John Ballentine

Transcript from recorded will:

In the Name of God Amen I John Ballentine being Sick do make this

my Will

IMPRIMIS I make ordaine constitute and appoint my Dearly beloved

Son Richard Ballentine my Exr. of this my last will & Testamt.

Item I give and bequeath to my Dearly beloved son Richd Ballentine

all my full and whole tract of Land including as well my plantation

whereon I now live and likewise that whereon he ye Sd Richard

Ballentine lives and that whereon Jane Widow of my Son John Ballentine

lives to him and his Heirs or assigns for Ever

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Susanna Ballentine my

best feather Bed and Cow and Calf after my decease And in Case She

dies without Heirs to be divided among my other Children

ITEM I give unto my Grandson John Ballentine a Heifer yearling

ITEM I haveing given to my Daughters Mary and Eliza Creekmur a Cow

and Calf in my lifetime in respect of my Will

Item my Will and Desire is that all the rest of my Estate within

and without be Equally Divided among my Children after my decease. In

Witness whereof I the said John Ballentine have hereunto sett my hand

and Seales ye 1 Day of Febry. in ye year of our Lord Christ 1733/4

Jno Ballentine. Seale. Mark.

Signed Sealed and Delivered to be the Will of the sd Jno

Ballentine In Presence of David Ballentine, Jno Porter, Paul

Ballentine.

At a court held the 16th of August 1734 The last Will and

Testament of Jno Ballentine deced was this Day proved by the Witnesses

thereto and by the Exr. therein named Who made Oath thereto and

admitted to record and certified for obtaining a probate thereof in

due form granted ye said Executor

Cop Test Solo. Wilson ClkCur ~

The inventory was returned by Richd. Ballentine on 20 December 1734. No

valuation is recorded, Norfolk Co., VA, Will Book 12, p.24.

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