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Kent County Register of Wills, 1781-1790
Volume 738, Page 117   View pdf image
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    Item thirdly I do Constitute and appoint Major John Egleston, Capt. James
   Moore, Leut. Thomas Rouce, Leut. Jesse Cook, and William Hueston of Chester
   Town in the said County of Kent to be whole and Sole Executors of this my last
   Will and Testament, hereby disannulling and Revoking all & every other &
   former Wills Testaments, Gifts, Grants, Dowers, Rights and titles of Dower or
   Writings whatsoever Ratifying declaring and Confirming this & no other
   to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I set my hand & Seal this
   Twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven –
   hundred and Eighty. ——                                Richd. Grace {seal}
   Signed Sealed pronounced & declared to be the last Will & Testament
   of Richard Grace in presence of. ~
   NB the Word Jese Cook between the first & Second line was Interlind before Signing
   John Massey, Silas Snow, James Woollford Gray, Robert Hodgson, Robt. Chesley
                                                                                               Kt. Coty Maryld. State
    NB John Massey the first Signer lives when at home near the head of Chester ^
   Silas Snow in Duck Creek hundred Kent County Delaware State. ——
   James Woodford Gray in Cambridge town Maryld. State. ——
   Robert Hodgeson in Mardenfiel [?] hundd. Kt. County Delaware State . —
   Rober Chesley in St. Marys County State of Maryland. —
   personally appeared before me Thomas Rodney Esqr Register for the probat
    {seal}    of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in & for the Coty of
   Kent in the Delaware State Col: Robert Hodgson and Major Silas Snow
   two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Will of Richard Grace’s and
   being sworn on the Holy Evangs. Say that they Saw the Testator Richd. Grace
   Sign & Seal and heard him publish and declare the foregoing Instrument
   of Writing as and for his last Will and Testament thatatthe time of his so doing &
   Saying he was to the best of their Knowledge and belief of Sound & disposing
   mind and memory, that they signed as Witnesses thereto at his Request, and in
   his presence, and at the same time Saw John Massy, James Woodford Gray &
                                                                                                          I have
   Robert Chesley sign as Witnesses to the Same In Testimony whereof^ caused the
   Seal of the said Registers Office to be hereunto affixed at Dover the thirteenth
   day of October Anno Domi 1783. ——
   ——————————                                Thomas Rodney Regr.



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