SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Thomas Summerell, 1801 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- I Thomas Summerell of Southampton County do hereby make my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say: 1st, I desire that all my just debts may be paid out of my estate by my Executor hereafter named. 2nd, I give and bequeath to my brother Hurod Summerell all the remainder of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind soever it may be. And lastly, I do constitute & appoint my (above named) brother Hurod Summerell Executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other or former Wills by me made. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this ____(blank) day of _____(blank) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one. Thomas Summerell (seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared as the Last Will and Testament of the above named Thomas Summerell in the presents of us: Samuel Jones Can Doyel his Zachry X Doyel mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 21st day of February 1803 This Will was presently (presented) in court by Hurod Summerell, therein named, proved by the oaths of Can Doyel and Zachry Doyel, two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor who made oath according to law, Probat is granted in due form 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 377 Note: Spelling was not corrected. Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________