Person:Thomas Epperson (1)

Will of Thomas Epperson

Will of Thomas Epperson, Charlotte Co. Written 15 September 1791

In the name of God amen. I Thomas Epperson of the County of Charlotte being in perfect health mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefor calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is consituted once for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all my former Will's that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it me and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian manner. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the divine again by the mighty power of God: and as touching such wordly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life:

I give demise bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form Viz,

Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Sister Martha Wood the sum of twenty Shillings to her and her heirs & assigns forever

Item I give and bequeath to my dear Nephew Carlos Wood the sum of twenty Shillings

Item I give and bequeath unto my dear beloved Wife Martha Epperson after my first debts is paid all my real and personal Estate whatsoever and all my debts and arrearges(sic) during her lifetime and after her death I give and bequeath the whole of my real and personal Estate debts dues arrearges etc unto my two Nephews Thomas Atkins and William Atkins to be equally divided between them by my executors unto their heirs & assigns forever

Item I likewise desire that my executors should sell part of my property to the amount of Fifty pounds for the use of Schooling Thomas Atkins and William Atkins and that they should be kept to business - and I appoint my Wife Martha Epperson, Quin Morton and Jacob Morton for my executors.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal and declared this as my last Will and Testament this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred and ninety one.

(signed) Thomas Epperson

Signed Sealed in our presence Viz,

Joseph Wyatt, Elijah Clark, Mary Clark

At a Court held for Charlotte County the 7th day of October 1805.

This Last Will and Testament of Thomas Epperson dec'd was presented in Court by Martha Epperson the executing therein named and the same was proved by the oath of Joseph Wyatt, Elijah Clark and Mary Clark the three witnesses hereto subscribed to be acknowledged by the said Thomas Epperson as his last Will and Testament in their presence & Ordered to be recorded.

On the motion of the said Executrix who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate of the said Will in due form she giving Security, whereupon she with Elijah Clark, Joseph Wyatt, and Wilshire Cardwell her Securities entered into & acknowledged their bond according to Law for that purpose - receiving liberty to the other executors named in this Will to join in the probate, thereof where they shall think fit.

Teste Thomas Read [seal]

Truly Recorded, Thomas Read [seal]

[W. B. 2, Pg. 316, Charlotte County Courthouse]

Military

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Epperson, Thomas - entered service 1780 in Virginia; died 8/1805; married 1778 to Martha, daughter of John Cardwell (Marriage Bond 7/20/1778), Charlotte County, Virginia; widow granted Peneion there in 1838 age 80. F-W7113, R932.

Notes

From Rootsweb Message Board:

My line is Thomas EPPERSON who married Martha CARDWELL, dtr of John and Kezia Lowe CARDWELL.

In Thomas EPPERSON's will, 1805 Charlotte Co., VA., he names his wife, his sister Martha WOOD and nephew Carlos WOOD and nephews William and Thomas ATKINS. William ATKINS remained in Charlotte Co., but Thomas ATKINS sold the land he inherited from Thomas EPPERSON about 1812 and left the county.

[Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CARDWELL/1999-03/0921801459]