and furniture and one horse calls Marcus to him in his heirs forever Item: I give to my daughter Jeansy Barnes to Negros Hannah & Peter one feather bed & furniture and thirty pounds Gold or Silver to her and her heirs forever Item: I give to my sister Mary Barnes twenty five pounds one cow & calf & one sow & piggs during her life in virginity . . . My will and desire is that the remainder of my Estate undispos'd of be sold on 12 months Credit and my just debts paid out of it and the balance to be equally divided between my loving wife Martha & four children John Britain Cordall and Jeansy and I do also my wife Martha son John & David Barrow Executors of this my Last will & testament disannulling all former wills & confiring this to be my last will and testament Given under my head and seal the 15 day of June anno domini 1790 Nathan Barnes (seal) At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 10 day of October 1793 This writing Purporting the last will and testament of Nathan Barnes decd was presented in court James Wilkinson Benja Drew & William Vick junior being sworn deposed that they believe that said will was wholly written & signed by the said Nathan Barnes on consideration whereof the said writing is Established as the last will and testament of Nathan Barnes And order to be recorded and on the motion of John Barnes one of the Exors therein named who made Oath according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Taylor Robert Will In the Name of God Amen I Robert Taylor of County of Sᵒton being weak in body tho sound & disposing of mind and memory and willing to prevent disputes about my estate after my death do make this my last will & testament in manner & form following (to wit) Imprimis I give to my niece Patsy Woodlief daughter of Thos and Martha Woodlief the six following Negros (to wit) Judy her child Fanny Clary Lydia Jimmy & Dole to her and their heirs but should my said niece Patsey Woodlief die before she arrives to the age of twenty one or marries then my desire is that the Estate left her should be equally divided between my five relations (to wit) Wm Browne & Ann Browne descendents of Wm & Ann Browne deceas'd, Samuel Browne Martha Browne & Mary Browne children of Benjamin Edwards & Mary Mason Browne which Estate I Give to them & their heirs --- Item I give and bequeath to my nephew Wm Browne son of Wm & Ann Browne deceas'd the five following Neg: to wit Dinah & her children, Lucy, Amos, Bech & Jack to him and his heirs but should he die under the age of twenty one I desire that estate left him be equally divided between his sister Ann Browne & the surviving children of Benja Edwards and and Mary Mason Browne which estate I give them and their heirs forever - - - Item I give and bequeath to my niece Ann Browne daughter of William and Ann Browne decd the five following Negroes to wit Nancy, Molly, Young Peter, Hannah and Amey to her and her heirs forever but should my said niece Ann Browne die under the age of twenty one and not married then I desire that the estate left her be equally divided between her brother William Browne % the surviving children of Benja Edwards and Mary Mason Browne which Estate I Give them and their heirs forever - - Item I give and bequeath to my sister Mary Mason Brown the plantation and Mill whereon my Overseer William Gilbert now lives & the twelve following Negros. George, Peter, Will, Charles, Jacob, Caly, Bech, Billy, Abby, Young George, Cherry & Sarah, which estate I Give my said Sister Mary Mason Browne and her heirs forever - - Item I give and bequeath to my Aunt Temperance Taylor the three following horses (to wit) My bay horse called Bachus the Celim Mare & bay Mare that I had of Wm Jno Taylor also thirty barrels of corn which estate I give her & her heirs forever - - Item desired that the residue of my state whatsoever both real and personal not heretofore devis'd be sold in order to pay all my just debts the balance of money arising from such sales after paying my debts hi give to be equally divided between my five relations (to wit) William & Ann Browne son & daughter to William and Ann Browne deceas'd, Patsey Woodlief daughter to Thomas & Martha Woodlief the three Children of Benja Edwards & Mary Mason Browne to wit Samuel Browne Martha Browne & Mary Browne Samuel Browne Martha Browne & Mary Browne children of Benjamin Edwards & Mary Mason Browne which Estate I Give to them and their heirs forever. --- Lastly I do appoint my brother in law Benja Edwards Browne and my Cousin Etheldred Taylor my Executors to this my last will & testament hereby revoking all of the wills by me heretofore made In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this third day of January One thousand seven hundred and eighty nine - Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd & declared Robert Taylor (seal) by the testator to be his last will & testament in presence of Etheldred Taylor Thomas Blow John Taylor At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 14 day of Nov. 1793 This Will was presented in Court by Benjamin Edward Barnes Exor therein named & prov'd by the oaths of Thos Blow & John Taylor two of the witnesses thereto And Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Exors who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Tho Laurance Invy & appr An Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Thos Laurance decd taken by May 13 -93 =============================================================================================== 1 Mare £ 4„0 0 2 Sows pʳ10 Pigs £ 2„0_ 10 head of Sheep £ 3„0 . . . . . . . . £ | 9„| 0„| 0 | 3 head of hogs £ 1„10„_ 4 ditto of cattle £ 4„5„_ 1 stack of tops 2/ . . . . . | 5„|18„| 0 | 6 hives of bees £ 2„14/_ 1 Ova Table 20/ 1 Lg dᵒ 5/ 1 Case of bottles 12/ . . . | 4„|11„| 0 | 1 small Chest 5/ 1 dᵒ dᵒ 7/6 1 Large dᵒ 4/6 1 Womans saddle . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 0„| 0 | Carried forward | 20„| 9„| 0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/21/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------