SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Epaphroditus Williams, 8 Apr 1791
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Epaphroditus Williams of Southampton County and
state of Virginia being in perfect health, praise be God, do make this my last
will and testament as followeth:

Impremis: I give unto my son Ephraim Williams my land whereon I now live, it
being a part of Robert Bryants pattain (patent) and bounded as follows, to
wit:

Beginning at a lightwood poist a corner in Jacob Williams line thence along
the said Williams line to a post oak a corner in the said Jacob Wiliams line
thence to a pine in Joel Edwards line thence along the said Edwards line to a
corner tree of Robert Fergusans a willar oak in the said Edwards line thence
along up the run of a branch of the Little Swamp to a black gum a corner of
Edmond Barrets Sr in the said Fergusans line thence along the said Barrets
line to a red oak thence along a line of new mark'd trees to the begining to
him his heirs Executors Administrators or assigns and also after my decease
all my houshold furniture and all my personal estate to be equally divided
between my children which is: Ephraim Williams and Jacob Williams and Sarah
Bryant and Elizabeth Worrell.

And I do make my sons Ephraim Williams and Jacob Williams sole Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament after paying my debts, legas (legal fees?) and
funeral expences.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of
April one thousand seven hundred and ninety one.

                                                       his
                                                 Epaphroditus X Williams (seale)
                                                       mark
Teste:

Lewis Bryant
    his
Joel X Edwards
    mark
Nathan Williams

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 8th day of December 1791

This Will was presented in Court by Ephraim Williams, one of the Executors
therein named, proved by the oaths of Lewis Bryant and Joel Edwards, two
of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the
said Executor 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 459

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


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