SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Robert Sheild, 1801
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I, ROBERT SHEILD, of Southampton County do make and ordain this writing to be
my Last Will in form and manner following:

Item: I give to my daughter Nancy Sheilds my negroes Nicey & Jane, also one
feather bed and furniture and ten pounds in cash.

Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth my negroes Andrew & Easter & one feather
bed and furniture, this above mentioned I give to my two daughters to them and
their heirs forever.  To each of my daughters Nancy Stephenson and Elizabeth
Summerell one cow and calf, to each; all the rest of my estate I give to my
two sons John Sheild & Thomas Sheild, but fifty pounds to be made for Thomas
Sheild out of my estate to be laid out on his education for my son John to
raise out of my estate for my son Thomas after this I give to my two sons my
land & still to be equally divided to them & their heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son Thomas Sheild my negroes Charles & Jude to him and his
heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son John Sheild my negroes Jordan & Nan, all the rest &
residue of my estate, if any, I give to my son Thomas Sheild, if any, to him
and his heirs forever.

I appoint Robert Exum with John Shield my Executors.
                                                       Robert Sheild (seal)

                     At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                            the 21st day of December 1801

(there are no witnesses listed)

This Will was presented in court by Robert Exum, one of the Executors therein
named (and continued for the other) and Sam Kello Sr and Sam Kello Jr deposed
this to be the hand writing of the Testator and subscribed by him, Probat
granted the Executor on giving bond and security, whereupon &c.
                                                   Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 307

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


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