John Bradshaw Will
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In the name of God, Amen, I John Bradshaw of the County of Nottoway, being of sound and disposing mind & memory, do make, publish and declare any last Will and testament in manner and form following Viz: Imprims It is my will and desire that all my just debts be first paid.  Item.  I give, devise and bequeath unto my tow Daughters Lucy Bradshaw and Martha Bradshaw, the tract of land on which I now reside, also my three Negro slaves, Jim, Peter and Viney, with the future increase of the female, together with all my stock, crops, plantation tools, household & kitchen furniture, and any other species of property I pofsefs, to them and their heirs forever.  Item, In the event of the death of either of my said Daughters Lucy and Martha I give and bequeath unto the survivor, the whole of the above mentioned property to her and her heirs forever.  Item. Unto my Son James Bradshaw  and his heirs, I release and exhonerate from the payment of the sum of Two hundred and forty seven Dollars with its interest, which I have paid as his security.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my trusty Son in Law, Hiram Fowlkes Executor of this my last Will and testament (revoking all former wills by me made) And I desire that he many not be required to give security on his gratification as such.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of July A.D. 1841.

Signed, sealed & acknowledged
in presence of
Geo N. Seay
James Agnew
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Woodson X  Dunnavant
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John X Bradshaw {Seal}
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                   This codicil made and amend to this will this tenth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty three, 1843, and is made a fact of the same, for the purpose of more particularly explaining this said, my will and desire is that my two Daughters Lucy Bradshaw and Martha Bradshaw should have all my estate of any kind, part & parcel as willed to them in my original will, to which this codicil is annext as a part of the same, and my will is, that neither of my other children, whether named or not named is to have any part except the two hundred & forty seven dollars with interest that I have release to my Son James Bradshaw, my not naming either of my other children is not to effect this will in any way, or give either or any of them any claim whatsoever to any part of my Estate either real or personal.  As Witnefs my hand and seal the day and date first above written in this codicil.

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John X Bradshaw {Seal}
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Witnefsed by
Tilmon E. Jeter
Anderson Cockraham
William G. Butcher
Davis Allen		 In Nottoway County Court, August 3rd, 1843.
This last Will and Testament of John Bradshaw decd. was produced in court & offered for proof, was proven by the oaths of Woodson Dunnavant and George N. Seay two Subscribing Witnefs's thereto, And the codicil thereto .......... was proven in court on the 6th day  of July 1843, 
by the oaths of Anderson Cockraham  & Mr. G. Butcher tow subscribing Witnefs thereto, and the same was ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of Hiram Fowlkes the Extor therein named, who took the oath prescribed by Law, and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of two thousand Dollars conditioned according to law (the will directing that no Security should be given) a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of the said will in due form.

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