In the left margin: Blow Henry Will In the Name of God amen I Henry Blow of County of Southampton being sick and low in body but of sound mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same, do make & ordain this my last will and testament in manner & form following (to wit) first I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave me my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter name'd & as touching such worldly goods as that hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose hereof in the following manner Viyz ------ Imps: I lend unto my loving wife Sally Blow during her natural life or (until one of my two children namely Susan Blo shall come of lawful age or marry) The use of all my slaves with their increase from the date hereof also two feather the beds & furniture one horse saddle & bridle two cows & calves twenty five barrels of corn & one thousand pounds of pork out of the crop which is now growing & that my loving wife for the use of the above estate which I have let her shell board school and maintain my two children as above named during her widowhood, and further it is my will Desire that when my loving wife shall marry or one of my Children shall come of lawful age or marry that all that part of my estate which I have lent my loving wife be Equally divided between my wife and children Imps: I farther lend onto my loving wife that part of my estate which shall then fall to her after a divition shall take place between her & my children during her natural life & at the death to be equally divided between my children to them in theirs for ever Imps: It is my will and desire that all the residue of my estate be sold by my Extors & the money arising therefrom to satisfy my just debts and the surplus if any to be apply'd for the support of loving 2 children by my Exors Item: lastly I do constitute an appoint my two brothers Mieajar Blow Thomas R Blow and my brother in law Owen Myrick my whole & sole exeyors of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this will only to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my seal this 27th day of May 1796 Signed Sealed & Delivered } in the presence of } Henry Blow (seal) William Chambliss } Michl Blow } Janney Myrick } At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 13th day of October 1796 This Will was presented in Court by Mieajar Blow Thomas R Blow Owen Myrick two of the Executor therein named proved by the oaths of William Chambliss & Janney Myrick two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of the 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 2/25/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------