my stock of all kinds my house hole & kitchen furniture and my still during her natural life and after my just debts debts are paid Item: I give and bequeath to my friend Henry Blunt son of John Blunt Senr the following Negros namely Creasy Betty Else Selah Dillah Willie Pug Pink Praise Ben James Airey Zilpah and Beck and their future increase yhat is to say after the death of my Mother Sarah Drew to him in his heirs forever Item: I give & bequeath to Frances Ridley son of Thos Ridley Senr the whole of my lands and plantation whereon I now live after the death of my mother Sarah Drew to him and his heirs forever Item: My will & desire is further is that after the death of my Mother Sarah Drew if there should remain any of my Estate of any nature or kind whatsoever that already given away that that the same be sold & the money arising from the sale I give to Thomas Holladay son of John Holladay decd to him in his heirs and lastly I do constitute and appoint by uncle Thomas Bradley & Henry Blunt my whole and sole Executors to this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 13 day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety five Signed Sealed Published Matthew Ridley (seal) & declared in presence of Tho Ridley } Stephenson Blake } Amey Ridley } his } Maney + Blake } mark } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of June 1795 This Will was presented in Court by Thomas Ridley & Henry Blunt the Executor therein named Proved by the oaths of Stephenson Blake Maney Blake two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded And on the Motion of the said Exors who made oath according to law vertificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Atkinson Ann Will In the Name of God Amen I Ann Atkinson of Southampton County being in s low state of health but in perfect sound sense & memory do this twelfth day of February one thousand seven hundred ninety four make and publish this my last will and testament in manner & form following that is to say Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Atkinson one feather bed and the furniture belonging thereto also my wearing clothes and one large Chest and whatsoever shall be found therein at my decease also one wheel and one pʳ cards and all my cotton she & her heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath to my son Elisha Atkinson one feather bed % furniture belonging thereto and his ears forever Item: I give and bequeath to my son Elias Atkinson one feather bed % furniture blonging thereunto and his heirs forever Item: All the remaining part of my estate out door's and in door's I desired to be equally divided between my daughter Rachel Williams and my daughter Elizabeth Delk my sons Elias Atkinson and my son Elisha Atkinson and my daughter Ann Atkinson They and their Heirs forever Item: I do make and ordain my son Elias Atkinson sole Executor of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I the said Ann Atkinson have set my hand & seal the day & year first above of written Sign'd Sea'd & Deliver'd } In the presence of } Ann Atkinson (seal) Jesse Johnson her Phebe X Atkinson mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of June 1795 This Will was presented in Court by Elias Atkinson the Exor therein named prov'd by the oaths of Jesse Johnson & Phebe Atkinson 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 ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Hallcome Richd Invy & Appr An Inventory of the Estate of Richd Hallcome deceased taken 19 December 1794 ========================================================================================== Five Hogs 6„ 0„ 0 |1 Spinning wheel 7/6 1 ditto 2/6 „ 9„ 6 One cow and yearling 2„15„ 0 |1 Flax wheel „ 2„ 6 One Pantaloon ^& colt 13„ 0„ 0 |1 Hackel „ 5„ 0 1 Sealem Horse 5„ 0„ 0 |1 set knives etc. „ 3„ 0 1 Gray mare 3„ 0„ 0 |1 Table „ 4„ 0 1 Cart and wheels 4„ 0„ 0 |3 wedding hose „ 3„ 0 Corn by the barrel 10/ 19⅕ barre 9„12„ 0 |3 plow hose & 6 others „ 6„ 0 1 featherbed &c 3„ 0„ 0 |3 weedinh Hoes „ 4„ 0 1 Dᵒ 2„ 0„ 0 |3 plow hose and six others „ 6„ 0 1 Dᵒ 1„ 4„ 0 |1 Grubbing hoe „ 1„ 6 4 Rush botton chairs „ 6„ 0 |2 axes „ 4„ 6 1 Gun 1„10„ 0 |some old Iron 1 box iron „ 2„ 0 |2 Tubs „ 2„ 6 1 flat iron 1„ 3„ 0 |1 Pail „ 1„ 0 2 Iron kettles and spider „10„ 0 |1 Piggin „ 1„ 0 1 frying pan „ 6„ 0 |1 half bushel „ 1„ 0 A parcel of Pewter „15„ 0 |1 fishing gun 1„10„ 0 2 Jugs „ 4„ 0 |1 Sturgeon hook „ 4„ 6 1 Chest of Draws 1„ 0„ 0 |1 pʳ sheep sheares „ 1„ 0 2 Common Chest „15„ 0 |1 Taylors shears „ 1„ 0 Saddle and bridle „12„ 0 |1 Grid Iron 1/6 a parcel of old boards 1/3 „ 2„ 9 Quantity of cotton at 3d |30 barrels „ 1„ 3 1 Loom & harness & barrs & boxes „ 9„ 0 |1 pʳ Wollen cards „ 2„ 6 A parcel of old tools „ 5„ 0 |Rotten corn „12„ 0 Crockery ware „ 2„ 6 |1 pʳ Steelyards „ 6„ 0 5 bottles 5/ 1 Small Jug 6D 1 Looking glass 1/8 „ 6„ 9 |1 Jug 1 /6 Grinding stone „ 1„ 6 ______ 56„17„ 3 | ______ 6„ 1„ 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/8/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------