I have a hearing to set my hand I fixed my seal the 22nd day of August one thousand seven hundred ninety four Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd & pronounce In presence of his Matthew Gardner Jur Bird I Land (seal) William Fowler mark his Edwin + Beal mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11 day if December 1794 This Will was presented in Court by Littleberry Land the Executor therein named and proved by the uaths of Matthew Gardner Jur & William Fowler 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 ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Thorp Susanna Will In the Name of God Amen I Susanna Thorp of Southampton County being of sound mind & memory do make & ordain this writing my Last Will and Testament in manner & form following Item: I Give and bequeath onto George Edwards my Nephew by Marriage all my Estate of every kind and quality whatsoever to him and his heirs forever I nominate & appoint the above name George Edwards my whole and sole Executor to this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix'd my seal this 6th day of November the year of our lord One thousand seven hundred ninety one Signed Sealed & Pronounced } her In presence of } Susanna X Thorp (seal) Richard Wren mark William Wren At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of December 1794 This Will was presented in Court by George Edwards the Executor therein named & prov'd by the oaths of Richard Wren one of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the sᵈ 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: Ivy John acc curr January 1790 The estate of John Ivy decd in account current with Phillip Ivy Executor ========================================================================================== To proving the will 12/ To making coffee 8/ £ 0„ 18„ 0 To paid William Murrel for preaching F Sermon 0„ 6„ 0 To dito Daniel Fisher & bond 66„ 0„ 0 To ditto Amy Harrison % judgment 20„ 0„ 0 To ditto clerk of Greenville Cᵗ 1„ 1„10½ To ditto Clerk of Southampton Cᵗ 2„ 0„ 3 Do Benjamin Blunt for Shff fees A Hagot I I 1„ 10„ 0 Two ditto for tax 1785 0„ 10„ 1 To John Rogers for tax for 86 3„ 14„11 carry over -------- 96„ 1„ 1½ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/9/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------