Here ya go gang....check out the spelling! ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Self <Single-user mode> To: Damaris8@aol.com Subject: Samuel 1776 Send reply to: itapa@enter.net Date sent: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 21:41:02 -0400 Cuz, Here is Sammy's will of 1776 In the name of God amen, the seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, I Samuel Faries of the hundred of Red Lion and County of New Castle, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God. Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors no doubting that at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God....and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form....Impirimis, is my will and do order in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied, and I also allow twenty pounds to get and fix a large tombstone over my grave at the discretion of my brother Jacob Faries & William Rankin Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Mary one feather bed and furniture or horse and saddle and the whole use of a lot of Marsh adjoining hansons landing on Delaware containing six acres during her natural life, but at her decease I will and demise the said lot of Marsh to my brother Jacob Faries likewise all my wearing apparel to said Jacob which he is to get at my decease. Item I give and bequeath my Sister Margaret Black my second best feather bed to her and her heirs...Item I give and bequeath unto my two nieces Margaret and Jane Faries the sum of one hundred pounds apiece which is to be lodged with their father Jacob Faries until they arrive to the age of eighteen years then to be paid unto them with the lawful interest for the same..Item I give and bequeath to my niece Margaret Black on hundred pounds which is to be lodged in the hands of Isaac Alexander senior which he is to pay her when she arrives at the age of eighteen with lawful interest for the same--and all the remainder of my estate I give and bequeath to the heirs of my Brother Jacob Faries and Sister Margaret Black to be equally divided amongst them...and I do constitute and ordain Isaac Alexander, Jacob Faries and Mary my wife the whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament. Ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament Notice how the spelling of the name is.....throughout this hand written will it is spelled FARIES for him and Jacob. He did marry and his wife was Mary He lived in Red Lion Hundred Notice the Marsh area and reference to a hansons landing (something to look for in 1776 for area he lived) He makes no mention of children....does the line stop there? This is all very interesting indeed. See if Barbara has this, otherwise forward it to her, and let her know we have the will and can copy it for her if she so desires. I'm impressed....now tell me ya already know all this and have a copy! Yikes! Luv Meskee :}