Will: John Elswick, 1756, Hampshire Co., Va.
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VA . . .ROMNEY, W. VA. DEED BEED 1, Page
22 WILL, 23 Jan 1756

In the name of God, Amen, the 23 Day of January, 1756

I, JOHN ELSWICK, of the County of Hampshire and Colony of
Virginia being weak
in body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given God.
Therefore, called
to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed
unto all men to
dye, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.
That is to say
Princaply and first of all I give and recommend my soul into
the hands of God
that give it and my body I recommend to the earth to be
buried at the discretion
of my executors.  Nothing doubting but at the General
Resurrection I shall
receive the . . . . . Again by the mighty power of God and
as touching  . .
Worldly Estate where with it shall please God . . . . and
despose of the same
in the following manner and form.

This to say for my executors to make sale by way of Public
Value all of my sand,
buildings, mills, stock of cattle, horses, mares, or what
else to me belonging
or any ways apertaining and every particular part thereof
whether moveable to
otherwise, and the monies arising thereby to be desposed of
as followeth:
. . . . I give to my son Thomas Elswick five shill
(shillings).
To my daughter Rachel Anderson Five Shill, and to my son
John, deceased, heirs,
five shields, and to my grand daughter Rachell Elswick
thirteen pounds, ten
shill . . . .
And after paying all my debts and other necessary charges
arising.  The over .
. . . to be the real and absolute Estate of my dearly
beloved wife Rachel
Elswick and every part thereof whether more or less, without
any manner of
condition.

And I do hereby constitute, appoint, and ordain Henry
Oldacre and my beloved
wife Rachel Elswick to be the executors of this my Last Will
and Testament.
And I do hereby uterly, disalow, revoke, and disannul all
and every other
former Testament Will, Legaces, and bequest and executors by
me in any ways
before named.  Willed and bequeathing and notifying and
confirming this and  no
other to be my Last Will and Testament.  In witness whereof
I have hre unto set
my hand andseal, the day and year above written. . .
.Witness:  Joseph W. Howe,
& James X Scott
(Copied by Garrett Elswick, Winchester, VA., 1980s from
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY . . .ROMNEY, W. VA. DEED BEED 1, Page 22)