Will of Jeremiah Sweet of Exeter, RI, abt 1676 - 1760 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Susan Irish, PICKNELL@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages are for the use of indivisual researchers, and may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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Imprimis I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Ruth Niles Two Shillings in Money or Passable Bills of Publik Credit of this Colony thinking that to be a Sufficient Portion with what She hath already had. Item I Give and Bequeth unto my Son Samuel Sweet five Shillings in Money or Bills of Credit as abovesaid he having Received his Portion. Item I Give and Bequeath unto the Heir of My Daughter Elizabeth Sweet Deceased the Sum of Five Shillings in Money or Bills as aforesaid I thinking that to be a Sufficient Portion with what his or her Mother hath already had. Item I Give and Bequeath unto the Heir of My Son John Sweet Deceased Five Shillings in Money as afforesaid he having Received his Portion ---------------------------------------------- and my Will is that all the above Legacies be Paid by my Executor in one year after my Decease. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son George Sweet the Feather Bed and Furniture thereunto Belonging that I now Lye on and also my Chest and my Great Chair. Item I give and Bequeath unto my Son Jeremiah Sweet the Feather Bed and Furniture that I used to Tell him he Should have and also my Great Pot and my Great Table. Item I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Isabell Sweet the Bed and Furniture that I used to Tell her that She Should have as also my Small Pot and Kittle and Iron Trammel one Small Table and Looking Glass one Spice Morter and Pestle one Jug. Item I give and Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Ruth Sweet the Daughter of my Son John Sweet Deceased one Feather Bed and Furniture thereunto Belonging. Item And Lastly I give and Bequeath all the Remaining Part of My Moveable Estate to my Son Jeremiah Sweet and to my Daughter Isabell Sweet to be Equally divided Between them. I Have also Nominated Constituted and Appointed my Son George Sweet my Whole and Sole Executor to this my Last will Testament to Execute the Same in Manner as above said and I Do also hereby Utterly Disallow Disanull Revoke and by these Presents make Void all and every other former will or Wills Executor or Executor Legacies and Bequeaths by me at any time heretofore Named or Made or in any Wise Caused to be made or Named Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament. Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the Said Jeremiah Sweet to be his Last will and Testament In the Presence of us the Subscribers. Jeremiah [his mark] Sweet (Seal) Mary [her mark] Olin Samuel [his mark] Sweet Jur. Griffin Sweet Whereas George Sweet Executor to the Last will and Testament of Jeremiah Sweet Late, of Exeter in the County of Kings County Deceased Appeared before the Town Council of Said Exeter on the 8th Day of July A.D. 1760 and Presents Said Will in Order for a Probate and also one of the witnesses to Said Will Girffin appeared at the Same time and on his Solemn Engagement Declared that he Saw the Testator to with the Said Jeremiah Sweet now Deceased Sign Seal Pronounce and Declare the Same to be his Last will and Testament and that in his Presents he set his hand as a witness at that time and that according to the Best of his Judgement the Testator was then in his Perfect mind and Memory and that he saw Mary Olen who as it appears to this Council to be Deceased and Samuel Sweet Jur. who is gone into the Expedition against Canada Sign as Witness at the Same time with him and for that Reason Said Will is allowed a Lawful Probate. Signed by order of the Town Council of Exeter this 8th Day of July 1760 by Benja Raynolds Council Clerk.