Elizabeth Townsend wrote her will in September, 1745 in Sussex County, Delaware. Her bequests were:
to son Steaven Townsend, 10 shillings
to son Costen Townsend, 10 shillings
to son Solomon Townsend a cow & calf & my sorrel mare
to son Charles Townsend, my negro maid named Corey but he must pay £10 to his brother Solomon within two years
to daughter Elizabeth Debuty: use & service of an enslaved girl called Dinah during my daughter’s natural life, then Dinah is to go to granddaughter Betty Debuty.
daughter Abigail Clendaniel, £5
to grandson William, son of Steaven, a cow & calf
to granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Steven, my wooling wheal[?]
to grandson Costen Townsend, a yearling mare
to grandson Charles Townsend, a yearling heifer
to granddaughter Betty Townsend, daughter of Solomon Townsend, my great chest
to granddaughter Sarah Debuty, my great iron pot and linning wheal and my gray two year old mare
to granddaughter Mare Debuty, my best featherbed & furniture
to granddaughter Mary Clendaniel, my iron cettel [kettle], my old linning wheale and old little iron pot
to granddaughter Elizabeth Townsend, daughter of Steven Townsend, my yearling mare
residue of estate: to be divided between all my children, sons & daughters
The transcriber left the executor's name blank. The will was proved in November 1745.
Sources
↑ Will of Elizabeth Townsend in Delaware Wills & Probate Records
Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, , 1676-1971: Sussex: General index 1682-1948 Wills, book A 1682-1781. Image 529. FamilySearch.org [1], accessed 22 Oct 2019.
Will of ELIZABETH TOWNSEND
Signed: 21 Sep 1745; Proved 2 Nov 1745
Heirs: children: Steaven, Costen, Solomon, Charles, Elizabeth Debuty, Abigail Clendaniel;
Heirs/grandchildren: William, Sarah and Betty, children of Stephen; Costen Townsend; Charles Townsend; Betty Townsend, daughter of Solomon; Sarah and Mary Debuty [Deputy] daughters of Elizabeth; Mary Clendaniel
Executors: left blank by transcriber
Witnesses: Thos. Davis, Thomas Lay, Rebecca Lay
Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
Name: Elizabeth Coston
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1680
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland
Father's name: Stephen Coston
Mother's name: Comfort
FHL Film Number: 14416
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