Kent County, Delaware - Wills: Elizabeth Brinkle - April 9, 1741
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Will of Elizabeth Brinkle April 9, 1741

In the name of God Amen, The 9th of April 1741 I, Elizabeth Brinkle of
Kent County, being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory,
blessed by God. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and
knowing that it is appointed for all flesh onse to die, do make and or
give this my last will and testamony. That is to say prinsaply & first
of all I give and recommend my soul to God that gave it and as for my
body I recommend it to the yearth to be buried in Christian like manner
at the descretion of my executor and as tacking such wordly goods
whereforth it has bin pleaserd God to indew me with, I give & dispose 
of by form and maner following. .

VIRT: IMPRIMOUS I give and bequeath to
my son Curtis Brinkle all that trackt of land and plantation whereon I
now dwell being part of a tract of land called Stratham togeather with
all houses and appurtanances their unto belonging or in any ways
appertaining to him and his heirs & assigns forever. 

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my sd son Curtis Brinkle one negro called 
Cate and one negro called SaIl on condition of his paying twenty pounds
to my three youngist children Vz"d. Daniel, William and Elizabeth.
 
ITAM. I give and bequeath to my son Peter Brinckle that trackt and 
plantation called Lober's Choice the wich I lately bought of Michal 
Lober, Junr and is the same which my sd sone Peter is now in possession
of with all the houses and appurtanances their unto belonging or any way
appertanances to him and his heirs and assigns forever. 

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my sd son Peter Brinkle one negro woman 
called Miriam and one negro called Hannah and one Bible with silver 
clasps. My will is that my sd sone Peter shall keep the child clear of 
cost that sucketh the negro woman Miriam one year. 

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my sone Richard Brinckle all and singularly
them two trackts of land and plantations lying in Kent county and in 
Maspellion Hundred on the Murder Creek contayning in the two trackts 
three hundred akers with all the appurtanances their unto belonging to 
him my sd son Richard his heirs and assigns forever.

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my sd son Richard Brinkle one negro called
Robin & one negro called Sebinah on condition of his paying twenty
pounds to my three youngist children VDZ: Daniel. William and
Elizabeth. 

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my sone Daniel Brinkle one negro called 
Prince & one negro called Abagill. 

ITAM, I give and bequeath to my son Wm. Brinckle one negro called Tony 
& one negro called Rose & one flat dish and one supe dish with one 
fether bed & furniture sutable their unto. 

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Brinckle one negro 
called Dinah & one negro called Lidy with one chest of draws & one black
tin quorts and one black ten inch bole and all my waring cloaths. 
(Inserted) two puter dishes flat one and supe one.

ITAM. I give and bequeath to my three sons vzdt: Curtis & Peter & 
Richard my loom and tacklin their unto belonging to equally devidied
among them. 

ITAM. My will is that all the remainder of my estate after my lawful 
debts are payed shall be and remain to my three youngist children vzdt:
Daniel Brinckle, William Brinckle & Elizabeth Brinkle every of them in 
perpotion according to the appraisment. 

ITAM. My will is that if either of my three last mentioned children die
before they arive to lawfull age or marry that their part of portion 
shall be and remain to my two youngist children. 

ITAM. I will that if my three youngist children have a mind to any part
of my hous hold goods that they may have the liberty of haveing them 
without paying 

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoynt my son Richard Brinckle 
whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament notifying & 
by those presents makeing null & void all other former will or wills. 
Testament or testaments by me heretofore made or declared either by 
word or writeing and this dewly to be taken for my last and none other.
In testamony where of I have there unto set my hand and fixed my seall 
the day and year above sd.
The two dishes to Elizabeth was in ----------ed before -------.

Elizabeth Brinkle
(Red wax stamped with seal)

Signed sealled published pronounced and 
declrd by the sd. Elizaeth Brinckle
as her last will and testament in the
presence of
John Brinckle
Ruth Brinkle,
Susanna Brinckle

Kent supo-- Delaware
personally came John Brinckle. Ruth Brinckle & Susanna Brinckle giving
to me this will & on their respective oath & affirmation say they saw
Eliz. Brinckle at ------- sign. seal. publish. pronounce & declare
this to be her last will & testament & at her doing ye same they did
believe her to be of a sound & disposing mind & memory & ------- they at
same time did severally give as evidence -------- this ninth day of
November one thousand seven hund. & forty three
____me____
Jn. H.....man Callaway