will & wills by me heretofore made & allowing this & no other to be my last will & testament In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and I affix'd my seal this 28th day of March Anna Domino 1795. Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd & declar'd in presence of James Edwards William Edwards Giles Wester At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of Feby 1796 This Will was presented in Court by the Samuel Calvert and Josiah Murfee two of the Exors therein named / time allowed the other to qualify / proved by the Oaths of James Edwards & William Edwards two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Exors who made Oath according to Law certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Fort John Will In the Name of God Amen I John Fort of Southampton County of St Luke's parish being of sound mind & memory do make this my last & Testament in manner & form following To wit Item: I give and bequeath to my mother Milly & her children & their increase during her life & my will and desire is that she make enough of my estate to support the children till they are able to earn it & at her death for them to be equally divided between my sister Rebecca Barnes children of them and their heirs forever I Give & bequeath to my Sister Temperance Fort when she becomes of age or marries two negroes namely Jack and James to her and her heirs forever but my Will and desire is that if she die without heir for them to go to my brother Edwin Fort to him in his heirs forever Item: My will and desire is that all the remainder of my Estate what kind or nature soever or wheresoever found be sold to pay my just debts & the remainder if any to my brother Edwin Fort to him and his heirs forever And lastly I constitute point my friends Wm Chambless and Joseph Thorp my whole & sole Exors to this my last will & testament hereby revoking all others by me heretofore made In witness whereof I have set my head and seal this 13 day of September 1793 Seald & deliver'd in presence of William Capele } Kinchin Jelks } John Fort (seal) Charles Nicholson } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11 day of February 1796 This will proved by the oaths of Kinchin Jelks & Charles Nicholson the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded / And on the motion of William Barnes / The Exors in the will named refusing to take upon themselves the burden of the execution thereof who made both according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration with the will Annex'd giving security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 4/6/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ will & wills by me heretofore made & allowing this & no other to be my last will & testament In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and I affix'd my seal this 28th day of March Anna Dominio 1795. Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd & declar'd in presence of James Edwards William Edwards Giles Wester At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of Feby 1796 This Will was presented in Court by the Samuel Calvert and Josiah Murfee two of the Exors therein named / time allowed the other to qualify / proved by the Oaths of James Edwards & William Edwards two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Exors who made Oath according to Law certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Fort John Will In the Name of God Amen I John Fort of Southampton County of St Luke's parish being of sound mind & memory do make this my last & Testament in manner & form following To wit Item: I give and bequeath to my mother Milly & her children & their increased during her life & my will and desire is that she make enough of my estate to support the children till they are able to earn it & at her death for them to be equally divided between my sister Rebecca Barnes children of them and their heirs forever I Give & bequeath to my Sister Temperance Fort when she becomes of age or marries two negroes namely Jack and James to her and her heirs forever but my Will and desire is that if she dis without heir for them to go to my brother Edwin Fort to him in his ears forever Item: My will and desire is that all the remainder of my Estate what kind or nature soever or wheresoever found be sold to pay my just debts & the remainder if any to my brother Edwin Fort to him and his heirs forever And lastly I constitute point my friends Wm Chambless and Joseph Thorp my whole & sole Exors to this my last will & testament hereby revoking all others by me heretofore made In witness whereof I have set my head and seal this 13 day of September 1793 Seald & deliver'd in presense of William Capele } Kinchin Jelks } John Fort (seal) Charles Nicholson } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11 day of February 1796 This will proved by the oaths of Kinchin Jelks & Charles Nicholson the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded / And on the motion of William Barnes / The Exors in the will named refusing to take upon themselves the burden of the execution thereof who made both according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration with the will Annex'd giving security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC