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"List of Capt. Willson's Co." includes James BODKIN, John HICKLIN, Thomas HICKLIN, Richard BODKIN, John BODKIN

"Robert Hall, John Graham deceased, and James BODKIN were in Capt. Preston's Company of Rangers in 1758; eligible for ? 21 Mar 1780

Augusta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County, although county government was not organized until 1745. Originally, Augusta County was a vast territory with an indefinite western boundary. Most of what is now West Virginia as well as all of Kentucky were formed from it, and it also claimed the territory north and west of those areas, theoretically all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia, accessed October 1, 2009

and father Richard Sr., brothers Hugh and John moved higher up the [Shenandoah?] valley and wound up on Black Thorne River in present-day Pendleton County, West Virginia. On the 1790 Augusta County, Virginia Tax List.

on muster roll in Capt. Robert McCoy's Company

lists his children: "In the Name of God Amen. I James Bodkins of Clarke County Kentucky being low and weak in Body but of sound mind and memory Do make this my Last will and Testament in Matter and form as followeth.
Item, I surrender soul unto God and my Body to the Dust In hopes of a Resurection through Christ jesus and as to my other Worldly goods I give and devise in the manner here after Named. That is to say first ~
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Loving Wife Delilah Bodkin one Dark Brown Mare Called Nance With three of her Colts one of them now sucks also one young sorrel horse together with All my Horned Cattle, Sheep Hogs household and kitching furniture and Plantation utencials forever.
Item, I give unto my said Loving Wife, the use of one third of my Land that I Bought of Col. John Payne During her Natural Life.
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my son George Bodkin all My Land I bought of Col. John Payne after he pays for it out of the property I give him in horses Which are all I have besides those I have already Given my Wife to him forever.
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my loving sons John Bodkin, Thomas Bodkin, William Bodkin and James Bodkin all I have Given formily them to Possess and no more.
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Daughters Margaret Bodkin, Sarah Barnor Rachel Duglas and Betsy Mary ginna ann Wise All that I have given them heretofore and no more.
Item, Leave my Loving Wife Deliah Bodkin and son George Bodkin my Executors to this my last will and Testament owning this and no other In Witness hereof I have heareunto set my hand and seal This Eighth day of August Eighteen Hundred and fore.
Item, my Will and desire is that Richard Wise occupy ten Acres of Land ajoining the house he now lives in for the term of six years from the date hereof As Wittness my hand this Eighth day of August Eighteen hundred and fore
Signed and acknowledg in presence of
James (his mark +++) Bodkin
Mathew Patton, John Patton, William Morris
At a Court held for Clarke County 27th day of August 1804
This last Will and Testament of James Bodkin Dec'd together with the Codicil thereto annexed were forever by the oaths of John Patton and Mathew Patton Witness thereto Subscribed and ordered to be recorded and at a Court Continued and held for the County afore'd 28th day of August 1804 Before the s'd Court Personally came Delilah Bodkin and George Bodkin the Executors in the Will afores'd who made oath thereto as the law directs and on their motion Certificate is granted them for obtaining Probate thereof in due form giving Security whereupon they Together with Thomas Laferty & Robert Hensley their securities entered into an acknowledged their Bond in the Penalty of Probate Condition as the Law directs for the due and faithful administration of the s'd decedents Estate and performance of his will.
Examined Teste
DBullock CCC

when his will was recorded