Will of Return BADCOCK (1781); Gloucester County, NJ

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In the Name of God Amen. The thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty one. I Return Badcock of Great Egg Harbor in 
the County of Gloucester gentleman being in good health and of perfect mind and 
memory Thanks be given to God for it and calling into mind the mortality of my 
body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men one to die to make and ordain 
this to be my last will and Testament. That this is to my Principally I first of 
all I give and recommend My Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and 
for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian Like and 
decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but of the 
General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God 
and as touching such Worldly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in 
this Life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and From 
(Inprinis?) It is my will and I do order that in the first place my just Debts 
and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.  Item I give and Bequeath unto my 
grandson Return Badcock son of Gideon Badcock and Rebecah his wife all my 
Plantation I now live on and all the adjoining tracks of Land I Now Own and 
posses to him and his heirs and assigns for ever but if in case that Return 
Badcock should die with out Lawful issue before he comes to the age of Twenty 
one years old then the plantation shall be equally divided between his sister 
Judith and half Brother Gideon Badcock to them their heirs and assigns for Ever. 
Then I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Abigail Badcock the whole use 
of all my Plantation during their Natural Life, and after her Decease the use of 
it to be for Return Badcock. I also give my well beloved wife the Negro Girl 
called Hagor During her life and after her Decease to my daughter Abigail Scull 
her heirs and assigns for ever, I also give my wife the mare I now own and side 
saddle I also give my daughter Abigail a certain bond that is now in this 
attorneys hands due from Daniel Scull deceased being fifty pounds principle 
besides the interest, Item I give and bequeath to my four grand children John 
Nicelson and Marget his Sister and Return Brookfield and Sarah his sister ten 
shillings each, Items I give to my Granddaughter Judith Badcock daughter of 
Gideon a feather bed and bedding and a desk and all her mothers Weaving apparel 
and looking glass and a Large Pewter platter and a small one and half a dozen 
plates and a iron pot. Item I give to Return Badcock a chest with drawers under 
it. Item I give to my wife a third part of my moveable estate that is not 
disposed of already. Item I give and bequeath to my son John and David and 
Jonathan Badcock one other third part of my movable estate that is not disposed 
of before and the other third part of my moveable estate. I give two thirds it 
to my daughter Abigail Scull and the other third to Gideon Badcock my grandson 
son of Gideon Badcock and Lastly I do here by nominate constitute and appoint my 
wife Abigail Badcock and son David Badcock my only and soul executors of This my 
last will and Testament Hereby ratifying and confirming this and no other to be 
my last will and testament. In witness where of I the said Return Badcock hath 
here unto set my hand and seal this is day of April 1781.
Signed Sealed and delivered by the Said Return Badcock To be his last will and 
testament in the presence of 
NB Enter to and fourteen lines from the top before the signing of these presents
    Nicholas Frambes                                   His
    Peter Frambes                              Return   R   Badcock
    John Frambes                                      mark