SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - John Pursell, 5 Sep 1799
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Will: John Pursell, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, VA (1799)

IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I John Pursell of the county of Southampton & Parish
of Nottoway, being sick & weak in body but of perfect sound mind & memory do
make & ordain this to be my last will & testament in manner & form as
followeth:

Item, I give unto my son Arthur Pursell 275 acres of land lying on the south
side of my plantation, beginning at a red oak of mine & Valentine Jenkins'
line to down the said Jenkins line to the main run of Black Water River and up
the said river to the upper end of my fathers ware? gully & so down the said
gully to the nearest place of the high land and from thence as straight a line
as can be made through the woods to the begining red oak.  Also one mare
called Bixkin and one feather bed & furniture & one small gun, also one small
trunk to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give unto my son Peter Pursell the remainder part of land contained in
my patent.  Also together with one sorrell mare & colt, one feather bed &
furniture, also twenty barrels of corn & my large gun & one small trunk to him
and his heirs forever.

Item, (I) give unto my daughter Mary Pursel fifty pounds to be rais'd out of
my estate, also one feather bed & furniture, one desk & one large trunk and
further it is my will and desire that after my just debts is paid that the
remainder part of my estate to be equally divided between my three children,
namely: Arthur, Peter & Mary.  But further, it is my will and desire that if
either of my sons should die without lawful mail heir that land should return
to the surviving mail heir that is then living, to them and their heirs
forever.

And further, I do appoint my two sons Arthur and Peter my hole and sole
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand and seal this fifth day of September one
thousand seven hundred ninety & nine.
                                                      John Pursell (seal)
Sign'd seal'd in presents of:

Valentine Jenkins
William Jenkins
Wilton F. L. Jenkins

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 16th day of December 1799

This Will was presented in court by Arthur Pursell, one of the Executors
therein named (and time allowed for the other to quallify) prov'd by the oaths
of Valentine Jenkins, William Jenkins & Wilton F. L. Jenkins, the witnesses
thereto.  And sworn? to by Executor, Probat is granted him in due form giving
security whereupon &c. and ordered to be recorded.
                                                Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 160

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation was added 
by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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