============================================================================================================ In the left margin: Acct Curr Benja Blow Dr The estate of Benja Blow decd in Acct Currt with James Blow his admr ============================================================================================================ 1797 | | £ | s | d | | 15th Mar | To pᵈ Thomas Blow his provd Acct | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1797 By amount of debts } |117 | 8 | 1½| 26th| To pᵈ Henry Barrow his Bond & Int | 17 | 7 | 3¾| due the Estate } | | | | 1798 | | | | | By 1 Watch sold | 1 |12 | „ | Feby 3 | To pᵈ Ellis G Blake his Bond & Int | 24 |18 | 7 | | | | | | To pᵈ John T Blow his Bond & Int | 13 | 4 | 1 | | | | | Aug 4th | To pᵈ Ellis G Blake his Note & Int | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | To pᵈ Humphrey Drewry his balance note | 13 | 4 | 1 | | | | | th| To pᵈ Joshua Claud his note ~~~~~~ | 4 |15 | „ | | | | | 18| To pᵈ Turner's Executors his Note & Int | 14 |11 | „ | Pursuant to an order of the court 20| To pᵈ Spratley Simmons provd acct | „ |18 | „ | bearing date April 1799 we the | To pᵈ Thomas Blow provd acct | 4 |10 | „ | subscribers have examined stated Decr 17th| To pᵈ James Foster his provd acct | 3 | 3 | „ | & settled the above account current 1799 | | | | | and find a balance due the Apr 16th | To pᵈ Smith's Exor his provd acct | 8 | 6 | „ | admr of £4-5-6¾ Given under 25th | To pᵈ Doctr James Irwin his acct in part | 6 |18 | „ | our hands the 16th day of April May 14 | To pᵈ William Simmons his acct part | „ |12 | „ | 1799 ---- James Millar | To pᵈ James Blow for wine furnished } | „ |11 | 6 | Jos E Blunt | him in his sickness }----| | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | |117 | 6 | 8¾| | To Collecting £116-0-1½@5pr Cᵗ ----| 5 |19 | - | | |123 | 5 | 8¾| | Cr as pʳ Contra ====|119 | 0 | 1½| | balance due the admr £| 4 | 5 | 6¾| At a court held for the county of Southampton the 20th Day of May 1799 This account Current of the estate of Benja Blow dec.ͩ was this day reported & ordered to be recorded -- Sam Kello CC ========================================================================================== [In the left margin] Jessy Joyners Will In The Name Og God Amen, I Jesse Joiner of the county of Southampton and Parish of Nottoway being of perfect sound sense and memory thanks be to the almighty God for the same do constitute make and ordain my last will & testament in form following --"" First: I lend to my loving wife Priscilla during ther natural life the use of the plantation and land I now live on containing by estimation two hundred acres being the plantation left me by Joseph Vick, also my negroes Wesley & Harry during the term above --- Second: I give & bequeath to my son Lewis Joiner five shillings current money of Virginia. Thirdly: I give and bequeath to my son Amos Joyner and to his heirs and assigns forever the plantation & Lands given me by my Father containing by estimation two hundred and Sixty two acres, it being the plantation and land which Thomas Love now lives on by rent --- Fourthly: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Joiner and to his heirs & assigns forever after the decease of my wife Priscilla, the plantation & land I now live on containing by estimation Two hundred acres be the same, more or less and being the same plantation and Land I now live on --- Fifthly: I give and bequeath to my daughter Margarett Joyner five shillings current money of Virginia --- Sixthly: I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Joiner five shillings current money of Virginia --- Seventhly: I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Joyner five shillings current money of Virginia --- Eightly: I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Joyner five shillings current money of Virginia --- Ninthly: I give & bequeath to my daughter Levina five shillings current money of Virginia --- Tenthly: My will and desire is that all my Estate, both real and personal, not yet disposed of, whether Mix't or otherways may be equally divided between my beloved wife Priscilla and my Children Namely: Lewis, Amos, Samuel, Margarett, Sally, Elizabeth, Martha & Levina Joyner and their heirs & assigns forever --- Eleventhly: I do hereby constitute and appoint and ordain my son Lewis Joyner whole and sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament revoking and disannuling all former heretofore made by me and acknowledging this only to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my seal this 25th day of September 1789. Sign'd & seal'd acknowledged his & pronounced in presence of: Jesse X Joyner (seal) his mark William X Ingram Be it known to all persons that I Jesse Joyner of mark Southampton County being of sound mind & memory Lucy Joyner do think it expedient to and unto my within Last Lewis Joyner } Will & Testament as follows to wit) Jos Scott } I give devise and bequeath unto Lemuel 26 Jun 1798 } Joyner and to his heirs & assigns one feather bed his } & furniture, one pair of spoon moulds & one gun. Job X Wright } In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand mark } and Seal this 27th day of in the Year of our Lord his } 1798 --- George X Camp } Sign'd seal'd and deliver'd } his mark } in the presents of: } Jesse X Joyner (seal) Witnesses: 27th day of Jun 1798: mark Joseph Scott his } Job X Waight } mark } his } At a Court held for the County of Southampton George X Camp } the 20th day of May 1799 This Will mark } was presented in court by Lewis Joyner the Executor therein named proved by the oaths of Jo Scott Job Weight & George Camp the three last witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executor who made Oath according to law a Probat is granted him in giving bond whereupon &c. Samuel Kello, Cl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 7/27/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------