Be it remembered that Susanna Coleman at her own house in the parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex and during her last illness viz. on Saturday the 13th inst. called on me to take notice that she gave to her son Austin Coleman during his life her negro Woman Jenny and one feather bed, and that she wished the said Woman Jenny & the said bed after the death of her said son to be equally divided among all her children. Given under my hand & seal this 16th day of October 1821
John Lumpkin
Rodrick Lumpkin
Witnesses: William his + mark Ball
At a court of quarterly Session begun and held for Essex County at the courthouse the 20th day of May 1822
This Will was brought into court by John Lumpkin, and on his motion it was ordered that Philip Coleman, Martin Coleman, and Leonard Burnett and Caty his wife be summoned to appear here on the first day of August Court next, to contest the probat of this Will
At an Intervening court begun and held for Essex County at the courthouse the 17th day of June 1822 — Robert Coleman, Philip Coleman and Martin Coleman sons of Susanna Coleman deceased, appeared in court and declared that they did not intent to contest the probat of this Nuncupative Will of their mother the said Susanna Coleman decd, and it appearing to the Court from satisfactory information, that Leonard Burnett and Caty his wife have declared that they did not intend to contest the same. The said Will was thereupon proved…
[Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 297–298.]