[In the left margin] Benja Edwards Will In the Name of God Amen I Benjamin Edwards being in a low State of Health but of sound memory and knowing it is once appointed for all men to die do ordain this To be my Last Will and Testament After giving my soul to him that give to me do give my worldly affairs in the following manner My will and desire is after my just debts are paid that I give onto my Nephew Benjamin Blunt by young bay horse to him and his Heirs forever The remainder of my estate I desired to be equally divided between my Brothers William Edwards Children Richard Edwards Children and my Sisters Elizabeth Edmonds Children & Ann Blunts children to them and their heirs forever Also constitute an appointment my Brothers William Edwards and Richd Edwards executors to this my Last Will and Testament Witness my hand and seal this fourteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety six Signed Sealed and } Benjn Edwards (seal) Delivered in the presence of } Richd Blow John T Blow junior William Blow At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 15th day of May 1797 This Will was presented in Court by Richd Edwards one of the Exors therein named proved by the oaths of Richd Blow Jno T Blow & William Blow the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Exor who made oath according to Law Certificate was granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== [In the left margin] Barnaby Drakes Will In the Name of God Amen I Barnaby Drake of the county of Southampton being low state of health but of sound mind do make & ordain this my last will and Testament in manner & form following (To wit) I give and bequeath unto my son Exum Drake five shillings sterling to him and his heirs and assigns forever I give and devise and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah wife of John Powell five shillings sterling to her and heirs & Assigns forever I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Drake five shillings sterling to her and her and To her heirs & assigns forever I give & bequeath unto Abuin Jinkins son of Jacob Jinkins decd five shillings sterling to him and his heirs and assigns forever I give & bequeath unto my son Simmons Drake five shillings sterling to him and to his heirs and assigns forever I give and devise unto my loving wife Mary Drake the use of the Plantation & Land whereon I now live during her natural life or widowhood & at the expiration of either time I give and bequeath the said fifty acres of Land & plantation to my son Burrel Drake & in case of his death before Lawfull age or marriage my will and desire is that the said should be equally divided between my two youngest daughters (to wit) Milbra and Penny Drake or the Survivors of them Further my will is that the above nam'd Milbra & Penny have the liberty of living upon the same so long as they live singleny to the said Burrel Drake his heirs and Assigns And my will and desire is that my daughters Mourning and Martha Drake have four acres of Land between my house & the plantation which Samual Hart bought of Exum Drake so long as they live single to build Ciltivate thereon and that they have liberty to get firewood and lumber for the use of the place herein given them Also I give unto my wife Mary Drake all the remainder of my estate what nature of kind ever during her life or widowhood & after the expiration of either I leave the house To be equally divided between my three Youngest Children Milbra Burrel and Penny Drake To them and their heirs and assigns forever --- And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my son Simmons Drake Exor of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 26th day of December 1791 --- Signed sealed published } and declared in presence of } Jesse Williford his his Thos X Carlile Barnaby X Drake (seal) mark mark John Beaton B It is my desire that if ever my son Burwell should make sale of the said Land and Plantation Within given To fall to my son Simmons Drake At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 15th day of May 1797 This Will proved by the oaths of Jesse Williford one of the witnesses thereto who also deposed that he saw said Thos Carlile another witness & is ordered to be recorded Teste Sam Kello Mem.. The Exors nam'd in this will refused in Court to Qualify &C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 2/21/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------