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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------