Bedford Co., Virginia, Will Book I, p. 132, records the following will on 23 July 1771:

In the name of God Amen. I, John Goad of Bedford County, Being in Perfect Sense and memory, do Constitute and appoint, this my last Will and Testament.
Imprimus. First, I Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me, and my Body to be buried in a Christianlike manner, at the discretion of my Executor.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Joannah Sevear, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Elisabeth Cox, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate,.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Hannah Bennet, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate.
Item. I give to my Daughter Ann Risden, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Esiate.
Item. I give to my Son, William Goad, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate.
Item. I give to my Son, Abraham Goad, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate.
Item. I give to my Son, Robert Goad, one Shilling Sterling, to be paid out of my Estate.
Item. I lend to my Son, William Goad, the use of my Cow known by the name of Blossom, with her Increase, till his Son, John, shall come to the age of twenty-one years, and then the property to vest in said John. But if the said John should die without heir, then the said Cow and her Increase to be divided among the rest of my Son William's Children.
Item. I lend to my Son, Abraham Goad, the use of my Cow known by the name of Star, with her Increase, till his Son James shall come to the age of twenty-one years, and then the property to vest in said James, but if said James should die without heir then the said Cow, with her Increase to be divided among the rest of my Son Abraham's Children.
Item. I give to my Grandson, Thomas Goad, son of John Goad, my least gun.
Item. I give to James Waldrop the gun he now has of mine.
Item. I give to my Loving Wife, Ann Goad, all the Estate that she brought with her when she was married, and all the rest of my personal Estate, not yet mentioned after my just debts is paid, I lend her the use of during her widowhood, and at her marriage, or death, to be equally divided between my Son John Goad and his Children.
Item. I lend to my Son, William Goad, the use of that part of my land that he now lives on as it is marked off to him During his life, and at his death, the property to vest in his Son, John Goad, and his heirs forever.
Item. I lend to my Son Abraham Goad the use of that part of my land that he now lives on, as it is marked off to him During his lif, and at his death the property to vest in his Son James and his heirs forever.
Item. I lend to my Loving Wife the use of that part of my land whereon I now live as it is marked off to her which she agrees, to take for her third during her life
Item. I lend to my Son, Robert Goad, the use of the upper part of my land, as it is marked off to him, and that part that is laid off for my Wife's thirds, after her death, I also lend him the use of as long as he lives, and at his death the property to vest in his Son, Thomas Goad, and his heirs forever.
Item. My Will and Desire is that my Son John Goad do receive all my just dues, and pay all of my just debts, out of my personal Estate, if my dues should not be sufficient.
Item. I constitute and appoint my Son, John Goad, Executor of this my land Will and Testament, given under my hand and Seal, this Seventh Day of July 1771.

Witnessed by Edward Wade, Geo. Phillips, Peter Bennet.

Mike Goad’s web site99, at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikegoad/html/tree0009.htm, writes “In many pedigrees, Ann is named as Ann Isham. However, with no documentation of the last name Isham that I know of.... As far as I know, there are three commonly found pieces of information concerning John Goad’s second wife, Ann, that, as far as I have been able to determine, have no proof or real evidence. The first is her maiden name was Isham, the second is a marriage date of August 11, 1734, and the third is a marriage date of August 11, 1740. All that I have seen on Ann’s name is just that, “Ann,” which appeared in John’s will. It is unlikely that John and Ann were married in 1734 as there is a deed in Richmond County in October 1738 in which John and his first wife, Katherine, sell 80 acres of land. have seen no evidence on the 1740 date, though it seems more likely.”

(Based on the rather specific marriage date, it is my conjecture that someone found a marriage record somewhere for an Ann Isham and a John Goad, or names similar, and assumed without proof that it was this John Goad.)