Sussex County DE Archives Wills.....Davis, Mary Poynter October 16, 1832
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Source: Delaware Archive
Written: October 16, 1832
Recorded: November 1, 1832

Will drawn October 16, 1832--probated before November 1, 1832

TEXT OF MARY POYNTER DAVIS' WILL

	In the name of God, I Mary Davis of Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, State
of Delaware, now being sick and weak in Body, but of sound disposing mind and
memory do hereby make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in form
and Manner as follows..viz

First---I give and Bequeath  to my son Peter Davis my home farm on where I now
dwell or live with the improvements there to Belonging to him his heirs and
assignees forever  Supposed to contain one hundred and ten acres to the same
more or less.

Second--I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Hatfield wife of William
Hatfield my farm where Obediah Hand now lives known by the name of Pleasant Old
Field said to contain two hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less to
her and her heirs and assignees forever.

Third--It is my will and desire that my Daughter Jane, wife of Lofland Griffith,
shall have all the Proffit arising from the farm where Lofland Griffith now
lives, and on 	account of Lofland Griffith's misconduct heretofore. I do hereby
appoint my trusted friends, Beniah Watson and Pemberton Carlisle in trust for my
daughter Jane in their good judgement to take charge of said farm, and the
profits arising therefrom to pay over to my daughter, Jane and if my daughter
Jane should live longer than Lofland Griffith then in that case Jane shall have
full possession of the premises to act and do as she may think best either to
rent, sell or otherwise.

Fourth-It is my will and desire that all my personal property be sold and from
the amount of sales there of all my just debts be paid.

Fifth-I hereby nominate and appoint my son Peter Davis and my son in law William 
Hatfield,, my whole and sold Executors of this my last will and testament.  
Revoking all other and former Wills by me made.
October 16, 1832

Signed and sealed in the presence of:                    Mary  X  Davis
Beniah Watson, Pemberton Carlisle,                                                 

and Obadiah Hand
John Shaver?                                           

Witnesses: Joseph Walton and Obediah Hand


ESTATE INVENTORY
Samuel Ratcliff and Beniah Watson were authorized to inventory the Goods and
Chattels of Mary Davis as of October 23rd day of 1832.  

The will was drawn on her death bed, she signed it on October 16, 1832 and was
dead before October 23, 1832.

In obedience to the within warrant I do certify that Samuel Radcliff and myself
did appraise the property of Mary Davis, decd and made an inventory of the
property according to the best of our Judgement but since the death of said
Radcliff the Inventory cannot be found.   June 11th 1834
			Beniah Watson


Additional Comments:
Mary Poynter Davis was the daughter of Ratcliff Poynter and Jane Griffith.  She
was the the wife of Dr. Peter Davis.  All lived in Cedar Creek Hundred.

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