SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Robert Taylor, 3 Jan 1789
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Will: Robert Taylor, Southampton Co, VA (1789)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Robert Taylor of the County of Southampton being
weak in body tho of sound & disposing mind and memory and willing to prevent
disputes about my estate after my death, do make this my last will and
testament in manner and form following, to wit:

Imprimis: I give & bequeath to neice Patsey Woodlief, daughter of Thomas & 
Martha Woodlief, the six following negros, to wit: Judy, her child Fanny,
Clary, Lydia, Jimmy & Doll, to her & her heirs, but shoud (should) my said
neice Patsy Woodleif die before she arrives to the age of twenty one or
marries, then my desire is that the estate left her shoud be equally
divided between my five relations (to wit): William Browne & Ann Browne,
decendents of William & Ann Browne, deceas'd, Samuel Browne, Martha Browne
& Mary Browne, children of Benjamin Edwards & Mary Mason Browne, which
estate I give to them and their heirs.

Item: I give and bequeath to my nephew William Browne, son of William &
Ann Browne, deceas'd, the five following neg: to wit: Dinah & her children,
Lucy, Amos, Bech & Jack, to him and his hours, but shoud he die under the
age of twenty one, I desire that estate left him be equally divided between
his sister Anne Browne & the surviving children of Benjamin Edwards and 
Mary Mason Browne which estate I give them and their heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my neice Ann Browne, daughter of William &
Anne Browne, dec'd, the five following negros, to wit: Nancy, Molly,
young Peter, Hannah and Amey to her and her heirs, but shou'd my said neice 
Ann Browne die under the age of twenty one and not married, then I desire
that the estate left her be equally divided between her brother William
Browne & the surviving children of Benjamin Edwards & Mary Mason Browne,
which estate I give them and their heirs forever.

Item: (I) desire that the residue of my estate whatsoever both real and
personal not heretofore devis'd be sold in order to pay all my just debts,
the balance of money arising from such sales after paying my debts, I give 
to be equally divided between my six relations, to wit: William & Ann Browne, 
son & daughter to William and Ann Browne deceas'd, Patsy Woodlief, daughter 
to Thomas &  Martha Woodlief, the three children of Benjamin Edwards & Mary
Mason Browne, to wit: Samuel Browne, Martha Browne & Mary Browne, which estate
I give to them and their heirs forever.

Lastly, I do appoint my brother in law Benjamin Edwards Browne and my cousin
Etheldred Taylor my Executors to this my Last Will & Testament hereby revoking
all other Wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day
of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

                                                       Robert Taylor (seal)
Sign'd, sealed, published and declared
by the Testator to be his Last Will & Testament
in presence of:

Etheldred Taylor
Thomas Blow
John Taylor
               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 14th day of November 1793

This Will was pressented in Court by Benjamin Edwards Browne, Executor therein
named & prov'd by the oaths of Thomas Blow & John Taylor, 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.
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 479-480

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


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