Will, DE, Sussex, George Walton, 1792 In the name of God Amen. The 4th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1792 I, GEORGE WALTON, Yeomen, of the county of Sussex and state of Delaware being sick and weak of body but of sound disposing mind and memory, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make an ordained this my last will and testament in manner and form following, viz. IMPRIMIS it is my will and I do desire that all of my just debts and funeral charges be first paid and fully satisfied. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son GEORGE WALTON the land and Plantation whereon I now live containing about 300 acres, be the same more or less, with a small parcel of marsh adjoining on Mispillion Creek at the bottom of my pasture, which said Marsh was granted by a warrant to a certain BETHUEL WATTSON, also a small tract or parcel of land that my father bought of ROBERT HART, containing 56 acres, and reserving to my beloved wife JEAN WALTON one half of the manor Plantation on the east end thereof to be divided with a straight line with the fence that leads from the land and Plantation now belonging to JOHN RUSSELL, from thence along by my barn towards the dwelling house and so on with a straight line to the marsh and privilege in all the marsh also one half of the dwelling house that is today the east end from the pasture south below and above ??? as also a privilege to get what timber and firewood shall be necessary for the support of the manor Plantation off of the aforesaid small tract of land bought of ROBERT HART during her natural life, only that she shall allow my said son GEORGE WALTON the half of the orchard that will be in my in my wife's part of the plantation when divided as aforesaid and after my wife's decease the lands and premises aforesaid to be enjoyed by my said son GEORGE WALTON his heirs and assigns forever. AND further it is my will and I do hereby ordained that my said son GEORGE shall, in consideration of the land and premises to him hereby bequeath, pay unto my son WILLIAM WALTON the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid when I said son WILLIAM arrives to the age of twenty one years. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son JONATHAN WALTON a small tract of land that I bought of SPENCER CHANCE containing 73 Acres also 15 acres of marsh on the bay side that I bought of JOHN BLACK To him his heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH WALTON the sum of three pounds and 15 Acres of Marsh on the bay side that I bought of JOHN BLACK exclusive of what he has already in his possession to him and his heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter ESTHER [WALTON] KILLEN wife of MARK KILLEN the sum of 3 lb exclusive of what she has already in her possession to her and her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter ANN [WALTON] MURRAY wife of JOHN MURRAY the sum of 3 lb exclusive of what she has already in her possession to her and her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter EUNICE [WALTON] CHANCE wife of JOHN CHANCE the sum of three pounds exclusive of what she has already in her possession to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, George Walton, 1792 ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter BETTY [WALTON] CHANCE wife of LEVIN CHANCE the sum of three towns exclusive of what she has already in her possession to her and her heirs and pounds forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter SARAH [WALTON] MELOY wife of THOMAS MELOY the sum of three pounds exclusive of what she has already in her possession to her and her ears and a signs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter MARY WALTON the sum of one hundred and ten pounds to her and her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES WALTON the sum of one shilling sterling money to him. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM WALTON the sum of one hundred and ten pounds exclusive of the hundred pounds ordered to be paid him by my son GEORGE to be paid him when he arrives at the age of twenty one years to him at his heirs and assigns forever. AND further I do hereby will in order that my beloved wife and my son GEORGE shall each have an equal privilege in all the otherwise and further it is my will that all my children that are unmarried shall be sufficiently schooled out of the use of my estate without receiving any part of the principal. AND it is my will and I do desire that my beloved wife JEAN WALTON shall enjoy the use and benefit of all the rest and residue of my estate during her natural life and that after her deceased to be equally divided among my children namely ESTHER, JOSEPH, ANN, EUNICE, BETTY, SARAH, JONATHAN, MARY and WILLIAM WALTON to them and their heirs and assigns forever. AND lastly I do hereby ordained, constitute and appoint my beloved wife JEAN WALTON, my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament allowing 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 seal the day and year aforesaid. GEORGE WALTON {seal} Sealed, signed, published, and pronounced in the presence of us ISAAC BEAUCHAMP WILLIAM WATTSON THOMAS JONES {his mark} Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, George Walton, 1792 Sussex County Memorandum the 31st day of May seventeen 96 before me, PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register appointed to the probate of Wills in granting letters of administration for the county of horse head appeared ISAAC BEAUCHAMP and WILLIAM WATTSON two of the witnesses to the foregoing will who being duly sworn on the holy of angels of almighty God did further depose and say that in their site, presents, and hearing the testator, GEORGE WALTON, did sign, seal, publish, declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the doing their of he was of a sound in perfect mind memory and judgment and that they and each of them together with THOMAS JONES subscribed the same as witnesses in the presence of the testator and at his request. PHILLIPS KOLLOCK. register Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, George Walton, 1792 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **