Sussex County, DE - Will of George Clendaniel

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Will of George Clendaniel,
transcribed September 11, 2000 by Dawn Clendaniel Kifer

George Clendaniel Senr' last will and testament
In the name of God Amen, I George Clendaniel Senr, of Cedar Creek
hundred, of Sussex County, in the state of Delaware, being weak of mind
but of a sound mind and memory (thanks be to God for the same) but
calling to mind the uncertainty of life and knowing that it is appointed
unto all men once to die, after reccomending my soul to him who gave it
and my body to be buried in a christian like manner, do now distibute
that portion of worldly estate with wich it pleased Almighty God to
bless me with in manner and form following After all my just debts and
funeral charges are paid.
   Item: i give and bequeath my beloved wife Gemima Clendaniel, two beds
and reasonable furnitures for the same, one desk, one dining table, one
candle stand, six chairs, 1 great wheel and two spinning wheels, two
iron pots; one dutch oven, one frying pan, one teakettle, one
pot-ha_el(transcribers note: could not read all letters in that word)
One pair of fire tongs and shovel, all my cubboard ware, one cow, six
head of sheep, one set of silver tea service, one set of knives and
forks, and one place of  and irons. Also I give and bequeath to my said
wife Gemima Clendaniel all the lands that i have bought of the hiers of
James Rickards (deceased). And also 80 acres of land adjoining the above
mentioned lands, which formerly belonged to Leslie John Townsend, which
I bequeath to her for her right of dower in all my lands to have and to
hold the same dowering all her natural life. And she is not to clear
away more of the land i have bequeathed to her,not to cut and waste the
timber or suffer it to be done by any other person or persons. And if
she does not abide to do this my last will but will have her dower _?_{
transcribers note: cannot read word} off in all my lands. Then my will
that she shall not have any of the personal property that I have
bequeathed her. I give and bequeath all the above described real
personal property to her during her natural life and no longer.

   Item: I give and bequeath to my son George clendaniel all the
property I have heretofore given to him and also my still and all my
cider works and casks and all things belonging to said cider works and
distillery. All my _?_  _?_ my _?_ (transcribers note: 3 words
unreadable)chest and all my farming utensils to him and his hiers
forever. I also give and bequeath to my son George Clendaniel the farm
whereon I now reside and all my lands adjoining the same to have and to
hold the same during his natural life for the purpose of enabling him to
suppot and educate his children and not to be transferred to be sold or
rented for the payment of any debt or debts that may or shall be brought
against the said George Clendaniel, and after the death of my said son
George Clendaniel my will is that all the lands that I have bequeathed
to my said son George Clendaniel, to be equally divided between all his
children, now born or may  hereafter be born, lawfully begotten by him
(the said George Clendaniel) to them and thier hiers forever.
   Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jehu Clendaniel, all the lands I
have bequeathed to my wife, Gemima Clendaniel, after  the death of my
dear wife, Gemima Clendaniel, to him and his hiers forever.
   Item: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Sally Townsend, wife
of David Townsend, the sum of fourty dollars good and lawful to be given
to her by my executors, within ine year after my death to her and her
hiers forever.
   Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandson, William Stapleford, the
sum of forty dollars good and lawful to be paid him within one year
after my death to him and his hiers forever.
   Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandson, Nathanial Staplford, the
sum of forty dollars good and lawfull money of the state of Delaware to
be paid him within one year after my death to him and his hiers forever.

   Item: I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Elizabeth Pierce,
wife of John Pierce, the sum of forty dollars, good and lawfull money of
the state of Delaware to be paid her within one year after my death to
her and her hiers forever. It is my will that the said John Pierce shall
have no control over the the said money I have bequeathed to his wife,
Elizabeth Pierce.
   Item: I give and bequeath to my two grandsons namely Jehu Clendaniel
and Samuel H Clendaniel and my granddaughter Sarah Catherine Clendaniel,
the sum of 1 dollar each and no more of my estate to be paid them by
executors by one year after my death to them and thier hiers forever.
   Item:I give and bequeath unto my grandson John Harlan Clendaniel, son
of Benjamin Clendaniel, deceasedds, my two gransons John Clendaniel and
Benjamin Clendaniel and my Granddaughter Sallie Clendaniel, that the
last three named are children of my son George Clendaniel, all the
residue of my estate after my just debts are paid to be equally divided
between them, share and share alike to them and thier hiers forever.
   Item: I leave my Negro girl named mariann, to be slave for and during
her natural life
   Item: I leave my Negro girl Uninty Ann to be a slave for and during
her natural life
   Item: I leave my Negro girl Hester Ann to be free at the age of
twenty years and to serve no longer.
   Item: I leave my Negro boy named Peter to be free at the age of
twenty one years and to serve no longer.
   Item: I leave my Negro boy named Samuel James to be free at the age
of twenty one years and serve no longer
   Item: I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Jehu Clendaniel and
my friend Clement H Hudson (in whose wisdom and discretion I carry much
confidence) to be whole and sole executors of this my last will and
testament and I do hereby revoke all former wills and they are hereby
absolved and disallowed and do _?_{transcibers note: word unreadable}
and declare this my last will and testament and do publish the same as
such as attests my hand and seal this fourteenth day of December in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
sealed in the presence of
Lemuel B Shockley
Spicer Warren
Nancy _?_ (transcribers note: word unreadable)Warren
Signed and sealed : George Clendaniel Senr'