Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Smith, Eve August 14, 1817
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 522-523
Written: August 14, 1817
Recorded: May 1818
Testator: Eve Smith

In the name of God Amen I, Eve Smith of the County of Orange
and State of Northcarolina being well as Common as to health and
of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God Calling unto
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appoin
=ted for all Women once to die do make and ordain this my last
Will and testament: that is to say principally and first of
all I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of almigh
-ty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth
to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of
my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection
I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of god
and as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it hath plea
=sed God to bless me in this ["Worldly estate wherewith" x-out] life
I give desire[sic] and dispose of the same in the following man=
=ner and form first I give and bequeath unto my beloved
Cousin in law Peter Smith one mare and one cow two beds
and furniture and one chest one dutch oven one pot six
pewter plates three pewter Dishes four chairs one Coffee
mill four knives and forks three flax wheels one Reel
one lanthorn one candlestick one trunk and ax now in the
possession of Martain Neese and allso all my Wearing
Clothes and howsel[household] furniture Consisting of every thing
that I possess at my decease Ratifying and Confirming this
and no other to be my last Will and testament in Witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this four=
=teenth Day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and seventeen signed sealed and Delivered in pre=
=sence of us and acknowledged by me        her
          his                         Eve (A) Smith (seal)
Frederick (X) Kimbro Jurat                 mark
         mark
Richard Proctor
      his
Isaac (X) Sharp
     mark

[Will Book Volume D, page 522]
In the name of God. Amen I Eve Smith of the
County of Orange and State of North Carolina being well as
common as to health and of perfect mind and memory thanks
be to God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and
knowing that it is appointed for all women once to die do make
and ordain this my last Will and Testament: that is to say

Principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul
into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body
I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian
burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting
but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again
by the mighty power of God.  And as touching such Worldly Estate
wherewith it ["hath" blotted out] pleased God to bless me in this life, I give desire[sic]
and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form - - -

First I give and bequeath unto my beloved Cousin in law Peter
Smith one mare and one Cow two Beds and furniture and one
Chest one Dutch oven one Pot six pewter plates three pewter
Dishes four chairs one Coffee Mill four knives and forks three
flax wheels one Reel one Lanthorn one Candlestick one trunk
and ax now in the possession of Martin Nease and also all
my wearing clothes and Household furniture consisting of
every thing that I possess at my decease ratifying and confirming
this and no other to be my last Will and testament I[n] Witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of
August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventeen

[Will Book Volume D, page 523]
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us and acknowledged
by me
          his
Frederick (X) Kimbro                   her
         mark                      Eve (A) Smith (seal)
Richard Proctor                        mark
        his
  Isaac (X) Sharp
       mark
                                 Orange County May Term 1818
The Execution of the foregoing last will and Testament of Eve Smith
decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Frederick Kimbro
one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded
                           Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 522-523
Recorded May 1818

No estate papers found.