Will, DE, New Castle, ALEXANDER BRYAN 1760 In the name of God Amen. November 21st 1760. I, ALEXANDER BRYAN of St. George hundred and County of New Castle in Delaware, Turner, being very sick and weak in body but have perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, 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 unto the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian 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 my worldly estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, and dispose of the same in the manner and form following: IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my well-beloved brother JAMES BRYAN all my right and title to the sawmill, mill damn, and streams with 3 acres of land, convenient to the same, belong to my part of the land not including any buildings together with all my tools belonging to the shop and the half of the timber wheels to him his heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved CATHERINE [BRYAN BOICE] 20 Shillings to be equally divided among them except a black mare to which it is my will should be given to my beloved sister MARY BRYAN beside her part. ITEM I give and bequeath to my well-beloved brothers JOHN BRYAN and ANDREW BRYAN and to my beloved sisters MARY BRYAN and AGNES BRYAN my whole & sole personal estate to be equally divided among them, except a black mare which it is my will should be given to my beloved sister MARY BRYAN beside her part. ITEM I give and bequeath to my well-beloved brothers JOHN BRYAN and ANDREW BRYAN my whole real estate willed to by my father with all the messuage and tenements thereunto belonging equally to be divided between them to be possessed and enjoyed to them and their heirs forever. And I do constitute, make, ordained, and appoint my beloved brothers JOHN BRYAN and ANDREW BRYAN my whole hand sole executors of this my last will and testament to discharge and to pay my legal debts. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disanull all and every other former Testaments, Wills, legacies and bequests and executors by me in anyways before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day in your above written. ALEXANDER BRYAN {seal} Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, New Castle, ALEXANDER BRYAN 1760 Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said ALEXANDER BRYAN as his last will and testament in presence of us, the subscribers: JAMES MOORE JAMES BRYAN WILLIAM KERR Proved the above oath of WILLIAM KERR according to law December 15th 1760 before me WILLIAM TILL Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, New Castle, ALEXANDER BRYAN 1760 Last Will & Testament of ALEXANDER BRYAN Proved December 15, 1760 Recorded & Copied Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, New Castle, ALEXANDER BRYAN 1760 The account of JOHN BRYAN and ANDREW BRYAN executors of the testament & last will of ALEXANDER BRYAN, late of New Castle County, yeoman, deceased, as well of and for such and same of the goods & chattles of the said testator as come to his hands as of for his payments and disbursements out of the same. Robert Ackman John Jones John Anderson John Jones, Esq. Edward Armstrong William Kerr Margaret Baxter John Lee Duncan Beard Hugh Mathews [Matthews] William Bird Sarah McConnel for Daniel McConnel Charles Bowman Robert Moldrum Boaz Boyce Francis Moore Francis Boyce Jacob Peterson Timothy Brannon John Peterson John Brock James Piper AGNES BRYAN Nathaniel Pringle ALEXANDER BRYAN James Shaw ANDREW BRYAN John Slaught JAMES BRYAN William Smith MARY BRYAN William Smith NATHANIEL BRYAN Isaac Starr David Burchard Alexander Stuart William Campbell Lawrence Summers Alexander Clark Thomas Sutton John Cooper Thomas Telfor Archibald Douglass John Veal Patrick Early Robert Watt William Glenn William Whittel James Gordon David Witherspoon Franklin Hall Thomas Witherspoon for David Witherspoon Sarah Hambly Thomas Witherspoon Richard Houghton JOHN COOPER JOHN BYRAN, ANDREW BRYAN executors To a balance in the executors hands to be disposed of according to the will of the testator £768.11.09 October 18, 1763 Patterson Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, New Castle, ALEXANDER BRYAN 1760 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. BRYAN & Martha M. BRYAN. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. BRYAN Martha M. BRYAN BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **