[In the left margin] Booth Moses Inv An Inventory of the Estate of Moses Booth Senr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 Negros, 4 horses, 37 cattle, 92 hogs, 13 Sheep, 12 barrels of brandy, 4 beds and furniture, 3 Shoats, 2 tables, 1 looking glass, 1 safe, 8 chairs, 1 case of bottles, 11 axes, 5 Grubbing Hoes, 14 narrow dᵒ, 14 Broad dᵒ, 1 gun, 5 jugs, 1 set candle molds, Earthen ware, 3 pr pinchers, 2 pr nippers, for reap hooks, 3 horse collars & harness, 2 Leather cart saddles, 5 Spin ning wheels, 7 pr Cards, 2 hand saws, 2 Whip dᵒ, 1 Cross cut dᵒ, 2 plains & Stocks, 2 drawing knives, 9 Iron wedges, 1 box Iron & haters, 1 dutch oven, 7 Pots & hooks, 1 Iron Kettle, a parcel of Pewter, 2 Mens Saddles, 1 womans dᵒ, 1 Platform, 2 frying pans, 1 chair, 3 Plows & 6 hoes, 2 Pr Stillyards, 2 Augers, 4 Chisels, 3 hammers, 1 Gimblet, 1 harch et, 1 frow, 4 Earthen fat pots, 1 Iron dᵒ, 40 Cyder barrels, 500 feet saw'd plank, 1 Cart, 2 Pr wheels, 1 Grind Stone, 1 loom & harness, 1 flax brake, 1 set dog Irons, 7 Tobb hogsheads Peter Booth Executor ----O----O----O----- [In the left margin] Thomas Wm Will In the Name of God Amen I William Thomas of the Parish of St Luke & County of Southampton being of sound & disposing mind & memory thanks be given to almighty God for the same do make & constitute this my last will & Testament in form & manner following, that is to say. Imprimis: I Give and bequeath unto my son Henry the land & plantation whereon I now live to him & his heirs forever, to with bounded on the south by a line of mark'd trees newly made beginning at a line in the east side of fogwhathunta [sic] Swamp near Williams's Crossing thence by a line of mark'd trees Easterly to the cleard [sic] Ground whereon I now live thence by the said clear'd ground a direct course to a Gum near Hook's Spring thence by a line dividing my plantation called Sarah Carters to a Small pine near the head of a small branch thence on easterly course across a point of woods to the head of another small branch thence down the run of the said branch to the old patents line thence by the old patents line to the beginning - My will further is that my son Henry pay my son William the sum of ten pounds on his assuring at the age of twenty one years & also ten pounds yearly for two years after; And also that he pay my son John the sum of ten pounds at his arriving at the age of twenty one years; And also ten pounds yearly for two years after; And also that he pay my daughter Lucy seven pounds, ten shillings on her arriving at the age of twenty one years or marriage and also the like sum of seven pounds ten shillings the ensuing years all which my said son Henry is to advance out of the estate hereby to him given and further that my said son Henry support & maintain my sister Elizabeth during her life out of the Estate by accounting for the profits thereof agreeable to the will of my dec'd Father. Item: I give & bequeath to my son William & his heirs forever a Tract or Tenement of land containing by Estimation 350 acres more or less & bounded as follows to with Beginning at a pine [page break] on the east side fogwaghthunta [sic] Swamp near Williams' Crossing thence along a line of mark'd trees Easterly to the clear'd ground whereon I now live thence by the said clear'd ground a direct line to a Gum near Hook's Spring thence by a crossing my plantation called Sarah Carters to a small pine near the head of a small branch thence down the run of the said branch fogwaghthunta [sic] Swamp to the great branch thence down the run of the said branch to fogwaghunta [sic] Swamp aforesaid thence down the run of the said swamp to the Beginning Item: I give & bequeath to my son John & his heirs forever all the residue of my lands known by the names of Betty Edwards's & Herrings adjoining my other lands already given away Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Lucy & her heirs forever one negro girl named Fanny also the sum of fifty pounds to be applied toward her education Item: I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter Charlotte Pretlow & her heirs forever one Neg boy named Cato Also the sum of twenty five pounds to be deliver'd her at the age of twenty one years or Marriage but if she dies before she arrives at the age of 21 years or marries my will is that the said negro boy Cage & twenty five pounds remain in my Estate Item: I give and bequeath to my son George Gurley the sum of three hundred pounds at the day of my death & to carry interest from that time till he arrives at the age of 21 years As to the remainder of my Estate my will & desire is that when my son William arrives to the age of Twenty one years after payment of my debts & getting a part the legacies hereby Given that the remainder be equally divided between all my children that shall then be living by my Executors hereafter named & that each receive those respective parts for their support and maintenance. Lastly, I do appoint my son Henry & George Gurley said Executors of this my Last Will & Testament ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 29th day of December 1794. Jno T Blow Jun William Thomas (seal) his William W Newman mark John Gurley At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 12th day of February 1795 This Will was presented in court by Henry Thomas & George Gurley Jun the Executors therein named Prov'd by the oaths of Jno T Blow William Newsum & John Gurley, the witnesses thereto And ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executors whom made oaths according to Law certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c. Sam Kello Clk ------" >