Will: Isaac Mason, Kent Co., DE, 1743

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WILL OF ISAAC MASON 3 MARCH 1742/3


In the name of God Amen  I Isaac Mason being sick and weak in body but of full and perfect sence and memery-Thanks be given unto God for it and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is apointed once for all men to die I do bequeath my soul unto God that gave it and my body unto the earth from whence it was taken in a  full and sarten hoop to reseve the same again by the mity Power of the all mighty God at the last day  and as    for such Things as it hath pleased God to Bles me with all I dispose of Them in maner as follows -------------

Item  I give and bequeath unto my tow sons Jacob Mason and Eleias Mason my dweling Plantation with tow hundred acres of land there unto belonging to be ecaly Divided between them and their heirs forever and my will and Design is that my well beloved wife Ruth shall have the use of my Plantation During the Time of her widowhood and my will and Design is That after all my ________(blackened fold in paper) _________That all the Remaining Part of my moveble Estate Should be eagely Divided between my well beloved wife Ruth and all the rest of my Childring and I Do here by apoint this my Last Will and Testement and I Do appoint and ordain my well beloved wife Ruth to be my Executrix of this my Last will and testament in testimoney here of I have sett my hand and Seal this Third day of March  1742/3


Pronounced Sealed and Sined in presents of us -
William Johnston
William Manlove
Henery (H) Bradley (his mark)                     Isaac   +   Mason (his mark)

Proved the 26th day of March 1743 
William Johnston & William Manlove

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Isaac Mason of Kent on Delaware willed his property called "Wheatfield" on the Mispillion River to his two youngest sons from his two marriages.  His first marriage was to Susannah Harmason (Harmanson) Roe, widow of David Roe d 1714.  He married her by ca 1720.  His second marriage was to Ruth unknown.  

His children by his marriage to Susannah were:

Joseph b 1 Oct 1722 will proved 4 Jan 1786 Kent, DE
Eleanor b 9 April 1725  no record
Isaac b 9 April 1728 will 17 Dec 1778 probate 13 Jan 1779 Kent DE
Abraham 14 Feb 1730 will 1 May 1754 probate 14 May 1755 Kent DE
Jacob 20 Oct 1732 d 1748 Kent DE

With wife Ruth unknown (From Bible record)
Josephus b 22 April 1735  no record
Elias 18 June 1738 (see Sussex Co Records d 1781)
Elijah 12 Sept 1743 (b after death of father) no record