At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 8 Day of March 1753. This Will was presented in Court by Soloman Stephenson the Executor therein named proved by the oath of Timothy Thorp a Witness thereto and ordered to be Recorded and on the Motion of the said Executor Certificate is granted for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security Test R. Kello Cl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Virgis Smith Will In the Name of God Amen I Virgis Smith of the being Sick and weak in body but in perfect sense and memory think fit to make my last will and Testament as followeth first I would that my debts and funeral Charges be paid and discharged him. Item: I give & bequeath to my Grandson Joseph Smith my Feather bed which now I ly on and furniture and my gun Item: I give & bequeath to my Grandson Arthur Smith a feather Bed and New Rug Item I give & bequeath to my Grandson Benjn Smith one Bellmettle Skillet Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Patience one feather bed and sum furniture and one Iron Pot and one Lining wheel One high chairs and also I give & bequeath to my Grandson Arthur and Joseph one Dish and Bason a peace Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter martha one bed and bedstead and sum furniture and one Read Trunk and one pine Chest and one lining wheel and wooling wheel and one Iron Pot and one frame table and also I give & bequeath unto her daughter Martha and my grandson Joseph all Cattle Equally Divided them both and and my sheep likewise and to my Daughter Martha I give our leather Chare and the rest of my pewter to be Equally Divided between my son and two daughters and all the remainder of the Estate bird Good and Chatel to my Continues on Page 111 Son Arthur Smith and also I do you appoint him my hole and sole Ex'or to see will performed Test John Bowin Thomas Jones hereto I set Vergis Smith /L.S./ At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 8 Day of March 1753 This Will was presented in Court by Arthus Smith the Executor therein named proved by the Oaths of Thomas Jones a witnesses therein named and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the sd Executor who made Oath according to Law Certificate was granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security Test R Kello Cl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------