Sussex County DE Archives Wills.....Newcomb, Baptis April 12, 1739 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/defiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K. Brooke Nelson k.brooke.nelson@gmail.com May 13, 2009, 4:50 pm Source: Sussex County Register Of Wills Rg4545.009 Written: April 12, 1739 Recorded: May 19, 1739 NOTE: Superscripts are indicated by {}, page break indicated by a dashed line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the Name of God Amen this twefth day of Aprel One thousand Seven Hundred & thirty Nine I Baptis Newcomb of Sussex County In the province of Pensilvanea Being Sick & Weak of Body But Thanks Be To god in perfect Mind and Memory Well Knowing that all Men are Mortall, ordained for death hoping through the Merits of Our Blesed Lord & saver to obta: :ne Mercy & Salvation hereafter & Being Willi: :ng to dispose of that Worldly Estate Which itt hath pleased god in his Mercy to Bestoe upon Mee. I doe then give & Bequeath & dispose of the Same in y{e} Maner & form to follow First & principally I do Commend my Body to y{e} Earth from Whence it Was taken hopeing for a decent & Christian Like Burial & my funeral Charges & Just debts to all persons Being first Satisfied and paid first my Will & desire is that all My Worldly debts Should Be paid & in due time Secondly I give & Bequeath To my Loveing Wife Rachel the plan: :tation I Now Live on & all the Moveable Estate dureing her Widowwood and after her Widowwood or deceas the S{d} tract of Land I Now Live on I give and Bequeath to my Son Baptis Newcomb Him and his Heir & assein for Ever and Movables To Be devided Between Thomas Newcomb and Ann Lays Children & Rachel Dod & Baptis Newcomb I give and Bequesth to my Daughter Rach: Dod My part of that Land Caled Abrahams Content it is Between Enoch Cummins and Me I give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Newco: mb My Wright of the Land Caled Newcombs Barrons Except, One hundred that Benjamin Shaw Lives One I give My Wright of that To the Children of Ann Lay; I give & Bequeath To my Son Baptis Newco: :mb that parcel of Marsh Lying upon the Broad Kill To him and his heirs and assigns forever Whereunto I set my Hand & Seal this 12{th} day of Aprel Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of us Newcomb Braven; Ann King } Baptis Newcomb [ seal ] her mark } -------------------------------------------------------------- Sussex sst Memorand{m} this 10{th} day of May 1739 With Newcomb Braven & Ann King Two Witnesses to the Within Will Subscribing appe ared Before me Jacob Kollock Dep Reg appoint: :ted for the probate of Wills & Granting L{rs} of Administracon for the County of Sussex Afs{d} and of S{d} Ann King Being one of the people Called quakers Who for Conscience Sake Cannot take an Oath , on her Solemn afformation according to Law Cert{d} S{d} Newcomb Braven Being Sworne on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty god did Sever all Say upon their respective Oath and Solemn affirmation that they & each of them did declare that in their Sight prsence and Hearing the Testat: Baptis Newcomb did Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the Within Written to Be his Last Will & Testament and that at the doing thereof the S{d} Testat{r} Was of a sound and p{r}fect disposing Mind Memory and Judgment Test Jacok Kollock Dp. Re{r} -------------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Kollock Dep Reg{r} appointed for the probate of Wills & Granting Lr{s} of Admin =istracon ffor the County afs{d} By virtue of a Commission from the Honourable George Thomas Esqr / By his Majties Royal appro bacon & appoinyment Gov{r} of the Counties of New Castle Kent & Sussexupon Delaware and province of Pensilvania to me direct To all to whom these Psents Shall Come Greeting Know y{e} that on the Tenth day of May Ann{o} Dom 1739 Before me the S{d} Jacob Kollock y{e} Last will and Testament of Baptis Newcomb Late of Sussex County afs{d} yoem{n} dec{d} Annexed unto these Psents was proved approved & Insinuated. Having While he Lived & at the Time of his death Sundry goods Chattels rights & Cred{tts} Within y{e} S{d} County of Sussex By Means Whereof the full disposicon of all & Singular the goods Chatt =els rights & Creditts of the S{d} dec{d} & y{e} granting the Administracon of them Also the haering of Acc{t} Calcula= =con or Reckoning of the S{d} Administracon & y{e} final discharge & disposition from the Same By vertue of the Authority afs{d} unto Me Alone and Not to another Infe= =riour Judge Are Manifestly Known To Belong and the Administracon of all & Singular the goods Chattels rights & Cred{ts} of the S{d} decd and his Last Will & Testament in y{e} manner of way Concerning Was grant= =ed unto Rachel Newcomb Widow & Relict of y{e} S{d} Baptis Newcomb Chiefly of Well and Timely Adminis= =tring the Same and Making a true and perfect Inventory of all & Singular the goods Chattels and Cred{ts} of y{e} S{d} decd and Exhibiting the Same into the Reg{rs} office at Lewes in the County of Sussex afs{d} on or Before the tenth day August Next Ensuing and of rendering a True & Just Acc{t} Being Solemnly Sworn Therein In Testimoney Whereof I have Affixed the Seal of the S{d} office to these psents at Lewes afs{d} the day & year first above Written Test Jacob Kollock Dp R File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/wills/newcomb29gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/defiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb