Will, DE, New Castle, MARY WYNKOOP, 1778

In the name of God Amen.

The 17th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1778 I, MARY WYNKOOP, of Appoquinimink
Hundred of the county of New Castle on Delaware, widow, being of sound disposing
mind and memory, but reflecting upon the uncertainty of this mortal state, do make
this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

I resign my soul to God hoping through the merits of my redeemer for a blessed
reunions with the body after resurrection of the last day my body at commit to the
ground to be buried in a decent manner as to my executor executor here after named
shall seem convenient, and for such worldly goods as it is please God and his
providence to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my son NICHOLAS HAMMOND of the island of Jersey,
British Channel, 50 acres of land more or less being all my undivided third part of
a tract of land purchased by my father JAMES DYRE of ELIZABETH GARRETSON, GARRETSON
could be RACHAEL GARRETSON and JEAN GARRETSON being part of a tract of land known
by the name of Red Clift, to be held and enjoyed by him his heirs and assigns
forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son ABRAHAM WYNKOOP 50 acres of land to be surveyed
out of my fourth part of a tract of land known by the name of Whiskey Wood with why
would devised to me by my mother REBECCA DYRE are to be held and enjoyed by him his
heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES WYNKOOP 200 acres of land more or less
being all the residue and remainder of my undivided fourth part of the tract of
land known by the name of with he would to be laid off from the upper part of the
subtract adjoining land of JOHN SCOTT and to be held and enjoyed by him his heirs
and assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath all my personal estate to be divided in the following
manner after my just debts are paid that is to say one half of my personal estate.

I give and bequeath unto my two sons NICHOLAS HAMMOND of the island of Jersey
British Channel and ABRAHAM WYNKOOP to be equally divided between them and the
other half of said personal estate.

I give and bequeath to my son JAMES WYNKOOP such shares and division to be
respectively held and enjoyed by them their heirs and assigns forever.

LASTLY I do constitute and appoint my son JAMES WYNKOOP sole executor of this my
last will and testament.

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

MARY WYNKOOP {seal}

Signed, Sealed, published, and declared by MARY WYNKOOP as, and for, her last will
and testament, in the presence of us.

WILLIAM ALLFREE [ALFREE]
JOSEPH DICKINSON
BENJAMIN WYNKOOP

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