========================================================================================== In the left margin: Jones James Will James Jones Will In the Name of God Amen I James Jones of Southampton County being of perfect mind and memory do hereby constitute and make this my last ill and Testament and dispose of my worldly the estate as followeth First: I give and bequeath to my son James and his heirs forever by Negro fellow named Ned 2ndly: I give the use of all the remainder on my estate to my during her widowhood and afterwards to be equally divided amongst my following children namely James Jones, Jordan Jones Anselem Jones Lucy West, Molly Kitchen and Rachel Sebrell by being set to the highest better amongst themselves I likewise constitute and appoint my son, Anselem Jones, James Jones and Jordan Jones executors of this my last will and Testament - - - - given under my hand and seal this 15th day of August 1787 Teste Charles Briggs Junr his Allen Rogers James X Jones (seal) mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 14th day of March 1793 This Will was presented in Court by the Execs named and proved by the oath of Allen Rogers one of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the sᵈ Exors who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c S Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: 1781 Novenber Colᵒ Henry Taylor acc curr The estate of Colᵒ Henry Taylor decd to Etheldred Taylor ========================================================================================== ====================================================================================================== | | £ | S | D | |To 4½ yds dusants for my mother @ 6/6 spiece £ - - | 1 | 9 | 3 | |To 1 black silk handkerchief for Dᵒ 9/- - - - - - - | 1 | 9 | -- | |To 3 yards black ribband 3. for Dᵒ - - - - - - - - | -- | 9 | -- | |To 1 hank black silk for Dᵒ 1/6 - - - - - - - - - - | -- | 1 | 6 | |To ¼lb black pepper for family at 12/ - - - - - - - | 6 | 8 | -- | Carried Forward - - - - - - - | 8 | 19 | 9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton W Harrison <_mainaccount@go-stp.com> on 3/24/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------