Will, DE, New Castle, ROBERT Bryan 1784

Be it remembered that I, ROBERT BRYAN, of the hundred and County of New Castle on
Delaware being in perfect health and of sound, disposing mind and memory do this
6th day of October in the year of Our Lord 1784 make this my last will and
testament in manner following:

FIRST it is my will and I do hereby bequeath to my wife REBECCA [BRYAN] £100 worth
of my personal property which she may choose to be taken at appraisement.

It is further my will that my executors, hereafter named, do sell all that my lot
of marsh at Bossman's Creek containing about 7 Acres and three quarters and also
that piece or parcel of Woodland being at the head of Mr. JACOB COLESBERRY clear
land from a known dead Corner Black Oak of FEARN HOOK estate to next corner of the
land late of JOHN EVE’s, deceased, now and Mr. JAMES MCCULLOUGH and I do declare
them fully to be empowered to convey the same agreeable to the law of the state of
Delaware.

I do further give bequeath to my two daughters MARTHA [BRYAN] and REBECCA [BRYAN]
£300 each to be paid them by my sons JOHN [BRYAN] and JAMES [BRYAN] to whom I give,
devise and bequeath all the residue of my estate both real and personal to be
equally divided between them, share and share alike, to hold to them and their
heirs and assigns, provided that, if either of my son's should die before he comes
of age his estate shall descend to his surviving brother in fee to such surviving
brother and his heirs. And further it is my will that if either of my daughters
should die during their minority, that daughter's estate shall descend to her
surviving sister.

And it is further my will that my negro man SAM, in consideration of his honest and
faithful service, shall be manumised and set free when my son JOHN arrives at the
age of 21.

And lastly I do hereby constitute my worthy friend JAMES BOOTH Esquire and my wife
REBECCA and my son JOHN to be my whole sole executor of this my last will and
testament revoking all former Wills, devices, and bequests confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first
written above.

ROBERT BRYAN {seal}

Declared by the testator to be his will and the presence of

[No names given]




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                     Will, DE, New Castle, ROBERT Bryan 1784

Personally appeared before me GUNNING BEDFORD, Esquire, register for the probate of
wills and granting letters of administration and and for the county of New Castle,
JACOB COLESBERRY and THOMAS CLARK who being sworn on the holy evangelists of
almighty God depose and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of
ROBERT BRYAN, Esquire, deceased, and further say that the foregoing instrument of
writing they believed to be all of his own handwriting and signed by the said
ROBERT BRYAN deceased and further these deponents say not.

JACOB COLESBERRY
THOMAS CLARK

Sworn before GUNNING BEDFORD January 28th 1786

Recorded Book M




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                     Will, DE, New Castle, ROBERT Bryan 1784

An inventory of all and singular the goods & chattles of the estate of ROBERT
BRYAN, Esq. deceased appraised by us the subscribers this twentieth day of December
1785.

[INVENTORY LIST]

Negro woman SUSANNA & her two children
Negro woman RACHEL & child
Negro girl PHILLIS
Negro boy JERRY
Negro man SAM

April 30, 1788

JACOB COLESBERRY
MORTON MORTON




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                     Will, DE, New Castle, ROBERT Bryan 1784

The account of REBECCA BRYAN, widow, an JOHN BRYAN executors of the testament and
last will of ROBERT BRYAN, late of New Castle county, Esquire, deceased, as well of
and for such and so much of the goods and chattles, rights and credits of the said
deceased as came to their hands to be as of and for their payments and
disbursements out of the same, to wit:

DANIEL J. ADAMS
DR. ALEXANDER
JOHN BARBUR
GUNNING BEDFORD, ESQ
JOHN BRISON
DR. CAIRNES
JOHN CAN [CARR]
DAVID CLARK
JAMES DELAPLAIN
JAMES DELAPLAINS
THOMAS DENNISTON [DENNISON]
JAMES DEVELIN
MARY DULANY
ALEXANDER DUNCAN
JOHN FERISS
ROBERT FURNISS
WILLIAM HAZLET
JESSE HIGGINS
PHILIP JANVIER admin. F. FURNISS
SAMUEL KARR [KERR]
THOMAS KEAN, ESQ.
EDWARD KICHE
JAMES KIDDLE
JACOB A. KILLEN
ANDREW KING
GEORGE KING
JAMES LATIMER
JUSTIN LINDEY
JOHN LYON
ESTHER MACKEY
DANIEL MCLAREN
THOMAS MOORE
MATTHEW TATE
HUGH THOMPSON
JAMES TORREY
CATHARINE VANLEUVINIGH
JOHN WEBSTER


October 8, 1788




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