Last WIll and Testament of Samuel Winstead, Sr.
In the name of God Amen. I, Samuel Winstead Senr, of the Parish of St. Stephens in the county of Northumberland, Planter, being well in health and in body and of sound mine and perfect memory, thanks to allmighty God, but calling to remembrance the uncertain state of this transitory life and that all flesh must ye call unto death when doth all please God to call. Do make, constitute and ordain and declare this my last will and testament in a manner and for in following, Revoking or anunnily [annulling] by these presents all and every testament or testaments, will or wills heretofore made by unto or dictored [dictated] either by word or writing and this to be taken only for my last will and testament and none other.
First, I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God my maker, hoping to be saved by the meritorious death passion of Jesus Christ, my only Savior and Redeemer, and my body to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion of my executor, hereafter and by these presents named, and as for worldly estate which it hath pleased God beyond my desires to bestow, I give, devise and bequeatheth I manner and form following.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter, Betty Winstead, one good feather bed and boulster and two pillows and a good Rugg and blankets and one cow and calf with all their future increase.
Item, I give unto my grandson, Daniel Winstead, one three year old gelding.
Item, I give unto my grandson, Samuel Winstead, one cow and calf with all their future increase.
Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my son Sam'l Winstead Junr my plantation whereon I now live and all the land thereto belonging and the rest of my estate, all of goods, chattles, cattle, horses, mares, moveable and unmoveable, to him and his heirs forever and my former devises's.
My 1ast will is that anything of all my worldly estate, any not fit to appointment and I do hereby; make my aforesaid loving son, Samuel Winstead, my executor of this, my last will and testament, Revoking and hereby___(?)___ all other will or wills, testaments or testaments heretofore made by me or caused to be made either by word or writing and confirming this to be my last will and testament and no other.
Witness wherefore have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 6th[?] day of May anno 1722.
Samuel [his X mark] Winstead Sen
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Richard H.[?] Vanlandingham, Witness.
