Will, DE, Sussex, Joseph Turner 1750

Sussex upon Delaware.

In the name of God Amen.

I, JOSEPH TURNER, being weak in body and of sound mind and memory, praise be given
to almighty God for the same, do make & ordain this to be my last will in and
testament and manner and form as following, that is to say.

FIRST and principal commit my soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it, and
as to my body I desire it should be decently buried at the discretion of my
executors hereafter named.

AND as touching my worldly estate as it hath pleased almighty God in his good mercy
hath sent me during this natural life I give and disposed as follows.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving wife SARAH TURNER my negro man called CUFF
with her lawful thirds.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter MARTHA TURNER my negro called PHIL.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH TURNER my negro boy called PETER.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter PRISCILLA TURNER my negro girl called
RACHEL.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter SARAH TURNER my negro girl called ROSE.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my eldest brother HUMPHRYS TURNER one pair of ??? and a
10 year old mare that came ??? the sorrel mare.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto brother HUMPHRYS’ former wife ANN [TURNER] three
children each a year old heifer.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto WILLIAM HENRY one two year old mare.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto WILLIAM HENRY one two year old mare.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto JAMES SMITH one ???.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my two brothers HUMPHRYS and CORNELIUS [TURNER] my
wearing apparel.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my four daughters MARTHA, ELIZABETH, PRISCILLA, and
SARAH all my lands to be equally divided among my above mentioned daughters.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my four daughters MARTHA, ELIZABETH, PRISCILLA, and
SARAH all my movable estate to be equally divided, after my just debts are paid and
funeral charges. If any one or more of these my daughters should die without
lawful heir their part or parts to be equally divided amongst the survivors.

ITEM I leave my loving wife SARAH and my brother CORNELIUS TURNER my full and
lawful executors of this my last will and testament, this I appoint to be my last
will and testament, revoking all other wills heretofore made me.




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                       Will, DE, Sussex, Joseph Turner 1750

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my had and seal this twenty third day of
August in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and fifty.

JOSEPH TURNER {seal}

Signed, sealed & declared to be the last will the subscribers in the presence of
us:

JAMES GORDON
THOMAS GORDON
JOHN LEMS




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                       Will, DE, Sussex, Joseph Turner 1750

Sussex on Delaware

Memorandum

This sixth day of February 1750

The above named JAMES GORDON, THOMAS GORDON and JOHN LENS appeared before me,
JACOB KOLLOCK, Dep. Regr. appointed for the probate of wills and grating of letters
of administration for the county of Sussex aforesaid and on their solemn oaths do
declare that in their sight, presence and hearing the testator, JOSEPH TURNER, did
sign and publish pronounce and declare the above written to be his last will and
testament and that in that doing there in the said testator was of a sound and
perfect disposing mind and memory and judgment and that they and each of them
subscribed the same as evidence has at the request and in the presence of the said
testator.

Test
JACOB KOLLOCK, Dep. Regr.




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