[In the left margin] 152 To Bonds due to the Estate of John Washington Deced £84„ 1„7 Arthur Washington At a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 8th Day of August 1754 This Inventory and Appraisment was returned by the Court Ordered to be Recorded Test R Kello Cl [In the left margin] James Garner Will In the name of God Amen the 9th Day of October in the year of our Lord 1747 I James Garner being week 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 do make and ordain this Last will and Testament and first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall recieve the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me with in this life I Give and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form first of all I give and Bequeath unto my Dearly beloved son Jame Garner five Shilling Secondly I Give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son Joshua 97 acres of land being a Patent Granted by his honourable Alexander Spotswood on the west side of the foxtrop brance in Nancemond County and my Negro Fellow Cesar to him and his Heirs forever Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my Dearly beloved son John all the Lands that is of the Northwest side of the Indian branch to the middle of the Spanish oak Land and Negro Rose to him and his Heirs forever fourthly I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son Matthew the Plantation that I now live upon and all the Lande within the Indian branch Adjoining to Joshua's Fifthly I Give unto my Son in Law John Lawrance five Shillings Sixthly l give unto my Daughter Penelope my Little Negro Jubiter to her and her heirs ~~~ [In the left margin] 153 Seventhly I give unto my son in law James Vick my Little Negro Cate to him and his Heirs To my Deally beloved Wifer I Leave her the Work of my Negro fellow Cesar and Rose and Jupeter to her as Long as the Lives a widow and after Death or time of Marriage for my Children aforesaid for to take them and all the rest of any hole Estate for to be Equally divided after their Mother's death or marriage only Leting her have the use of it till then and at the Day of Death or marriage then for to be Equally divided between Joshua, John, Matthew, Penelope, Juda I Leave my SoninLaw James Vick and my son Joshua Garner my hole Executors to at and do as they think fit for to Every one alike and I do hereby utterly Disallow revoke all and every former Testament by me in any ways before this time named willed and bequeathed and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above Written Signed Sealed Published and declaired his by the said as my last will and testament James I Garner /Ls/ in the Presence of us mark Thomas M Sharp (his mark) Carry + Dardan (his mark) John Garner (his mark) At a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 8th of August 1754 This Will was Presented in Court by James Vick and Joshuar Garner the Executors herein named proved by the Oaths of Thomas Sharp, Carr Dardan & John Garner the Witnesses thereto and on the Motion of the said Executors who made Oath according to Law Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat hereof giving Security Test R Kello Cl