[In the left margin] Porter James Will In the Name of God Amen I James Porter being my perfect & mind & memory do make this my last will and testament in manner & form as followeth Imprimis: I lend unto my loving wife Ann Porter the tract land whereon I now live containing two hundred & fifty acres & two negros namely Peter and Jimmy during her naturallife or widowhood Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Jacob Porter the track of land whereon he now lives containing two humdred & one acres and three Negroes namely Priss Lemon & Issac to him and his heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath unto my son James Porter the track of land whereon he now lives containing one humdred & ninety six acres and three Negroes namely Dick Sam & Ben to him and his heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Nathan Porter three Negroes namely Lewis David & Tom & after my wife's death or marriage I give unto my said son Nathan the track of land whereon I now live and also the Negro Peter but I lent to my wife all which land & negross I give to my son Nathan & to his heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Edith Vick one Negro woman nam'd Judy & her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Precilla Vick one Negro nam'd Easter & her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Pinina Partin one Negro nam'd Beck & her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Liddia Porter one Negro girl nam'd Dorkas & her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Lucy Porter one Negro girl nam'd Rhody & her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: I give unto my daughter Polly Porter three Negros namely Dempsey Ceasar & Johson & one feather bed & furniture & and at the death or marriage of my wife Ann I give unto my said daughter Polly the Negro woman Jimmy ( which I have lent unto my wife) together with her increase to her and her heirs forever Item: After paying my just debts funeral expenses &c I desire that the remainder of my estate not heretofore mention'd may remain & be in the care & possession of my wife Ann Porter during her natural life or widowhood and at her death or marriage I give the same to be equally divided between my three youngest children namely James Nathan and Polly Porter to them and their heirs forever Item: in case my daughter Polly Porter should die before she arrive to the age of eighteen years or without issue of her body then in that case I give the knickers and other estate that I have will do my daughter Polly to be equally divided between my sons Jacob James and Nathan Porter and their heirs or the survivors of them and their heirs forever I do constitute and appoint my sons Jacob Porter and Nathan Porter Executor of this my last will and Testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my & affix'd my seal the 6th day of October in the year of our Lord 1791 Signed Sealed Published and } declared in presence of } James Porter (seal) Benjamin Blunt } his } Benjamin B Faircloth } mark } his } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of December 1794 Ephraim + Faircloth } This Will was presented in Court by Nathan Porter one of the Exors therein named mark } / Liberty being reserv'd for the other to qualify / and proved by the oaths of Benjamin Blunt & Epfraim Faircloth two 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 CC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 2/22/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------