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Will of Eve Smith - April 24, 1704 from "Sevier Family History" by Cora Bales Sevier and
Nancy S. Madden - copyright 1961. The book is still available for 39.00, from the Sevier Family Association. Tom Windle is the Pres.; 3500 S. Washington Blvd. Bartlesville, OK 74006.
The will, itself, is public domain information. This document was sent in by Joey Bair.In the name of God Amen. I, Eve Smith, of the County of Richmond and Parish of North Farnham, being weak of body but in sound and
good disposing memory, praise be given to God for the same, do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that it say:
First and principally, I resign my Soul into the merciful hands of Almighty God, my
Creator, assuredly hope through the mercy of my Blessed Savior to obtain remission of all my sins, and my body I commit to the Earth whence it was taken to (?tly) buried by the discretion of my Executor herein named, and (?) for
the worldly good and estate the Lord hath lent me (three words illegible).
( ? ) I give and bequeath to well-beloved Grandson, William Goad (two words illegible) and furniture, three, (difher ? ) size plates and three young hogs.
Secondly, I give and bequeath to my well-beloved Grandson John Goad two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to buy him a servant, one featherbed, a rug, a pair of (Blemhotts ? ), one pair of sheets, three pewter dishes, six
plates, three young hogs.
Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter, Katherine Goad, her father John Williams' sea chest, all my own wearing clothes except two suits of (Laved ? ) linen which I give and bequeath
to my well-beloved granddaughter, Hannah Goad.
Fourthly, I give and bequeath to the aforesaid Hannah Goad two men servants; the new bed and furniture; half a dozen of large dishes; a dozen of plates: a warming pan and spice
mortar; two pewter candlesticks and one brass candlestick; a pair of hand irons; two pairs of tongs; a smoothing iron and a pair of bellows; the great, middle and little pots and appurtenances to them; half a dozen of chairs; the
great table and (form ? ); two little tables; two chests and a looking glass; two mares; one nock bed and furniture; a cart and wheels and the (boat ? ) and a side saddle; two pewter chamber pots; one new tankard; a linen wheel;
one woolen wheel; linen for three pairs of sheets; all the sheets belonging to the house, those before given excepted; eighteen ells of dowlor[a coarse linen]; all the table linen belonging to the house
Fifthly, I desire that
the stock of cattle and sheep be divided unto four parts and that the aforesaid Hannah have the half of them. I will also the boys have the other half. I will that all that I gave to the two boys aforesaid be removed of the
plantation and all that I gave to the girl remain.
Furthermore, I will that if John should die before he is of age that his share fall to his sister, Hannah, and if Hannah die without heirs of her body lawfully begotten, her
share to be equally divided between the two boys. If William should die before he is of age, then his part to go to the ( ? ) child that Katherine Goad, alias Williams, shall have (of Abraham) Goad her present husband. ( ? ) I give
all the ( ? ) of my personal estate of what kindsoever within ( ? ) and without not hereinbefore bequeathed after my debts and (personal ? ) expenses discharged and ordain my loving son, Abraham Goad, sole executor of this my last
will and testament, revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. Furthermore I desire that my estate be inventoried and not appraised, as witness my hand and seal this 24th day of April 1704.
EVE SMITH
Signed, sealed and published in ye presence of William Dodson, Charles Dodson, Sr., Anne Dodson. Proved by the oaths of Charles Dodson and Anne Dodson in Richmond Co., Va., Court 4th day of October 1705.
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