Will, DE, Sussex, Charles Polk 1781

In the name of God Amen.

The 21st day of July in the year of Our Lord 1781 I, CHARLES POLK, of Sussex County
on Delaware, planter, being weak but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God
therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die, do make this my last will and testament, that is
to say.

PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST OF ALL I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who
gave it and as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent
manner, at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same. And as touching such worldly estate where
with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of
the same in the following Manner and form.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my eldest son CHARLES POLK my dwelling Plantation on
the tract of land I know live upon containing 400 Acres called SECOND PURCHASE to
him and his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I give him also my Negro fellow called SAM, and my great Bible, and his
mother's chest.

ITEM I give unto my son GEORGE [POLK] one tract of land called POLK’S PRIVILEGE
containing 50 acres, also I give and bequeath him another tract of land called
PRIVILEGES ADDITION containing 260 Acres, Sussex survey, to him and his heirs and
assigns forever. I also give him my best suit of clothes, that is to say, coat,
vest and breeches.

ITEM I give unto my daughter MARY [POLK] one of my best hors kine, another of
common sort, and if I give her one before I die then another after I die, also I
give her my large chest and best chest.

ITEM I give to my daughter PRISCILLA [POLK] 2 cows and calves, or cows and
yearlings, and my old desk.

ITEM I give to my daughter ANN [POLK] one cow and calf or yearling and two-year-old
heifer or steer and box iron.

ITEM I give all my beds and furniture to my three daughters to be equally divided
amongst them.

ITEM I give and bequeath all the remainder of my whole estate to be equally divided
amongst my for children; MARY, PRISCILLA, ANN, and GEORGE. And if they do not agree
and dividing my estate amongst them I appoint my son CHARLES and my brother EPHRAIM
[POLK] to divide it amongst them equally, amongst them and if any of them loses any
of their Legacies I leave them before I die to make it up equal with the rest.

I do hereby utterly disallow all and every other former Testament will buy me in
anyways before this time 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 and year above
written.




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                        Will, DE, Sussex, Charles Polk 1781

I give my two old Negroes to my son CHARLES and GEORGE old NERO, ROSE to work for
them and they to take care of them.

And my further will and desire is there shall be no administration of my state and
lastly requires I appoint my son CHARLES my administrator of my estate.

CHARLES POLK {seal}

JOHN POLK
JAMES POLK
AVERY POLK
AND POLK

Memorandum

This 8th day of September Anno Domini 1784 before me PHILIPS KOLLOCK register
appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the
county of Sussex on Delaware personally appears JAMES POLK and AVERY POLK two of
the witnesses to the within will, who's being duly sworn swear on the holy
evangelists of almighty God did severally depose and say that in their sight,
presence and hearing the testator CHARLES POLK did Sign, Sealed, publish and
declare the within written to be his last will and testament, and that at the doing
there of he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and perfect mind,
memory and judgment and that they saw each of them together with JOHN POLK and ANN
POLK subscribe the same as witnesses in presence and at the request of the
testator.

PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register




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