Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Woodard, Samuel, 1752 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Samuel WOODARD, will dated 25 Mar 1752, proved 14 May 1752 Samuel Woodard's Will I Samuel Woodard weak in body but of Perfect Sence I make this my Last will and Testament as Follows Item I Leave to Henry Johnson the Plantation he now Lives on with one hundred and Twenty acres I Leave it to him and his Heirs forever Paying Thirty five Pounds Current Money into the Estate. Item I Leave to my Son Ruben Woodard. one Gun and Sixteen Pounds Current Money _ Item I Leave to my Son Charles Woodard the Plantation I now live on with two hundred and thirty acres I Leave to him and his Heirs forever _ Item I Leave to my Wife Martha Woodard all the rest of my Estate I leave to her and her Despossal I Leave to my wife and Henry Johnson my hole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament as Witness my hand this Twenty fifth Day of March one thousand seven hundred and fifty two Signed Sealed and Delivered his In the Presence of Samuel S Woodard /L.S./ Daniel Johnson Mark Jacob Johnson At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 14. May 1752 This will was presented in Court by Martha Woodard and Henry Johnson the Ex'ors therein named proved by the Oaths of Daniel Johnson & Jacob Johnson Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Executors who made [oath] According to Law Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form given Security Copy Test R Kello Cl Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 1, 1747-1762, p. 84 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 16 Additional information: Henry JOHNSON's son John JOHNSON & his wife Celah (Selah) sold that 120-acre tract, and an adjoining 200a. bought from Jacob JOHNSON, to Hardy POPE, 9 Jun 1785. Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 6 (1775-1787), pp. 421-24; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/06db421.txt [JOHNSON, WOODARD] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/w363s1wl.txt