirs forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Diannah Pond thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to
her & her heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son Samuel thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to him and
his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Mary Pond thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to
her & her heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son Daniel Pond thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to him &
his heirs forever. (there is an ink blot over the first letter of name - all
that is readable is "aniel".

Item: I give to my son Daniel Pond thirteen pounds, fifteen shillings to him
and his heirs forever. (if above name is Daniel, then the name appears twice)

Item: After my legacies & just debts are paid, the residue of my estate (to
be) sold to the highest bidder and equally divided among all my children (each
& every one of them) giving my estate credit for their different sums above
mentioned.

I hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife Mary & two sons Drewry &
William Pond my whole & sole Executors to this my Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand & affixt my seal this fifth day of March
1794.

                                                       Richard Pond (seal)
Signed, seal'd,
witnessed in presents of:

John Pond
   her
Tabitha X Pond
   mark
Dianna Pond

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 15th day of October 1796

This Will was presented in court by Mary and Drewry Pond, two of the Executors
therein named, proved by the oathes of John Pond & Dianna Pond, two of the
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of the
Executors who made oathes according to law, Certificate is granted them for
obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.
                                                      Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 766-767

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


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