Will, DE, Sussex, HENRY SKIDMORE, 1759 And the name of God Amen. 19th day of March in the year of Our Lord 1759 I HENRY SKIDMORE of Sussex County on Delaware, yeoman being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore, calling unto my immortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, to make & ordain 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 that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by The mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly as state wherewith 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 to my well-beloved son THOMAS SKIDMORE all and singular the lands, messuages and tenements by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed by him, his heirs and assigns forever, one harrow and one Ox Chance and I likewise give to my son THOMAS SKIDMORE’s daughter one cow called Cherry and all the said cow’s increase freely to be possessed by them. IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath on to ELIZABETH [SKIDMORE], my dearly beloved wife, one bed and bedstead whereon I now lie, together with all the furniture thereunto belonging. And likewise I give her my chest and all that is there in in the said chest and one cow called Blair and her increase and one little pot and one washing tub and two piggins by her freely to be possessed of. ITEM I give to my well beloved daughter SARAH [SKIDMORE] PETTYJOHN five Shillings and I likewise give unto my said daughter's children one cow called White Face and all her increase and one bed to my daughter Sarah Pettijohn. ITEM I give to my well beloved son HENRY SKIDMORE two Shillings and Sixpence. ITEM I give to my well beloved son ELIJAH SKIDMORE two Shillings Sixpence. I likewise constitute, make & ordain my well beloved son THOMAS SKIDMORE my only and sole executor of this my last will and testament and I do utterly hereby disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies and executors by me in anywise before this time named, bequeathed, gratifying, 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 you're above written. HENRY SKIDMORE {seal his X mark} Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said HENRY SKIDMORE as his last will and testament presents of us the subscribers, viz: THOMAS OZBUN JOHN FISHER THOMAS BRION {his T mark} Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, HENRY SKIDMORE, 1759 Sussex to wit Memorandum this 9th day of April 1759 the within named THOMAS BRION and THOMAS OZBUN two of the witnesses to the within will subscribing appeared before me, Jacob kollock, register appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the county of Sussex, aforesaid, and on their solemn affirmations did declare that in their sight, presents, and hearing the testator, HENRY SKIDMORE, did sign, sealed, published, pronounce, and declare the within 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, memory, and judgment and that day and each of them together with JOHN FISHER subscribe the same as evidence has at the request and in the presence of the testator. Test JACOB KOLLOCK, deputy register THOMAS [BRIAN BRYAN] THOMAS [OSBORNE OSBURN] THOMAS [OZBORNE OZBURN] Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, HENRY SKIDMORE, 1759 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **