[In the left margin] Andrews John Will In the Name of God Amen I John Andrews of Southampton County being of sound mind and good memory & calling to mind the certainty of death, do make constitute & ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form following. First I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it I give my daughter Eliza Andrews three negros Bob, Lucky, and Frank, also one feather bed & furniture to her and her heirs forever I give my daughter Sally Andrews three negros Isham, Phillis, and Joe, also one feather bed & furniture to her and her heirs forever I give the use of my plantation and my negros Ned and Ted to my wife Lucy Andrews durning her life And at her death my will & desire is that my Exors sell my plantation and land and the two negros Ned and Ted & the money arising from the sale of my land and negro Ted to be equally divided between my two daughters Eliza Andrews and Sally Andrews And the money arising from the sale of my negro Tom to be equally divided between my son James Andrews & my daughter Nancy Boykin My will and desire is that my Exors sell my negro man Coffee & as much of my personal estate as will pay my just debts All the rest of my Estate not before given away both personal Estate an negros, I give the use of to my wife Lucy Andrews during her widowhood & at her marriage or death my will is that the same be equally divided between my daughters Eliza Andrews and Sally Andrews Also I do appoint my friend Willm Urquhart John Urquhart & my wife Lucy Andrews my exors of this my last will & testament revoking all other wills before made by me heretofore Given under my hand this this ninth day of June 1795 John Andrews (seal) At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11 day of February 1796 This writing purporting the last will & testament of John Andrews decd was presented in Court by Lucy Andrews the Extx therein named, established by the depositions of William Urquhart Jacob Turner Daniel Butts and ordered to be Recorded And on the Motion of the said Executor / the Exor herein named refusing to take upon themselves the burden of the execution thereof / who made oath according to law certificate is granted her for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: Barnes James Will Item: In the Name of God Amen I Jacob Barnes of Southampton County and State of Virginia a being sick and weak of body but of sound memory thanks and knowing it is appointed for all men to die do make & ordain this my last will and testament Principally & first of all I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body I to the ground to be decently buried in a Christian like manner and as touching such worldly estate within it has pleased to bless me with in this life, I give in the following manner & form - Item: I give & bequeath to my son Benjamin Barnes one track or parcel of land lying on the south side of the Cypress Swamp beginning at a Maple in the North fork of the deep branch and thence along a line marked trees to the second branch & this along the said second branch to James Barnes line thence along the said James Barnes's line 123 Black gum Lane in boots along the Meanders of the Cypress Swamp to the Mouth of the deep branch and up the said branch to the first station to him in his heirs and assigns forever I give & bequeath unto my son Jacob Barnes tract or parcel of land beginning ay a Oak a corner tree in John Whitehead's line then along a line of marked trees to the prong of the second branch to James Barnes's the James Barnes line to a black Gum in the great branch then up the said branch to the Cypress road then up the said road to Nathan Barnes's line then along the said Barnes's line to John Whitehead's line then along the said Whitehead's line to the beginning to him to hold to him & to his heirs and assigns forever Item: I lend to my daughter Ann Barnes & Lela Vick the use of the room of my dwelling house for and during the term that they shall remain unmarried & no longer provided they do not dispose of this right to any other person Item: I lend to my loving wife Barnes the use of the plantation whereon I now live, with the lands belong thereto not before dispos'd of for and during her life or widowhood and after her marriage or decease I give & bequeath said plantation & lands to my sons Josiah Barnes & Thomas Barnes to hold too my said sons & to their heirs and assigns forever Item: I give and bequeath unto my sons Joshua Barnes & Willm Barnes (to be equally divided between them) one tract or parcel of land of lying in Pitt County N Carolina near Little Contenly Creek to hold to my said sons and their heirs and assigns forever Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Barnes one track or parcel of land lying on the Hurrican Branch in Edgecomb County North Carolina too hold to my said son & to his heirs & assigns forever Item: I lend to my loving wife Eliza Barnes all the remainder of my estate of all Kinds for during her life a widow & in case I sᵈ wife marry it is my will & desire that the whole of my personal estate should be equally divided between my said wife and all my children provided that if any of my children should have had any part of my personal Estate before that time that the same be deducted out their part Item: I do appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Barnes and son Josiah Barnes to excuse this my last will & testament revoking all of the wills by me heretofore made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 15 day of Sept Anno Dom 1790 Signed Sealed Published & declared Jacob Barnes (seal) in presence of his Edmund E Barrett mark James Barnes Jesse Vick Jesse Barrett At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 11th day of February 1796 This Will was proved by the oaths of Edmund Barrett James Barnes and Jesse Barrett three 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Received by the STP (gostp.ddns.net) from Fenton Harrison on 2/12/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------