Will, DE, Sussex, JOHN HINMAN 1724 In the name of God Amen. The 27th day in August 1724. I, JOHN HINMAN, of the county of Sussex upon Delaware yeoman, being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind, memory and judgment and calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life, and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain my last will and testament and manner and form following, that is to say: FIRST AND PRINCIPALLY I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors, hereafter after named. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my two sons and daughter, to wit: JOHN [HINMAN], RICHARD [HINMAN], and ELIZABETH [HINMAN] all my real estate, whither in the County of Sussex or or elsewhere, to be equally divided, both in quantity and quality, between them, their heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give unto my sons, aforesaid, my wearing apparel, canes, and boots to be equally divided between them and their heirs. ITEM I give unto my son RICHARD one silver watch and to my daughter ELIZABETH one testament to be freely enjoyed by them and their heirs. ITEM I give unto my aforesaid three children the full sum of £80 current money to be paid them out of my personal estate in convenient time after my decease, that is to say the time to be the same to be divided equally between them and their heirs. ITEM I give and devise my household goods, cash, and other goods in my house ?eds and aforesaid three children and my wife MARY HINMAN and their heirs and all the remainder of my personal estate will and desire may be divided in three parts; one part thereof given to my aforesaid wife to her heirs; and the other two parts to my aforesaid three children, to be equally divided between them and their heirs. I will and desire that my daughter ELIZABETH my be at age and free from confinement at 20 years old and until she arrived at that age she may be under the care of her uncle RICHARD HINMAN whom I also desire may take charge of what I leave her until she attained the age aforesaid. ITEM My further will that my aforesaid wife MARY HINMAN may have her dower in my real estate during her natural life. And lastly I make an appoint my aforesaid two sons JOHN and RICHARD HINMAN and my wife MARY HINMAN executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all and every other will and wills, legacy and legacies by me heretofore made and given either by word of mouth or in writing and this only to be deemed and taken to be my last will and testament. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, JOHN HINMAN 1724 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first written with all requesting my brother RICHARD HINMAN, JOHN ROADES [RHODES] and PHILIP RUSSELL maybe overseers to see this my will performed. JOHN HINMAN {seal, his mark} Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the above JOHN HINMAN to be his last will and testament in the presence of us: The words cash and other Goods in my house were interlined in 03 and 20 line before signing JOHN HALL {his mark} SAMUEL BLACK {his mark} JENNET BLACK {her mark} Memorandum: This first day of January 1724, I, the above named JOHN HINMAN, having, since the signing the above and within will, paid unto my son JOHN HINMAN the sum of £32 current money which sum is to be accounted for by him in his part of my estate after my deceased and for as much as my said son, JOHN HINMAN, is now left me, my will is that whatever my wife and other children shall make or gain, hereafter, shall be divided amongst them as in my will mentioned and my son JOHN barred therefrom. Memorandum that MARY HINMAN, wife of the above JOHN HINMAN, assents to the making of the within and above will and is satisfied with her legacy therein bequeathed. In confirmation whereof she hath hereunto set her hand and seal in presence of the under written witnesses. This 7th day of April 1725 MARY HINMAN {seal, her mark} Test WILLIAM GREER his mark WHITE RUSSELL Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, JOHN HINMAN 1724 Sussex Be it known unto all men by these presents, that I, MARY HINMAN, wife of the within testator JOHN HINMAN, do freely assent unto the making and publishing of the within will and for the confirmation thereof do oblige myself to pay unto the within JOHN, RICHARD, and ELIZABETH HINMAN the full sum of £500 current money on this condition, that if I, the said MARY or my heirs as aforesaid, shall at any time or times hereafter claim any more of the estate of the within JOHN HINMAN, my present husband, after his decease, then what is given me by his will within written. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 8th day of April Anno Domini 1725 MARY HINMAN {seal, her mark} Teste WILLIAM GREER {his mark} PHIL RUSSELL Memorandum: This 23rd day of September, 1727, SAMUEL BLACK and JENNET BLACK witnesses to the within will appeared before me, JACOB KOLLOCK, Deputy register for the county of Sussex upon Delaware and made a oath in the Holy evangelists that in their sight, presents, and hearing the within testator, JOHN HINMAN, did sign, publish, pronounce, and declare the above and within written instrument to be his last will and testament and that at the doing their of the said testator to the best of their judgment was of a sound, disposing mind and memory and that they saw the said JOHN HALL sign as an evidence with them. 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