Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Smith, Eve August 14, 1817 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 522-523 Written: August 14, 1817 Recorded: May 1818 Testator: Eve Smith In the name of God Amen I, Eve Smith of the County of Orange and State of Northcarolina being well as Common as to health and of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appoin =ted for all Women 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 almigh -ty 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 nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it hath plea =sed God to bless me in this ["Worldly estate wherewith" x-out] life I give desire[sic] and dispose of the same in the following man= =ner and form first I give and bequeath unto my beloved Cousin in law Peter Smith one mare and one cow two beds and furniture and one chest one dutch oven one pot six pewter plates three pewter Dishes four chairs one Coffee mill four knives and forks three flax wheels one Reel one lanthorn one candlestick one trunk and ax now in the possession of Martain Neese and allso all my Wearing Clothes and howsel[household] furniture Consisting of every thing that I possess at my decease Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this four= =teenth Day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventeen signed sealed and Delivered in pre= =sence of us and acknowledged by me her his Eve (A) Smith (seal) Frederick (X) Kimbro Jurat mark mark Richard Proctor his Isaac (X) Sharp mark [Will Book Volume D, page 522] In the name of God. Amen I Eve Smith of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being well as common as to health and of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all women 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 a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it ["hath" blotted out] pleased God to bless me in this life, I give desire[sic] and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form - - - First I give and bequeath unto my beloved Cousin in law Peter Smith one mare and one Cow two Beds and furniture and one Chest one Dutch oven one Pot six pewter plates three pewter Dishes four chairs one Coffee Mill four knives and forks three flax wheels one Reel one Lanthorn one Candlestick one trunk and ax now in the possession of Martin Nease and also all my wearing clothes and Household furniture consisting of every thing that I possess at my decease ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament I[n] Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventeen [Will Book Volume D, page 523] Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us and acknowledged by me his Frederick (X) Kimbro her mark Eve (A) Smith (seal) Richard Proctor mark his Isaac (X) Sharp mark Orange County May Term 1818 The Execution of the foregoing last will and Testament of Eve Smith decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Frederick Kimbro one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 522-523 Recorded May 1818 No estate papers found.