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Will Book 1 1747-1762                                                             Page 136

Name and Place entries on this page include:
Samuell Atkinson; William Bynum; John Johnson; Richard Kello (Clerk); Ann Rotchell; 
John Rotchell

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At A Court Held of the County of Southampton On Thursday 
The 8 Day Of November 1753
This Writing Was proved by the Oath Of Saml Atkinson 
a Witness thereto and 
At A Court held of the said County On Thursday the 13 Day 
Of December 1753
The Same Was further proved by the Oath of Wm Bynum another 
of the Witnesses thereto and It was Ordered that the Widow of the 
Testator be summoned to declare Whither she will 
administer with this writing annexed there being no 
Ex'or named therein
                                       Test   R Kello Clk

At a Court held of the County of Southampton on Thursday 
the 10th Day of January 1754.
On the Motion of Ann Rotchell Widow & Relict of John 
Rotchell dec’d who made Oath according to Law Certificate 
is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration on 
the Estate of the said John with his Will annexed she ~
giving Security                        Test  R Kello Clk


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[In The Left Margin] John Johnson's Will

in the name of God Amen this twenty ninth Day of November 
In the year of our lord God one thousand seven hundred and fifty 
two I John Johnson of Southampton County being sick and weak in 
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto 
God therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and 
Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I do 
make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to 
say principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the 
hands of God that gave it and for my body I Command it to the 
earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the 
Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power 
of God and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath 
pleased God to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of 
the same in the following manner and form ~av~

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Will Book 1 1747-1762                                                             Page 137

Name and Place entries on this page include:

James Fowler; Daniel Johnson; Esther Johnson; Henry Johnson; Joseph Johnson; 
Lazarus Johnson; Lucey Johnson; Martha Johnson; Sarah Johnson; John Johnson@; 
Richard Kello (Clerk); Richard Murfee; John Pope@; Elizabeth Washington; 
Arthur Washington@; John Washington@

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[In the left margin] 137/
Item: I give to my beloved son Daniel Johnson one hundred and twenty five 
acres of land being apattent of the like quantity I give it to him and his 
Disposeing I alse give him one feather Bed. one pewter dish and two - 
Pewter plates. . Item I give to my beloved son Lazarus Johnson the 
Plantation I now live on with one hundred acres of land thereunto 
belonging I give it to him and his Disposeing. Item I give to my 
other five Children namely Joseph Henry Sarah Martha and Esther 
one Shilling apiece Starling I also give to my Deceased son Johns 
heirs one Shilling Starling and as touching all the rest of my Estate 
I leave it to be divided into three parts one third part I give to Lucy 
my dearly beloved wife wife and the other two parts I give to my 
my beloved son Lazarus Johnson whom I likewise make and ordain 
my only and Sole Executor of this my last will and testament in 
Witness whereof I have set my hand and Seal the day and year above written 
                                            John Johnson /Ls/
Richard Murfee               Signed Sealed and Delivered by the hand of 
John Pope                    the said John Johnson to be his last will and 
James Fowler I (his mark)    Testament in the presence of us ~~~~~~~~

At a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 14th Day of 
March 1754 
This Will was presented in Court proved by the Oaths of Richard Murfee 
John Pope & James Fowler the Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded 
And on the Motion of Lazarus Johnson the Executor therein nammed who 
made oath according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a 
probat hereof in due form giving Security ---⍱---
                                           test  R Kello Cl

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[In the left margin] John Washington's Will


In the Name of Good Amen I John Washington Being very sick and 
weak but Praise be to God I am in perfect Sences and Momory do 
make this my Last Will and Testament Buit in the first Place I 
Recommend my soul to the hands of the Almighty God and my Body to 
the Earth to be Becently Buried to the Diveretion of my Exors ----?
and As for what Worldly Goods as it has Pleased God to Bless me 
with I Dispose of as followeth first I do Make my Son Arthur Washington 
my holy and Soly Exor. Item I Give to my Wife Eliza Washington 


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