Wills: William BAILEY, 1772: Southampton County, VA

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Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 3, pp. 22-23
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets & surname capitalization mine]


[p] 22

[note in margin]  BAILEY Will:m Will

In the name of God amen  I William BAILEY of Southampton County do make this my Last will and 
Testament in manner and form following:
Impr:s  I give unto my loving wife Sharah BAILEY the use of my Plantation whereon I now live with 220 
acres adjoining the same during her life and after her Death I Give the s:d land and Plantation to my son 
John BAILEY to him and his heirs forever:
I further Give to my wife the Labour of my two Negros Dick & Peter during her life & after her death my 
will and Desire is that my daughter Mary WELLON may have the said Negr Peter & Dick may be one 
weak with my son Barnaby BAILEY and the other with my son John BAILEY
I further give unto my loving wife all my household and Kitchen furniture, my stock of Cattle Hoggs 
Sheep &c that Shall not be hereafter disposed of by me to her own use forever:
Item  I Give unto my son Barnaby BAILEY negro man Tom and my Carpenters Tools over and above 
what I have alleary[?] given him Possession of [page break]


[p] 23

Item  I Give unto my son John BAILEY the Plantation whereon he now lives with 200 Acre land 
adjoining the same to him and his heirs forever  I further Give unto my son John BAILEY  my Negro 
Man Abraham with all the Estate allready given him in possession to him & his heirs forever:
Item  I Give unto my daughter Mary WELLONS Ten Pounds Current Money and Cows & Calves over 
and above what I have already Given her in Possession:
Item  I Give unto my daughter Sarah BOOTH Twenty two pounds Current money & two Cows and Calves 
over and above what I have already Given her in Possession:
Item  I Give unto my Grand Daughter Lucy LANE Twenty Shillings Current Money:
Item  I Give unto my Grandson James BOOTH Twenty Shillings Current Money:
Item  I Give unto my Grand Daughter Lucy BLOW Twenty Shillings Current money:
Item  I Give unto my Grandson ["Daughter" struck out] William BOOTH Twenty Shillings:
Item  I Give unto my Grandson Michael BOOTH Twenty Shilling:
Item  I Give unto my Grand Daughter Sarah BOOTH Twenty Shillings:
Item  I Give unto my Grand Daughter Patty BOOTH Ten Pounds one Feather Bed and furniture and one 
Chest:
Item  I Give unto my Grandson Arthur BOOTH Twenty Shillings:
Item  I Give unto my Grandson Peter BAILEY my Gun: my will and desire is that after my death and 
Legacies are paid the remainder of my Estate is to be Equally divided between my wife and two sons 
Barnaby and John BAILEY:
And Lastly  I do Constitute and appoint my two sons Barnaby & John BAILEY Executors to this my last 
will and Testament  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 26 day of December 
1772:  [signature not given]
Signed Sealed Published
And declared in presence of
James FREEMAN
Charles BAILEY  X  his mark
T GRAY

     At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 11 day of February 1773:     This will was 
presented in Court by Barnaby BAILEY one of the Executors therein named and proved by the oaths of 
James FREEMAN and Charles BAILEY two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded  And on 
the motion of the said Ex'or who made oath according to Law a Certificat is Granted him for obtaining a 
Probat thereof in due form giving Security whereupon &c.
                                                     R KELLO  Cl: