Washington-Newport County RI  Archives Wills.....Merriss, William November 25, 1789
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Source: Transcription Of Copy Of Original Document
Written: November 25, 1789

  WILL OF WILLIAM MERRISS
                                 transcribed by Dorothy Mansfield
In the name of God Amen This seventeenth day of November Ang 1789 I William 
Merriss of the town of Newport and the county of Newport and now residing in 
(Exeter Cooper) being in good health and sound disposal of mind Thanks be to 
God for it Therefore calling to mind the mortality of body that it is 
appointed one for all (must die)
I do make and ordain this my last will and testament that......say (principal) 
and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave 
it me and my body unto the earth...........Buried in a decent manner at the 
discretion of my executor..............hereafter named and as touching such 
worldly estate as whatever it hath pleased the Lord to bless me with I give 
devise and dispose of in the following manner First of all I desire that my 
just debts and funeral charges be paid out of my estate by me executors.
Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved son Ellery Merriss ten shillings in 
lawful silver money to be paid by me executors.
Item.  I give an bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Isabel Fish ten 
shillings in lawful silver money to be paid by my executors.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Merriss ten 
shillings in lawful silver money to be paid by my ececutors.
Item.  I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Mary Rathburn ten 
shillings in lawful silver money to be paid out of my estate and also I give 
and bequeath unto my three sons: John Merriss, Edward Merriss and Ellery 
Merriss all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them.
Item.  I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Merriss the home.  I 
likewise constitute make and ordain my sole..........executors of this my last 
will and testament all the rest of my movable estate both goods and 
chattels......that is not already disposed of in this will, I give unto my 
well beloved wife Mary Merriss to dispose of to her children as she shall 
think just when she is done with it and I do hereby.......disalow revoke and 
disannul all and every other former (testament) and will.  I declare this to 
be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand seal the 
twenty fifth day of November 1789.
                                                   signed William Merriss
In the presence of--
John Richmond
Edward Richmond
.......ah (Lawton Junr.
John Richmond and Edward Richmond two of the witnesses.............
(It appears that William named John and Edward Richmond as his executors, the 
will is so difficult to read, and some areas impossible to read, that we can't 
be sure.)  D.Mansfield

Additional Comments:
William is buried in Merriss Lot, Exeter Historical Cemetery #85, Corp, RI 
Mil., Rev. War, beside his son John, also Rev. War soldier.

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