In the name of God Amen, I Joshua Westbrook of the County of Southampton, being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, do make & appoint this to be my last will and testament. And first, I recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it and my body to be buried in a christian manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as to what worldy goods it hath pleas'd almighty God to bestow on me in this life, I give & dispose of them in manner & form following: Item: I lend to my son Jarrat Westbrook the use of my negro boy Buck & likewise my negro girl Salah & her increase. Also, at the death of Eliza Clifton, my negro fellow Luke during his life, and at his death I give them to his heirs forever. Item: I give to my son Jarratt Westbrook one sorrel mare, one feather bed & furniture, one sow and nine shoats and my gun to him and his heirs forever. Item: I lend to my son Zacariah Westbrook the use of my negro boy Jack likewise my my girl Poll and her increase during his life and at his decease to his heirs forever. Item: I give to my son Zacariah Westbrook the sum of ten pounds cash to be rais'd out of my estate & one feather bed & furniture to him and his heirs forever. Item: I lend to my daughter Betsy Dolly Westbrook the use of one negro woman Dinah & her increase hereafter, likewise my negro girl Milly & her increase during the term of his life and at her decease to heirs, lawfully begotten of her body, forever. Item: I give to my daughter Betsy Dolly Westbrook one feather bed and furniture, call'd my bed) likewise one sorrell horse called Jack and also one trunk to her & her heirs forever. And if either of the before said parties dies without heirs lawfully begotten of their body my desire is the negros of the deceas'd be not sold but equally divided between the surviving ones as the case might me Item: My will and desire is that all the remainder part of my estate be sold/ be it what kind soever/ all my just debts paid and the remainder together with all just debts due me be equally divided between Jarrat Westbrook, Zacariah Westbrook and Betsy Dolly Westbrook. I do appoint Howell Scarbrough & Robert Murrel/preacher/ Exors of this my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 22nd day of December 1794. Sign'd, publish'd & declar'd Joshua Westbrook (seal) in the presence of: Henry Warren William Marks her Ann X Westbrook mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 8th day of January 1795. This will was presented in court by Howell Scarbrough & Robert Murrell/preacher therein that Executors therein named, prov'd by the oaths of William Marks & Ann Westbrook, two of the witnesses thereto , and ordered to be recorded. And the said Executors refusing to take upon themselves the burthen of the ex- ecution thereof, on the motion of Edwin Claud who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration with this Will annexed on the estate of the said decedent giving security whereupon etc. Sam Kello, Cl. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------