=============================================================================================== In the left margin: 1793 JJune 22 The Estate of Lemuel Steward deceased acct To with Humphry Lowery admr ============================================================================================================ | £ | S | d | | £ | S | d | To my account due me before his death | 2 | 15 | 1⅓|1792 By the Amount} | 17 | 9 | 4½| To pᵈ Charles Briggs acct | 6 | 0 | 1 |December 22 of the sale of Estate | | | | Account continues | | | | | | | | John Taylor Newit Drew At a court held for the County of Southampton on 13 Day of October 1797 This Account Currentof the estate of Lemuel Steward decd was reported by the persons appointed to settle the same & ordered to be Recorded Teste Sam Kello CC ------O------ ========================================================================================== In the Name of God Amen I Stephen Johnston of Nottoway Parish and county of Southampton being weak of body but of perfect sense mind & memory do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament and dispose of my estate as follows First: I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah Johnston all the remainder of her estate that she brought into my estate, I mean the part that do remain unto her and her geirs forever Secondly: I leave the use of the following articles to my loving wife Sarah Johnston my sorrel mare and for Inquiries to first choice of my calves and calf one sow and piggs one side saddle one loom and gear one flax wheel nine hundred weight of pork made fat out of crop of corn and one third part of my land I say I leave the use of the aforesaid articles onto her during her life or widowhood Thirdly: I give and bequeath unto my son John Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs forever Fourthly: I give and bequeath unto my son Wm Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs forever Fifthly: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to her and her heirs forever Sixthly: I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs forever Seventhly: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to her and her heirs forever Eightly: I give and bequeath unto my son Stephen Johnston ten pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs forever Tenthly: and lastly my will and desire is that my executor to sell my land and ????? snd all the remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever that has not being given in legacy and after paying my just debts and legacies the remainder to be equally divided between my children been living in likewise my will and desire is that my Executors do (after the death or marriage of my wife) divide the estate that I have left to her use between my children as aforesaid, I likewise do constitute and appoint my two sons Benjamin and Matthew Johnston Executors of this my last will and testament given under my hand and seal this 27 day of September 1786 Signed Sealed Published & declared his To be the last will and testament Stephen X Johnston (seal) of Stephen Johnston in presence of mark David Washington Thomas Camp Joseph Vick At a Court held for the County of Southampton on monday the 17 Day of April 1797 This will was presented in court by Benjamin Johnson one of the Executor therein nam'd (the other refusing) rand proved by the oaths of David Washington Thomas Camp & Joseph Vick the witnesses thereto & 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 Cl ------O------ September 1796 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton W Harrison <_mainaccount@go-stp.com> on 2/25/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------