1842: Will of Nathaniel Beauchamp

Date: 12 Feb 1842 [unknown]
Location: Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, United States

1842 to 1844: Estate of Nathaniel Beauchamp ^[1]

1. Date: 12 Feb 1842 . Will of Nathaniel Beauchamp ^[2]
   1. Location: Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware

Parties Named

1. Nathaniel Beauchamp, testator
   1. Sarah Ann Beauchamp, wife of Nathaniel, one half interest
   2. 13 parts of one half interest
      1. Elizabeth Clark, sister
      2. Joshua Deputy, half brother
      3. Sarah Ann Smith, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      4. Mary Jane Smith, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      5. Elizabeth A Smith, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      6. Joseph Marritt, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      7. Ann Eliza Marritt, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      8. James Marritt, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      9. Thomas B Marritt, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      10. James Denny, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      11. Francy Denny, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      12. Nathaniel Denny, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark
      13. Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, granchild of sister Elizabeth Clark

Last Will & Testament

The Last Will & Testament of me, Nathaniel Beauchamp of Saint Georges Hundred, County of New Castle and State of Delaware, as follows, to wit;

1st. I will, order and direct, that my Executor hereinafter named shall sell at public sale, the whole of my Estate, whether it be real, personal, or mixed, except the unexpired terms of my manumitted colored servants, which shall be disposed of at private sale, and also excepting that part of my Estate hereinafter be ___. And after the payment of my funeral expenses, and all the debts, which I shall justly owe at the time of my decease. It is my Will that the net proceeds thereof together with all monies arising from the collection of debts or otherwise shall be disposed of as follows, to wit

2nd I give and bequeath to my dear wife, Sarah Ann Beauchamp, the one moriety or half part of my Estate aforesaid - my said wife at her option taking my colored girl Rachel, at the sale of ten dollars per year for the unexpired term which she may then have to serve otherwise, the said Rachel shall be disposed of, as in hereinbefore provided for, the sale of my other colored servants.

3rd I will, order, and direct that the remaining moriety, and residue of my estate (except my watch) which I give to my sister's grandson, Nathaniel Denny, shall be divieded into thirteen equal parts, and I do give and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth Clark, one of the said parts, and to my half brother, Joshua Deputy, one of the said parts, and also Sarah Ann Smith, Mary Jane Smith, Elizabeth A Smith, Joseph Marritt, Ann Eliza Marritt, James Marritt, Thomas B Marritt, James Denny, Francy Denny, Nathaniel Denny, and Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, (all grandchildren of my sister Elizabeth Clark's) each one of the said parts. Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint my aforesaid wife, Sarah Ann Beauchamp, and my friend Charles Tatman to be the executors of this, my Last Will & Testament, and I hereby declare that, my said executors shall not be responsible for the acts, deeds, receipts, defaults, or the disbursements of each other, but cash only for her or his own acts, deeds, receipts, defaults or disbursements

And i do hereby revoke all former wills by me heretofore made declaring this only, to be my Last Will & Testament

In witness whereof I the said, Nathaniel Beauchamp, the Testator to this, my Last Will & Testament, my hand and seal have subscribed and set this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty two.

Nathaniel Beauchamp (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Nathaniel Beauchamp, the Testator and for his Last Will & Testament in presence of us, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as willingly thereto.

Henry P Baker, Richard Hayes

New Castle County }

Personally appeared Henry P Baker and Richard Hayes, the two subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who being solemny sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, did say that they saw Nathaniel Beauchamp, the Testator sign and seal the aforesaid Instrument of writing and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his Last Will & Testament, that at the time of his so doing, he was to the best of their belief, of sound and disposing mind and memory, that it was at the request of the Testator in his presence and in the presence of each other, that they subscribed their names thereto

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at New Castle

May 23 1842

Jacob Caulk, Register

Images

1. 1842 Will: Nathaniel Beauchamp

Sources

1. ↑ "Estate of Nathaniel Beauchamp". New Castle, Delaware. 1842 to 1844. ancestry.com. Subscription required. (Accessed 26 Dec 2017)
2. ↑ "1842 Will of Nathaniel Beauchamp". ancestry.com. Subscription required. (Accessed 25 Dec 2017)