Will, DE, Sussex, Magdaline Manlove 1770


In the name of God Amen.

This 21st of March in the year of Our Lord 1770 I, MAGDALINE MANLOVE of Sussex
County on Delaware being in health and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given
unto God, therefore calling in to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it
is appointed for all once to die I do 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 to to be buried at the discretion of my
executor. And as touching such worldly estate 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 and bequeath unto my son JONATHAN [MANLOVE] one negro man called DICK
and a negro girl called CASEY.

ITEM I give to my son BOAZ [MANLOVE] all my right hand title of the tract of land
where on I now live to him and his heirs forever. And likewise one negro man called
DOVER and likewise a negro woman called SUSANNA and a bed and furniture.

ITEM I give to my son MANUEL [MANLOVE] one tract of land called Mount Pleasant
containing 340 acres to him and his heirs forever and like Bryce a negro boy called
ROBIN.

ITEM I give to my grand-daughter UNICE WALLER one negro girl called HAGER and my
fine hackel [hunting horn].

ITEM I give to my son JAMES OWENS [MANLOVE] the half of a tract of land called The
Turkey Swamp, to him and his are yours forever.

ITEM I leave the other half of the tract of land called Turkey Swamp with all the
rest of my movable estate in the hands of my three sons, viz. JONATHAN, BOAZ, and
MANUEL or to pay my daughter ELIZABETH [MANLOVE] £20 out of my estate and my
wearing clothes.

ITEM I give to my daughter ANN BURROUGHS [BURROWS] £25 of my estate.

ITEM I give to my grand-daughter SHERRY MANLOVE £20 to be paid her at the age of 18
years old.

ITEM I give to my granddaughter BETTY MANLOVE £20 to be paid her at the age of 18
years old, the daughter of GEORGE MANLOVE.

I do hereby utterly disallow all and every other former Testaments, Wills, buy me
in anyways before this time named, willed, and bequeathed, and ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.




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                     Will, DE, Sussex, Magdaline Manlove 1770

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above
written.

MAGDALENE MANLOVE {seal}

CHARLES POLKE SR.
CHARLES POLKE JR.
GEORGE POLKE




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                     Will, DE, Sussex, Magdaline Manlove 1770

MEMORANDUM

This 22nd day of November 1770 the above named CHARLES POLKE Jr. and GEORGE POLKE
two of the witnesses to the above will subscribing appeared before me, PHILLIPS
KOLLOCK register appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of
administration for the county of Sussex on Delaware and being duly qualified on the
holy evangelists of almighty God did severally declare that in their site presence
and hearing the testatrix MAGDELINE MANLOVE did sign, seal, publish, pronounce, and
declare the above within written to be her last will and testament and that at the
doing there of the testatrix was a sound and perfect, disposing mind and memory and
judgment and that they, each of them, together with CHARLES POLKE Sr. subscribed
the same as evidence has at the request and in the presence of the testatrix.

Test

PHILLIPS KOLLOCK, register




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