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of th e Loyal Co m pany 's G ran t lying on th e n orth

side of Litt le River, etc. Apr. 17, 1775.From Book C-: Surveyed for Archabald Elkins

180 acres by virtue of entry made on certificate fromthe commissioners for 250 acres dated Sept , : i l , 1782.

And fur ther on in Book C. : Surveyed for Archabald Elkins 500 acres of land by virtue of an entry

on a certificate for the district of Washington andM on tgom ery Co. Sep t 21 , 1782. La nd office w a rr a n tN o. 1661 by Jam es How ard an d G eorge Tu rnbul l.

Archibald is said to have owned 1000 acres of land,par t of which John's wife El izabeth inheri ted at Archiba l d ' s dea t h .

A rchib ald ' s wife w as nam ed M argare t . She d ied

abo ut 1830. They ha d six ch i ldre n: M ary, E l izabe th an dLyd ia, D avid, Absolum, and Jo hn . M ary m arr ied W ill iam G rim es on M arch 17, 1796, Pe gg y (M ar ga ret ) Elkins giving consent . Lydia m arr ie d W ill iam A ke rs .

Archibald ' s wi l l was probated in 1791:

"In the name of God Amen, as I the tes tator am

in a precarious state of heal th but perfect in mindand reason, I do announce this to be my last wil land t es t ement .

"In the first place I commit my soul unto the l iving God, I also commit my body to the care of myfriend s to be dec ently inte rre d. I do al low as m uchof my moveable property to be disposed of as shal l

be sufficient to di sc har ge all law ful d eb ts. I do giveand bequeath unto my wife Margare t one th i rd par tof the tract of land I now live on (viz.) the lowerend of the survey (containing five hundred acres)to enjoy all profits of said land during her life andafter her decease to be equal ly divided between mythree daughters (v iz . Mary, E l izabeth and Lydia)the other two thi rds of said t ract of 500 acres thatis th e u p p e r end of the survey, to be equ al ly dividedwhen my son Absolum shal l be 21 years of age and

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