Washington County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....SMITH {SMYTH}, DAVID November 3, 1811
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Source: Washington County Circuit Miscellaneous
Written: November 3, 1811
Recorded: August 16, 1814

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I DAVID SMITH OF THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON AND THE 
STATE OF VIRGINIA BEING VERY SICK AND WEAK IN BODY BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND 
MEMORY THANKS BE GIVEN UNTO GOD FOR THE SAME, CALLING UNTO MIND THE MORTALITY 
OF MY BODY AND KNOWING THAT IT IS APPOINTED FOR ALL MEN ONCE TO DIE, I DO MAKE 
AND ORDAIN THIS MY LAST WILL & TESTEMENT. THAT IS TO SAY PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST 
OF ALL I GIVE AND RECOMMEND MY SOUL INTO THE HANDS OF THE 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 AND AS TOUCHING SUCH WORLDY 
ESTATE WHEREWITH IT HATH PLEASED GOD TO BLESS ME IN THIS LIFE I GIVE DEMISE 
AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER AND FORM. FIRST I GIVE AND 
BEQUETH TO SARAH MY DEARLY BELOVED WIFE HER MAINTAIANCE OF OF THE LAND I NOW 
OCCUPY., NAMELY THE PLANTATION I KNOW LIVE UPON I FUTHER GIVE AND DEMISE UNTO 
HER ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED LUCY ALSO A NEGRO BOY NAMED ALLIN, I FUTHER GIVE UNTO 
HER, HER CHOICE OF THE HORSES NOW IN MY POSSESION, ONE FOURTH OF THE HOGS AND 
ONE FOURTH OF THE MONEY THAT IS NOW OWING TO ME. I ALSO GIVE UNTO HER TWO BEDS 
& FUNITURE ATTACHED OR BELONGING TO THEM. I FUTHER GIVE AND BEQUETH UNTO HER 
ONE TABLE, ONE DESK, THE CUBBOARD AND HALF OF THE FUNITURE ATTACHED OR 
BELONGING TO IT AND ALSO HALF OF THE KITCHEN FUNITURE. I ALSO GIVE UNTO HER 
ONE WHEEL, ONE SADDLE & ONE LOOM & ATACHLINGS ALL THE AFORSAID ABOVE NAMED. 
PROPERTY TO BE LEVIED OUT OF MY ESTATE FOR HER BENEFIT & SUPPORT DURING HER 
NATURAL LIFE OR WIDOWHOOD & AT HER DESCEASE THE NEGRO BOY NAMED ALLIN TO GO TO 
MY SON JONATHAN'S ELDEST SON NAMED DAVID RADFORD, AND LUCY THE NEGRO GIRL TO 
JONATHAN HIMSELF. 
ALSO I GIVE AND BEQUETH TO MY BELOVED SON ENOCH SMITH ONE PLANTATION THAT HE 
SOLD TO WILLIAM WILLIAMS ALSO ONE NEGRO FELLOW NAMED BIL ONE THIRD OF THE 
HORSES AFTER THE CHOICE ABOVE MENTIONED IS TAKEN OUT, ONE FOURTH OF THE HORNED 
CATTLE ALSO ONE FOURTH OF THE SHEEP ONE FOURTH OF THE HOGS ONE FOURTH OF THE 
MONEY THAT IS NOW OWEING TO ME. ONE BED AND FUNITURE ONE THIRD OF THE FARMING 
UTINSELS AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS ATTACHED TO OR BELONGING TO THE PREMISIS OR 
ESTATE. ALSO I GIVE TO MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER HANNAH THE PLANTATION FORMERLY 
THE PROPERTY OF NATHATN RICHARDSON, ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED NANCE ONE NEGRO WOMAN 
NAMED DINAH ALSO ONE CHILD NAMED MORRIS, ONE THIRD OF THE HORSES AFTER THE 
AFORESAID CHOICE IS TAKEN OUT AND ONE FOURTH OF THE HORNED CATTLE ONE FOURTH 
OF THE SHEEP ONE FOURTH OF THE HOGS ALSO ONE FOURTH OF THE MONEY THAT IS NOW 
OWING TO ME. ONE BED AND FURNITURE ONE THIRD OF THE FARMING UTENSELS AND OTHER 
IMPLEMENTS ATTACHED TO OR BELONGIONG TO SAID ESTATE OR PREMISES. I ALSO GIVE 
AND BEQUETH TO MY WELL BELOVED SON JONATHAN SMITH THE PLANTATION WHERON I NOW 
LIVE ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED THOMAS AND ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED JOHN AND ONE THIRD 
PART OF THE HORSES AFTER THE AFORESAID CHOICE IS TAKEN OUT FOURTH PART OF THE 
HORNED CATTLE ONE FOURTH OF THE SHEEP AND ONE FOURTH OF THE HOGS ONE FOURTH OF 
THE MONEY THAT IS NOW OWING TO ME ONE BED AND FURNITURE ALSO THE THIRD PART OF 
THE FARMING UTENSELS AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS ATTACHED TO OR BELONGING TO THE 
ESTATE OR PREMISES. I ALSO WILL INSTITUTE DEMISE ORDAIN AND APPOINT THAT THE 
PLANTATION MY SON JONATHAN NOW OCCUPIES TO BE RENTED OUT AND THE RENT OF THE 
SAME TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY OR THE PLANTATION TO BE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PAID TO 
ENOCH SMITH'S SON DAVID OUT OF THE PRICE AND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BE PAID TO 
TO WILLIAM WORSHAM'S SON DAVID THE TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BE LEVIED OUT OF THE 
PRICE OF THE PLACE FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED HEIRS AND THE BALANCE OF THE PRICE 
OF SAID PLACE TO BE DIVED EQUALLY BETWEEN MY SON ENOCH, HANNAH & JONATHAN. I 
FUTHER INSTITUTE ORDAIN AND APPOINT THAT ENOCH SMITH, WILLIAM WORSHAM & 
JONATHAN SMITH TO BE THE SOLE EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL & TESTEMENT AND I 
FUTHER ORDAIN THAT IF EITHER OF THEM SHOULD BE DISATISFIED HEREAFTER OR ALL OF 
THEM DISAGREE OR DISAPROVE OF THE AFFAIR THAT THEY WOULD EACH OF THEM CHOOSE A 
MAN AND THING AFFAIR OR DISPUTE MADE UP MUTUALLY WITHOUT COST OR TROUBLE AND I 
DO HEREBY UTTERLY DISALLOW REVOKE AND DISAVUAL ALL AND EVERY OTHER TESTAMENT 
WILLS & LEGACIES BEQUEATHS AND CONFIRM THIS AND NO OTHER TO BE MY LAST WILL 
AND TESTAMENT, IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 
THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.

DAVID SMITH(HIS MARK)
TESTE
JOHN BUCHANAN
CHRISTIAN HENNINGER
JAMES ELLIS
AT A COURT HELD FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST 1814
THE LAST WILL AND TESTEMENT OF DAVID SMITH DEC. WAS EX HIBITED INTO COURT AND 
PROVEN BY THE OATH OF JAMES ELLIS ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBING WITNESSES THERE TO 
AND AT A COURT HELD FOR THE SAID COUNTY THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1814 THE 
LAST WILL AND TESTEMENT OF DAVID SMIT DEC. WAS FUTHER PROVED IN COUIRT BY THE 
OTAH OF JOHN BUCHANNAM A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS THERETO AND ORDERED TO BE 
RECORDED. 
TESTE D. CAMPBELL

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