The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

his friends" But 1t Is the Wills of George
Smith. the father, and of John Smith him
sell. that seem to me to settle the matter
definitively. and that render 1t difficult
for one to understand how General Ba-
den-Powell can advance any claim what
ever to be descended from our John
Smith. though 1 do doubt that he IS as
most of US are closely kin to some "John
Smith of more or less repute.
George Smith, father of John Smith. in
his viii made the thyrtyth day of
Marche a thousande five hundredth
ninety-six." after requests to Lincoln
Minister, the poor of Wilioughbie, and to
"ye Right Honorable my Lord Willough-
bic" deyises
Item, 1 geve and bequeathe unto
Alice my WYE ye ferme which I now
dwell in which / houlde by coppie of
Court rowle as ye grant of ye Right
Honorable my foresaide good Lorde dur
inge her widow hoode accordinge to ye
custome of his Lordshippe manner OF
Willoughbfe; and II 1t shall please God
that my sadie Wyfe doe marry agayne.
and take a second husband, then my
will is that my saide ferlne shall come
to John Srnyth, my eldest sonne whome
chardge & commando to honoure and
love my foresaide good Lord Willoughbie
duringe his lyfe."
CThen follow requests TO his wife of
"tenne pounds OF good & lawful currant
money OF England. bedstead and feather
bed. sheets. blankets, &c "a bowlster with
pillow e pillowe beere'O. /. Item,
/ geye to Alice Smyth my daughter tenn
pounds of good & lawful currant monte
of England" CThen arc added requests
to this daughter of bedstead and feather
bed, sheets. blankets, etc.o Item. give
to tho saide Alice my daughter halle of
all my pewter and brasse, And If We sa!de
Alice my daughter doe dye before ye
age Of eighteene yeares. will that all
her parte and porcon as we'll OF money
as of other things be equally devided
betweene myne executors. Item
give to John Smyth mine eldest some
and to We heires of his bodie lawfully
begotten seaven acres of pasture lyenge
within we territoare of Charleton Magma.
Item. geve to Frauncis Smyth my
younger some & to ye heires of his
bodie lawfully begotten my two tene-
ments and one little Close in certeyn
streete in Lowthe called Westgate. And
II we saide Frauncis dye without issue
of his bodie lawfully begotten 1 will
that we sadie tenements and close
RENAME to my said some John Smyth
& his issue of his bodie lawfully be-
SOtteH All We rest OF my goods mott
yeti given nor beQueathed as well
movable as unmoveable my debts
paied and my bodie honestly brought
to we srounde will shall equally be
devided betwtxt my saide two sonnes
John Smyth & Frauncis Smyth whome
I make the coexecutors OF this my last
VIII & Testament, etc"
So much for George Smith and his
will.
That his son, "Frauncis." died without
issue of his bodie lawfully begotten'
seems certain, from the will of John
Smith, made "the one & twentieth dale
of June in the seaventh yeare of the
reigne Of our sovereigne lord Charles
by the grace of God King of England,
Scotland, France. & ireland, Defender
of the faith &C. for we find in that
will Somerset House, Will Office, Prerog.
CT, st. John so that he leaves the tene- |
ments, etc, in Lowthe that were to re-
vert to him in case Francis left no law
full issue. to his friend. Thomas Packer.
The will reads: First, / give and be-
queath unto Thomas Packer, esquiour,
ono of the Clerkes of His ALa1esties Privy
Scale, g. to his heires for ever, all my
houses, landes, tenements and heredita-
mentes whatsoever situate, lyenge and
being in the parishes of Lowthe and