SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Benjamin Turner, 8 Aug 1783
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IN THE NAME OF GOD amen, the 8th day of August 1783, I Benjamin Turner 
(buck horn) being sick & weak in body but of sound mind and memory, 
thanks be to God for it & knowing it is appointed for all men once to 
die, do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner following.

First, I give my soul to almighty God that gave it to me & my body I leave 
to be buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named & for what 
worldly goods I have, I leave in manner & form following.

Item: I give & bequeath to my son Joe L.(possibly an L) Turner my 
plantation whereon I now live on Buckham Swamp containing two hundred 
& twenty acres, more or less.  Also I give my son Joel two other tracts 
lying on the Flat swamp, one that I bought of Mary Persons containing 
two hundred acres more or less & one other that I bought of Richard 
Avery containing one hundred and thirty five acres more or less, which 
said land I give to my son Joel Turner to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Will Turner all the rest of my land 
lying on the Flat Swamp that I have not given to my son Joel containing by
estimation six hundred & eighty one acres more or less which said land I
give and bequeath to my son Will Turner to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to daughter Rebecca Turner five negroes, namely:
Phillis, Fanney, Minga, Nancy & Molly, which said negroes, with their
increase, I give to my daughter to her and her heirs forever.

Item: My will and desire is that all the remainder of my negroes I give to
be equally divided between my two sons Will & Joel without them being sold
which said negroes I give to them and their heirs forever.

My will an desire is that all the remainder of my estate of what kind or 
nature soever or where so ever found be sold & the money arising from the
sale with what ready money I have now by me, be equally divided between my
two sons & my daughter, namely Rebecca, Joel & Will to them & their heirs
forever.

My will and desire is that if either of my children dies under age or with-
out issue that then their estate to be divided between the other two.

And lastly, I constitute & appoint my brother and brother-in-laws Thomas
Turner, Nathan Harriss & John Bannon my whole & sole Executors to this
my Last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills heretofore by me
made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fix my seal the day
and year first above written.

                                                  Ben Turner  (seal)
Signed, sealed, published & declared
by the Testator to be his Last Will
& Testament in presence of:
(there are no names here)

                      At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                          the 9th day of October 1783.

This Will was presented in Court by Thomas Turner, 
Nathan Harris ..(goes off page)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton County, VA,
Reel 17, page 41 

Note: Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing added by 
transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraph spaces 
in the original.


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