SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - John Thorp, 7 Jul 1795
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I John Thorp of Southampton County, State of
Virginia, being weak of body but of sound mind & memory do make & ordain this
my last will & testament, as followeth, to wit:

I lend to my loving wife Polly Thorp (during her natural life or widowhood)
the use of all my land & plantation whereon I now live, also the use of my
part of the still left me by my father, also the use of my two negroes, to
wit: Mark & Joan, two iron potts, half dozen pewter plates, six earthen
plates, two pewter dishes, three pewter basons, one frying pan each to her
choice, one iron skillet, two water pails, three wash tubs to her choice, one
spinning wheel to her choice, three pair of cotton cards to her choice, three
feather beds & furniture, one sorrel mare cal'd "the old mare", one sorrel
colt call'd Fagan, two cows & calves, four ewes & lambs, all the hoggs
belonging to the sutig? using our "the beaver pond" by Charles Bass'es, 50
barrels of corn, cart & wheals, one loom, and after the death or marriage of
said wife, my will & desire is that what I have lent to my wife, except the
land, to be sold to the highest bidder & the money arising from the sale be
equally divided between all my children hereafter named, to wit: Aaron,
Elizabeth Reese, Susannah, Moses, John, Polly & the child my wife is now
pregnant with.

And after the death or marriage of my wife, my desire is that the land I have
lent my wife be rented out (for the benefit of all my sons above named, also
the child unborn, if it be a son) till my youngest son arrives to the age of
twenty one years. And then, the said land to be sold & the money to be equally
divided between all my above named & mentioned sons including the child
unborn, if a son.

Item: My will & desire is that all the remainder of my estate of what nature
or kind soever found, including the land I bought of Charles Bass, and
wheresoever found, except my legacy due me by John Reese's will be sold to the
best bidder. And the money arising from said sale be applyed to discharge my
just debts & the balance, if any, be divided between my before mentioned
children equally.

Item: my will & desire is that the money which may be due me by the Will of
John Reese, dec'd, as my wife's legacy, be applyed by my Executor hereafter
named & he is hereby authorized to purchase a negroe man slave to be
considered as part of my estate & that my said wife have the sole use of said
negro he bought during her life or widowhood & after her death or marriage, to
be sold & the money to be equally divided between all my above mentioned
children.

Lastly, I constitute & appoint my friends John Harris Sr (could be Jr),
Randolph Reese, Riven Reese & Roger Reese my whole & sole Executors of this my
Last Will & Testament revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this seventh
day of July 179 five.
                                                         his
                                                   John X Thorp (seal)
                                                         mark
Sign'd, seal'd & deliver'd to be the Last Will
& Testament of the Testator in presence of:

John Williamson
Nathaniel Smith
Roivel Reese

                   At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                          the 10th day of September 1795

This Will was prov'd by the oaths of Nathaniel Smith & Roivel Reese, two of
the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.  The Executors not qualifying,
time was given him to qualify at the next court.
  
Whereupon              At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                            the 8th day of October 1795

On the motion of Randolph Reese, one of the Executors of the Will who made
oath according to law, Certificate is granted him to obtain a Probat thereof
in due form giving security whereupon &c.
                                                 Sam Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 702-703

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


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