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Will Book 4 1783-1797                                                             Page 714

Name and Place entries on this page include:
Ned; Cate+; Chlotella Cobb; Henry Cobb; Arthur Crumpler; John Crumpler; Amy Grimmer; 
Ann Grimmer; Betsy Grimmer; Henry Grimmer; Millia Grimmer; Robert Grimmer; Jacob+; 
Samuel Kello (Clerk); Pursell Martha; Nell+; John Pursell; Martha Pursell@; Tom+; 
Amos Turner; Betsy Vaughan; Seymore Vaughan; Shadrack Vaughan;

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And lastly I do appoint Arthur Crumpler to be my whole and sole Executor of this my last
will & testament disanulling [sic] and making void all other wills by me heretofore made
In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 18 day of February 1795.
Sign'd Seal'd & acknolodg'd }                                          her
In the presence of          }                                    Martha + Pursell
John Crumpler }                                                        mark
Amos Turner   } At a court held for the county of Southampton the 10th day of December
1795   This Will was presented in court by Arthur Crumpler the Executor therein 
named proved by the oath of John Crumpler one of the witnesses thereto and 
ordered to be recorded   And on the Motion of the said Executors 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
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Testator
	Pursell, Martha Of Parish of Nottoway. 
Leg
	son John; to Arthur Crumpler. 
Ex
Arthur Crumpler
D. Feb. 18,1795. 
R. Dec. 10,1795. 
Wit
	John Crumpler;
	Amos Turner
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[In the left margin] Cobb Henry Will

In the name of God Amen I Henry Cobb of the County of Southampton
and the Parish of Nottoway being sick and weak in body of perfect sound of mind & memory &
calling to mind the uncertainty of this mortal body do make constitute and 
ordain this and no other to be my last will & testament & first & principally I
desire that all my lawful debts & funeral charges be paid out of my estate Item 
I give and bequeath to my five grand children Amy Grimmer Robert Grimmer
Ann Grimmer Betsy Grimmer & Henry Grimmer the sum of twenty five
pounds lawful money oF Virginia to be equally divided amongst my said five 
grand children, Item I also give to my daughter Millia Grimmer the just sum 
of five shillings of lawful money of Virginia and no more Item I also give and
bequeath to my son in law Seymore Vaughan my negro boy Tom one boy Jacob
also my negri girl Nell and also my land whereon I now live containing two
hundred acres be the same more or less and all my movable Estate real &
personal I give and bequeath to my son in law Seymore Vaughan during
his Natural life Except two Negros Ned & Cate I give & bequeath to my grand
daughter Chlotella Cobb Item I also give & bequeath to my grand daughter Betsy
Vaughan my negro girls cates first child if she ever has any I ???? & also at
the death of my son in law Seymore Vaughan & Ann Vaughan I give my three
Negros Tom, Jacob & Nell as follows to my Grandson Henry Vaughan I give
& bequeath my negro boy Jacob to him & his heirs forever  I Also give to my grand
son Shadrack Vaughan my negro boy Sam to him & his heirs forever  I also give
& bequeath to my Grand daughter Ann Vaughan my negro girl Nell
to her & her heirs forever  I also in case of the death of my son in law 
Seymore Vaughan or the death of my daughter Ann Vaughan do desire
that if either of them dies & the other should marry again that the they

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Will Book 4 1783-1797                                                             Page 715

Name and Place entries on this page include:
Ann+; Asa Beale; Henry Cobb; Easter+; Harry+; Jinny+; Samuel Kello (Clerk); Betsy Lowe; 
Cherry Lowe; Elias Lowe; Micajah Lowe; Nancy Lowe; Sally Lowe; Spencer Lowe; Levi Lowe@; 
Francis Murfee; Josiah Murfee; Nelly+; Peter+; Seymore Vaughan;

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may not possess the said negro after their Marriage again

Likewise I constitute & ordain this to be my wast will & Testament & I do appoint
my son in law Seymore Vaughan to be my whole & sole Executor to this my
last will & Testament  In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand
and seal this fifth day of January 1791.
Sign'd Seal'd publish'd & declar'd }                           his
to be the last will & Testament of }                      Henry H Cobb  (seal)
Henry Cobb  In presence of         }                           mark
Asa Beale       }
Josiah Murfee   }  
Francis Murfee  }  At a court held for the county of Southampton the 10 day 
of December 1795.  This will was presented in court & proved 
by the oaths of Asa Beale Josiah Murfee Francis Murfee the witnesses thereto
And ordered to be recorded __ And at a court continued & held for the County
of Southampton the 11 day of December 1795  And on the motion of
Seymore Vaughan Executor of the last will & Testament of Hert Cobb decd
who made oath according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining 
a probate thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c.
                                                                  Sam Kello Clk
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