[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 Cut and paste or type your transcription or correction here as unformatted text. Automated processing depends of the subject! DO NOT CHANGE! Thank you, Southampton Transcription Project Fenton Wallace Harrison abbubba@me.com