Will, DE, Kent, Magdaline McKnitt 1784

In the name of God Amen.

The 12th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1784 I, MAGDALINE MCKNITT of the
county of Kent on Delaware, widow, being very sick and weak in 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 man once to die to make & ordain this
my last will and testament. That is to say:

PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST OF ALL I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God
that gave it and I recommend my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like
and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, but at the
general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.

AND AS TOUCHING SUCH WORLDLY estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son JAMES MCKNITT my negro man
PETER after deducting the sum of £30 of his father's estate due to him from me as
administrator with the interest and other expenses if any.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son JOHN MCKNITT my negro girl ORPAH
and negro boy SHELDON after deducting his part of his father's estate yet do in
manner aforesaid.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my well-beloved son ROBERT MCKNITT my negro boy LABEDU
after deducting his part of his father's estate in manner aforesaid.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son WILLIAM MCKNITT my negro boy
CURLESS after deducting his part of his father's estate, interest, and other
charges as before mentioned for the others being still due.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved daughter [ELIZABETH] BETSY BLACK all
my wearing apparel, fine and coarse, with my gold ring and silver shoe buckles.

AND I DO APPOINT and allow my negro woman PHILLIS to be sold for the payment of my
just and lawful debts. And I do desire and order my two younger sons ROBERT and
WILLIAM to be bound to trades. And the two negro boys, before named, to them
bequeathed to be kept and taken care of till I said ROBERT and WILLIAM, my sons,
arrive at 21 years of age by JAMES and JOHN MCKNITT, my two elder sons, and at
their expense, who I likewise constitute, make, and ordained my executors of this
my last will and testament.

I DO HEREBY utterly disallow, revoke, disannul all and every other former
Testaments, Wills, legacies, bequest, and executors buy me any wise before this
time named, willed, or bequeath ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
last will and testament.




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                      Will, DE, Kent, Magdaline McKnitt 1784

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

MAGDALINE MCKNITT {seal, her M mark}

Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said MAGDALINE MCKNITT
has her last will and testament in the presence of us, the subscribers:

JOHN KING
ROBERT FLEMMING Jr.
ELIZABETH FLEMING

N. B. All the rest of my estates goods chattels and effects after payment of all
just debts of mine to be equally divided between my four sons above named after my
decease this was before signing and sealing of the above added by same Authority as
the above.


Delaware state

Personally appeared before me THOMAS RODNEY, Esquire register for the proving of
wills and granting of letters of administration in and for the county of Kent, JOHN
KING and ROBERT FLEMING Jr., and being sworn on the holy evangelist to say that
they saw MAGDALINE MCKNITT sign and seal and heard her public, pronounce, and
declare the same as and for her last will and testament. That at the time of her so
doing and saying the same she was to their best of their belief of sound and
disposing mind and memory, that they, at her instance and request, did in her
presence sign their names as witnesses thereto and also the like instance and
request and in her presence saw ELIZABETH FLEMING sign her name as one other
witness to the same.

And testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of November Anno
Domini 1787.

THOMAS RODNEY, register

Be it remembered that on the 15th day of November 1787 the last will and testament
of MAGDALINE MCKNITT deceased was proved and approved in due form and letters
testamentary at the same time granted to JAMES MCKNITT and JOHN MCKNITT who being
sworn gave bond in the sum of two thousand pounds current money of the said state
with ROBERT FLEMING and JOHN KING for their faithful performance thereof agreeable
to law.




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