Brought over 16 pounds„ 2„ 3½ . . . Due from W Arthur ......,,,................................ -------- 4½ 170„ 14„ 6 -------------- Jos Jones } Ex'ors William Exum } William Jones } Sampson Pitman } Apps. Joseph Mounger } At a court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 14th Day of June 1750 This Inventory & Appraisement was returned and Ordered to be Recorded Teste R Kello Cl Cur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Rob Bryant Will In the Name of God Amen I Robert Bryan of Southampton County being very Sick & weak of Body but in perfect memory thanks be to God for it and remembring [sic] the mortality of my Body do give and Bequeath in the manner following first I Bequeath my Soul to God Whole ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [page break] gave it and my Body To be Buried in decent manner according to the discretion of my Executors and with what wordly [sic] Goods God hath been pleased to Endow me with I give & dispose of in manner & Terms as following: Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife her choice of two feather Beds and all my Pewter and Iron Pots. Item I give to my son William Bryan one square Table and Iron bound Chest one Copper Kettle and two Guns and the Plantation where I now live and all the Land belonging to me that joins to the said Plantation. Item I give to my son William a Plantation that lieth on the North Side of Tarararo [sic] Creek in Southampton County a hundred & sixty Acres more or less. Item I give to my Daughter Morning one Cow & Calf to be paid this Spring following and one Feather Bed that she hath now in her Possession and one pot & Frying Pan. Item I give to me Daughter Ann one Cow & Calf. Item I give to my Grandaughter [sic] Elizabeth Gardner One Cow & Calf when she cometh of Age. Item I give to my Son Thomas Bryan all my wearing cloaths [sic]. Item I give to my Son Robert Bryan One Shilling. Item I give to my Son John Bryan One Shilling. Item I furthermore do Give & bequeath all the remaining part of my Estate to be Equally divided between my Daughter Rebecca and my Daughter Alice and my Daughter Mary Gardner and my son Gail and my Daughter Ann and my Daughter Sarah and my Daughter Elizabeth all be Equally divided among them I do hereby Constitute and appoint my Sons William Bryan and Thomas Bryan my Whole & Sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament Witness my Hand & seal this 20th Day of August 1750 Test Robert Gilliam his his Robert X R B Bryan Andrew A Mackmail mark mark his Lewis L Bryan mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 5 of November 1750. This Writing was proved the oath of Robert Gilliam & Lewis Bryan two of the witnesses therto and Ordered to be Recorded And William Bryant one of the Executor therein names personally appeared in Court and refused to prove the same or take upon him the Executorship thereof test R Kello Clerk