Hampshire County, West Virginia - Will of Simon EARSOM - 1795 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Lowell Pankake, E-mail address: , July, 1998. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** WILL OF SIMON EARSOM Hampshire County, West Virginia. Dated June 20, 1795, presented to the court on June 20, 1796. In The Name of God Amen I Simon Earsom of Hampshire County & State of Virginia, Considering the uncertainty of this Mortal Life being Weak in Body but of Sound and perfect mind and memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same, do Make and Publish this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (that is to say) First I Give and Bequeath unto Simon Earsom & John Earsom heirs of My Beloved Son John Earsom decd All that Tract or Parcell of Land that my Son John Lived on which is to be Divided agreeable to the Purport of My Said Son Johns Will. I also Give and Bequeath to my Son Jacob Earsom four Hundred and fifty Acres of Land being the Whole of Lott No 39 Except 50 Acres which I allow to Be Joined to My Son Johns Place or Tract aforementioned that my Said Son Jacob Earsom has not Liberty to Sell Said Place or Tract of Land as I Allow him to have or hold Said Premises no longer Than his natural Life at the Period of Which his two Sons Jacob Earsom & John Earsom is to Enjoy Said Tract of Land Equally between them both Allowing their Mother Catherine Earsom wife of Jacob Earsom her thirds During her Natural Life I also Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Pancake her & her heirs the Tract or Parcel of Land Which She now lives on Containing four hundred acres. it is my Desire that after my Daughter Susannah's Death that Simon Pancake & John Pankake fall heirs to Said Tract of Land & Lastly as to all the Rest Residue & Remainder of My personal Estate goods & Chattles of what kind & Nature Sower I Give Equally to My Sons Johns heirs to my Son Jacob Earsom & to my Daughter Susannah Pancake I hereby Appoint Robt Parker Senr & Robt Parker Junr Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills made by me In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Twentyeth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred & ninety five his Simon x Earsom (Seal) mark Signed Sealed & Declared by the Above Named Simon Earsom to be his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed Our Names as Witnesses in the Presence of the Testator John Newman Benjamin Neale Henry Hines Richard Guffick At a Court held for Hampshire County the 20th day of June 1796 This Last Will & Testament of Simon Earsom deced was proved by the oaths of John Newman, Henry Hinds & Richard Guffick three of the witnesses thereto, and the Codicil thereon endorsed by the said John Newman, and is ordered to be Recorded. Robert Parker Senr. & Robert Parker Junr. the Executors therein named in open Court refused to take upon them the burden of the Execution of said Will Test And Wodrow CC I Simon Earsom Senr. of Hampshire County & State of Virginia do this Eighth day of September In the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety five, make and Publish this Codicil To my last will and Testament in manner following, (that is to say) Whereas in my last Will & Testament I have given and Bequeathed to my Own Children all my Movable Property of what Sort or Nature whether Real or Personal, Out Standing Debts whether By Bond, Note or Book Acct. I do hereby order & Declare that my Will is that only My Funeral Charges be paid to them In full of the said Legacy I have as Aforesaid Given & Bequeathed unto them & that the Remaining part of the said Legacy be given and paid to my Grand Daughter Polley Earsom Daughter of my son Jacob Earsom Now the wife of William Curlet Both living with me, & Lastly it is my Desire that this my present Codicil be anexed to & made a part of My last Will & Testament to all Intents and purposes In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Day & year above Written. his Simon x Earsom (seal) mark Signed, Sealed, Published & Declared by the Above Named Simon Earsom as a Codicil to be Annexed to this My last Will and Testament In the Presence of James Rannells William Buck John Newman