Grandson Charles Deputy s/o John Deputy

Date: 2 Jul 1796 [unknown]
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Surnames/tags: Deputy Macklin

Will of Charles Macklin

Date: 04 Jun 1796

Sussex County, Delaware

Recorded: 22 Jul 1796

Will

Sussex County, Delaware

In the name of God. Amen. I,Charles Macklin of the County and State aforesaid, being weak in body but of a perfect mind and memory, praised be God for the same, and having a desire to settle my worldly affairs, while it hath please God to continue me in the same, therefore I DO make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament, and desire it may be received by all as such, and as to my worldly goods, God in his mercy has given me, I do give and dispose of in manner and form following viz;

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Macklin, thirty pounds in money, to him or his heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Zilpha Macklin, thirty pounds in money, to her or her heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Eley Macklin, thirty pounds in money, to him or his heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson Charles Deputy, son of John Deputy, five pounds in money, to him or his heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson Charles Curk, five pounds in money, to him or his heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson Luke Townsend, five pounds in money, to him or his heirs or assigns forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth, all the rest of my goods and chattels, rights and credits and all my lands and tenements, in and during her widowhood and no longer

Item. It is my will and desire after the expiration of my wife's widowhood, as above said that all my lands should be equally between my two sons, Charles and Eli Macklin and I give and bequeath the same to them, their heirs and assigns forever

Item. My Will and desire is all my movable property that I leave to my wife in and during her widowhood and at expiration of her widowhood, I give and bequeath the same unto my four daughters, namely Caty Townsend, Polly [illegible], Basha Curk, and Zilpha Macklin, to be equally divided between them or their heirs or assigns forever, any other than my Will and desire is at the expiration of my wife's widowhood, that my son Charles Macklin should have my Negro Man named Esick, with his paying unto my four daughters above named the sum of ten pounds to each of them

Item. And I do ordain, order and appoint my wife, Elizabeth, my whole Exectrix of this my Last Will & Testament, and I DO hereby publish, declare and pronounce this to be my Last Will & Testament as witness, my hand and seal, this fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety six.

Charles C Macklin (seal)

Witnesses present: Benjamin Hudson, Rachel Killingsworth

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Memorandum

The 22 day of July 1796 before me, Phillips Kollock, Register appointed for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration for the County aforesaid (by virtue of a Commission to me directed) appeared Benjamin Hudson and Rachel Killingsworth, the witnesses to the foregoing Will who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, did severally depose and say that in their sight, presence and hearing, the Testator, Charles Macklin did sign, seal, publish and declare, the same to be his Last Will & Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of a sound and perfect mind, memory and judgment and that they and each of them subscribed the same Witnesses in presence of the Testator and at his request.

Phillips Kollock, Register

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