New Castle County, Delaware - Wills: Frances Graham
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		Will - Frances Graham - 1761
		New Castle county, Delaware
		admitted to probate Feb. 19th 1772

In the Name of God Amen this Tenth Day of April one thousand Seven Hundred & 
Sixtey one I Frances Graham of Mill Creek Hundred In the county of New Castle 
upon Delaware yeoman being verry sick & weak In Body But of usual soundness of 
mind & memory But calling to mind the mortality of my Body & Knowing that it is
appointed for a man onst to Die To make and 
ordaine This my last will & Testament In manner & Form following. First and 
principaly of all I Do recommend My Body to the Earth to be Buried In a 
Christian & Decent Manner at the Discretion of my Exes Hereafter named nothing
Doubting but I Shall receive [xxx] againe at the Generall resurection by the 
Power of almighty God That gave It me and as for my Soul I recommend It to the
Hands of almighty God where [xxx] merrits & Interecpion of my Saviour & 
redeemer Jesus Christ and as Touching Such world my Estate wherewith It Hath 
pleased God to bless me with In this Life I Give Devise & Dispose of the same 
in manner & Form Following.  
Viz.
Impremis First It Is my will and I do Order [xxx] Debts and Funerell Charges be
payd and Satisfied
Item I Give and bequeath unto Jeane my Dearely & well beloved wife the third 
part of my personell Estate & the third Part of the rents Issues & proffits of 
my reale Estate During Her natural Life or widow Hood but on her Intermariage 
Her Interes In the proffits of my real Estate to Cease. It Is my will that this
shall be in Full of Her Dower or Dowery.
Item I Given and Bequeath unto my Dear & well beloved Daughter Elizabeth the 
Sume of Sixtey pounds of lawfull money To be paid [xxx] Interest For her as 
Soon as may be after my Decease.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my Daughters Mary and Agness The Sume of Fiftey 
pounds of Lawfull mony Each to be part [xxx] Intarest for There use as above as
Sonn as Conveniently may be.
Item It is my will and I Do order that my Daughters shall be Educated and 
Supported out of remainder of my Estate not above bequeathed untill they come 
to age of Discretion to Support themselves.
Item I Give unto my Four Sons William Robert Frances & John all the remainder 
of my Esate to be equaly Divided among them Both real & personall to them 
theire Heirs and assigns For Ever and It Is my will and I Do order that if any
of my children Ither Son or Daughter Shall be Taken away by Death before the 
arive at Full age or [xxx] the Share of Such Child or [Childarenes?] taken away
by Death not being of age not being maryed and Leaving Lawfull Issue shall go 
to and be Equaly Devided among the Surviving Childaren There Heirs & assigns 
and I Do order that my Sons shall be Put To Trades asoone as the are of age For
the Same and I Do hereby nominate Constitute & appoint as Executrix and Exes of
this my last will & Testament my Deare & Loving wife Jane and my Loving Friend 
Evan Bird Esq. And I Do hereby revoke Disanull and Disalow of all other will or
wills Testament or Testament Exc. Or Exe. By me In any ways heretofore made or 
named Ratitifying & Confirming this & none other to be my last will & Testament.
In Testimony whereof I Have Here unto Set my Hand & 
affixed my Seale the Day and yeare above named.
Signed Sealed published Pronounced
and Deelvred by the Said Frances Graham
To be his Last will and Testament In
The Presence of his Subscirbers