Probate Records of David Pennewell of Sussex County

Probate Records of David Pennewell
of Sussex County, Delaware


Will of David Pennewell of Sussex County, Delaware
dated 17 June 1831
probated 5 November 1831

 

In the name of God amen I David Pennewell of Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware Considering the uncertainty of human life and being of Sound and Disposing mind and memory do ordain this Writing to be my Last Will and testament in manner and following To Wit


1st I give and bequeath to my Son Robert O. Pennewell all the Land I Hold Now I purchased of Thomas Horsey in tenure of David Megonagal to him and his heirs and assigns forever likewise three hundred dollars in cash more than he has had provided that he the said Robert O. Pennewell settles my Estate clear of any charge against me or any trouble for settling of said Estate and if he the said Robert O. Pennewell refuses to settle my Estate my will and desire is that the land I left to Robert O. Pennewell to be equally divided between Semion Pennewell and Lydia Elisabeth Pennewell and the said Robert O. Pennewell shall have no more of my Estate.


2nd I give and bequeath to my son Albert G. Pennewell the land I purchased of William Carlisle and Curtis Jacobs in tenure of Evan Scott to him his heirs and assigns forever but if he should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one then and in that case my Will is to go to Semion and Lydia Elisabeth Penewell and they all should die before they arrive to lawfull age then in that case my will is to be Equally divided between my grandchildren.

3rd I give and bequeath to my two Children Named Semion Pennewell and Lydia Elisabeth Pennewell all the Lands Whare I now live up to the Land I Purchased of William Carlisle to them and their heirs and assigns for Ever, But in Case they Boath should Die before they arive to Lawfull age then my will is that the Land be sold and the money Equally divided amongst my Grand Children.

4th I give and bequeath to my three Grand Children Named David P. Sorden and Mary Ann Sorden Children of John Sorden and to David Owens Elliott Son of John Elliott all the money that John Sorden is Due me Entered at George Town in in the Supreme Cort one Judgment Bond, principle is thirty one hundred and fifty Dollars and one Judgment Note Entered in the same Cort, all to be Equally divided amongst my three grand children above named.

5th my will and Desire is that my Executor shall sell all my Lands in Warsister (Worcester) County State of Maryland below Snow hill and all the Money ariseing from the Sale of Said Land to be equally Divided between my three Children Named Albert G. Pennewell and Semion Pennewell & Lydia Elisabeth Pennewell, but if they all Should Die before they arive to Lawfull age then my Will is the money ariseing from said Sale of Land to be Equally Divided amongst my Grand Children.

6th I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Named Mary Jane Pennewell Daughter of David Pennewell Now Dec'd the Sum of thirty five Dollars to be Paid by my Executors.

7th I give and bequeath to my three Children Named Albert G. Pennewell Semion Pennewell and Lydia Elisabeth Pennewell all my Land I Purchased of the heirs of Nathaniel Morriss and Louder Layton in tenure of Samuel Hopkins and all my Land I Purchased of Jesse Eckels to them and their heirs and assigns for Ever but if they all Should Die before they arive to Lawfull age then my Will is the Land to be sold and the money Equally Divided amongst my Grand Children.

8th It is my Will and Desire that after all my Just Debts are Paid together with the Legacys Devised in my Will, the Balance or Residue of my Personal Estate Shall bee Equally Divided Between my Beloved Wife Nancy Pennewell and my three Children to Wit Albert G. Pennewell Semion Pennewell Lydia Elisabeth Pennewell Share and Share a Like.

9th I Do hereby nominate my Son Robert O. Pennewell to be my Executor of this my Last Will and testament and I hereby Disannull Revoke and Disallow all and Every other former testament Legacys bequeath and Executors by me in any Wise before Named Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying this and No other to be my Last Will and testament, In Witness Whare of I have here unto Set my hand and Seal this Seventeenth Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty one.

David Pennewell (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published pronounced and Delivered by the Said David Penowell as his Last Will and testament in the Presents of him and in the Presents of Each other Have here unto Subscribed our Names

James Rust
Jane Martin
John Booth

State of Delaware
Sussex County SS      Memorandum, this 5th day of November 1831 Before me Cornelius Paynter Reg'r for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared James Rust and John Booth two of the subscribing witnesses to the within will, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, did depose and say that in their sight presence and hearing David Pennewill the testator herein named, did sign seal publish pronounce and declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament at the doing thereof he seemed to be of a sound disposing mind memory and judgment, and that they and each of them together with Jane Martin did severally Subscribe the Same as Witnesses in presence of said testator and at his request.

Corn's Paynter Reg'r

 

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