22 of my wife, all the Lands and plantation lent her as above to him & his heirs for ever. I also give my said Son Edmund one feather bed & furniture, one horse of ten pounds value, two Cows & Calves & two Sows & pigs to him & his heirs for ever Fifthly: It is my will and desire that if either of my Sons should die before they have law_ ful issue or before they arrive at the age of twenty one years, that the Lagacies given such deceased Son, be equally divided between my surviving Sons or their heirs Sixthly: I give unto my Daughter Rebecca Wood, one Negro Girl names Hannah, One feather bed and furniture & thirth pounds current money of Virginia to her and her heirs for ever Seventhly: I give unto my Daughter Mary Wood, one Negro Boy names Roger, One feather bed and furniture & thirth pounds current money of Virginia to her and her heirs for ever Eigthly: I give unto my Daughter Anne Wood, one Negro Boy names Sam, One feather bed and furniture & thirth pounds current money of Virginia to her and her heirs for ever Ninthly: It is my will and desire that if either of my daughters should die before they marry or before hthey arrive to the age of twenty one Years, that then the Legacies given such deceased daughter to be equally divided between my surviving daughters or their heirs, and in case either of the Negros given my said Daughters should die be_ fore the period of their marriage or coming to the age of twenty one & before a settlement and division of my Estate then I desire that fifty pounds current money be given to such daughter I lend all the Remainder of my Estate after my debts and legacies are paid to my wife during her naturali life or widowhood, & aften her death or intermarriage my will & desire is that the Negroes given her, and all the remainder of my Estate of every kind not herein given away be sold to the highest bidder & equally divised, amongst my my six children herein named or their Heirs. And lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my wife Sarah Wood & my Son Benjamin Wood Executrix & Executor of this any last will & testament, revoking all former Wills by me made, & I desire that no appraisement be made of my Estate. __ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 26th day of December 1782.--- I mean that may the Bed & furniture, the Horse, Cattle & Sows & pigs given my son Joel shall be paid at their Value. Signed, Seald, Published } & declared by the said } Joshua Wood (seal) Joshua Wood, to be his last } will & testament In presence } At a court held for the county of Southampton of us } the 12th day of June 1783. Edwin Gray. This will was presented in court by the Exors therein John Pond named and proved by the oaths of John Cobb and John John X Cobb (his mark) Pond two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said Excitors who made oath as the law directo a certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving fecurity, Whereupon &c