Will, DE, Sussex, ART VANKIRK, 1742

In the name of God Amen

The 20th day of November in the year of our Lord Christ 1742 I, ART VANKIRK, of the
county above said, Yeoman, being of perfect mind and memory praised be God and
calling to mind and memory the immortality of my body and knowing it is appointed
for all men once to die to make & ordain this my last will and testament, that is:

FIRST OF ALL I give and bequeath to my soul to God that gave it and for my body to
be buried at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, but at the last day
at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the power of almighty
God, nothing doubting, and as touching my worldly estate as it has pleased God to
bless me with all in this world, I give and bequeath in the manner and form
following:

IMPRIMIS I leave and bequeath my well-beloved wife ANN VANKIRK, my sole and whole
executor of this, my last will and testament, and also the whole tract of land in
plantation I now live upon during her natural life and, after her decease, to my
son GEORGE VANKIRK. But if my son GEORGE should die, without issue, then to my
daughter DOROTHY VANKIRK. likewise I leave to my son GEORGE VANKIRK to cows and
calves and a three-year-old heifer.

ITEM I give to my daughter DOROTHY VANKIRK one cow and calf, at the day of
marriage, to be levied out of my estate.

ITEM I give to my daughter MARGARET CLANDANIEL [CLENDANIEL] one shilling.

ITEM I give to my daughter GRACE LOFFLY [LOFFLAND] one shilling

Ratifying and allowing this to be my last will and testament and no other in
witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day and you're above written

ART VANKIRK {seal}

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us

JOHN CLANDANIEL [CLENDANIEL]
JOHN READING
JOHN HART




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                        Will, DE, Sussex, ART VANKIRK, 1742

Sussex
Memorandum

This 30th day of September the within JOHN CLANDANIEL and JOHN READING now
witnesses to the within will subscribing appeared before me, JACOB KOLLOCK,
register appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration
and the county of Sussex aforesaid and on their solemn oath did declare that in
their solemn sight, presence and hearing the testator ART VANKIRK did sign, seal,
publish, pronounce and declare the within written to be his last will and testament
and that at the doing thereof the said testator was of a sound and perfect
disposing mind, memory and judgment and also that they saw JOHN HART sign with them
as and evidence to the same.

JACOB KOLLOCK, D. R.




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