Will of Zachariah Smith
19 May 1796
Orginal at the State Library Raleigh, North Carolina.
In the Name of God Amen. I Zachariah Smith of Rockingham County being sick and weak in body but of perfect sence and ? Memory Thanks be to Almighty God for the same. Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following ? ? I give and Bequeath .. unto my son William Smith my Rifle Gun.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Archibald Smith Fifteen pounds Virginia Money. Itim I give and Bequeath unto my son Stephen Smith Fifty Dollars.
Item I give and Bequeath unto my son Jonathan Smith the piece of Land on fall Creek Virginia whereon my father Now Liveth and my Stills. and to take care of his mother and Shot gun.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Nancy Smith one feather bed and furnature.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac Smith the one hundred fifty acres of Land wheron I Now Live.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Betsy Smith one feather bed. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Smith one feather bed. Item my will and desire is that my Estate be not appraised.
Item I Lend my Beloved wife Frances my work horses cattle hogs and at the Death of my wife to sell the lower place. To be sold and the money to be divided between William Archibald and Stephen Smith.
Lastly I do appoint my brother Drury Smith Executor of this my Last will and Testament by me made In Testimony wherof I have unto set my hand and seal this 19 th Day of May in the year of our Lord 1796.
Sign'd Sealed and publish'd by thr Testator Zachariah Smith as his Last will and Testament in the presence of us and at his Request Wesuscribe our name in writting hereto.
Wit: Drury Smith, John Moore, William Smith. Signed Zachariah Smith. B.
I give and Bequeath unto Thomas Mays the son of Phebe Mays my Sister the seventy acres of Land his father first lived lying in Henry Coounty on Fall Creek between Witts line and the County Line. Signed: Zachariah (X) his Mark Wit: Test? Drury
Smith ,John King.