[In the left margin] 249/ Set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year first above written Signed Scaled and declared To be his Last Will and Testament in presence of Thomas Peete (seal) Benjamin Blunt Hardy Applewhite Edw. Fisher At a court held for the county of Southampton Thos Edmunds the 20th day of April 1801 – This will was proved by the oaths of Benjamin Blunt & Thos Edmunds two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded was And on the Motion of Samuel Blunt the Executor therein named who made oath according to Law probat is granted him in due form giving Security whereupon & Sam Kello Clerk [In the left margin] Mattw Gardners Will In the Name of God amen I matthew Gardner Senr of Sᵒampton County State of virginia being weak in body at present but of sound and pnr_ =feet mind and memory thanks be to almighty god for the same calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and testament Vizt - First of all I desire that all my debts und funeral Charges be paid and discharged Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son Matthew Gardner and his heirs forever the plantation whereon he now lives with four hundred acres more or less one hors which is in his possession Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Etheldred Gardner and his heirs forever the plantation whereon I now live with the Rest of my out Containing four Hundred and Eighteen Acres of Land, more or less and thirty seven acres of land out of the tract I left to my Son Matthew I lend to my son Etheldred for twelve year one Negro man Lewis and one horse named fox and twenty pounds Cash Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Daughtry the Wife of Matthew Daughtry and her heirs forever one Negro Girl named Hanner that I purchased of David Edmunds & fifteen pounds Cash Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Lucreasey Daughtry the wife of Theophilus Daughtry and her heirs forever one Negro Girl named Cherry Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Milchi Wester and her heirs forever one Negro Woman named Selea and twenty five pounds Cash & horse called Iron Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Gardner and her heirs forever one Negro gut Named Edea one horse called Moune one feather bed and furniture and Six pounds Cash [In the left margin] 250/ Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Julielimy? Gardner and her heirs forever Five Pouncey Cash Lastly my will and desire that my Executors after my death do equally divide the Estate remaining with the Negros and whole of my crop betwixt five of mt children Viz. zmatthew Gardner Etheldred Gardner Elizabeth Daughtry Lucreasey Daughtry and Mary Gardner - I likewise constitute and appoint my two Sons Matthew Gardner and Etheldred Gardner the whole and sole Excecutors of this my Last Will and Testament given under my hand and seal this 7th day of August one thousand Seven hunand & Ninety Seven } Signed Sealed published declared } Matthew Gardner (Seal) To be the last Will & Testament } of Matthew Gardner Senr } in presence of } At a court held for the county of Southam William Fowler } -pton the 20th day of April 1801 - This James Vaughan jr } Will was proved by the oaths of Wm Fowleer Rhoda x Robertson (her mark) } James Vaughan jr & Rhoday Robertson three of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded - And on the motion of Malt Garaner and Etheldred Gardner the Executors therein named who made oath according to Law-Probat es granted them in due form Giving Security Whereupon &c ---- Sam Kello Cl [In the left margin] Acct Cr Ann Darden 1799 Apʳ 20th Dr Estate of Ann Darden Dec.ͩ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | £| S| D | | £| S| d To Ann Darden amt of her proved Act | 77|17| 2 | Apr 24th By Amount Receiced of } | | | To pay to Clerk of Court amt of the } | | | | Joshua Gardner Estate } | 47| 4| 4 Estate expences with him See Memd | 0|13| 8½| By amt of acct against Ann Gardner | 34| 4| 4 To pᵈ to ticket respectingSuit in Cane? } | | | | By Amt of Sales of the Estate | 10|16| 7 for alottment of Dower | 0| 6| 3½| |---|--|-- to my Commisions on £92„0„11 for | | | | November 7 by balance } £ 8„11„ 8 my trouble in Settling Estate 5/d Cr | 4|12| 1 | due the Estate } To balance due the Estate - - - - - - - | 8|11| 8 | |---|--|---| In obedience to an orders of Court to us | 92| 0|11 | directed we have examined & Stated an Acct E„Excepted Jacob Darden jr Current of the estate of Ann Darain dec.ͩ as above given under our hands this 7th day November 1799 ~ Jordan X Williams (his mark) John Lee At a court held for the county of Southampun the 20t day of April 1801 This Acct Current of the Estate of Ann Darden dec.ͩ was this day Reported and ordered to be Recorded Sam Kello Cl