This transcription of Amherst County Virginia Will Book 4, pages 535-6 is true to the original as transcribed by Linda Sparks Starr October 2006.  Highlighting was added by the transcriber. 

In the name of God amen, the nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and eight. I, Betsy Milstred of the County of Amherst in perfect mind and memory thanks be god therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it  is appointed for all Women once to die, do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, principlely & first of all I give my Sole to God that gave it, trusting that through the mercy & merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed savour to receive full pardon of all my Sins committed in life & be received into eternal life, and my Body I gave to the Earth to be buried Christian like, at the discretion of my Executors hearafter named and as tutching such worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose of it in the following manner & form St I give to my Sun Peter Milstead one feather Bed and one Heffer that is at Josh Milstred, to him and his heirs forever. St I give to my

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Daughter Annah King two feather Beds one Cow and Calf, my Loom and Gears, and all my Household furniture to her and her heirs forever, finally I appoint Peter Milstred and John [Lind=] =sey Executors to this my last Will and Testament. Signed,  Sealed, published and pronounced day & date above written.
In the presence of
Interlined before signed					Betty Milstred		Seal
	Teste	
Waller Sandidge
Betsey Rowsey
Abram Carter

N3  I leave to my Son Lindsey Milstred six shillings to be paid by my Executors. Item to my  Daughter Belinda Key Fifty Cents, the reason I have not left the two last Viz Lin[dsey] & Belinda more, is because they have had ther proportion before. ___
presence of						Betty Milstread		Seal
Nelson Crawford
Abram Carter

At a Court held for Amherst County the 4th day of October 1808.
This last Will and Testament of Betsey Milstead deceased was proven by the oaths of W[m] Sandidge and Abram Carter, and ordered to be recorded. And also the Codicil annexed was [pro]ven by the oaths of Nelson Crawford and Abram Carter, which is also ordered to be recorded.