Will, DE, Sussex, SAMUEL TRUIT 1756

In the name of God Amen.

The 9th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1756, I, SAMUEL TRUIT of the county
of Sussex on Delaware, planter, being sick and weak and body but if perfect mind
and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die to make & ordain this
my last will and testament, that is to say.

PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST OF ALL I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God who
gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and
decent manner at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named and as touching my
worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with I give, demise and
dispose of the same in the following manner.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto MARY [TRUIT] my beloved wife one tract of land
containing 200 Acres being the same whereon I now dwell called and known by the
name of Poplar Valley together with the appurtenances there into belonging during
her natural life.

ITEM I device onto my son SAMUEL TRUIT the aforesaid tract of land called Poplar
Valley after the decease of my said wife together with all appurtenances to him and
his heirs and assigns forever. Also I devised onto my said Son SAMUEL a certain
tract of land whereon he now lives containing about 270 Acres with the
appurtenances to him his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM my will is that my two other tracts of land situate lying and being in Cedar
Creek hundred in the county of for said one containing 200 and 10 acres called
Polecat [Polecatt] tract the other containing 150 acres called Stallion Head be
sold by my executrix hereafter named towards satisfying and paying my just debts
and funeral charges and the over-plus if any I give and bequeath unto my said wife.

ITEM I give and bequeath all the rest of my movable personal estate unto my said
wife and my said son SAMUEL after all my just debts and funeral charges aforesaid
are paid to be equally divided between them except my Negroes hereafter mentioned.

ITEM my will is that my said wife have the use and benefit of all my Negroes during
her natural life, to wit, LYDIA, ISAAC, JACOB, COMFORT, EPHRAIM and NIMROD and
their increase and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath unto my
aforesaid son SAMUEL all the sudden Negroes and their increase has aforesaid to
him, his heirs and assigns forever.

AND I DO HEREBY CONSTITUTE, make, and ordained my said wife MARY my sole executrix
of this my last will and testament.

And I do hereby declare and utterly disallow, revoked, and disannul all and every
other former testaments, will legacies, bequests, and executors by me in anyways
before named, willed, and decrease, ratifying and confirming this and no other to
be my last will and testament.




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                          Will, DE, Sussex, SAMUEL TRUIT 1756

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

SAMUEL TRUIT {seal}

Signed, Sealed, published, and pronounced and declared by the said SAMUEL TRUIT has
his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers.

BETHUEL WALSTON
JAMES RODNEY
THOMAS CAREY



MEMORANDUM

This 3rd day of May 1757 the above named THOMAS CAREY and JOHN RODNEY two of the
witnesses to the above and within will subscribing appeared before me JACOB KOLLOCK
register appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration
for the county of Sussex on Delaware and being duly qualified on the holy
evangelist of almighty God did severally declare that in their presence and hearing
the testator SAMUEL TRUIT did publish, pronounce, and declare the above and within
written to be his last will and testament and that at the doing their of the
testator was of a sound and perfect, disposing mind, memory, and judgment and that
they and each of them together with BETHUEL WALSTON subscribed the same as evidence
has at the request and in the presence of the testator.

Test

JACOB KOLLOCK, register




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