Will, DE, Sussex, Caleb Cirwithin, 1790

In the name of God Amen.

I, CALEB CIRWITHIN, of Cedar Creek hundred and County of Sussex in the Delaware
State being weak and body but of sound mind and memory, blessed be God for the same
yet calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die, do you make an
ordained this my last will and testament in manner and form following viz.

FIRST I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to
be decently interred at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named. And as
touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give,
demise and bequeath the same in Manner and form following.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons ISAAC CIRWITHIN and SAMUEL
CIRWITHIN all my mills, lands, marshes that are or ought to be mine and one sloop
called the LIVELY together with my surveying and navigating instruments and books
belonging there to to be equally divided between them their heirs and assigns
forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my said beloved son ISAAC CIRWITHIN one negro boy
called DELPHI to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my said beloved son SAMUEL CIRWITHIN one negro boy
called IKE to him his heirs and a signs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter SARAH CIRWITHIN one negro boy
called GEORGE, one bed and furniture at her choice and her mother's side saddle to
her, her heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter CADEA CIRWITHIN one negro boy named
ELZRA one bed and Furniture of her choice to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my said daughters SARAH CIRWITHIN and CADEA CIRWITHIN
all the remainder and residue of my movable estate that has not heretofore been
given and bequeathed away, after my just debts and funeral charges paid and
discharged, to be equally divided between them their heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM had lastly I do hereby constitute, a point, and ordained my said beloved son
ISAAC CIRWITHIN my sole and only executor of this my last will and testament. And I
do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other Wills and
Testaments, legacies and bequeathments, executor and executors heretofore by me
named, confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.




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                         Will, DE, Sussex, Caleb Cirwithin, 1790

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my last
will and testament, this 7th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1790.

CALEB CIRWITHIN {seal}

Signed, Sealed, published, and declared by the said CALEB CIRWITHIN to be his last
will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers:

JOHN GOODWIN
THOMAS WATTSON
JACOB STRINGER TILNEY
ANN TULL {her A mark}




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                      Will, DE, Sussex, Caleb Cirwithin, 1790

Sussex County

Memorandum

The 2nd day of March 1792. Before me PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register appointed for the
probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the county of Sussex
appeared THOMAS WATTSON and JACOB STRINGER TILNEY two of the witnesses to the
within will who being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of almighty God did
severally hose and say that in their site, presence and hearing the testator, CALEB
CIRWITHIN, did sign, seal, published, and declare the same to be his last will and
testament, and that at the doing there of he was of sound and perfect mind, memory,
and judgment, and that they and each of them together with JOHN GOODWIN Junior and
ANN TULL subscribed the as witnesses in the presence of the testator and at his
request.

PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register




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