SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Henry Summerell, 4 Oct 1801
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Henry Summerell of the county of Southampton being
sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto
God, therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and the salvation of
my soul and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain
this my last will and testament, vizt:  Principally and first of all I
recommend my soul to the hands of God who gave it nothing doubting but I shall
receive the same again in the general resurrection by the mighty power of God
and for my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a christian like and
decent manner at the discretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give,
desire, and dispose of in the following manner:

Imprimis: As the true intent and meaning of the respective land in the first
place, if the child my wife is now pregnant with is a boy, my will and desire
is that three good men shall be appointed by the court to run a line through
my said land and equally divide it according to the value? thereof.  If the
said child my wife is pregnant with is a girl, I give and bequeath unto my son
Josiah H. Summerell the whole of my land after paying my daughter Rebecah
Summerell and the child aforesaid the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
each, and if the aforesaid child as above should be a boy, my desire is that
my son Josiah H. Summerell shall take his choice of my saw land after the
division as above mentioned and the child my wife is now pregnant with, if a
boy, I give and bequeath unto him the blance of my land, to him and his heirs
forever after each of my sons, as above mentioned, do pay my daughter Rebeccah
Summerell the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars good and lawful money of
Virginia.

Item: I lend unto my loving wife Diannah Summerell the whole residue of my
property after my just debts are paid during her natural life or widowhood and
at my said wifes marriage or death my desire is that the said lent property
unto my wife shall be equally divided amongst the whole of my children.

I do constitute and appoint William Holden and Silas Summerell my whole and
sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of
October 1801.
                                                       Henry Summerell (seal)
Assigned, sealed, published
pronounced and declared in 
presence of:

John Brister
        his
Benjamin X Holden
       mark
John Warren

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

This Will was proved by the oaths of John Brister, Benjamin Holden and John
Warren, the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion
of William Holden, one of the Executors therein named (and reserve made for
the other) who made oath according to law, a Probat is granted him on giving
bond and security, whereupon &c&c.
                                                   Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 306-307

Note: Spelling was not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation were
added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the
original. Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to
say, namely".


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