SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Lydia Vaughan, 29 Dec 1795
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THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL of Lydia Vaughan, dec'd, as published and declared by her
at her last sickness at the house of Noel Vick in the County of Southampton &
state of Virginia in presence of Milly Porter & Patty Vick on Sunday night,
the twentieth day of this instant December where she had resided for most the
part of December past committed to writting on this present day and are as
follows:

I desire all that I have may be equally divided between Lydia Porter, Polly
Vaughan, Fanny Vick and Betsy Vick.  And I desire that you, Milly Porter,
write it down according to my desire.  We, Milly Porter & Patty Vick do hereby
pronounce that the said Lydia Vaughan dec'd on Sunday night, the 20th day of
this present month, at the house of the said Noel Vick in her last sickness
declare her will & desire before them as above mention'd and that she called
upon them to take notice of such her desire & that she, several times
afterwards, particularly requested the said Milly Porter to see it done &
fulfilled as she had directed.

Given under our hands & seals this 29th day of December 1795, the said Lydia
Porter is daughter of John Porter, dec'd, the said Polly Vaughan & Fanny Vick
is daughters of the said Vaughan, dec'd, and the said Betsy Vick is daughter
of P.(?) Vick.

                                                            her
                                                       Milly X Porter
                                                            mark
Sign'd, seal'd & declar'd
and pronounced
in presence of us:

Jo Vick
William Johnson


               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 11th day of February 1796

This writing purporting the nuncupative Will of Lydia Vaughan, dec'd, was 
presented in court.  Whereupon Milly Porter & Patty Vick, after being sworn 
depos'd? that the Testator called on them in her last ___rep at the house of 
Noel Vicks that the testament and contain'd in this writing was the same which 
she spoke at that time in consideration whereof this writing is established & 
ordered to be recorded.

                                                     Sam Kello, Cl.(clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 723-724

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


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