Will, DE, Sussex, ANANIAS HUDSON 1773 Sussex on Delaware In the name of God Amen I, ANANIAS HUDSON of the county of Sussex, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, praised be to God for the same, but calling to mind the mortality of this life and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, and having a desire to settle my worldly affairs, while it pleases God to continue me and my natural reason, in order to which I therefore to make do make & ordain this my last will and testament, and desire it may be received by all as such, and as to my soul, when it shall please God to take the breath from my earthly tabernacle, I commit unto God my Creator, and my body, to the earth, and desire it may be buried in a Christian like manner. And as touching my worldly Goods God in his Mercy has bestowed on me, I give and bestow in matter and form following viz. FIRST my will and desire is that all my just debts should be duly paid. ITEM I give and demise on to my loving wife SOPHIA [POYNTER] HUDSON my dwelling house in Plantation, with all the land thereunto belonging, during her natural life and after her decease to descend onto my two daughters LORANAH [HUDSON] and RUTH [HUDSON] and their lawful heirs forever. ITEM my will and desire is that in consideration that I have given the profit of my land unto my wife during her life that she shall raise and maintain and school my two daughters LORANA and RUTH, at her own expense, and that to be done in a decent like Christian manner. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter LORANA [HUDSON] one gold ring and one cow and calf to be delivered or paid to her at the age of 15 years, the ring 15 shillings. ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter RUTH one cow and calf and one gold ring of 15 Shillings price to be delivered to her at the age of 15 years. ITEM all the rest of my estate, not disposed of as mentioned above after my debts are paid, I give and bequeath unto my wife SOPHIA. ITEM I do ordained constitute and appoint my wife SOPHIA executrix and my father- in-law WILLIAM POYNTER executor jointly of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby pronounce, acknowledge and declare the above to be my last will and testament made this 3rd day of February 1773. I witnesses whereof I set my hand and affixed my seal. ANANIAS HUDSON Witness JOSEPH TRUITT Test WILLIAM H. POYNTER WILLIAM HALDON Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, ANANIAS HUDSON 1773 Memorandum The _____ day of _____ the above JOSEPH TRUITT one of the witnesses to the above well being deposed before me, PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register appointed for the probate of wills and granting of letters of administration for the county of Sussex, Delaware, and being one of the people called Quakers, who for conscience sake could not take his oath, did on his solemn affirmation to confirm that in his sight, presents and hearing the testator ANANIAS HUDSON did sign seal publish pronounce and declare the above written to be his last will and testament and that at the doing their of the said testator was of a sound and perfect disposing mind and memory and judgment and that he together with WILLIAM POYNTER and WILLIAM HALDON subscribed the same as evidence has at altogher in presence of the testator Test PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, ANANIAS HUDSON 1773 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. 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. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **