PATRICK COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John Eaton, 6 Sep 1840
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              Will of JOHN EATON, Patrick County, Virginia, 1840

                      Transcribed by William E. Harrold

I JOHN EATON of Patrick County, Virginia, do make my last Will and Testament
in manner of the following that to say; first I desire that all the perishable 
part of my estate except my bay mare and her youngest be immediately sold 
after my decease, and out of the moneys arising therefrom all my just debts 
and funeral expenses be paid; 2nd, after my debts and funeral expenses be 
paid, I give my wife NANCY that portion of my land lying below a branch called 
the White Horse Brach running into the creek at or near the fence and 
extending__________the tract of land, the back line including my building 
where I now live down to the head of a small drain known as the Downs Spring, 
then a straight line across my tract of land with the direction of the stream, 
to have the use of the same during her widowhood or as long as she shall in 
the opinion of my executor herein after named conduct herself as she should, 
or until my son CALVIN EATON shall become of age and then I give the same land 
to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son ALBERT land lying below the 
above stated, to him and his heirs forever, and 4th I give to my granddaughter 
ELISHA ?  EATON, the daughter of my son NEWELL, all the_________of my land 
belonging to this tract. I have and so hold the same until she arrives at the 
age of twenty one or until she______________and, 5th I desire that my PUCKET 
tract of land and the high tract to be sold by my executor and the money 
asrising therefrom equally divided among my several children _______________ 
also the money arising from the sale of my personal property, after paying my 
just debts and funeral expenses to wit:
ELIZABETH FALKNER, PEGGY, TERRY, CALVIN, MALINDA, LEATHY, and ALBERT,
and I further desire that my executor may so dispose of the moneys given to my
foregiving children . . .that my bay mare be left upon the farm to the use of
the farm as long as my wife may continue whereon, but if it so happens that
she leaves the farm, I desire that my executor sell the mare and divide the
money arising therefrom between any found yongest children. I give to my
granddaughter ELIZABETH my youngest colt, and lastly I hereby constitue and
appoint my friend MARTIN CLENO executor of this, my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore void and 
further desire that my executor give no security. In witness whereof I have
hereby set my hand--my seal this 6th day of September in the year of 1840.

                            		JOHN EATON

By my sealed publisher and declared by JOHN EATON as and for his Last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence have
subscribed our names as witness.


ANDERSON FOWLKES

JOHN SCOTT

Notes:

1.JOHN EATON, b. c. 1789 in North Carolina (Old Rowan/ Surry Counties),
married FRANCES BURRUS,  April 20, 1809 in Patrick County, Virginia, Jesse
Mankins, Bondsman.  His son from this marriage was NEWELL EATON, who married
MATILDA SAYERS. JOHN EATON married (2) NANCY________, with children ELIZABETH
[FALKNER], PEGGY, MARTHA [JONES], CALVIN,  LEATHA, ALBERT A (who married 
MARGARET MONTGOMERY).; SUSAN.

2. JOHN SCOTT,mentioned as witness, is the son of Thomas and Catherine Scott
of Wythe County, Virginia, and husband of Affirah Ayers