At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of September 1760. This Account of the Administration of the Estate of Edward Chilly dec'd was reported by the person appointed to settle the same & said Account & Report are Ordered to be Recorded Test R Kello Cl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Stephen Pope Will In the Name of God Amen the 27th day of June in the year of our Lord 1760 I Stephen Pope of the County of Southampton being sick & weak in Body but of sound & Perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make & ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in form following viz Imprimis: I give & demise to Israel Joyner one Hundred Acres of Land joining his own land & Arthur Popes to him and his Heirs forever ------------------ Item: I give & demise to my son Brittain Pope & his heirs forever all the remaining Part of my land I am Possest [sic] with his mothers life Excepted in the Plantation where I now live & then to return to my said son & his heirs forever ------- Item: I give & demise four negro & their Increase (viz:) Tryal Hannah Lucy & Mingo to be equally divided Between my son Brittain & my daughters Charity & Anne Pope when my daughter Charity marries or comes to the Age of twenty one years and if she die unmarried & under the Age Aforesaid then to be divided between Britain and Anne when Brittain comes to the Age of Twenty one ----------------------------------------------------- Item: I give & bequeath to my loving wife Martha Pope the Labour of two negros, viz, Jimbo & Saul during her widowhood & when she marrys or or dies then the two negros & their Increase be divided between all my Children aforesaid ---------------------------------------------------------- Item: I give & bequeath all the residue of my Estate of all kinds after my debs is paid to be eaqually [sic] divided between my wife & Children the Crop on the Ground Excepted which I leave for the support of my Family. I also Appoint my loving wife & my neighbour Howell Edmunds to be my Ex'ors of this my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day & Year above Written -------------- Sign'd Seal'd Publisht [sic] & } his Declared in Presence of } Stephen B Pope (LS) John Pope } mark Wm. Pope } At a Court held for the County of Southampton Jesse Pope } the 11th day of September 1760 This Will was Presented in Court by Howell Edmunds one of the Ex'ors herein named the other Ex'or refusing to Join in the Probat thereof. Proved by the Oaths of John Pope & Jesse Pope two of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of the said Ex'or who made Oath According to Law Certificate is granted him for Obtaining a Probat in due form giving Security Whereupon &c _ Tes R. Kello Cl