SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Susanna Thorp, 6 Nov 1791 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- I, Susanna Thorp, of Southampton County, being of sound mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following: Item: I give and bequeath unto George Edwards, my nephew by marriage, all my estate of any kind & quality whatsoever to him & his heirs forever. I nominate & appoint the above named George Edwards my whole & sole Executor to this my Last Will & Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix'd my seal this 6th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety one. her Susanna X Thorp (seal) mark Sign'd, seal'd & pronounc'd in presence of: Richard Wein William Wren At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 11th day of December 1794 This Will was presented in court by George Edwards, the Executor therein named, and prov'd by the oath of Richard Wren, one of the witnesses herein named and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted him 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, page 658 Note: Paragraphing and some punctuation was 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 ___________________________________________________________________