Rachel Eagen’s Will Folio 400 Will Book A, Pg. 409 A, B, C & D. In the name of God Amen, I Rachel Eagen of the parish of Beckford, County of Shanandoah, & colony of virginia, being in a very weak and Low Condition of health, but of a perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for the Same, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is apointed for all men 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 an Decent Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors, nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the Same, but the mighty power of God, and a touching Such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to Bless me, after payment of my Lawful Debts and funeral Expenses, I give Demise and Dispose of the Same in the manner and form following, I give unto Ruth Whitson my kinswoman, my Sorrel horse, the old black mare, the young Black mare, and a two years old colt Item I give unto Joseph Barnes, a young Bay mare & one cow Item I give to Charles Barns, Two Cows and after my decease the privilege of Living four years on my plantation, and then to give up the said plantation to his Brother Joseph Barns Item I give unto Ruth Whitson’s children, nine head of cattle and six sheep, one feather Bed for Catherine Whitson and one feather Bed for Rachel Whitson, five Dished, Thirteen plates, & five Bassons to be Equally Divided amongst all the children Item I Leave after my Decease unto Ruth Whitson, my Negro woman named Lucy, to serve her for the space and term of ten years, and after the Expiration to the said term, the said Negro woman to be set free, and I give unto the said Ruth Whitson the Lower part of my plantation, from my Cross fence Downwards Item I give unto Woolrey Caner, one feather Bed, and two fat Hogs Item I give unto Charles Barns, two fat Hogs Item I desire that my Slave Negro Dick should be set free after my Decease, agreeable to his masters Desire, by filing security as the Law Requires Item I give unto John Barns a certain tract of land containing four Hundred acres of Land, Lying on the Cataber River South Carolina after payment of the above legacies, and payment of my Lawful Debts, all the Remainder of my Estate, Real and personal that I disposed of, I Desire that it may Equally be Divided amongst the above Legatees, and I Do hereby Constitute and apoint my good friends, Henry Nelson Junior, and Charles Barns, Jointly to be Executors of the my Last will and Testament, and K do hereby Disallow, Revoke and utterly Disannul, all and Every other former testaments, wills, and Legacies, Bequests and Executors by in any ways before named, willed, and Bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming, this and no other to be my Last will and testament. her Rachel x Eagen mark Signed, sealed, published, and Delivered by the said Rachel Eagen, as and for the last will and testament in the presence of us, who in her presence, and in the presence of Each other, have hereunto Subscribed our names this 18 Day of November 1780 John Hall (difficult to read) his Moses (M) Moody mark John Levesque At a Court held for Shanando County the 30th of Nov 1780 The last will and Testament of Rachel Eagen dece’d was presented in Court by the Executors therein named and the same being fully proved is ordered to be admitted to Record, and on the Motion of the said Ex’ors on their entering into bond with Security for _____ free and faithful --------the said Estate leave is granted them for obtain a probate in due form of Law Test Thos Marshall C. S. C. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robbie Long Burnett robbieb@ldd.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.