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Will of Thomas Eakin
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In the name of God. Amen, I, Thomas Eakin of the County of Botetourt
and state of Virginia, farmer, being weak in body and of perfect mind and
memory, thanks be given to God; calling unto mind the mortality of the body,
and knowing that it is appointed for all men onece to die, do make and ordain
this my last Will and Testament; that is to say principally and first of all
I give and renounce my soul into the hand of almighty God; who gave it and my
body, I commend to the Earth, to be buried in decent Christian burial at the
direction of my Executor; nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I
shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and on touching such
worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give
_________ and dispose of the same in the following manner and form: first, I
give and bequeath to Agnes, my dearly beloved wife a good and decent support
or living upon the tract of land which is now in my own prosession and on
which I now live, together with all my household goods, debt and one half of
all my moveable effects.
Also I give my well beloved son, Joseph Eakin the Tract of land he
now has in his posession together with all goods and chattles which I have
before given him. Also I give to my well beloved son, William Eakin, whom I
likewise institute(?), make and ordain (together with either of his Brothers
he chooseth) the Executor of this my last Will and Testament, two tracts of
land which he hath heretofore claimed, one being _laying on the waters of
Sinking Creek, the other being on the Norwest fork of John’s Creek together
with all goods and chattle which I have heretofore given him.
Also, I give to my well beloved son, Thomas Eakin, the Tract of land
which is now in my own posession together with all my farming and carpenter
tools, all my Books, and half of all my moveable affects excepting household
goods as above written.
N.13.(?) If either of my three sons above mentioned doth decease
without descendants then the land I hereby give shall be given and divided to
his brothers or their heirs.
And I do hereby utterly _________, revoke and disannul (?) all and
every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequeaths and Executions, by
me in any way before named. Willing(?) and bequeathing, satisfying and
confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In writing
where of, I have here unto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of March,
In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and delivered by the said Thomas
Eakin, whose last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who in his
presence and in the presence of each other have here unto subscribed our
names.
Christopher Champ
George Champ
Elizabeth M. Barger
her mark
Thomas Eakin Seal
At Botetourt, February Court 1810
This Instrument of Writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Thomas Eakin deceased was submitted in court, and proved by the
oath of Christopher Champ, George Champ, and Elizabeth Caldwell, formerly
Elizabeth M. Barger) witnesses there to _________ ____ and thereupon.
Ordered to be recorded .
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