At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 10 Day of May 1753. This Will was presented in Court by Hanna Williamson the Executrix therein named, the other Executor refused to join in the Probat thereof Proved by the Oaths of Thomas Williamson & Burwell Williamson the witnesses therto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Executrix who made Oath according to Law Certificate was granted her for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security Test R Kello Cl [In the left margin] Nathl Ridley's Will In the Name of God Amen I Nathl Ridley of the County of Southampton & Parish of Nottoway being of Sound Sense & memory do make this my last will & Testmt in manner & form as followeth /to wit/ First I give my soul to God the father of Sperit in hope of Receiving full Pardon for my Sins Secondly I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in an Decent manner at the Discretion of my Exetx hereafter Named ~~~ Item: I give to my son Nathl Ridley the Plantation I now live on that is to say all the Land I hold on the Southride Ridley's Branch together with that I bought of Edmund Matthews I give the same to him & his heirs forever ~~~ Item: I giver begt to my Son Nathl Ridley my Wather Grist Mill by Mr Newsoms with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him his Heirs and my Will & Desire is that the mill Should be ??????? rebuilt out of the profits of the same & Kept in repare till ḥecomes of age Item I give & begt to my Son Nathl Ridley the following Negros to him & his heirs /to wit/ Prince Glascow Teaner Young Will and Deliah Sealaḥ. ~~~ Item: I give to my Son Day Ridley the Plantation whereon Theos Moss lives on to him and his heirs forever I give to my Son Day Ridley the following Negros /to wit/ Mannuell Judeth & her child Phillis & Patty her Child Secick to him & his heirs - [In the left margin] 121 Item: I give to my Son Thos Ridley all the land I hold in the fork Branch None by the fork Branch land on the North sᵈ Ridley Branch I give the same to him and his Heirs forever Witness James Ridley Robt By grave, George x Stephenson (his mark) Item: I give to my Son Thos Ridley the following Negros Quake Lewis Jane young Dick & Phillis I Bought Joseph Jones to him and his heirs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item: I give to my Daughter Anne Ridley my Plantation out by the Chappel Joyning Simon Turner to her and her heirs forever & I give the following Negron Dick Judeth on the plantation Charles Lewis Peter Phillis her Child & all their increase to her her heirs Item: I give to my Daughter Parmillia Ridley the plantation of mine up the Creek whereon Benja Hale lives on to her & her heirs I give the following Negros Rose Mingo Frank George Middy to her & her heirs Item: I give to my Loving Wife Priscilla the following Negros old Harry & old Will Venas Patience to her and her Dishosial my will & Desire is that my wife Shall Live on the plantation she now is on Dureing her widowhood ~~~ Item: I give all the Rest of my Estate of what kindsoever to be Equally divided between my wife & 5 Children Namely Nathl Day Thos Ann Parmellia ~~~ And I do ordain my Loveing Wife Executrix and her Brother Arthur Applewhite & my Brother James Ridley to be Exors to this my Last Will & Testament as Witness my hand and seal this 20th Day of October 1752 Test Nathl Ridley /Ls/ At a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 10th Day of May 1753 This will was presented in court by Priscilla Ridley & James Ridley the other Executor refusing to join in the probate thereof poved by the Oath of George Stephenson a Witness thereto and At about held for said the county of Southampton on Thursday the the 14 Day of June 1753 The said will was proved by the Oath of Robert Bygrave Will was proved [In the left margin] 122 a Witness there to and Ordered to be Recorded and on the Motion of the said Priscilla & James Ridley who made Oath according to Law Certificle is granted them for obtaining a probat hereof in due form giving Security Tes R Kello Cl [In the left margin] John Fort's Invy and appr An Inventory and Appraisment of the Slaves & Personal Estate of John Fort Deced. . . . . . S d ! Negro named Ned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£ 40„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Mingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Cate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Amey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Agg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Vennus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30„ 0„ 0 1 D ͦ . . . . Jone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10„ 0„ 0 46 Head of Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37„ 3„ 0 Sows Piggs & Shoats , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 16„19„ 9 1 Stone Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10„15„ 0 1 Gray D ͦ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4„ 0„ 0 1 Mare & Filley £5„ 1 Young Mare £ 5„ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10„ 0„ 0 1 Horse 2 Bells 1 Grind Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4„ 8„ 6 7 Feather Beds & furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9„ 8„ 0 6 Bedsteds & Cords 21/6. 5 Raw Hides 15/ . . . . . . . . . . . . 2„ 6„ 6 14yds Virginia Bed Tick 28/ 3yds Virga cloath 4/6 . . . . . . . . 1„12„ 6 4 Strip't Bang? 40/ 1 Blangt & Sheet 2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2„ 2„ 0 8 Ells Pro: Lining 8f 10 7 2hr den Chep 23/12 . . . . . . . . . . 1„11„ 1½ 8 feather & Bagg 12/6 1lb Bro: Thread 2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . 0„14„ 6 1 pʳ Mens Stockens 4/ Linen Wheel 12/ 1 Woolen D ͦ 8/ . . . . . . 1„ 4„ 0 9½ Deaus Leather 10/3 5 Chests 37. 11 Leather Chairs 27/6 . . . . 3„14„ 9 2 Harrows * 1 Barrel 1/ Powdering Tub 7 lb Tibo Hhds , , , , , , 0„14„ 4½ 11 Sheep 29/. 4 Raw Hides 13/. 6 ?lon Bottom Chairs 9/ . . . . . 2„16„ 1 Barrels & Pipes 2/6. 1 Pott Sugar 13/5 1 Goard & D ͦ 2/6 . . . .    0„18„ 5