1793 October the 12 In Obedience to an Order of the worshipful Court of Sᵒton We the Subscribers have audited the above acct and find it just stated as agreeable to vouchers produced to us by the Exor Wm Urquhart W Holliman At a court held for the county of Sᵒton the 9 day of January 1794 _ This acct curt of the admr of the estate of Richard Kello decd was this day reported & Ordered to be recorded Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== In the left margin: J. E. Ridley Will In the Name of God Amen I Jack Edwards Ridley no my life very uncertain And now neing unwell tho sound in mind and memory do make this my last will and testament revoking all others heretofore made and this my will to take place from the 26th day of December the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & ninety three Item: It is my will and desire that all my just debts debts be paid Item: I lend to my beloved wife Jane Ridley for the tenderness I bear for her as a husband the use of my plantation with the advantage of my Orchards houses fences and any and every advantage & profit belonging to the said land & plantation where I now live during her natural life or widowhood __ Item: After or at the death of my belov'd wife Jane Ridley or marriage I give & bequeath to my friend and brother by law William Wright for the good will and respect I bear for him the plantation I now lend to my wife Jane Ridley which is where I now live to him in his heirs forever Item: I give to my belov'd wife Jane Ridley all my negro's I now possess & their increase to her and her disposal also all and every part of my estate real & personal that I have not before mention'd or may hearafter fall to me by Law or other ways I also nominate my wife Jane Ridley and William Wright by whole and sole Executors to this my last will & testament Given from under my hand and Seal this 26 day of December In the year of our Lord 1793. Signed Sealed & Delivered } in the presence of } Jack Edwards Ridley (seal) Matt Figures } Mary Figures } L Mason } Fil Washington } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 13 day of Feby 1794 This Will was presented in Court by William Wright one of the Exors therein named /Liberty being reserved for the other to qualify/ & prov'd by the oaths of Matt Figures L Mason & Fil Washington three of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Exor 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: Pope Jesse Will In the Name of God Amen I Jesse Pope of County of Southampton being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory, Thanks be to God, do make & publish this writing as & for my last will & Testament in manner & form following, that is to say, first I give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Pope, the land that he now lives on to be bounded as follows beginning at Hickory a corner tree of Nathan Barnes's Amos Joyner and from thence a straight line to the flat branch where the path now Crosses and down this sᵈ branch to Evan Popes line, to him and his heirs forever ___ ___ Item: I lend the west room of the house that I now live in to my two daughters Jinny & Mary Pope as long as they live unmarried also lend them as much ground as is sufficient to make them Cotton upon, I also give to my two daughters Jinny and Mary Pope each of them a feather bed and furniture and a cow and calf to each to them forever Item: I give and bequeath to my son David Pope the remainder of my land undispos'd of also my Colt & feather bed & furniture to him and his heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Beal one cow and calf Item: My will and desire is that the remainder of my estate undispos'd to be equally divided between John Zedekiah Jesse Hannah Jinny and Mary Pope, And I do hereby appoint my son Nathaniel Pope & Asa Beale Executors of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I Jesse Pope have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety one Signed Sealed Published & declared to be my last will and Testament In presence of ======= Nathan Barnes } Jesse Pope (seal) Amos Joyner } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 13 day of Feburary 1794 Evans Pope } This Will was presented in Court by Nathaniel Pope the Executor therein nam'd, and prov'd by the oaths of Amos Joyner & Evans Pope two of the witnesses thereto And ordered to be recorded & 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 CC ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Thorpe Jun Jno acc curr Dr The estate of Jno Thorpe Jun decd in acct current with Martha Thorpe & Hardy Harris Exors ========================================================================================== To paid for Coffin & Funeral Expences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 2„| 0 | To paid Doctr Thomas Peetes as ac proved account . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 19„| 0 | . . . . . To paid Arthur Matthews . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | „| 14„| 8¾| To paid William Hines by John Hay ac as per proved account . . . . . . . . | 18„| 12„| 5 | To paid William Hines for Wm Hay as per proved account . . . . . . . . . . | „| 15„| 0 | To paid David Ivey for crying said estate at sales . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4„| 2„| 8 | To paid Shff taxes for 1781 and Clerks Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 8„|11 | To paid Daniel Fisher price sundry services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 15„| 0 | To Clarks ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1„| 8„| 1½| carried over ~~~~~~~~ | 32„| 17„| 8¼| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/15/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------