States of America to him and to his heirs and assigns forever 7th: All the residue and remainder of my estate after my just debts are paid / I give devise and bequeath onto my son David Beale to him and to his heirs and assigns forever Lastly: I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my friend James Scott my whole and sole Executor to this my last Will and testament ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of one thousand Eight hundred and eighteen Signed Sealed and declared by the her said Martha Beal to be her Martha + Beal (seal) last Will and Testament in mark presence of Joseph Pretlow Matthew Joyner Anthony Wells Jason Rose At a Court held for the County of Southampton on the 19th day of July 1819 This will was presented in court and continued And at a Court held for the County of S°ampton on the 18th day of October 1819 this will was prov'd by the oaths of Joseph Pretlow Anthony Wells and Jason Rose thee witness es thereto and admitted to the record Teste James Rochelle Clk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] David Edwards Will In the name of God Amen I David Edwards of S°ampton County and state of Virginia being weak in body at present but of Sound perfect mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and know ing it is appointed for all men to die do you make in ordain this my last will and testament (Vitz) First of all I desire that all my debts any funeral charges be paid and discharged Item: I give and bequeath onto my son David Edwards and his heirs forever One hundred pounds in cash Item: I give and bequeath onto my son Edwin Edwards and his heirs forever One hundred pounds in cash Item: I give and bequeath onto my son Cullen Edwards and his heirs forever One hundred pounds in cash Item: I give and bequeath onto my daughter Anne Gardner and her heirs forever thirty pounds in cash Item: I give and bequeath onto my daughter Bedy to her and her heirs forever one Negro girl named Eliza also One feather bed and furniture Lastly: My Will and desire that my Executors after my death shall after paying all my debts and the Legacies before named of their parts I wish the remainder of my estate to be equally divided among all my children I likewise constitute and appoint my son Edwin Edwards and friend Lemuel Daughtry my Lawful Executors to this my Last Will & Testament given ubder my hand and Seal this 22nd day of February one thousand Eight hundred ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [page break] and nineteen Signed Sealed declard to be the Last Will and Testament of David Edwards Senr in presence of Denson Gardner his his David + Edwards (seal) Victor + Ealy mark mark her Tabitha + Vaughan mark At a Court held for the County of Southampton on _ Day of November 1819 This Will was presented in Court by Edwin Edwards the Ex'or therein named and on the motion of the said Executor who made Oath according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining probat thereof in due form giving Bond & Security whereupon the said Edwin Edwards together with Richard Murfee and Lazarus Cobb his Securities entered into and Acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of Ten thousand dollars Conditioned as the Law directs Tese James Rochelle C