At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 10th day of September 1795 This Will was proved by the oaths of Nathaniel Smith & Rowell Reese two of the Witnesses thereto % ordered to be recorded. The Exor not qualifying, time was given him to qualify at the next court, Whereupon at a court held at the court house aforesaid the eighth day of October 1795 On the motion of Randolph Reese one of the exors of the said will who made oath according to the law certificate is granted him to obtain a probate thereof in due form giving security whereof &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Summerrell Jacob Will In the Name of God Amen I Jacob Summerrell of Sᵒton County being of sound & disposing mind & memory body thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following (to wit) Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Barbary Deloach one bed & furniture which she already received, I give unto my daughter Margarett Summerrell one bed & furniture, I give & bequeath unto my son Hartwell Summerrell one bed & furniture, I give & bequeath unto my son Sam Manning Summerrell one negro girl named Cloak after the death or marriage of my Lucy Summerrell with her increase from this day forward, I give & bequeath unto my daughter Sally Caul Summerrell after the death or marriage of my said wife one negro boy nam'd David to her & her heirs forever, I also give onto my two children Sam M Summerrell & Sally C Summerrell one feather bed each to them & their heirs forever my will & desire is that my son Samual M Summerrell & daughter Sally C Summerrell equally pay unto my other three children the sum of five pounds a piece at the time that my son Sam M Summerrell shall arrive to the age of Twenty one years old should he die before he arrives to that age for the money to be paid at the time when he might have arrived to that age had he lived my will & desire is that after the death of my wife Lucy that the unnaming part of my estate not before Given be equally divided between by five children or as many may be a live at the time of my wife Lucys death I do appoint William Bittle my whole & sole Executor to this my last will & Testament Signed Sealed & Acknowleged } in the presence of } Jacob Summerrell (seal) William Edmonds Thomas Holladay John Turner At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 10th day of September 1795 This Will was presented in Court by William Bittle the Executor therein named prov'd by the oaths of William Edmonds and Thomas Holladay two of 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 ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Hunt Miles Inv & App An Inventory an appraisement of the Estate oAt a court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of September 1795 This Inventory & Appraisement of the estate of Miles Hunt was returned and Ordered to be Recorded Teste Sam Kello CC Hunt decd taken this 22 day of May 1795. ========================================================================================== 1 mare | 12 | 0 | 0 |In obedience to an order of the worshipful 1 saddle and bridle | „ | 18 | 0 |court of Sᵒton we the subscribers have appraised 1 loose goat | | 8 | |all the Estate of Miles Hunt decd which has A parcel of cloaths | 5 | 16 | 0 |brought to our view May 22 1795. A single chair frame | 3 | 13 | 0 | Roger Reese 1 double Dᵒ Dᵒ | 1 | 4 | 0 | Thos Pate Jur 2 hats | | 10 | | John Reese 1 Housemans cap | | 9 | | 1 pʳ buckles | | 2 | | 1 pocket book | | 3 | | 1 book | | 2 | 6 | ----- | 25„| 4„| 8 | At a court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of September1795. An appraisement of the estate of Miles Hunt decd was this day returned And Ordered to be recorded Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Fort Olive Invy & Appr Inventory and appraisment of the estate of Olive Fort late decd of Southampton ========================================================================================== 4 Cow & calves £ | 11„ 0„0 |1 Work steer £| 5„ 0„0 | 1 Cow & one bull | 5„10„0 |3 hogs | 2„ 5„0 | 3 Heifers & 1 calf | 4„10„0 |3 shoats | „15„0 | 1 Cow | 2„10„0 |1 Sow and Pigs | 1„10„0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 3/7/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------