EVANS Wills
Will of SARAH EVINS
Accomack Co VA Deeds Wills & Etc. 1692 - Part 3
In the name of God I make my will I Sarah Evins late widdo of John Evins finden my selfe in a very week condisshon butt of a perfect sence and memory am willing to settell my worly Estate what ye: Lord has bestoed on me as followeth
Primus I bequeasee unto the Allmighty God my sole who gave itt in hopes of everlasting rest and my boddy to the Mother Earth from whence it came next I give and bequeave unto my darter Grace Smith one shilling I give unto my daughter Sarah Ottle one shilling I give all the remaner part of my worly Estate after my Just depts are paide unto my loveing son John Evins and his eldes son John Evins & his eldes daughter Sarah Evins. Lastle I make my son John Evins my whole Excexetur to se my will fullfilld and this I doe acknowledge to be my reall ackt and deed and my Last will and testtement as wittness my hand this 12 day of September 1711.
Sarah Evins - hur mark S
Test Thomas Jenkinson
Gorge Boothe his mark
the word Daughter interlind before sind
John Booth his mark
The within Last Will & Testament of Sarah Evins was proved in open Cort. of Accomack County the oaths of Thomas Jenkinson & George boath two of ye wittnesses to the same March ye. 3d: 1712/3 & ye: same is admitted to Record
Teste: Cha : Snead Cl: Cur: Com Accomk
Recorded March ye: 18th 1712/3
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Will of MORGAN EVANS
Written 21 Jan 1747/8, Lancaster Co PA; proved Apr 1748
In the name of God Amen. I Morgan Evans of Caernavon in the County of Lancaster & Province of Pensylvania Husbandman being sick & weak in body but of good & perfect memory thanks be given unto God Almighty do make & ordaine this my laat Will & Testament in manner & form following. First I give & bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my Redemer to be saved and to have full forgiveness of all my Sins and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently & Christianly buried according to the discretion of my Executors herein after named in full faith & confidence that at the last day my body shall be raised againe & be Spirtually united to my Soule and to continue in an mortall state of bliss & hapyness with my blessed Saviour & Redemer Jesus Christ forever And as for what Temporall Goods that God of his bounty hath & did endow & trust me with above my decert & merit I give & bequeath as followeth:
First my Will is that my funerall expences and all my just depts & demands may be justly paid & discharged out of my worldly substance by my Executors herein after named. Item my will is that my Executor shall within one year next after my decease pay & discharge the purchase money quitrents & interest due to the Honorable Proprietaries from my land which by survey is three hundred & ten acres and to take a Patent upon the sd. Land in her own name but to uses herein after expressed which sd three hunded & ten acres of land with all the houses fields meadows & all other liberties & apurtenances belonging to the same I give unto my well beloved wife Ane Evans to be enjoyed & possessed wholly untill my Son David shall be full one & twenty years of age. And from and after my sd Son David shall attaine to the Age of one & Twenty years as aforsd. I give & bequeth my sd house & plantation one moiety thereof to my Son his heirs Assigns forever & the other moiety I give to my Wife during her naturall life. And at her decease to my Son David his heirs & assigns forever. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Davies two cows & calves to be delivered unto her within three months next after my decease. Item I give unto Elizabeth Widio my Daughter two cows & calves to be delivered unto her within three months next after my decease. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Evans the sum of twenty pounds lawfull money of the said province to be paid unto her when she attaineth to the age of one & twenty years by my Executrix herein after named. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Margrett Evans the Sum of thirty pounds of like lawfull money aforesd. to be paid unto her by my Son David Evans out of my plantation when she shall be of the full age of one & twenty years. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ruth Evans the sum of twenty pounds like lawfull money aforesd. to be pd. unto her out of my plantation by my Son David Evans when she attains to twenty one years of age. Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Ane Evans all the rest of my worldly goods & chattles ungiven unbequeathed and do nominate & appoint her to be my sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament, Revoking and making voyd all former Wills & Testements by me made Declaring this to be my Last In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the twenty first day of January Anno Dom 1747/8.
Morgan Evans [his mark]
Published Signed & Sealled by the Teatator in the presence & sight of us Hugh Davies
Thomas Evans
Tho. Edwards
Lancaster County fs April 1748. Then personally appeared Thomas Edwards Esq. & _______________ who on their Oaths declared they were present & saw and heard Morgan Evans the Testator above named publish & declare the above writing to be his last Will & Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge.
before me Tho. Cookson D. R.
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Will of JOHN EVAN / EVANS
Written 8 May 1748, Lancaster Co PA; proved 6 June 1748
In the name of God Amen. The eigth day of May in ye year of our Lord 1748 I John Evan of Robinson Township in ye County of Lancaster yeoman being verey sick in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefor calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recomend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manor at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such wordly estate wherewith it pleased God to bless me in this life I give divise and dispose of the same in folowing maner and form -
Imprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just depts and funeral charges be paid Imprimis I make and ordain my son Thomas Evan and my daughter Mary Evan to be jointly executors of this my Last Will and Testament. I order the improvement and all my other goods and chattles wool and flax exepted towards their cloathing may be put to a publick sale and afterwarda the money to be divided amongst my children viz Thomas Evan, Mary Evan, Isaac Evan, Sara Evan, Daniel Evan, Rebecka Evan every one their equal shares exept my son Isaac Evan (interlin'd in Or). Item I bequeath five pounds more than the others and all of it to be out upon Intrest till they come to age the girls at eighteen and the boys at one and twenty. I do apoint that Evan Hugh my Brother In Law to be my Trustee and I do hereby uterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Wills, Legacies and Executors by me in any ways before this time named willed and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In withness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
John Evan [his mark] {seal}
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the sd John Evan as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us William X (his mark) David
Jenkin David
Personally appeared William David & Jenkin David the Witnesses to the Within Will and made Oath that they were present & saw & heard John Evan the Testator Sign Seal Publish & Declare the same as his Last Will & Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound & disposing mind & memory to the best of their knowledge 6 June 1748
Before me Tho. Cookson D. R.
Will of WILLIAM EVANS
Written 13 Oct 1757, Lancaster Co PA; proved 2 May 1758
In the name of God Amen I William Evans of Lampeter Township in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania Farmer being aged weak and infirm but of sound and disposing Mind and Memory for which I bless God, calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body and seeing that all flesh is as grass and the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field and remembring what the Lord said unto Hezekiah set thy House in Order for thou must dye and not live Do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner following (that is to say) First and principally I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and direct that my Body "be buryed in a decent and christianlike manner at the discretion and expenoe of my Executor hereinafter named. And as to the Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I hereby dispose of the same in manner following (that is to say) IMPRIMIS I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expences be first paid by my Executor hereinafter named.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Daughter Rachel the Sum of One Shilling she having behaved her self undutifully. ITEM I give and devise to the Children which my said Daughter Rachel had by her late Husband John Steer namely John James Joseph Mark and Isaac my plantation and Tract of Land situate situate in the Parish of True Row in the County of Fairfax in the province of Virginia oontaining by estimation about three hundred and seventy acres to hold to them and the Survivors and Survivor of them for ever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my Son John the Sum of One Shilling he being already fully provided for by me. ITEM I give and bequeath to my Daughter Wife of James Webb the Sum of Fifty pounds. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Son William the Sum of One Shilling I having fully provided for him already. ITEM as my son James has led and continued to lead a loose idle and disorderly life to my great disquiet and uneasiness I direct that my son Isaac out of the rents issues and profits of my plantation hereinafter devised to him shall pay to my said Son James towards cloathing and maintaining of him the Sum of Six pounds yearly and every Year for the Term of Ten Years after my Decease if my Son James so long live. But my Will in this particular is that if it should please God to permit the cruel Sword of the Enemy to rage in this part of the province of Pennsylvania or visit the same with such public calamities as will disable my said Son Isaac from possessing and enjoying peaceably my real Estate hereinafter devised to him or in any wise constrain or compell him to evacuate the same that then and from thenceforth my said Son Isaac be released and discharged from the payment of the aforesaid yearly Sum of Six pounds and my Son James have no further Right to demand the same. ITEM I give and bequeath to my Daughter Alice the Sum of fifty pounds Item as my said Daughter Alice hath dutifully and affectionately taken great care of me and my family and been employed in the service of the same for three years past I give and bequeath to her the further Sum of eighteen pounds and my young grey Mare. ITEM as my said Daughter Alice and my Son Isaac are both single that she may be assistant to him in the management of his household, I will direct and grant her a priviledge of possessing and enjoying the room in my Mansion House she now uses with all the furniture thereunto belonging untill her marriage, And I direct require and charge my said Son Isaac to treat her in an affectionate manner and to furnish her with meat drink washing and lodging and to keep the grey mare before given to her during the said time for her use. ITEM I give and devise to my said Son Isaac my mansion House plantation & Tract of Land with the Appurtenances situate in Lampeter Township aforesaid containing about three hundred acres, To hold to him and his Heirs forever.
Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my said Son Isaac sole Bxecutor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made, and the better to enable him faithfully to execute the same I give devise and bequeath to him and his Heirs for ever all the Rest and Residue of my Estate both real and personal In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this thirteenth Day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred Fifty and Seven.
William Evans {seal}
Signed Sealed and published In the presence of us Geo. Gibson Mathias Slough John Mather junr.
I William Evans of Lampeter Township in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania Farmer do make this my Coddicil to my last Will and Testament in manner following (to wit) as my Son Isaac is young and the Charge and Trust of an Executor may be too burdensome for him alone I will direct nominate and appoint my Sons John and William Trustees and Overseers of my Will hoping they will give my said Son Isaac their best Assistance in the Execution of my said last Will and Testament, and for their Trouble therein I give and bequeath to them the Sum of Five pounds each WITNESS my Hand and Seal this thirteenth Day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred Fifty and Seven.
William Evans {seal}
Signed Sealed and Published by the said William Evans as a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in presence of us Geo. Gibson Mathias Slough John Mather junr.
Lancaster County FS. May the 2d. 1758 Before me the Subscriber personally appeared George Gibson & John Mather junr. two of the witnesses to the within & above written Will and Codicil and on their corporal Oaths did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard William Evans the Testator therein named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within writing as & for his Last Will and Testament, And that they also saw and heard the said William Evans sign seal publish and declare the above writing to be a Codicil to his said Will, and that at the times of signing sealing publishing pronouncing and declaring the said writings to be his last Will and Testament and Codicil thereto he was of sound and disposing mind memory & understanding to the best of their knowledge observation & belief.
Edwd. Shippen D. Rr.
Be it remembred that on the Second Day of May 1758 the last Will and Testament and Codicil of William Evans deceased were proved in due form of Law, and probate or Letters testamentary were granted unto Isaac Evans the Executor therein named being duly affirmed well & truly to administer the Deced's Estate to make & exhibit a perfect and true Invry. & render a Just ...
I don't have the next page, as having the date of probate seemed enough. I don't have more on this family.
I do not have further information on this family.
Will of JOHN EVENS
Johnston Co NC 1759
In the name of God Amen. Thirteenth day of December Ano Dom 1759 I John Evens of the County of Johnston being sick of body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to Almighty God and calling to remberence the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all flesh must yeald unto death when it shall please God to call do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following First - I commend my soul to Almighty God my savior and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at he discrestion of my Executors heretofore named and for the settling of my temporal estate such goods and chatltes as it hath pleased all mighty Gdo for above my to bestow upon me. I do order give and dispose of the same in manner and form following (that is to say)
I give and bequeth my plantation and all my land to my well beloved son John Evens and that my well and beloved wife Elizabeth Evens have the use of the plantation with one third part of the land during her life time.
Item - I give and bequeath all the remainder of my estate after debts being paid to be equally divided between my wife and all my children viz% William, Mary, Elizabeth, Rebeckah, Anne, Martha and John. I hereby make and appoint my well beloved wife Elzabeth Executor of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afixt my seal
John Evens [his mark] {seal}
Wit Needham Bryant
Sarah Evens [her mark]
North Carolina} July Court 1760
Johnston County} Then was the above will proven by the oath of Needham Bryan a subscribing Evidence thereto when Wm Evens appeared and qualified as Executor
Test - Robt Rains
Will of NICHOLAS EVANS
Surry Co NC 1774
North Carolina Surry County May Court 1774.
In the Name of God Amen. The eighteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord 1773 I Nicholas Evans of Surry County in North Carrolina being verry sick of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to god Therefor calling on to mind the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will & testament That is to say -
Principally and first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and desent manner at the descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased god to belss me with in this life I give and despose of the same in the following manner and form
Imprimis It is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts be paid and funeral charges satisfied Item I gave and bequeathe to Ealee my beloved wife all my stock of cretures and household goodes and moveables. Item, I give to my well beloved son Thomas my right and title of the plantation on where I now liveth only I order and require him to pay yearly & every year the sum of five pounds his mother Easlee Evans my beloved wife whome I constitute make and ordain while she liveth with Moses Martin my firend my only and sole Executors of this my last will & testament. I do order every other o fmy children to be paid one shilling each if they come for it And I do disalow disanul and revoke every other former will legasy and Executors by me in any ways before this time named Willed rattified and confirming this my last will and testament In witness whereonto I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day & Year above written -
Nicholas Evans {his mark} {seal}
Signed sealed and published pronounced and declard to be his last will and testament in the presence of us
Thomas Tho Evins
James Martin
NB I Nicholas Evins do order and require my son Thomas Evins to winter and mantain two cows for his mother during her life if she requireth it of him.
December 29th, 1773 By the premedtated conclusion and unanimous consent of the subscribing parties it is agreed that Moses Martin is dismist & discharg'd of his charge of the within premises & David Evins taken in his place as an assistant to the Executrix Ealee Evins. In witness whereof they have hereunto set their hands
Ealee Evins {her mark}
David Evins
Moses Martin
Thomas Evins & James Martin the superscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of Nicholas Evins made oath that they saw the said Nicholas Evins publish and declare the same to be his last will & testament That he was of sound & disposing mind & memory And on motion ordered to be recorded; Recorded Accordingly
JoJs. Benton, C.C. [Jesse? Benton]
A true inventory of the Estate of Nicholas Evins
Four milk cows two calves one 2 year old mear 1 doz heifer
2 year old heifes 3 sheep 3 hogs one horse 2 iron potts
1 frying pan 1 flax wheel & chick reel one bed & furniture
one coast & hatt one box iron one box 1 doz'n spoons & trenchers,
2 pails 1 tub 2 p.r potthooks 1 potrack one pare fire tongs
6i piecies earthenware 1 ax 2 hoes 1 pr chains 1 set plow irons
& tackling 1 sifter 2 riddles 2 bells one pottfork
1 bag 1 old table frame 1 churn one pair mall rings one auger
North Carolina Surry County August Court 1774
The within inventory of the Estate of Nicholas Evins was returned to Court on oath by Ealee Evins, Executrix, And on motion it was ordered to be recorded; Recorded Accordingly
JoJs Benton C.C.
Nicholas Evans would be the father of David, whose will is found below, and I believe they are in my line, but have no proof yet of the parents of my Mary Evans who married James Abbott. I need help with Tennessee Evans families!
Will of NATHAN EVANS
Written 11 May 1789, Lancaster Co PA; proved 17 Sep 1798
I Nathan Evans of the Township of Caernarvon in the County of Lancaster being in perfect sense and of a sound mind memory and
understanding do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) I give devise and
bequeath to my Brother David Evans the place whereon I now live on condition that he divids the land already made to him by deed and
Will equally between him and his Brother John. Otherwise, I give devise and bequeath my Estate to my two Brothers John and David to
be divided equally between them and their heirs lawfully begotten and assigns forever. If my Brother David should die leaveing no issue
then the above Estate to fall to my Brother John and to his heirs lawfully begotten and assigns forever. I also give devise and bequeath to my eldest sisters son Nathan Edwards the sum of twelve pounds to be paid to him at the age of twenty one years by my Executors. (It is
further my will and desire that my Brother David shall pay all my just debts against the Estate after my decease in case he should hold
the place according to my will or otherwise if my Estate should be divided between my two Brothers John and David then each of them
shall pay an equal share of the above debts. (It is also my will and desire that all the rest residue and remainder of my personal Estate
shall be equally divided between my two Brothers John and David. And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my said Brothers John
and David Joint Executors of this my last will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand
and seal this eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
Nathan Evans
Signed sealed pronounced and declared by the Testator as for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as Witness in the presence of each other.
William McVity
John McVity
Lott Evans
Lancaster County FS. On the Seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight
before me the Subscriber personally appeared William McVity, John McVity, and Lott Evans the three Subscribing Witnesses to the
foregoing will, and upon their corporal oaths according to law, did severally declare and say that they were present & saw and heard
Nathan Evans the Testator therein named Sign, Seal publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument in writing as and for his last
Will and Testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding
according to the best of their knowledge observation & belief.
G. Rofs (Ross?) Register
Be it remembered that on the Seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety eight
the last Will and Testament of Nathan Evans late of Caernarvon Township in the Courty of Lancaster deceased was proved in due form of
Law and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to John Evans and David Evans the Executors therein named, they having first been
duly qualified well and truly to administer the Estate of the said decedent and especially to exhibit a true and perfect inventory thereof
into the Registers Office at Lancaster in one month and to render a just and true account of their Executorship on said Estate in one year or
when thereto Lawfully required. Given under my hand and the seal of my said Office.
G. Rofs (Ross?) Register
This is one of the Lancaster wills that was quite badly typed up at some point, so I haven't retained all its spelling. I don't know this Evans line; just collecting records.
Will of DAVID EVANS
Rowan Co NC 1809 Will book G p123
In the name of God Amen! I David Evans of the County of Rowan & State of N. Carolina being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to God calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do ake & ordain this my last will & test: that is to say as touching my worldly goods wherewith it had pleased God to bless me with this life I give & dispose of in the following manner & form
I give & bequeath to Catharina my dearly beloved wife & Sarah Evans my daughter my house, where I now live & fifty acres of land, adjoining it during her life time, then at their decease to fall back to my son Edward Evans. I also give & bequeath to my wife Catharina all my house hold furniture & my sorrel horse to dispose of as she pleases.
Also I give my son Edward Evans all the rest of my lands, messages, tenements, & all my plantation utensils by him freely to be possessed & enjoyed. I also give & bequeath to my daughter Else one cow.
I also constitute my son Eli Evans & Edward Evans my whole & sole extr. of this my last will & test: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 29th day of October 1808.
Signed, sealed & published in the presence of us George Hanes, James Baxter.
David Evans (his mark & seal)."
David Evans is assumed to be my ancestor through his son Eli. However, I do not have Eli's will, and the link from Eli to Mary Evans, wife of James Madison Abbott, is yet unproven. I would certainly like to hear from others tracing these lines. I am going through court and probate records of Lincoln, Moore and Franklin counties, TN, hoping to find records of Eli. I'm also going through Pope Co IL records, but more counties of IL may need to be searched.
Will of HANNAH EVANS
Lincoln Co TN 1846
I Hannah Evans do make this and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking said all other wills by me at any time made.
First I will and bequeath my sole to God. Secondly, I direct that my personal and burial expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of my money that I may be possessed of or may first come into the hands of my executor.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to Malinda Evans the wife of John Evans Jr. my cotton wheel and cards and reel and iron potrack & one pot and my trunk and all my clothes only what may hereafter be mentioned, also I give my bed and bed clothes & head stead and two smoothing irons and one set of pewter plates and one dish and one washing tub & one churn and two chairs. Fourthly I give to Dillingtine Evans two calico frocks & one blue check cotton frock and one plain white counterpin [sic; counterpane]
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Enock [black marks over text]~~~itten my executor. In witness whereof I do to this my will I set my hand and seal this 28th day of March 1846
Hannah [her | mark] Evans [seal]
Signed sealed in our presence we have subscribed our names in the presents of the testator this day and date March 28th 1846.
Test: John H. Taylor
John Hainitten [best guess!]
Admitted to record June 1846.
I do not know if Hannah ties into my family. I have not yet traced other descendants of David Evans of Rowan Co.