[In the left margin] 68/ provided: If either of my sons Henry Thomas or William shall Die Without Beir then it is my Will and I do Declare it to be my Meaning that on such failure the Estate herein Given to Either of them to Descend in an Equal Proportion to my other Sons or their Survivor --- Item: I Leave all my Lands in Surry County on Chonchala? and one Tract of Land at the mouth of Fountains Creek and Two hundred acres Joyning William Persons's Plantation In Granville County in North Carolina and two Hundred and forty four acres in Granville County aforesᵈ which I purchased of John Lidbetter and all the Rest of my Estate to be sold by my Executors and after my Just Debts and the aforesᵈ Legacys Are Paid The Remainder to be Equally Divided among my Ten Children Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth, John, Henry, Thomas, Hannah, William, and Priscilla, Them or their Survivor. I do Appoint my Sons John Person and Henry Person Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Hereby Revoking all other Wills formerly by me made and Do Ordain this to be my last In Witness Where of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 31st Day of August Anno Dom ... 1751 Signed Scald and pronounced } - To be the Last Will of the within } John Person /Ls/ named John Person in the Presence of } Amos Garris Francis Shanrp John I Inman Senr (his msrk) William + Bowen (his msrk) At a bourt held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 13th Day of February 1752. [In the left margin] 69/ This Will was proved by the baths of Amos Garris % William Bowers two of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded Sworn to by John & Henry Person the Executors therein named and on their Motion Certificate was granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security Test R Kello &c [In the left margin] Invy & appr of Matt Griffin An Inventory and Appraisement of te Estate of Matthew Griffin dec.ͩ £ S d 1 Cow and calf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 2„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 2„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 2„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 5„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 2„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 2„ 1 Small Heifer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „18„ 1 Bull - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 9„ 1 Small Steer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „18„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „16„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 4„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „12„ 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „10„ 9 Sheep - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1„ 7„ 17 Geese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „17„ 1 Sorrell Mare & Colt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2„10„ 1 Still Cap & Worme- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15„ „ 1 Grinding stone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 3„ 1 Sett Cart Boxes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 4„ 1 Hand mill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „10„ 1 pr Steelyards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 5„ 1 Old Gun - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 5„ 1 0ld pot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ „6 1 D ͦ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    „ 1„