========================================================================================== In the left margin: Robert Speed Will In the Name of God Amen I Robert Speed of Sᵒton County and State of Vira being sick and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life & knowing it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner and form following ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my son Edwin Speed the upper of one half of my track of land the dividing line to be one by my executors hearing Afton named, & in case his part shell include all or so great aproportion of the woods so as not to leave rider timber & firewood sufficient to maintain & support the other half given to my son George then in that case my sᵈ son Geo is to have full liberty to cut & take from off my son Edwin's land where it best can be speared timber sufficient for sᵈ purposes so long as both or either of them shall live case my said son Edwin will not whenever he mean settling seat & life the same but shall offer to sell & convey the sᵈ sᵈ land to any person out of the family & peremptorly leave it than in that case the estate here hereby given him is to seek utterly void and shall take effect upon & devolve to my son Robert Speed under the like limitations & in case he shall not act contrary to the provision in like manner then the same shall descend ont my son George Speed; to either of my sᵈ sons whichever it shall remain upon and to his heirs forever ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Speed the lower end of a half of my sᵈ land and its appurtenances and in in case the part given him shall include all the cleard land on my track & my son Edwin shall not at the time on my death have ground cleared upon the part given him sufficient for him to support on then in that case my son Edwin is to have free liberty & to be allowed as much of my son Georges cleared land as will make out enough ground for him to tend until he can clear enough within himself and un case my sᵈ son George will not whenever he means settling seat and life on the same but shall offer to sell & convey the same to any person out of the family and peremptorly leave it then in that case the estate hereby given him shall shall cease the utterly void & take effect upon & devolve to my son Robert Speed under the like limitations & in case he shall act contrary to the provision in like manner then the same shall descend & pass to my son Edwin to either of my sᵈ sons whichever it may remain upon to his heirs and assigns forever ____ Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Milly Pond Speed on Cow & calf of common size & age to be apart at the division of the remainder of my estate to her and her heirs forever _ Item: I hereby leave as much of my state as can best be spared to be sold at public outcry as will with my outstanding debts be sufficient to purchase a negro Girl of ten or twelve years of age ___ Item: I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Ann Speed the horse & her saddle to her and her heirs and assigns forever ___ Item: I leave unto my loving wife Ann Speed all the remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever during her natural life or widowhood to be held & kept together & necessarily applied to the support & maintenance of my children within age at the time of my death in case of marriage should my executors or in any case should they discover that the estate given her is wasting then in that case it shall & may be lawful & they are required to take immediately possession & make an equal division of the same amongst my wife and all my children; first reserving money sufficient in their opinions to school my son Robert Speed to the learning of the rules of practice and fellowship to them and their heirs respectively forever But in case my said son Robert shall require his learning befor either event he is to have it then necessarily ____ Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends John Johnson and Josiah Vick my whole and sole exors of this my last will and testament revoking & disannulling all will or wills by me heretofore made and allowing this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this fourteenth daytember 1790 ____ Signed Sealed Published Robert Speed (seal) & declared in presence of us Jo Vick Hardy Doyal her Lucy x Pledger mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 10th day of December 1790 This Will was proved by the oaths of Joseph Vick Hardy Doyal & Lucy Pledger the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And at a Court held for the sᵈ County of Southampton on 13th day of Janr 1791. On the Motion of John Johnson one of the exors in the will named (where other refusing) who made Oath according to law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c ___ ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Josiah Johnson Will In the Name of God Amen I Josiah Johnson of St Lukes Parish being weak of body & but in perfect memory thanks be to God for the same do make this my last will & testament in manner & form following (to wit) - - - - - - - - I give & bequeath unto my wife Hannah Johnson all that I possess with during her life or widowhood and then to be equally divided between all my children Teste his Newit Claud } Josiah X Johnson (seal) Nancy Johnson } seal Nancy Harrison } My desire to set my estate Shelby inventoried and not to be appraised -------------------------------------- At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 13th day of June 1793 This Will was proved by the oaths of Newit Claud & Nancy Johnson two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on the motion of Hannah Johnson who made oath according to law certificate is granted her for obtaining a letters of administration in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Jerimiah Thorpe Will In the Name of God Amen I Jerimiah Thorpe of the county of Southampton parish of St Luke being of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God and do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner & form following (Vizt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/23/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Robert Speed Will In the Name of God Amen I Robert Speed of Sᵒton County and State of Vira being sick and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life & knowing it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner and form following ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my son Edwin Speed the upper of one half of my track of land the dividing line to be one by my executors hearing Afton named, & in case his part shell include all or so great aproportion of the woods so as not to leave rider timber & firewood sufficient to maintain & support the other half given to my son George then in that case my sᵈ son Geo is to have full liberty to cut & take from off my son Edwin's land where it best can be speared timber sufficient for sᵈ purposes so long as both or either of them shall live case my said son Edwin will not whenever he mean settling seat & life the same but shall offer to sell & convey the sᵈ sᵈ land to any person out of the family & peremptorly leave it than in that case the estate here hereby given him is to seek utterly void and shall take effect upon & devolve to my son Robert Speed under the like limitations & in case he shall not act contrary to the provision in like manner then the same shall descend ont my son George Speed; to either of my sᵈ sons whichever it shall remain upon and to his heirs forever ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Speed the lower end of a half of my sᵈ land and its appurtenances and in in case the part given him shall include all the cleard land on my track & my son Edwin shall not at the time on my death have ground cleared upon the part given him sufficient for him to support on then in that case my son Edwin is to have free liberty & to be allowed as much of my son Georges cleared land as will make out enough ground for him to tend until he can clear enough within himself and un case my sᵈ son George will not whenever he means settling seat and life on the same but shall offer to sell & convey the same to any person out of the family and peremptorly leave it then in that case the estate hereby given him shall shall cease the utterly void & take effect upon & devolve to my son Robert Speed under the like limitations & in case he shall act contrary to the provision in like manner then the same shall descend & pass to my son Edwin to either of my sᵈ sons whichever it may remain upon to his heirs and assigns forever ____ Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Milly Pond Speed on Cow & calf of common size & age to be apart at the division of the remainder of my estate to her and her heirs forever _ Item: I hereby leave as much of my state as can best be spared to be sold at public outcry as will with my outstanding debts be sufficient to purchase a negro Girl of ten or twelve years of age ___ Item: I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Ann Speed the horse & her saddle to her and her heirs and assigns forever ___ Item: I leave unto my loving wife Ann Speed all the remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever during her natural life or widowhood to be held & kept together & necessarily applied to the support & maintenance of my children within age at the time of my death in case of marriage should my executors or in any case should they discover that the estate given her is wasting then in that case it shall & may be lawful & they are required to take immediately possession & make an equal division of the same amongst my wife and all my children; first reserving money sufficient in their opinions to school my son Robert Speed to the learning of the rules of practice and fellowship to them and their heirs respectively forever But in case my said son Robert shall require his learning befor either event he is to have it then necessarily ____ Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends John Johnson and Josiah Vick my whole and sole exors of this my last will and testament revoking & disannulling all will or wills by me heretofore made and allowing this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this fourteenth daytember 1790 ____ Signed Sealed Published Robert Speed (seal) & declared in presence of us Jo Vick Hardy Doyal her Lucy x Pledger mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/23/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------