Wills: Will of Dr. Thomas Wynne (1691): Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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1691 Will for Dr. Thomas Wynne, Philadelphia, PA
                 Dr. Thomas Wynne, Last Will and Testament
                  Will Book A, page 200, Philadelphia, PA
           

     In the name of God. Amen. I, Thomas Wynne of Philadelphia in
     Province of Pennsylvania, practitioner in Physick being sick and
     weake in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory and
     considering the frailty of man and certainty of death and the
     uncertainty of the time. When, doe make and ordain this my last
     will and testament In manner of form, following As to what estate
     God hath ______ me with my just debt being first purs_______ and
     satisfied, I hereby give and devise to my dear and well beloved
     wife, Elizabeth Wynne, all that my usage of plantation with the
     Apput______ Whereon my family now dwell of tes____ lying and being
     near the towne of Lewis in the county of Sussex, ___________, the
     time. of her natural life and after her decease to my son,
     Jonathan Wynn, his heirs of assigned forever.

     Item: I give and bequeath unto my children now in donerical (8ch.)
     Jonathan, Mary, Rebecca, Sidney, Hanah, one moiety or half part of
     my personal Estate. (My Negro being by me intended and included
     as such) to be divided amongst them within two years after my
     decease according to the desertion of my overtures herein after
     mentions. Butt in regard that some of my children are already
     better provided for and in hope further way of living that others
     and I do therefore in a more particular manner recommend my son
     Jonathan and my daughters, Mary, Rebecca, and Hannah to the care
     and disposal of my said overseeres. And for my daughter Tabisha
     now in Europe, she hath already sufficiently partaken of my
     fatherly care and ______ of her and as the last mark of my love I
     do hereby give and bequeath unto her the sum of 50 shilling.

     Lastly Elizaeth the other Moiety of my persona estate of _____
     nature or kinde soever I do constitute and appoint her executor of
     this my last will and testament and whereas there has been a
     certain Bond entered into me to Samuel Buttall, my Brother-in-law
     for payment of 50 shillings and there now remains upp there of the
     sum of 25 pounds principal money. Now my well meaning is that my
     message and Plantation near Lewis Towne shall be chargeable withe
     the payment there of in case the __ bond be issued. I do request
     and desire my dear friends, Thomas Lloyd, Dep Good, of this
     Province and Griffith Owen to be overseeres of this my last will
     and testament. My hand this 15th day of first month 1691.