In the Name of God Amen I William Suter of Southampton County and State of Virginia being very sick & weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be givem to God Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleas'd God to bless me in the this life I give demise & dispose of the same in the following matter & form First: I give and bequeath unto my sister Rebecca Suter one hundred fifty pounds Virginia Money to be paid her at or before the Expiration of three years out of my Estate _ Also I Give to my brother Henry Suter Seventy five pounds V m to be paid him at or before the Expiration of three years Also I Give to my brother John Suter the sum of Seventy five pounds V m to be paid him at or before the Expiration of three years Also after paying the above legacies and also my just debts I give unto my brother Arthur Suter all and ever part and parce of the remaining part of my estate Vitz all every part & parcel parcel of my land also Three Negroes George Sam & Simon all my stock of horses Cattle Sheep & hogs all my house hold and kitchen furniture & also all my Movable Estate of every kind and I hearby disallow revoke and disannull all & every other former Testament wills legacies bequest & Executors by me in any wise before nam'd will'd & bequeath'd ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of April in the year of our Lord 1795 Signed Sealed & Acknowleged by the said Wm Luter } to be is last will and testament in the presence of } William Suter (seal) I also do appoint my brother Arthur Suter and } Nathaniel Edwards why executors } Aaron Smith } Jeremiah Inman } Aaron Smith, Jeremiah Inman and Nathaniel Edwards Nathaniel Edwards } make oath, that they were present when the will & testament of William Suter decd was read to him for his approbation, and before he sign'd and publish'd the same, he request'd that the interlineation in the words following to wit "all and every part and parcel of my land also "should be made that thereupon in order to give satisfaction to the said William Suter and if necessary to render the devised to Arthur Suter the more inExplicit, the said interlineation was made before the said will & Testament was executed by that said Testator ~ the aforesaid deponents for the say that the said will and testament being so as aforesaid modified and enlarged for Explanation purposes and certainty, that said William Suter was satisfied and pleas'd there with And thereupon proceeded to Execute publish and declare the sad Testament to which their names are affix'd as his last will and testament and that they subscribe their names thereto in consequence of such his act and declaration and that the writing at the bottom of the said will and Testament was noted and made before the Execution of the same in matter & form aforesᵈ Aaron Smith Jeremiah Inman Nathaniel Edwards At a Court held for the County of Southampt The last will & Testament of Wm Suter was prov'd by the oaths of Aaron Smith Jeremiah Inman & Nathaniel Edwards the witnesses thereto & with a deposition of the sad witnesses thereto Annex'd is ordered to be recorded time being allowed the Exors namd in the will to qualify thereto Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Stweard Samuel Inv &c An Inventory and Amount of sales of the Estate of Samuel Steward deceased taken the 28th of December 1792 by the administrator =============================================================================================== 1 Gun £ 1„10„0 |1 Table £ „ 1„ 3 1 man's saddle and two bridles 2„10„2 |1 chest£ „ 2„ 6 6 Earthern plates, 1 dish and 1 cup „ 2„0 |2 chairs£ „ 0„ 2 1 pʳ flat Irons „ „0 |1 iron pot, forks, and frying pan£ „ 3„ 0 1 feather bed & furniture „ 3„0 |24 barls of corn at 10/4¾£ 12„ 9„ 8 2 Wooden bowls & 2 pails „ 3„0 |3½ bushels of wheat£ „ 3„ 6 1 washing tub „ „7½|19 ?? Tobacco£ 1„ 9„ 9¼ _____ 4„ 9„9½ error excepted by _______ 14„ 9„10¼ Humphy Drewry adtor 4„ 9„ 39¼ _______ 18„19„ 1¾ At a court held for the County of Southampton the 9th of July 1795 This inventory & appraisement of the estate of Samuel Stweard deceased was this day returned and ordered to be recorded Sam Kello CC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/7/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------