SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Pass Turner, 23 Mar 1791 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Wills: Pass Turner, Southampton Co, VA (1791) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Pass Turner of the County of Southampton being in a weak state of body, tho of sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same, do make and ordain this writing my last will and testament, viz: 1st, I lend to my loving wife Ann Turner the entire use and profits of my whole lands and plantation during her natural life, also after paying my just debts, all my other estate of what kind or quantity soever I lend her for the same term without interruption for the purpose of raising and educating my children and at her death I direct tht all my remaining estate, as well lands as personal be sold and the profits arising be equally divided among all my children: Polly, Anthony, Rebeckah, John, James and Josiah. 2nd, I make, constitute and ordain my loving wife and two friends David Barress? and John Johnston my whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and also the guardians of my children, viz: that altogether or either of acting parties shall have the management of their education and the passion of binding them to trad (trade?) as if they shall see fit. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixd my seal this 23rd day of March 1791. his Pass X Turner mark Signed, sealed, published and declared in the presence of: Pittancay Johnson Samuel Johnson his Samuel X Corbitt mark his John X Lester mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 9th day of June 1791 This Will was presented by the oaths of Pittancay Johnson, John Lester, two of the witnesses thereunto and ordered to be recorded. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, page 429 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 ___________________________________________________________________