[In the left margin] 517 [In the left margin] Jane Applewhite's Nuncupative Will I gave a watch of $85 to my son Cincinatus for watch and a hundred and thirty added to that. I wish to make out 6 hundred dollar with Mr. Mason's bond added to ambros. Mr Mason knows respecting the bond against Dr Gore Godwin. I wish Doctor William Godwin to take charge of my Estate and to make an estimate of the value of mt estate and after my debts are paid an equal division of my Estate in 3 parts with the exception of a Bed I wish my son Cincinatus to have, after my Crop is got in I wish all my Negro men to have 10 dollars given them also my Negro women 4 dollars each. I wish Betty Thomas to have the hanks in my buffet to make her som frocks and Six dollars in cash. I wish you to examine my Bed Clothes and if there are any countesins? which you think wil be useful to my children get a Chest or Trunk and put them up also I wish you to get the Spoons that was Cincinatus Farther and give them to him and the Spoons that was little Thomases, and keep them until he is gone. Mary A Lewis At a court held for the County of Southampton the 19th day of December 1836. A writing purporting to be the Nuncupative Will of Jane Applewhite decd. was produced in court and proved according to law byx the oath of Benjamin Lewis and Mary A Lewis and ordered to be recorded as the true nuncupative Wills of sais Jane Applewhite decd. William B. Godwyn, the Executor named in said Will appeared in court, and refused to take upon himself the burden of the execution thereof. And on the motion of John Y Mason, who made oath and together with William B Godwyn and Nathaniel T Wil- liams, his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Twenty thousand dollars, con- ditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration on the Estate of said Jane Applewhite decd, with her said will annexed, in due form. Teste L R. Edwards Cl -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> [In the left margin] Gilbert H Beale Will In the name of God, amen ~ I Gilbert H Beale of the County of Southampton and State of Virginia (being of sound minid, but feeble in body) do you make this my last Will & Testament (as follows) Item 1st My Will & desire is that all my just debts shall be paid out of my estate. 2. After paying my debts, I give & bequeath to my way Wife (Martha E Beale, originally Martha E Edwards) the whole of my estate of all kinds both are real and personal, be simple forever. Teste C D Barham Margaret P Beale Jr. At a court held for the County of Southampton the 19th day of December 1836. This last Will and Testament of Gilbert H Beale decd was proved by the oath of Cuthbert D Barham and Margaret P Beale, the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded [In the left margin] Thomas Barnes Will I, Thomas Barnes of the County of Southampton in the State of Virginia do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say ~~~ 1st I desires that my Executor hereafter named as soon as convenient after my decease have my Estate ap- raised as the laws directs and at such time as he shall seem thereof, and at such as he shall deem proper, soon thereafter, sell the pershable part thereof, except such as is hereafter named, and out of the proceeds thereof pat and discharge all me just debts and also the expense of me interment 2dly I lend to Dorothy Drakes, the use of my dwelling house with one acre of land attached and on which the said House stands, most of which acre shall by nearly north of said House, I also loan [In the left margin] 518 Dorothy one feather bed and furniture for and during her own natural life and at her death, I give the same to said to Dorothy Drake's son Williams Drake. 3dly I give to said William Drake the tract of Land whereon I now live together with the Land I purchases of John W. Whitfield, and perhaps said deed of conveyance from said Whitfield was also assigned by Jacob Barnes as Trustee and again I further give to said William Drake all that part of the land which I purchased of Henry Barrett and Adolphus Whitfield lying on the east side of the Fish Road to him the said William Drake and his heirs forever. I further give to said William Drake one Brandy still and one third of my per- sonal estate to him and his heirs forever 4thly I give to Elizabeth Phillips daughter of said Dorothy the track of land I purchased of Johnathon T Griffin trustee, which was formerly owned by the above name John Whitfield, further I give to said Elizabeth Phelps one third part of my personal estate to her said Elizabeth and her heirs forever. 5thly I give James Drake son of said Dorothy the remaining part of my real and person- al estate to him said James Drake and his heirs forever Nevertheless in case either of the above named Elizabeth Philips, James Drake, or William Drake shall die leaving no lawful issue of their bodies, my will is that the, survivor on survivors succeed to and enjoy Search deceased, ones legacy bequeath, and Support said, and then case all three of the above name Elizabeth Phillips James Drake and William Drake, should die neither of which leaves issue lawfully begotten of their bodies in that case by will is that the whole of my estate whole both real and personal descend to my nearest blood kindred or in other words, to descend to my Blood kindred in the same manner I had have died intestate Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my brother Jacob Barnes the Executor of this my last Will, hereby making void all former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of August in the year 1836. Signed, sealed, published and declared } Thomas Barnes (seal) and for the last Will and Testament of } the above named Thomas Barnes and at } whoses request we the under assigned have } subscribed our names is Witnesses to the } same James D Bryant Susan x Glover (her mark) At a court held for the county of Southampton the 19th day of December 1836. This last will and testament of Thomas Barnes decd, was proved by the oath of James D Bryant and Susann Glover the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Jacob Barnes, the only executor therein named, who made oath and together with Britain Bryant Robert J Barnes and James Bryant his securities, enter onto and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of six thousand dollars, condition as the law directs, certificate is granted for him for ob- taining a probate of the said Will in due form. Teste L. R. Edwards Cl