Will, MD, Worcester, Naomi Godwin, 1762

In the name of God, amen.

I NAOMI GODWIN of Worcester County, being sick and weak of body but of sound mind,
memory and understanding, to make and publish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following, to wit:

I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM GODWIN the plantation whereon he now liveth
in the county of Sussex with 200 acres of land thereunto belonging, or thereabouts,
to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH GODWIN 100 acres of land in
Sussex County for which fell to me by the death of my aunt ALICE WHITE being on the
south side of Pemberton Branch to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my daughter NAOMY [NAOMI GODWIN] 100 acres of land, it
being part of 200 acres which joins to where the widow CORD now lives and at that
end of the tract where the chapel standeth to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my grandson JACOB HIRONS and ELIZABETH ROBINSON the
other 100 acres of the aforesaid tract to be equally divided between them, the said
JACOB o have the part next to the branch to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

And I do hereby revoke all former will and wills by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of may 1762.

NAOMY GODWIN {seal, her N mark}

Signed, sealed and declared to be the last will and testament of the testator in
the presence of

PETER JOHNSON
RACHEL JOHNSON {her R mark}
MARY PEARREMORE {her mark} [MARY PARRIMORE, MARY PARIMORE]




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                      Will, MD, Worcester, Naomi Godwin, 1762

On the back of the foregoing will was thus written, viz.

June 3rd, 1767

Then came PETER JOHNSON and RACHEL JOHNSON, two of the subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing will and made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God, that they saw
NAOMI GODWIN, the testatrix, in the presence and by the consent of of MICHAEL
GODWIN, her husband, sigh, seal and heard her publish, pronounce and declare the
same to be her last will and testament and that at the time of her so doing she
was, to the best of their apprehension, of a sound, disposing mind and memory and
that they subscribed their names in the presence of the testatrix and at her
request and also that they saw MARY PARRAMORE the other subscribing witness sign
her name as witness to the said will in presence of the testatrix and at her
request.

Sworn before BENTON HARRIS, deputy Commissary of Worcester County




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