Will of Marmaduke Earle Sr. - March 25, 1765.

Date: 1765 [unknown]
Location: New York County, New York Colony
Surname/tag: Earle, Earl

WILL OF MARMADUKE EARLE, Sr., March 25, 1765.

The will of Marmaduke was made in 1765 when he was in his sixty-ninth year, and is given below:

Quoted From the book: History and Genealogy of the Earles of Secaucus pg. 275 ^[1]

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, MARMADUKE EARLE, of the City of New York, in North America, being at this time sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, duly considering that it is appointed for all men once to die, and being mindful of the uncertainty of that great change, when it shall please God to call me, do therefore make, ordain, constitute, appoint and declare this to be my last will and testament of and concerning the real and personal estate wherewith I now am or at the time of my death shall be seized or possessed either in possession. reversion or remainder, or what any other person or persons may by any means hold in trust for me, or otherwise in any manner howsoever of which I now have or hereafter may have any power, I give, bequeath and dispose of as hereinafter is expressly mentioned and set forth. But first and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my Creator, hoping for free pardon and remission of all my sins, and to enjoy everlasting happiness in His Heavenly Kingdom, through the sole merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed Savior and Redeemer of mankind.

My body I commit to its Mother Earth to be buried at the discretion of my sole executor hereinafter named.

Item, after all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid I give and bequeath to my eldest son, Edward Earle, the sum of five shillings, current money of the Province of New York, as and for his birthright.

Item, for and in consideration of the trouble, expense and charge I have been unto my dearly beloved son, Morris Earle, of the aforesaid City of New York, felt maker, and for divers other good causes and considerations, I give, devise and bequeath and my mind and will is that my said son, Morris Earle shall have, hold and enjoy himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, all my estate both real and personal, of what nature or kind soever, and also all that the undivided or other part of my father, Edward Earle’s estate (late of the County of Bergen, in New Jersey, deceased) to which I am by his last will and testament or otherwise howsoever entitled. And I do ordain, constitute and appoint my said loving son Morris Earle, sole and whole executor of this my last will and testament hereby annulling, disavowing and making void all former or other will or wills by me made, firmly declaring this to be my last will and testament wherewith I am fully content and satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, and in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third.