New Castle County, Delaware - Wills: William Graham
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1730 DE Will of William Graham
proved 6 July 1730

In the Name of God Amen, this Twenty fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord
One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty and in the Tenth Year of the Reign of our
Sovereighn Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France 
and Ireland King Defender of the Faithful, I William Graham and [???] in the 
County of New Castle upon Delaware, Gent, being [???] in Body, but of perfect 
Mind & Memory, knowing that it is appointeed for all Men [???], do make and 
ordain this my Last Will & Testament in Manner & Form following, that is to Say
principally and First of all, I commend my Soul into the Hands of God who gave 
it and My Body to be decently buried in a Christianlike Manner, in St. James's 
Church Yard near White Clay Creek in this County.

Item, I will and order that all the just Debts that shall in [???] be due [???]
by me to any Person for [???] whatsoever or whereforever at the Time of my 
Decease, shall be paid by my Executrix hereinafter named, with all convenient
Speed.

Item, I give & bequeath to Jeremiah Ball & Morgan Morgan, present or late 
Church Wardens of St. James's Churh abovementioned, and to the Survivor of 
them, the Sum of Forty [???] to be paid by my Executrix within one year after 
my Decease, for and [???] the Repair of the [???] of the afd. Church & Church 
Yard, or such other {???] as the Church [???] Shall enter and appoint.

Item, I give order & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife, Jane Graham, and to 
her Heirs & Assigns for ever, all the Rest of my Estate both real & personal, 
wherever the Same is or may be [???] in Land or Equity [???] belonging to me, 
by any [???] Ways or Meanes whatsoever To Hold to the said Jane Graham, her 
Heirs & Assignees, for her & their only [???] for  ever.

And lastly, I do nominate constitute & ordain my Siad Wife Jane Graham, my only
and sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament, hereby revoking and making
void all other Wills & Testaments or [???] for any Time heretofore by me made, 
ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will & Testament.  
In Witness thereof, I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above 
written.

Witnesses:
G. W. Bass
Wm. Armstrong