Sussex-Statewide-Unknown County DE Archives Wills.....Hearn, Samuel August 28, 1846 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: James B. Hearn Hearn29@msn.com February 27, 2008, 3:06 pm Source: Ref A75,p180, Georgetown, Del./ Rg-4545.009, Roll # 108 Written: August 28, 1846 Recorded: April 15, 1850 Samuel Hearn of W. 1846-1851 Ref. A75, P180, Georgetown, Del. Will dated: Aug. 28, 1846 Executor: Brother: Isaac Hearn of W. See below Will of Samuel Hearn of W. (See Isaac Sullivan Memorandum Book, Additional info.) (Dated August 28, 1846, probated April 15, 1850.) RG 4545.009, Roll # 108-Sussex Co. Probate, Samuel Hearn, 1846- 1852 In the name, of God, Amen, This twenty-eight day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty six. I, Samuel Hearn of W. of Sussex county and state of Delaware, Being at this time poorly, but of sound and perfect memory and understanding, Thanks to Almighty God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing it was once appointed for all living to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner. To Wit: Item 1st: I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W, all the land that I bought of Benjamin B. Hearn, To him and his heirs and assigns forever. Also all the lands where I now live called “German land”, that I bought of George J. Harris, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Item 2nd: I give and bequeath unto my brother Isaac Hearn of W. three head of horses, to him his heirs and assigns forever, Also I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W. one (haggon) and harness and the (tackliss to hrs) belonging to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also two horse carts, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W, four beds and furniture, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W, four head of cattle and eight head of sheep, to him his heirs and assigns forever, Also I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W, eight head of hogs and six pigs to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also one walnut desk and one cupboard, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also I give and bequeath to my brother, Isaac Hearn of W, six chairs to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Also four-hundred and fifty dollars in bonds and Judgment notes. , To him his heirs and assigns forever, Also all of the residue of my personal property not above mentioned, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Also my wish and desire is that my brother Isaac Hearn of W, should be my executor of this my last will and testament, Ratifying and revoking all former wills by me made the day and year above written. Signed, Sealed and pronounced by the above named Samuel Hearn of W, in sight and presence of us and at his request, we have subscribed our names as witness to the same. His Samuel X Hearn of W. Isaac Sullivan mark John James (Seal) William C. King State of Delaware, Sussex County: Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, One-thousand-eight-hundred and fifty, before me William Dunning, register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration, in and for the county afore mentioned appeared William C. King, one of the subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Samuel Hearn, late of the county aforesaid, deceased, and being solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, deposed and saith that he saw the said Samuel Hearn, the testator sign the said instrument of writing and heard him publish , pronounce, and declare the same as and for his last Will and testament: That at the doing thereof He was of a sound disposing mind and memory and upwards of twenty-one years of age ; That this despondent attested and subscribed his name as a witness to the said instrument of writing , at the instance and in the presence of Isaac Sullivan and John James the other subscribing witnesses attested and subscribed their names as Isaac Sullivan and John James as witness to the said instrument of writing, at the instance and in the presence of the said Samuel Hearn, the testator and in the presence of this despondent and that the said Isaac Sullivan and John James are now deceased . Subscribed and sealed before William C. King End Additional Comments: Additional information pertaining to deceased available in Isaac Sullivan Diary/memorandum. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/wills/hearn20gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/defiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb