Will: William Smith Sr., Sussex Co., DE, 1846

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Will Book A100, Page 24, William Smith, 184601849, Feb. 22, 1846

In the name of God  amen, I William Smith Sr. of Sussex County and
State of Delaware, am at this time in a Common State of health,
thanks be to God for the Same.  But being old and knowing that I must
shortly go to the way of all flesh I make and ordain this my Last
will and testament and being of a perfect mind and sound memory and
takeing into concideration my worldly Concerns I leave them in the
way and maner as followes, first of all I give my Soul to God, who
gave it in hopes that he will Raise it to Everlasting life and my
body to be buryed by my Exctor,, hereafter named in Som Decent bural
manor -and as to my worldly Estate I give and Dispose in the way and
manor as followes, to wit, 1st.  I give and bequeath to my Daughter
Lovey Day the Sum of one Dollar to be paid to heir by my Extor,, and
no more of my Estate, 2nd. I give and bequeath to my son Robert M.
Smith the Sum of one Dollar and no more of my Estate, 3rd. I give and
bequeath to my daugher Nancey E. Messick the Sum of one Dollar and no
more of my Estate, 4th I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth
McCalley the sum of two Dollars and no more of my Estate, 5th. I give
and bequeath to Daughter Meriah H. Prettyman one black girl by the
name of Casander Pettajohn, and also my black boy by the name of
Alfred Pettajohn to be Sold to Some good man by my Exetor,, and the
money arising from the Sail of Said Boy to be Eaquely Divided between
my two Sons Josiah S. Smith and Henery H Smith and also all the
Residue of my personal property in any wise one third part.  I give
and bequeath to my wife Mary Smith, and the other two thirds to be
Eaquely Divided between my son Josiah S. Smith and Daughter Mary A.
Dolby and my son Henery H. Smith and my Daughter Meriah H. Prettyman
in eaquel perportion, and I give and bequeath all my Land whereon I
now live situate Sussex County and State of Delaware and in Broadkiln
Hundred adjoining lands to Aron Marshal and Company and David E.
Woods, and others Containing one hundred and fifty acres more or less
unto my wife Mary Smith so long as she lives; and then I give and
bequeath to my Son Chalton Smith a peace or parcel of my afsd
Describe Lands butted and bounded as followes, Beginning at a Stake
Standing in the third line of my Land turning westly from a gum
bounder near the end of a Short line that Runs N 10 yr C. 16 there
from said Stake on a north direction to a large persimmon tree
Standing in the pine old field but, thence with the Same Corse to a
Ditch and thence with said Ditch westly til it Entersects the outline
of my Land and thence with the same outline on a Southly Corse
adjoining to Cahlton Smith Land home to the first mentioned Stake the
same containing thirty acres of land be the same more or less to him
and his heirs forever, and I give and bequeath to my Son Henery H.
Smith all the remainder of my land with all the houses orchards and
Privilages there unto belonging [the words "containing one hundred &
twenty" is crossed out] in any wise unto him and to his heois for
Ever, and Lastly I leave my Son Chalton Smith the Soul Execotor of
this my last will and testament giving him fill power to adjust and
manage all my Concerns in any wise Disanulling all other Powers, and
I William Smith Sea. Do Ratify and Confirm this and none other t my
Last will and testament Disanulling all other wills & testaments in
wise this the twenty second day of February in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and forty six - - - Signed Sealed & acknoleged in the
Presents of us who have underSubscribed our names

as Witnedd names
			  			His
Eli G. Smith				William  X Smith    Sealed
						Mark
John Prettyman
	His
James  XJones (of Isaac)
	Mark

[William smith died Feb. 16, 1847.  In the probate it mentions the
husbands of the daughters:  Geo. Prettyman, John Dolby, John Day,
Robert McColley]