Will Book Number 5, Page 184 State of Virginia, County of Richmond
Last Will and Testament of Edward Eidson
In the name of God Amen, &, I Edward Eidson of Richmond Co., being sick of body but of perfect sence & memory do make & ordain this my last will and testament in manner & form following this is to say first & principally I commend my soul to Almighty God hoping for acceptance thru the Merits of Jesus Christ my only mediator and advocate to my body I commit to the grave to be buried at the descretion of my Excrs. herin after named & as for my estate I dispose thereof as followeth Vist:

Imprimis - My will is that all my debts & funeral charges be paid & discharged.

Item - I give bequeth unto my son Joseph all land I bot of Capt. Spicer known by the name of the Old Court House to him & heirs of his body lawfully begotten & failing such heirs to my son Boyce & heirs of the body lawfully begotten & failing such heirs to the heirs at law.

Item - I give and bequeth to my said son Joseph one negro man named Rodger the bed he now lyes on with its furniture two cows & calves three stears of three years old one piece of broadcloth that is now in the house with trimming one pot two dishes six plated & my great coate.

Item - I give & bequeth the land I now live on to be equally divided between my sons Joh & Edward & the heirs of their body lawfully begotten, and failing such heirs of either of them the survivor & heirs of his body lawfully begotten, & failing such heirs to my son Boyce & heirs of his body lawfully begotten, & failing such heirs to the heir at Law, and my will and desire is that the said land be divided by my neighbors, James Wilson and William Jordan.

Item - My will is that my loving wife Penelope Eidson have half the land I now live on with the plantation during her natural life.

Item - I give and bequeth unto my son John one negro boy named George one trunill bedsted & furniture two cows & calves & two stears of three years old.

Item - I give & bequeth unto my son Boyce one negro boy named Sam two cows and claves three stears of four years old & all the perfect furniture of the new house below stairs.

Item - I give & bequeth unto my three daughters Sarah, Hannah & Betty all the money I now have in England to buy each of them one negro girle to be purchased at the descretion of my friend William Jordan & if the said money not be sufficient for that purpose my will is that it be made up out of the residue of my estate.

Item - I give & bequeth unto my daughter Sarah an orphan girle named Katherine.

Item - I give & bequeath unto each of my three daughters Sarah, Hannah & Betty three cows & calves & three stears of 4 years old.

Item - I give and bequeth all the residue & remainder of my estate real & personal to be equally divided between my loving wife Penelope Eidson & my son Edward whom I do hereby constitute & appoint Exrx. & Exr. of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand seal this 24 day of October anno Dom: 1732 Edward Eidson Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in presence of:

W. Jordan James Willson John Deane In the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed Mr. Eidson desireed that all the goods in his house be at the disposal of his wife (except what he hath already bequeathe) for the nurture of his younger children.

W. Jordan John Deane

B: Abt. 1705

D: Bef. 1772

B: Abt. 1711