At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 12th day of February 1795 _ This Will was presented in court proved by the oaths of Robert Nicholson Chasmon Nicholson and the testimony of Zebulon Lewis On consideration whereof the will is Ordered to be recorded Sam Kello Clk ------"------ In the name of God Amen I Catharine Ramsay of Southampton County in Virginia being in Perfect sense and memory thanks be to God for it but very weak in body do call to mind that it is appointed for all persons once to die and after that to judgment I do make this my last will & Testament in manner & form as followeth, And first and principally I do recommend my soul to almighty God that gave it. And Secondly, my body to be decently buried at the hand of my Executors hereafter named & for such worldy Sstate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of as followeth Item: I give and bequeath to my well belov'd son James Ramsey all my plantation utensils the working tools one cart & wheels & Geese one great Pott & frying pann & One Sorrell Mare & his Choise of my Cows & Calf and one heifer big with Calf one Sow & six Pigs & all the corn & half the bacon & half the hogs fat and the flax whele [sic] & hackle and the stand of Bees & all moneys due me when collected. Item: I give and bequeath to my well belov'd daughter Lydia Ramsay one Grey horse bridle & saddle one feather bed & furniture all my Pewter plates one bason one dish one case of Knives & forks one Loom & Geese & two Necessary Tubs Item: I give to my belov'd daughter Mary Morgan one feather bed & furniture Item: I give to my beloved grandson James Ramsey Westbrook one feather bed & furniture Item: I give to my beloved grandson Arthur Westbrook four head of sheep. Item: I give to my beloved grand daughter Tanny Westbrook one Cow & Calf & one 700 slay. Item: I give to my beloved Temperance Moore one feather bed & furniture. Now it my wish and desire that all the rest of my Estate be sold consisting of bacon and hogs Llard, two head of Cattle & Eleven head of hogs, three woolen wheels to pr Cotton cards and Pewter & Crockery ware and all the rest of my Estate of all things & the money arising from it to be equally divided between my six children Henry Ramsay James Ramsay Lydia Ramsay, Mary Morgan Catharine Westbrook Temperance Moore I do thus ordain this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament & I do appoint my son James Ramsay to be my hole & sole Executor. Assigned, seal'd & delivered in presence of us the witnesses this 8th day of March 1794. her Robert Murrell Catharine X Ramsay (seal) Charlott Gray mark At a Court held for the County of S ton the 12th day of Feby 1795. This Will was presented in court by James Ramsay the Executor therein named proved by the oaths of Robert Murrell & Charlott Gray 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 Clk ------"------