Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Edith Joyner one bed & furniture and an equal part of my pewter with Either of my children as left me & one cow and calf Item: Lend all the rest of my Estate not already mentioned to my Loving wife Martha Joyner during her life or widowhood and at her death or marriage it is my desire that one galf of the estate as I have lent to my wife be equally divided between my youngest Sons (that is to say) Drewry Nelson & Elisha and the other half to be divided among all my eight Children Item: I do here by nominate constitute ordain and appoint my son John Joyner and my son Joshua Joyner my hole & sole Executors of this my last will and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of Setember in the year of our lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty three Signed sealed pronounced } & declared to be the sᵈ Joshua Joyner } Joshua Joyner (seal) to be his last Will and Testament } in presence of us } Jos Scott Junr Joseph Mountfortt his Joshua X Joyner mark At a Court held for the County of Sᵒton on 15th day of May 1797 This Will was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of Joshia Joyner of the witnesses thereto And At a Court held for the County of Sᵒton on 17th day of July 1797 This will was further proved by the oaths of Joseph Scott another witnesses thereto and and to be Recorded And on the motion of Jno Joyner the Exors nam'd who made oath according to Law a probat is granted him on giving Security whereupon &c Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== An Inventory of the Estate of William Harriss deceased as hath Come to my knowledge as follows ========================================================================================== In the left margin: 1796 May | £ | S | D | Docto Thos Teet's bond on demand ?tt Nov 1794 for £76„3„2 } | | | | Credit on it recd by Arthur Applewhite ?? no date £3„16„3 | 73 | 6 | 11 | Jno Jno Walls & Edwin Long's bond on demand ay same time for £3„11„9 | | | | Credit on it recd by Arthur Applewhite 14th May 1794 £1„0„0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Henry Thorp's bond with Jos Atkinson ????? on demand at same time | 9 | 14 | 10¾| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 2/21/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------