Will of Stephen Hamlin - 1775 - Sussex Co., VA

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Will of Stephen Hamlin - 1775
(Will Book C, page 162, Sussex Co.VA.)

January the 8th 1773.
In the name of God Amen I Stephen Hamlin of Sussex County Virginia,
being weak in body, but of pefect memory & knowledge that is appointed
once for all men to die after that the judgement do make and ordain 
this my last Will & Testament in manner as followeth, I leave the use 
of the land I now live on with the use of six Negroes such as my wife
shall choose and the Houshold furniture with the third part of the 
stock to my wife Sarah Hamlin during her natural life or widowhood.
ITEM. I give half the land that I now live on to my Son William Hamlin,
and the other half to my Son Charles Hamlin, only that my Son William
& Charles pay unto my Son John Hamlin Twenty five pounds each of them
when my Son John comes of age and then the above gift to be good to
them & their heirs.
ITEM. I give to my Son William Hamlin two Negroes Charles & Naomy one
feather bed and furniture to him & his heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my Daughter Susannah Hargrave two Negroes Rose & Tom 
one bed and furniture one side saddle to her & her heirs.
ITEM. I give to my Daughter Nanne Hamlin two Negroes Isabel & James one
bed and furniture one side saddle to her & her heirs.
ITEM. I give to my Daughter Molly Hamlin two Negroes Patt & Valentine
one bed and furniture one side saddle to her & her heirs.
ITEM. I give to my Son Charles Hamlin two Negroes Urse & Solomon one 
bed and furniture to him & his heirs.
Item. I give to my Son John Hamlin two Negroes Sett & Mingo one bed &
furniture one desk & fifty pounds money to him & his heirs.
My stock to be divided among my three Sons before mentioned and the
remainder of my Negroes to be divided among my six children before
mentioned. I desire there may be no appraisement of my Estate. 
I appoint my Wife Sarah Hamlin & William Hamlin, Jesse Hargrave Micajah
Bailey Executors of this my last Will & Testament, as Witness my hand
this the eighth day of January one Thousand seven hundred & seventy 
three.

Stephen Hamlin (Seal)

James Stanton
Sampson Stanton
Nathaniel Briggs


At a Court held for Sussex County the 20th day of April 1775.
The within written last Will and Testament of Stephen Hamlin deceased
was presented into Court by William Hamlin & Jesse Hargrave two of the
Executors therein named who made affirmation thereto as the law directs
(they being of the Sect called Quakers) & the same was proved by the
affirmation of James Stanton Nathaniel Briggs & Jesse Hargrave the
witnesses thereto they also being Quakers, and by the Court ordered to
be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors certificate is
granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form, giving 
security, whereupon they with Michael Bailey & Sampson Stanton their
securitys entered into & acknowledged their bond in the penalty of 
three thousand pounds conditioned as the law directs.

Teste A. Claiborne CSC

(Transcribers note: The discrepancy in the names of the witnesses
mentioned above is noted).

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