Will, VA, Southampton, Lewis Davis 1771

In the name of God, Amen.

I LEWIS DAVIS of Southampton County being sick and weak in body but in perfect mind
and memory, thanks be to God for it, and calling into mind the mortality of my body
and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordained this my
last will and testament.

PRINCIPALLY and FIRST of all I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God and
my body to the ground to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of
my executor. And as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me
with in this life I give in the following Manner and form:

I give to my loving mother ELIZABETH DAVIS and to my sister-in-law RACHAEL DAVIS
the use of all the land in Southampton County with all the appurtenances also the
use of my negro FRANK and my still during their natural lives, the survivor of them
to have the use of the whole during her life.

I give after my loving mother and RACHAEL DAVIS decease unto BRITAIN BARNS [BRITAIN
BARNES] son of NATHAN BARNS [NATHAN BARNES] the plantation where on I now dwell
with three hundred and twenty acres of land, it being the land I had by the death
of my brother JOHN DAVIS, deceased to him and his heirs forever.

I give unto JACOB BARROT son of JACOB BARROT deceased, after my mother and RACHAEL
DAVIS decease, all my other lands in Southampton County with all the appurtenances
to him and his heirs forever.

I give unto BENJAMIN BRYANT son of WILLIAM BRYANT, after my mother and RACHAEL
DAVIS decease, one negro boy called ----- to him and his heirs forever.

I give in unto JOSIAH BARNES [JOSIAH BARNS] son of JACOB BARNES [JACOB BARNS] after
my loving mother and RACHAEL DAVIS deceased my still to him and his heirs forever.

My will and desire is that my Plantation and land in Nansemond County should be
sold by my executors to the highest bidder and the money arising by such sale to be
equally divided between my mother and RACHAEL DAVIS to them and to their own
disposing.

I give all the remainder of my estate after my debts are paid be it in any kind or
quality whatsoever to be equally divided between my mother and RACHAEL DAVIS to
them and to their own disposing.

I appoint NICHOLAS MAGET my whole and sole executor to this my last will and
testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of March Anno
Domini 1771.

LEWIS DAVIS {seal}

Declared in the presence of

JOHN GILLAM
HITON EVERIT
JOSEPH GILLAM



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                      Will, VA, Southampton, Lewis Davis 1771

In a Court held for the county of Southampton the 15th day of April 1771 this will
was presented in court by NICHOLAS MAGET the executor therein named and proved by
the Oaths of JOHN GILLIAN and HITON EVERIT two of the witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded and on the motion of set executor who made oath according to law
certifying certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate their of in due form
given security whereupon &

Q. Flello




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