[In the left margin] Samuel Woodard's Will I Samuel Woodard weak in body but of Perfect Sense I make this my Last will and Testament as Follows Item: I Leave to Henry Johnson the Plantation he now Lives on with one hundred and Twenty acres I Leave it to him and his Heirs forever Paying Thirty five Pounds Current Money into the Estate. Item: I Leave to my Son Ruben Woodard. one Gun and Sixteen Pounds Current Money - Item I Leave to my Son Charles Woodard the Plantation I now live on with two hundred and thirty acres I Leave to him and his Heirs forever _ Item: I Leave to my Wife Martha Woodard all the rest of my Estate I leave to her and her Disposal I Leave to my wife and Henry Johnson my hole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament as Witness my hand this Twenty fifth Day of March one thousand seven hundred and fifty two Signed Sealed and Delivered his In the Presence of Samuel S Woodard /L.S./ Daniel Johnson Mark Jacob Johnson At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the 14. May 1752 This will was presented in Court by Martha Woodard and Henry Johnson the Ex'ors therein named proved by the Oaths of Daniel Johnson & Jacob Johnson Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Executors who made [oath] According to Law Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form given Security Copy Test R Kello Cl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the left margin] Wm Scott's Will The name of God amen the 28th date of Decm: in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred & fifty one I William Scott of Southampton County being very sick and weak in body but a perfect mind and memory therefore Calling onto mine the mortality of my body and knowing that it is Appointed for all man once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the Hands of God that gave it for my body I commend it to Earth to the buryed [sic] in a Christian Like and decent manner at the Discharge of my Executor and as touching Such worldly Estate wherein with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form, Item: I give % bequeath unto my loving brother John Scott the following Negroes viz Jenney & Jeam & Jean & half my Cattel hogs Sheep and horses to him and his heirs forever Item: I give & Bequeath unto my loving brother John Mundel the fol lowing Negroes viz Carlile Patt and Peter & likewise the half of my Cattle hogs sheep horses househole [sic] goods and money to him and his heirs forever only the said Mundel shall pay all my debts out of his part and leave in John Mundel's possession the following Negroes which belongs to John Scott two tracks of land one on the Flatt Swamp and one on Coxes swamp and pay the Quiterents [sic] until John Scott comes home to possess it and I do hereby appoint John Mundel my hole & Sole executor of this my last will and Testament Robert Deane William Scott /L.S./ her Mary X Bowers mark John Sharp At a Court held for the County of Southampton on Thursday the fourteenth Day of May 1752. This Will was presented in Court by John Mundel the Executor therein named proved by the Oaths of Francis Sharp & John Sharp the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Executor who made Oath according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security Test R Kello Cl