SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Matthew Ridley, 13 Apr 1795
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Will: Matthew Ridley, St. Lukes Parish, Southampton Co, VA (1795)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Matthew Ridley of Southampton County and Parish of
St. Lukes being sick and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind &
memory, thanks be to almighty God, do make and ordain this my last will &
testament in manner and form following:

Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my beloved mother Sarah Drew the following
negros: R__t?, Andrew, Joshua, Dick, Tinah, Lucy, Raney, Lyddia, Luke, Chloe,
Abram, Davy, Moses, Solomon, Huldy and all their future increase, also five
beds & furniture to her and heirs forever.  I also lend her the hole of my
other negros not mentioned above, also my land & plantation, my stock of all
kinds, my household & kitchen furniture and my still during her natural life,
after my just debts are paid.

Item: I give and bequeath to my friend Henry Blunt, son of John Blunt Jr the
following negros namely: Creasy, Betty, Else, Selah, Dillah, Willie, Preg,
Pink, Parise, Ben, James, Airey, Zelpah & Beck, and their future increase,
that is to say, after the death of my mother Sarah Drew, to him and his heirs
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to Francis Ridley, son of Thomas Ridley Sr, the
whole of my lands wheresoever and plantation whereon I now live after the
death of my mother Sarah Drew to him and his heirs forever.

Item: My will and desire is further is that after the death of my mother Sarah
Drew, if there should remain any of my estate of any nature or kind whatsoever
not already given away that that the same be sold & the money arising from the
sale I give to Thomas Holladay, son of John Holladay, dec'd, to him and his
heirs.

And lastly, I do constitute and appoint my wife Ann Ridley & Henry Blunt my
whole and sole Executors to this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 13 day
of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety five.

                                                        Matthew Ridley (seal)
Sing'd, seal'd, publish'd
and declared in presents of:

Thomas Ridley
Stephenson Blake
Amey Ridley
   her
Nancy X Blake
   mark
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 11th day of June 1795

This Will was presented in court by Thomas Ridley & Henry Blunt, the Executors 
therein named, prov'd by the oath of Stephenson Blake, Nancy Blake, two of the 
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said 
Executors who made oath 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 688-689

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


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