Will, DE, Sussex, Andrew Collings 1773 In the name of God Amen. I, ANDREW COLLINGS, of Worcester County in the province of Maryland, Yeoman, being in a sick and low state of health as to body, yet, of perfect and sound mind and memory, blessed be God, to make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say. I RESIGN my soul to God in full hopes of eternal salvation only through and in the merits of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my body to the dust thereunto be interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. IMPRIMIS I do order that my funeral charges and all my other just debts shall be discharged and paid out of my personal estate. ITEM I give devise and bequeath to my son ANDREW COLLINGS and to his heirs and assigns forever all that tract of land which I formerly purchased of WILLIAM PETTYJOHN lying in the county of Sussex and which my said son ANDREW is now in possession of and all that tract of land adjoining the same which I lately purchased of JOHN [CLOWER] CLOWES and which is not yet to us conveyed and also 50 acres of Maryland survey adjoining on the north side of subtract last mentioned. Also I give devise and bequeath to my son ANDREW COLLINGS and his heirs and assigns forever a tract of land lying and being westerly of my mills which I purchased of WILLIAM COLLINGS containing 100 acres more or less Pennsylvania right and also 150 acres adjoining the same, be the same more or less, Maryland title, also I give to my said son ANDREW and to his heirs and assigns as aforesaid my negro man named FRANK and my negro woman named JENNY and all the goods and utensils that he my said Son now have in his possession. ITEM I give and devise on to my son JOHN COLLINGS and to his heirs and assigns forever my Manor Plantation and all the lands thereunto belonging containing 150 acres in two surveys be the same more or less. Also the plantation where on I now live called SAMUEL’s adventure and also 50 acres of land adjoining thereto called Long Acre and all my Pennsylvania surveys adjoining the aforesaid two tracts of land and the land and plantation former THOMAS WILLINGS which I purchased of JONATHAN VAUGHN and all my lands adjoining the same. Also I give to my said son JOHN and to his heirs and assigns my negro woman named SARAH and my negro man named KINNER and all the goods and utensils that he my son said son herewith hath or is in his possession. ITEM I give him devise and bequeath to my two sons ANDREW and JOHN aforesaid and to their heirs and assigns forever my saw mill and grist mill equally to be divided between them and their heirs and assigns forever, share and share alike. ITEM I give unto my daughter MARY [COLLINGS] TRUITT and to her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and to their heirs and assigns forever my negro woman called SABINA and all the children she now has or hereafter may have. Also my negro boy called TOBEY and also one half part of the money arising from the sale of my parcel of 150 acres of land that I purchased of WILLIAM BRADLEY and now not in partnership with Vaughn and Company and also the one half of the money arising from the sale of 50 acres of land lying in ??? swamp and now under lease to Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, Andrew Collings 1773 THOMAS INGRAHAM which two tracts of land I do hereby order sold and the other half of the money arising from or by such sale I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH [COLLINGS] BRADLEY. ITEM I give to my daughter ELIZABETH BRADLEY the service of three negro boys viz PETER, GEORGE, and JACK who came of my negro woman MIREAH during my son said daughter ELIZABETH natural life and after her decease I give, devise and bequeath the said negro boys to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to their heirs and assigns forever. And in case my said daughter ELIZABETH should have no lawful issue of her body, then my will is and I do hereby give, devise, and bequeath the said Negroes to my other three children viz ANDREW, JOHN, and MARY and to their heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson COLLINS [COLLINGS] TRUITT and to his heirs and assigns forever two hundred acres of land called “Allen” Designer, Maryland right, and 80 acres more or less Pennsylvania write adjoining on Mirery Galley and 50 acres of Maryland right which I purchased old THOMAS EVANS and 10 acres of land adjoining the same that I purchased lately of JOHN CLOWES not yet conveyed and also my negro girl named PHYLLIS, and one bed with the common furniture, two cows and calves, five ewes, one horse bridle and saddle, to the value of 12 pounds Pennsylvania currency and also one negro boy named LONDON son of old BECKS. ITEM I give to my granddaughter ELIZABETH TRUITT daughter of SAMUEL TRUITT and to her heirs and assigns forever my negro girl named JENNY, daughter of old BECKS. ITEM I give to my grandson JOHN TRUITT son of SAMUEL TRUITT and to his heirs and assigns forever my negro boy named BOSE son of old BECKS. ITEM and also the remainder and residue of my estate of what nature or kind soever or whatsoever wheresoever that I have not heretofore given away my will and desire is that it shall be divided and distributed in the manner and form following, that is to say: one equal fourth part thereof to my son JOHN COLLINGS his heirs and assigns; one equal fourth parts thereof to my son ANDREW COLLINGS and his heirs and assigns; and one equal fourth part thereof to my daughter MARY TRUITT and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and to The heirs and assigns and the other fourth part thereof unto the heirs and lawfully begotten the heirs lawfully begotten of the body of my daughter ELIZABETH BRADLEY, and in case my said daughter ELIZABETH should not have such issue or heirs then my will is that the aforesaid remaining fourth part shall be equally divided between my other children viz ANDREW, JOHN, MARY and their heirs and assigns, share and share alike. AND LASTLY I do hereby nominate and appoint my two sons ANDREW COLLINGS and JOHN COLLINGS [executors] of this my said will to execute. Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, Andrew Collings 1773 In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name and seal I affixed this 15th day of May 1773. Note one line Anne ELIZABETH BRADLEY's Legacy erased before signed and the word them interlined ANDREW COLLINGS {seal, his AnColl mark} Signed sealed as his last will and testament pronounced and declared in the presence of SAMUEL HAND LALATHIEL COLLINS PHILLIP TRUITT JOHN CLOWES June 18th 1773 Then came SAMUEL HAND who being one of the people called Quakers and a subscribing witness to the foregoing will did solemnly affirm and declare and PHILLIP TRUITT another subscribing witness to the for going well and made a oath on the holy evangelist of almighty God that they saw ANDREW COLLINGS, the testator, sign, seal, and heard him publish, pronounce, and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his doing so he was to the best of their apprehension of a sound and disposing, mind and memory and that they subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the testator and at his request and also that they saw LALATHIEL COLLINS and JOHN CLOWES the other subscribing witnesses sign their names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the testator and at his request. Sworn before BENTON HARRIS deputy Commissary of Worcester County In testimony that the within and foregoing is a true copy of the original will of ANDREW COLLINGS deceased ??? the original papers received from the late testator ??? office that I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of office this 26th day of July Anno Domini 1786 JOHN WISE, Register Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, Andrew Collings 1773 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **