SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Matthew Smith, 19 Sep 1783
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Wills: Matthew Smith, Southampton Co, VA (1785)

I, Matthew Smith of Southampton County do make and ordain this my Last 
Will and Testament in manner and form as follows, viz:

First, I give to my wife Mourning Smith, the all? of all my estate of any
kind during her natural life and after her decease to be sold and equally
divided among all my brothers/namely/Joseph, Arthur, Benjamin, & Oingus
Smith, to them and their heirs, yet nevertheles it is my will and desire
that/for the use thereof/my said wife Mourning provide for and allow my
father Arthur Smith a sufficient maintenance during his natural life or in
case he should be the longest liver that my aforesaid brothers do in like
manner provide for and maintain him.

Second, I do hereby appoint my loving wife Mourning Smith and my friends
Hardy Pope and Lemuel Jones Executors to this my Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
19th day of September 1783.

                                              Matthew Smith  (seal)
Signed, sealed &c in the
presence of:

    his
John X Pope
    mark
    his
Joseph X Wright
    mark
William Worrell

                At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                         the 14th day of July 1785.

This Will was presented in Court by Hardy Pope, one of the Executors 
therein named, and lodged for proof.  And at a Court held for the County 
of Southampton the 11th day of August 1785 this Will was proved by 
the oaths of John Pope & Joseph Wright, two of the witnesses thereto 
and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Mourning Smith, the 
Executor therein named, who made oath according to law, certificate is 
granted her for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security 
whereupon &c.

Source:
Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 130

Note: Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing added by 
transcriber.for ease in reading.  There are no paragraph in 
the document. Oingus abovecould be Dingus but looks more like 
an O - possibly Aingus.


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