of her widowhood I give the said three negroes and their future increase to
my son Edward and to his heirs and assigns forever. I give my said son Edward
and to his heirs a negro boy named Moses.
ITEM I give unto my daughter Elizabeth and to her heirs two negroes named Kizzy
and Peter, I give unto my daughter Lucey two negroes named Soloman and Jenney,
I give my riding chair to my wife and Daughters, also the Hames that belongs to
the cheer.
I give unto the child my wife is now big with, a negroe boy named John to the
said child and its heirs forever.
ITEM all the rest and residue of my estate not above mentioned I give to my wife
and my Three children above named and the child my wife is now big with to them
and their heirs forever and for the same to be equally divided Between them at
the time my Eldest son arrives to the age of twenty one years old; or my wife
may marry which ever of these cercumstances may happen first I leave the use of
my two Chamber rooms to my daughters until I they marry. I Desire that my estate
may not be appraised but for an inventory of it be taken. I appoint my brothers
Henry Featherstone and Charles Featherstone and my Nephew Henry Featherstone
Exors. of this my last will. IN WITNESS whereof I the said
Edward Featherstone have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day
of July 1792.
Signed sealed & Delivd. ;
In the presence of ! ' . Edward Featherstone (SL)
Jesse Cogbill
Thos. A. Taylor
Henry Featherstone
Date of probate not shown.
(JFH: Edward Featherstone was a son of Charles and Phoebe (Walthall)
Featherstone - Branch #3)
Ann McLinn Eskridge, b. Dec. 1, 1835, m. 1864, Rev. John Kimball, U.S.A., of
Vermont. They lived in Washington, D.C. until 1869, when they moved to
California, where they both died. They are buried at the old Kimball home in
Vermont. They had: Minnie Hope, b. March 3, 1867. d. in infancy; John Vernon, b.
Sept. 23, 1868, m. about 1899 Marion Frances Featherstone of San Francisco.
Issue: Hope; John Austin; Earl; Walter Freer; Vernon.
We are saddened to learn of the death of Lester Dale Featherston on May 19th
1994 at his home in Amarillo, TX. We extend our deepest sympathy to his
family and friends. (Branch *1 - FFs, volume 8, ps. 14, 15 & 16.)
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