SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Henry Turner, 15 Dec 1789
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Will: Henry Turner, St.Luke Parish, Southampton Co, VA 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Henry Turner of the County of Southampton and Parish
of Saint Lukes being sick and weak of body but of sound mind and memory,
thanks be to God for the same, do make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament in the following manner and form:

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Turner all that tract or parcel of
land I now live on containing two hundred acres more or less, begining at the
mouth of a branch, a dividing line between Capt. Nicholas Maget and myself,
thence up the said branch to the head thence along a line of mark'd trees to
another Whiteheads line thence along the said Whiteheads line to the great
branch thence down the said branch to the swamp and down the various courses
of the swamp to the begining, to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and demise to dughter Mary Parker five shillings to she and her
heirs forever.

Item: I give and demise to my grand daughter Patience Turner one heffer to her
& her heirs forever.

Item: I give all the residue of my estate both real and personal to be equally
divided between my son Jacob Turner and all his children that is now living:
Henry Turner, Etheldred Turner, Rebecah Turner, Patience Turner, Milly Turner,
Susanah Turner, William Turner, to them and their heirs forever.

I do hereby appoint my son Jacob Turner my whole and sole Executor to this my
Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke all other Wills by me before made
ratifying this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 15th day of
December 1789.

                                                        his
                                                   Henry X Turner (seale)
                                                        mark
Signed, sealed, published,
pronounced and declared
in presence of:

John Whitehead
James Maget
    her
Elizabeth X Turner
    mark

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 13th day of October 1791

This Will was presented in Court by Jacob Turner, therein named, proved by the
oath of Elizabeth Turner, one of the witnesses thereto and having been before
at a court held for the said County of Southampton the 9th day of September
1790, proved by the oath of James Maget, another witness thereto, is ordered
to be recorded and on the motion of said Turner, the Executor herein named,
who made oath according to law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a
Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 455

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


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