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have hereunto set my hand and seal this Seventeenth day of August in the year of Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.
(Signed) James Bloodworth (Seal)
Signed sealed published and declared by the within names testator James Bloodworth Senior to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us who subscribed our names, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other
(Signed) W. Sharpless
Thos. Bloodworth Senior
Codicil to the within written Testament.
I hereby revoke the further item wherein I have bequeathed to the children of James Portevent, viz. James, John and Susanna one hundred acres of land to each & do hereby declare it void and of no effect, And do give and bequeath unto Susanna Portevent, daughter of the said James Portevent, two hundred acres of land beginning at an Iron tree on Rileys Creek patented by Samuel Portevent and running with the old line so as to contain two hundred acres in a square plot to her and her heirs and assigns forever. I do hereby revoke such part of the third item as gave to my son Poitevent and my daughter Ann two hundred dollars over and above their respective shares and now bequeath them one hundred dollars each instead of the two hundred mentioned in the third item.
(Signed)
James Bloodworth (Seal)
Signed, sealed and executed in presence of us August 21st 1799-
Signed Tim Bloodworth, Sr. & Will Bloodworth.
A true copy as proved in open court at September Term 1799 by the oaths of Will Sharpless and William Bloodworth subscribing witnesses.
Auty B. Toomer, Clk.