SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - James Porter, 6 Oct 1791
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I James Porter being in my perfect sense & memory do
make this my last will & testament in manner & form as followeth:

I lend unto my loving wife Ann Porter the tract of land whereon I now live
containing two hundred & fifty acres & two negros namely: Peter & Jinny during
her natural life or widowhood.

I give and bequeath unto my son Jacob Porter the tract of land whereon he now
lives containing one hundred & ninety six acres & three negros, namely: Dick,
Sam & Ben to him & to his heirs forever.

I give and bequeath unto my son Nathan Porter three negros namely: Lewis,
David & Tom & after my wife's death or marriage, I give unto my said son
Nathan the tract of land whereon I now live & also the negro Peter that I have
lent to my wife, all which land & negros I give to my son Nathan & to his
heirs forever.

I give unto my daughter Edith Vick one negro woman named Judy & her increase
to her & to her heirs forever.

I give unto my daughter Priscilla Vick one negro nam'd Easter & her increase
to her & her heirs forever.

I give unto my daughter Penina Partin one negro named Beck & her increase to
her & to her heirs forever.

I give unto my ...nd daughter Liddia Porter one negro girl named Dorcas & her
increase to her & to her heirs forever.

I give unto my grand daughter Lucy Porter one negro girl nam'd Rhody & her
increase to her & to her heirs forever.

I give unto my daughter Polly Porter three negros, namely: Dempsey, Eason &
Isham & one feather bed & furniture & at the death or marriage of my wife Ann,
I give unto my said daughter Polly the negro woman Jenny, which I have lent
unto my wife together with her increase to her & to her heirs forever.

After paying my just debts, funeral expences &c, I desire that all the
remainder of my estate not heretofore mentioned may remain & be in the care &
possession of my wife Ann Porter during her natural life or widowhood and at
her death or marriage, I give the same to be equally divided between my three
youngest children, namely: James, Nathan & Polly Porter, to them & their heirs
or the survivors of them.

In case my daughter Polly Porter should die before she arrive to the age of
eighteen years or without issue of her body, then in that case, I give the
negros & other estate that I have will'd to my said daughter Polly to be
equally divided between my sons Jacob, James & Nathan Porter & their heirs or
the survivors of them and their heirs forever.

I do constitute and appoint my sons Jacob Porter & Nathan Porter Executors of
this my Last Will & Testament revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my (hand) & affix'd my seal this 6th
day of Octobere in the year of our Lord 1791.

                                                       James Porter (seal)
Sign'd, seal'd, publish'd and
declar'd in presence of:

Benjamin Blunt
   his
Benjamin X Faircloth
   mark
   his
Ephraim X Faircloth
   mark

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 11th day of December 1794

This Will was presented (in) court by Nathan Porter, one of the Executors
therein named (liberty being reserved for the other to qualify) and prov'd
by the oaths of Ben Blunt & Ephraim Faircloth, two of the witnesses thereto 
and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor who made
oath according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat
thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.
                                                   Sam Kello, Cl.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 654

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


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