WILL OF EDWARD BURGESS, PITTSYLVANIA CO., VA F In the Name of God, Amen. I Edward Burgess of the Countv of Pittsylvania being weak of Body But of Desposing mind & sound Memory (for which I thank God) And calling to mind the uncertainty of Human life & being Desirous to dispose of all such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with. I give and bequeath the Same in Manner follwing that is to say first I give & bequeath unto my son BENJAMIN BURGESS five shillings Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughters MARY CLARKE, SARAH BURGSSS, MORDICA BURGESS, JANE PRUITT, JAMES BURGESS, JOHN BURGESS & MILLEY WILSON Severally & respectively five Shillings each to them & their heirs and assigns for ever having previously to this time given them as the left me what I could spare from my Estate. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter VIRLINNA BURGESS one Feather Bed an Furniture & one Cow and calf & one third of the Kitchen & Houshold Furniture to Her & her Heirs & assigns for Ever. Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife MARGARET BURGESS the Whole of the residue of my Estate during her Natural Life and after her Decease the Remainder over Both real & personal I give to my son WILLIAM BURGESS to him & his Heirs & assigns for Ever Comprehending the Land on which my son BENJAMIN BURGESS lived. Jtem I give and bequeath my Loom Gear Cards Wheels &c to my Daughter VIRLINNA after the Death of my Wife Margaret to her & her Heirs and assigns for ever. Any Lastly do Constitute & appoint my C beloved Wife MARGARET BURGESS & WILLIAM B~GESS my Executor & Executrix of this my last will & Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made or Caused to be made But do declare this to be published & Carried Into effect by my Executor & Executrix of Either of them after my Decease In Testimon' whereof I have hereunto set my.hand & affixed mv seal this 23rd Day of January 1799. Attest Halcott Tounes George Spretten Japath Pruitt Matthew Fits gerrald William Snoddy his Edward (E) Burgess (seal mark The Will of Edward Burgess was proved 17 Jan 1814 in Pitts. Co., VA (Pittsylvania Wills & Deeds 11, page 383-384)