At a court held for the County of Southampton on 15th day of May 1797 This Acct Current of Ann Applewhite was returned and Ordered to be Recorded Sam Kello CC -----O------ ========================================================================================== In the left margin: 1794 The Estate of James L Powell in a/c Current wt Saml Calvert admr =============================================================================================== ===================================================================================================== | £ | S | d | | £ | S | d | To Cash pᵈ 5 ?? brandy & Sale 2 | „ | 12 | 6 |1794 Sep By Thos. Peete his a/c | „ | 15 | | a/c Continues In Obedience to an Order of the worshipful Court of Southampton to us directed We the auditors have Examined Stated and Settled the Acct Current Saml Calvert administer of James L Powell decd and agreeable to Vouchers produced by the administrator James Bennett T W Clements At a court held for the County of Southampton on 15th day of May 1797 This Acct Current was reported by the person appointed to settle the same and Ordered to be Recorded Teste Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== In the Name of God Amen I Robert Barham of Southampton and Parish of St Luke being being of disposing mind do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form following (To Wit) Item: I lend unto my loving wife Hannah Barham my plantation whereon I now live with all my lands a joining thereto my Negro Man Dick one feather bed and furniture three head of Cattle two Iron Potts two yews and lambs one Chest and Loom a spinning wheel and a pair of cotton cards all my pewter 1 sow and piggs one horse ----- Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Peggy Barham One feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Charlot Barham One feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Barham One feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever I give and bequeath unto my son Howel Barham after the Death of my wife my plantation whereon I now live with all the Lands a joining thereto two Which sᵈ Land I give to him and his ears forever I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Cooper five shillings to her and her heirs forever My will and desire is that all my estate pet I have not for giving away nor lent of what nature or kind soever be Equally divided among my Children namely Milly Hutchins Patsy Gilliam Betsy Gilliam Peggy Barham Charles Barham Sally Barham and Howel Barham to them and their heirs forever And lastly I do Constitute & Appoint my friend John Simmons and Joel Barham my hole and Sole Exors to this my Last Will and testament hereby revoking all other wills ny me heretofore made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of March 1792 Signed Sealed and Published } by the testator } Robert Barham {seal} to be mylast will and } testament in presence of At a Court held for the County of Southampton on 15th day of May 1797 This Will was presented in Court by John Barham one of the Exors (the other refusing to qualify) Proved by the oaths of Levy Rochell and Peter Manney two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded time allowed the Exor to qualify Sam Kello ========================================================================================== In the left margin: 1790 May The Estate of Eliza Daughtery deceased in a/c with James Gardner Exor =============================================================================================== | £ | S | D | To Paid Samuel Nelms his account | 11 | 8 | 9 | To Cash paid Holland Darden an appraise account | | 3 | 9 | To Cash paid Joshua Gardner an appraise account | | 3 | 9 | To Cash paid William Fowler an appraise account | | 3 | 9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton W Harrison <_mainaccount@go-stp.com> on 2/24/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------