Will, DE, Sussex, THOMAS MANLOVE, 1709

In the name of God Amen.

This 26th day of January 1709 I, THOMAS MANLOVE, Sussex County on Delaware Bay
being sick and weak of body part of sound and perfect mind, memory, praised be
almighty God for it, I do make & ordain this my last will and testament in manner
and form as followeth:

THAT IS first and principally I resign my soul into the hands of almighty God who
gave it and my body to the earth from whence it was taken there to be decently
buried at the discretion of my survivors.

AND AS FOR my worldly Goods wear with see God in his goodness and mercy hath
endowed me I give and disposed of as followeth:

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto the child my wife now goes with, if a son, my
Plantation that I now use with the land thereunto belonging. And if it be not a
son, I give the said land and Plantation to my daughter SARAH [MANLOVE] from and my
wife’s decease.

ITEM I give unto my wife half of my personal estate after my full and just debts
are paid. And I give the other half to my daughter SARAH, and the child my wife now
goes with, to be equally divided between them.

And I constitute and appoint my loving [wife] MARY MANLOVE whole and sole executrix
of this my last will and testament thereby revoking all other former wills by me
made I do publish and declare this to be my last.

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

THOMAS MANLOVE {seal, his mark}

Signed, Sealed, acknowledged in the presence of us

RICHARD MANLOVE {his mark}
JOHN CLANDEN [CLENDANIEL] {his mark}
PHILLIP GRENDE {his mark}




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                      Will, DE, Sussex, THOMAS MANLOVE, 1709

Sussex on Delaware

The 27th day of September 1709 then did RICHARD MANLOVE appear before me and to
give his attest as the law directs and JOHN CLANDENE and PHILLIP GRENDE and make
oath on the evangelists of almighty God that they did see THOMAS MANLOVE sign,
seal, deliver this as the last will and testament and that this was their marks.




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