is to be considered and it is the meaning and intent that they shall receive and be intitled to know more than one of my own children share and taken as one legatee? to them their heirs and assigns forever. - Item: I give and bequeath and it is my will & desire that the remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever that I have not before devis'd away be after my death equally divided, to wit: neg. young Nann, Ned, Tom, Easter & Patience & all the residue between the same of my children & grand children and under the same direction & meaning as the estate given my wife after her death is to be divided amongst to them their heirs and assigns forever - Lastly, it is my will and desire that my three friends Joshua Gardner Sr, John Carr and Henry Gardner will after my death take so much upon themselves as to state? divide and settle the whole of my estate whenever such division shall happen if the same within their power lies between the persons intitled to receive the same and further I appoint my loving wife Sarah Gardner, my brother Joshua Gardner & my son Jesse Gardner my whole and sole Executors to this my Last Will & Testament revoking & disannulling all former Will or Wills by be hitherto made allowing this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix'd my seal this 23 day of August 1784. Sign'd, seal'd, publish'd and declared his in presence of us: James X Gardner (seal) Joshua Gardner mark John Carr } Matthew Gardner} At a Court held for the County of So.ton the 12th day of December 1793 This Henry Gardner } will was presented in court by Jesse Gardner, one of the Executors there in named & prov'd by the oath of Matthew Gardner & Henry Gardner, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c. Sam Kello, Cl. ========================================================================================== In the name of God Amen, I James Calthorpe of Southampton County, calling to mind the uncertainty of human life do make and appoint this to be my last will and testament & first I recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it and my body to be buried in a christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter mentioned, and as to what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of them in manner as following: Item: I lend all my land where I now live containing one hundred & sixty acres more or less to Aggy Cursey together with all my plantation uttensils & stock of all kinds and corn, house hold goods, in order that the said Aggy Cursey should raise & school Mary Black as far as to read the bible, also that Aggy Cursey should do the same by Joshua Cursey, her son, but at the death of Aggy Cursey or marriage, my will and desire is that Mary Black should have all my lands containing one hundred & sixty acres. My will and desire is that at the death or marriage of Aggy Cursey that all my plantation utensils, stock of all kind be sold at public sale and the money arising therefrom to be applied to the benefit of Joshua Cursey and the child that Aggy Cursey is now big with. My will and desire is that at my death that all my negro's shall be sold by my Executor at publick [sic] sale and money to be applied to use of Joshua Cursey and the child that Aggy Cursey is now big with, negroes named Will, Rachel, Philes, Jacob. I do appoint Joshua Cloud Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31 day of January 1793. Sign'd, publish'd and deliver'd his in presence of: James X Calthorpe (seal) John Claud } mark Turner Person } his } Sterling T Francis } At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 12th day of December 1793 This Will mark } was presented in court by John Claud, the Executor therein named and Joseph Turner } prov'd by the oaths of Sterling Francis & Joseph Turner, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor, who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c. Sam Kello, Cl. ==========================================================================================