[In the left margin] 169 John Pheasant's Will In the Name of God Amen on August the 23rd 1755 I John Pheasant Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die d0 make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament That is to say Principal= =ly & first of all I Give & recommend my soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in a decent and Christian manner at ye Discretion of somy Exors hereafter Named and as touching such Worldly ~~~ Estate wherewith God has been pleased to bless me with in this Life I Give of bequeath of the same in manner & form following Imprimis I give & bequeath unto Daniel Leebre my Horse Brodle & Sadle & 2 Shirts I bequeath unto William Edmonds bed and Furniture I give to Brumfield Ridley a sett of Silver Buckles & one Pistole to buy a Ring I begqth unto Betty Farrow 40/ I beqth unto Charles Travers ye Son of Carles Travers £5 I give unto Jeremiah Drew my Large Looking Glass two high Chairs & folding Table Item I give to old Wm Dean 40/ I give to Betty Lean only Creeks? 40/ I beqth unto Arthur Longs wife £5 I Likewise give unto Mary Long my Chest & two black Chairs & small Glass ~~~ I give to John Smith's Wife 40/ I give to ye Widon Atkins lame Son three pounds Cash I give to William Tanner £3 to Clothe his Children with I give to John Hilliard 40/ and as for my Cloth's I would have them Disposed of to Poor Houskeeper at ye discretion of my Executor I give of Bequeath unto Captain Howell Edmunds £20 whom I ordain Sole Executor of this my Will & Testament and I do utterly disallow revoke & disannul all other Testaments Will or Executors by me any ways before Willed Ratifying and Confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament Howell Edmunds John Pheasant /Ls/ Howell Edmunds fr [In the left margin] 170 At a court held for the County of Southampton the 12th Day of June 1753 This Will was presented in Court by Howell Edmonds the Executor therein named proved by the Oath of Howell Edmonds junr a Witness therero & Ordered to be Recorded and on the Motion of the said Executor who made Oath according to Law Certificate was granted him for obtaining a Probat in due form giving Security Copy Test R Kello Cl [In the left margin] Elizabeth Scott's Will I EIlizabeth Scott of the Isle of Wight County in Virginia knowing the uncertainty of this Life and that it is appointed for all mankind to Dy do think proper to make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament In manner and form Following ~~~ Impri: I give and bequeath to my son James Jordan Fall my Negro Woman called Betty and my Negro Man called Robin to him and his Heirs forever Item 2lty: I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Williams my Rideing Sadle Item 3ly: I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Pinner my large trunk Item 4ly: I giveand bequeath to my Grandsun Jesse Weatherly one Cow & Calf one Chest one small dish and one bason one Dozn of Pewter spoons and a small Gilt Trunk but If he dies before he arrive to the Age of Twenty one Then to my son James Jordan Scott ~~~ Item 5ly: All the Rest of my Estate of what natures or kind soever I give and bequeath to my son James Jordan Scott whome I make nominate and appoint Executor of this my Last Will and Testament --⍱-- And lastly I own this to be my last Will and Testament Revoking and Disannuling all other Will's and Testaments by me made desegning that this only be taken for my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I here unto set my hand and seal this 9th Day of November 1748 Tests: Josiah Jordan Mourning Jordan Elizabeth Scott /Ls/ Marth Sarkett (her mark)