Will, DE, Sussex, RICHARD JACOBS 1733 In the name of God Amen. The 22nd day of April 1733 I RICHARD JACOBS, in Sussex County upon Delaware, Yeoman, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, therefor calling to mind and memory the mortality 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 my and recommend my soul to God that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried and has Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, but the general resurrection I shall receive the same again in the mighty power of God. AND as touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form & c. IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife HANNAH JACOBS during her widowhood the dwelling Plantation whereon I live, also timber for the use of the said Plantation to keep it in repair, as she shall think fit and convenient. And if my wife HANNAH JACOBS should end her widowhood and marry, then I give and bequeath the aforesaid Plantation to my two sons JONATHAN JACOBS and NOTTINGHAM JACOBS to be equally divided, in quantity and quality. And if either of my two sons, or both of them, should marry during her widowhood, then she may have liberty to build upon some part of of the plantation or tract of the aforesaid land. And if my wife HANNAH should alter her condition then I give and bequeath the aforesaid tract of land to my two sons aforementioned and the heirs of their body lawfully begotten forever. ITEM I give to my wife HANNAH JACOBS two working or plow horses called Brandy and ???. Also two plows and the appurtenances to them belonging. Also six cows and two steers two years old and one year old old. Also two feather beds and furniture. Also twenty head hogs and two pots and two pewter dishes, nine plates and two dozen pewter spoons. Also ten head sheep. Also one chair. Also I leave all the corn now in the barn and all and singular the meat that is in the house for the families use. ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter RACHEL JACOBS one feather bed and furniture to be delivered to her the day of her marriage and three cows and calves at the day of marriage and also a mare, big with foal, called ??? and her increase from the date hereof between my daughter RACHEL and the child that my wife HANNAH is now big with. Also I give to my daughter RACHEL one iron pot and one iron kettle. Also I give to my daughter RACHEL one side saddle. ITEM I give him the keys to my two sons JONATHAN and NOTTINGHAM JACOBS one black bald faced mare and colt, with the increase, to be equally divided between them. Also I give and bequeath to my eldest son JONATHAN seven head of cattle at the day of his marriage. Also I give him a ewe with her increase from the day date hereof to my son JONATHAN JACOBS. Also I give to the youngest son my guns and also my black jacket and breeches and one Dusoy coat and one hath. Also the piece of new gray cloth. Also my riding saddle. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, RICHARD JACOBS 1733 ITEM and give to my son NOTTINGHAM JACOBS a pied cow, big with calf, called Flower, with her increase from the date hereof. Also a cow named Browney. Also a two year old steer. Also I give two pounds to my son NOTTINGHAM, to be levied out of my estate, which was left him by his god-mother. Also I give to my son NOTTINGHAM a ewe with her increase from this date hereof. ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter LEAH [JACOBS] ??? one pied Heifer two year old with her increase from this date hereof. ITEM I give to my daughter ELIZABETH KIRK a ??? young ewe and her increase from the date hereof. And the residue of my estate, after a just and lawful appraisement, I desire it may be sold to pay my just debts, and if there should be any remaining over and above what will pay the same, I give and bequeath to my son JONATHAN JACOBS and my son NOTTINGHAM JACOBS and my daughter RACHEL JACOBS, with the child my wife now ??? with to be equally divided amongst them. LIKEWISE I constitute make & ordain HANNAH JACOBS, my well beloved wife, and my trusty and good friend ABRAHAM PARSLEY, my lawful executors of this my last will and testament. And I hereby further revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments and wills and legacies requests and executors by me and anyway 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 you're above written. RICHARD JACOBS {seal, his mark} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us JOHN READING PETER HENDRICKSON ELIZABETH JACOBS {her mark} This 10th Day in May 1734 JOHN READING and PETER HENDRICKSON, two of the witnesses to the within will subscribing, appeared before me JACOB KOLLOCK DP, Register appointed for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the county of Sussex aforesaid and on their solemn oath did declare that in their sight, presents and hearing the testator RICHARD JACOBS did sign and seal publish pronounce and flare the within written to be his last will and testament and that at the doing there of the said testator was of a sound and XXX disposing mind memory and judgment and also that they saw ELIZABETH JACOBS song with them and evidence to the same Test JACOB KOLLOCK Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, RICHARD JACOBS 1733 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, DE, Sussex, RICHARD JACOBS 1733 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **