[In the left margin] 16 [In the left margin] (John Long Will) In the Name of God Amen, I John Long, being sick and weak of Body but of a perfect sense and Memory Praise be to God for it, I do make this to my last Will and Testament, In manner and form following first, I bequeath my soul to God whough gsve it me, hoping through the mearits of Jesus Christ to receive pardon of all my sins and as for my worldly goods God ----- hath Endowed me with, I dispose of as followeth, - - - - - - I give & bequeath to my Son John Long, a parcil of Land containing one thousand acres, being the manner Plantation & Gin and I bequeath to my son Henry Long a Parcil of Land contain- ing one thousand acres, Lying on the Bever Dam branch on the south side, I lend to my Loving Wife Prudunce Long my still for the space twelve years from this Date and then to Return to her sons, an Equal part - With paying fourty shillings current money on Virginia to each daughter or their Heirs as shall be a living to Demand it at the time, And all the rest of my - movable Estate to be lent to my loving wife During her Widow Hood and if she marries, to her a third part, and the Rest to be divided a Mong all my Children and Make and order my loving wife my Whole and sole Exctx - - - - - - - - - Signed Sesaled and Delivered to be my Last Will and } John Long (seal) Testament this 6 Day of November 1759 Test John X Burn (his mark) Richard R Powill (his mark) Gilbert X Coswell (his mark) Halifax County Cᵗ Court 1760 This will was in Gen Court Exhibited on oathe bt the Executrix and proved by the oath of John Burn Richard Powoll Gilbert Coswell, the witnesses and Prudenc[e] Long, the Exetrx therein appointed in Court and Qualified according to Law ordered that the same be recorded teste Jno Mountford CC