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Will of Jacobus Hinds, 1786, Book M, pages 183, 184

In the Name of God AMen
I Jacobus Hinds of the hundred and County of New Castle, Farmer being
Sick in body but of sound disposing Mind and Memory and knowing that
all mankind is Mortal and that we must return to dust from which we came
but knowing that I have an immortal Soul which I know shall rise again
by and through the Merits of a just Redeeming Saviour Jesus Christ In 
whose Blood I rely upon for the pardon of all my former sins..I now
denominate and constitute this my last Will and Testament in Mannor and 
form following .  .  .
Itam first I desire that I shall be decently Interred whare my Executor
shall think proper and after my just debts Doctar and funeral Charges
is paid I give and bequeath my worldly Goods as follows
Itam, I give and bequeath my loving Wife Mary Hinds one third part of my
Real and personal estate and the choice of one out of all my milks Cows.
Itam I give and bequeath to the Childring of my Body Jacob Hynds Isaac
Hinds Alice Hinds and Henry Hinds all the remainder of my whole Estate
both Real and Personal only Excepted as follows, That my Executors shall
pay out of my estate unto my two grand childring Elizabeth and John the
Childring of my daughter Alice Hinds five pounds to each of them to be 
paid unto the Mother of the said Childring or to there Gardiens and further
I desire that my whole estate Shall be devided as I have bequeath the same
and that thare shall not be any charge brought into form or against any
one of my Childring or against the other and this I do nominate as my last
Will and Testiment Disanulling and disallowing all former Wills by me maid 
to be void making this my last Will and appointing in and under this Will 
my loving son Jacob Hinds and my loving son Henry Hinds my whole and sole
Executors of this my last Will and Testament making void all others
Signed sealed pronounced Declared and delivered by and before and in the 
presence of the subscribers.

Signed and sealed pronounced                          his
Before us                                      Jacobus X Hinds (Seal)
Alexander Montgomery                                  mark
Daniel Turner Senr

Personally appeared Alexander Montgomery one of the subscribing
Evidences to the foregoing Will and on oath doth say he see & heard
Jacobus Hinds sign, seal, publish, pronounce & declare the foregoing
Instrument of writing as his last Will & Testament & that at the
time of his so doing & saying he was (to the best of his belief) of sound
and disposing mind and memory that he did sign his name as evidence
thereto at his request in his presence & in the presence of Daniel
Turner whom he see sign as one other Evidence at the same time
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at New Castle
this Tenth day of February AD 1786    Jun (?) Bedford  Regstr

Memo:  That Letters Testamy on the estate Jacobus Hinds decd were
granted unto Jacob & Henry Hinds Exors: in the same Will named
they being sworn well & truly to execute the same and return an Inven-
tory on or before the Tenth day of August next and render an Account 
of their admin: when lawfully required.  Given under my hand this
tenth day of February AD 1786               Jun (?) Bedford  Regstr