Will of Thomas Eakin, 1799

	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 prosession 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 her M. Barger
               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 .


Submitted by Curt & Lee Eakin <EakinArkiv@aol.com>

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