PATRICK COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Eliphaz Shelton, 1818 ----¤¤¤---- In the name of God Amen. I Eliphaz Shelton of the County of Patrick and state of Virginia being sick and week in body but of sound mind and desposing memory for which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being descrous to dispose of all such wordly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I make this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say : 1st I desire that all my Just debts to be paid. 2ndly. After the payment of my just debts I give to my wife Ann Shelton my tract of land I now live on, and my tract of land my Mill now stands on being the tract my son Archable Sheltons widow now lives on and all my personal estate during her natural life or widowhood, and at her descease or marriage I give the same to my children herein after mentioned equally to be divided amongst them. 3rdly. I give to my daughter Hannah Shelton one equal part to her and her heirs forever also I give to my daughter Hannah Shelton Twenty dollars Extray for her waiting on me in my sickness. 4thly. I give to my daughter Peany Sharp’s children one equal part after Reduction of one hundred and a leven dollars for which the said Robert Sharp has had the benefit. The husband of the said Peany Sharp to them and their heirs forever. 5thly. I give to my son Archable Sheltons children one equal part instead of him. 6thly. I give to my son Clabourn Shelton one equal part to him and his heirs forever also I give to my son Clabourn Shelton’s wife twenty dollars extray for waiting on me in my sickness also my son Clabourn Shelton is to have fifty acres of land that I sold to old Cose a free Negro to him and heirs forever. 7thly. I give to my son Frederick Shelton’s children one equal part instead of him after Reduction of Fourty eight dollars to them and their heirs forever. 8thly. I give to my soninlaw Francis Nowling one equal part to him and his heirs forever. 9thly. I give to my daughter Nancy Newman and soninlaw Elam Newman one equal part to him and his heirs forever als it is my wish and desire that the said Elam Newman my soninlaw should have the Liberty of ?*****ing?{Difficult to read this word} of his improvements as a legatee. 10thly. I give to my daughter Olive Nowling and my son in law Samuel Nowling one equal part to to them and theirs forever. 11thly. I give to my son Hudson Shelton one equal part to him and his heirs forever. 12thly. For divers good cause I give to Harry Fitzgerald one equal part of my estate with my children on purpose for him to do my business. 13thly. All the Rest of my estate both real and personal of what so nature or kind so ever it may be not herein mentioned I desire may be equally amongst my several children and lagatees as herein before named which I give to them their heirs Executors administrators and assignees forever and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Harry Fitzgerald and my son Clabourn Shelton my executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others or former wills or testaments by me hereto before made. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4 of July 1818. signed sealed published and declared for the last will and testament of the before mentioned Eliphaz Shelton in Eliphaz Shelton C. S. the presents of us George Sayman James Newman Wm. N Sharp Patrick August Court 1826 This will was proved in open court by the oathes of the wittnesses thereto sub- =scribed to be the act and deed of the within named Eliphaz Shelton dec.d and admitted to record. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: David Lewis ----------------------------------------------------------------------