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Will Book 1 1747-1762                                                             Page 125

Name and Place entries on this page include:
Horse Bone Branch*; Ann Drake; Barnaby Drake; John Drake; Joshua Drake; Mary Drake; 
Thomas Drake; Timothy Drake; George Gurley (Court Official); Richard Kello (Clerk); 
Thomas O'Berry; Ester Pully

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Drake the Plantation whereon I now live and all the Lands thereto 
belonging on the East side of the Horse Bone Branch to her and her Heirs forever 
excepting only what Timber my daughter Ann Drake shall
shall have occasion of and an equal part of the apple orchard ................

Item: 
I give and Bequeth [sic] unto my daughter Ann Drake the remainder part of my 
land which is on the west side of the Horse Bone and as was aforesd what Timber 
she shall have occasion of on the west side as also an Equal Part of ye 
apple orchard to her and her geirs forever. I likewise give to my two 
daughters Mary and Ann all the  moveables that shall be left at 
my decease and my wife's to be equally divided betwixt them - Item  I give & 
Bequeath to my daughter Esther Pully one Truckle Bed and Bedstead - Item
I give and Bequeath to my son Joshua Drake one shilling. I also give & 
Bequeath to my son Thomas Drake one shilling. I likewise give & 
Bequeath to my son Barnaby Drake one shilling. I likewise give & 
Bequeath to my son Timothy Drake one shilling. I also do appoint my 
daughter Mary Drake to be whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will 
and testament hereby disannulling all other Wills and Testament by me made 
or before Ordained Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my 
last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and affix'd my Seal this 15th day of March in the year of our Lord 
God 1753. 
Signed Sealed Published & declared
by the said Testator and for his                       John Drake  (seal) 
last will & Testament 
in the presence of us
     his
Thomas T Oberry 
     mark
     his
Thomas T Drake 
     mark
George Gurley Junr

At a court held for the county of Southampton on Thursday the 12th day of July 1753 
This will was presented in Court by Mary Drake the Executrix therein 
named proved by the oaths of Thos Oberry and George Gurley Junr the 
Witnesses thereto 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


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Received by the STP from Fenton Harrison on 7/19/21
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