SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Joshua Westbrook, 22 Dec 1794
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Joshua Westbrook of the County of Southampton,
being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, do make & appoint
this to be my last will and testament.  And first, I recommend my soul to
almighty God who gave it and my body to be buried in a christian manner at the
discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as to what worldy goods it
hath pleas'd almighty God to bestow on me in this life, I give & dispose of
them in manner & form following:

Item: I lend to my son Jarrat Westbrook the use of my negro boy Buck &
likewise my negro girl Salah & her increase.  Also, at the death of Elizabeth
Clifton, my negro fellow likewise during her life, and at her death I give
them to his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son Janaatt Westbrook one sorrel mare, one feather bed &
furniture, one sow and nine sheats and my gun to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I lend to my son Zacariah Westbrook the use of my negro boy Jack
likewise my my girl Poll and her increase during his life and at his decease
to his heirs forever. (both my my's are in the document)

Item: I give to my son Zacariah Westbrook the sum of ten pounds cash to be
raised out of my estate & one feather bed & furniture to him and his heirs
forever.

Item: I lend to my daughter Betsy Dolly Westbrook the use of one negro woman
Dinah & her increase hereafter, likewise my negro girl Milly & her increase
during the term of his life and at her decease to heirs, lawfully begotten of
her body, forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Betsy Dolly Westbrook one feather bed and
furniture, call'd my bed) likewise one sorrell horse called Jack and also one
trunk to her & her heirs forever. And if either of the before said parties
dies without heirs lawfully begotten of their body, my desire is the negros of
the deceas'd be not sold but equally divided between the surviving ones as the
case might me (be?).

Item: My will and desire is that all the remainder part of my estate be sold
to wit? in what kind soever, all my just debts paid and the remainder together
with all just debts due me be equally divided between Jarrat Westbrook,
Zacariah Westbrook and Betsy Dolly Westbrook.

I do appoint Howill Scarbrough & Robert Murrell/preacher, Executors of this my
Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 22nd day of
December 1794.
                                                  Joshua Westbrook (seal)
Sign'd, publish'd & declar'd
in the presence of:

Henry Warren
William Marks
    her
Ann X Westbrook
    mark

This Will was presented in court by Howill Scarbrough & Robert
Murrell/preacher therein that Executors therein named, prov'd by the oaths of
William Marks & Ann Westbrook, two of the witnesses thereto , and ordered to
be recorded.  And the said Executors refusing to take upon themselves the
burthen of the execution thereof, on the motion of Edwin Land who made oath
according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of
administration with this Will annexed on the estate of the said decedent
giving security whereupon &c.
                                                Sam Kello, Cl.

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 8th day of January 1795

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 659-660

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


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