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Kent County Register of Wills, 1781-1790
Volume 738, Page 185   View pdf image
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    In the Name of God Amen the 16th. day of August one
   Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Six – I Thomas Dee of Chester —
   Town in the State of Maryland being Sick in Body but of Good and
   perfect Memory thanks be to Almighty God and Calling to Remembrance
   the uncertain Estate of this Transitory Life and that all flesh Must —
   yield unto Death when it Shall please God to Call, do Make and —
   Constitute ordain and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament
   in the Maner and form Following- and first being penitent and Sorry from the
   Bottom of my hart for my Sins most Humbly desiring forgivness for the same
   I Give and Commit my Soul unto Almighty God my Saviour and —
   Redeemer who Gave it and my Body to be decently Buried at the Discretion
   of my well beloved Wife Elizabeth Dee whom I wholey and Solely make
   My Executrix and Administratrix of this my last will and Testament and
   as for what worldly Estate it has pleased God to Bless me with more then I ~
   deserve – First after my funeral Expences are Settled and paid I desire that
   all my Just debts shall be Settled and paid out of my worldly estate and —
   Next – I leave and Bequeath unto my Son John Dee my two Mares & Next
   after my Wife hath taken her Thirds out of the Remainder I leave & Bequeath
   unto my Two Daughters Martha Dee & Elizabeth Dee the rest of my estate —
   wholy and Soley to them and their Heirs for ever & I leave my well Beloved –
   wife the Sole Administratix, for the use and Behoofe of this my last will
   and Testament Revoking and adnuling all and Every will or Wills
   Testament heretofore made by or for me where unto I have set my hand –
   and Seal — his  
   In the presents. Test. John Haragan |    Thomas x Dee {Seal}
                                        his             | Mark.  
   Thomas Laurence James x Grace    |
                                      Mark
   October 9th. 1786 Then Came John Haragan and Thomas Lawrence two of
   the Subscribing witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of Thos. Dee —
   late of Kent County deced and Severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of
    Almighty God that they did See the Testator herein Named Sign and Seal
   this Will that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be
   his last Will & Testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of
   their apprehensions of Sound disposing mind Memory and understanding &
   that they these deponants together with James Grace the other Subscribing witness
   was present at the same time & Signed his Name as a Witness to this will Together –
   with these deponants in the presence & at the request of the Testator & in the presence
   of each other ~ Before Jno. Nicholson Regr —    ———



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