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The Last Will and Testament of Richard Edgerton
In the name of God Amen March the twenty ninth day Anno Domini 1729 I Richard Edgerton of Norwich in the
County of New London and Colony of Connecticut in New England yeoman being
very weak and low in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for
it and calling to mind the mortality of my body and considering that it is
appointed for all men to die: do
thereupon conclude to make ordaine and appoint this my Last Will and
Testament. and First of all I give
and resign my soul unto that God who gave it and my body unto the dust of the
Earth to be buried in decent Christian buriall at the discretion of my
executor nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the Generall
Resurrection by the mighty Power of God: and as touching such worldly estate
with which it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me I give bequeath and
dispose of in the following manner my just debts and funeral charges being
first paid and answered. – Imprimis: I give and
bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth one third part of my personall
or moveable estate to be to her dispose for ever: and all that part of my dwelling house which was first built
during her naturall life reserving a liberty for my daughter Ann to abide
with her therein as long as she lives unmarried. Item: I give and
bequeath unto be beloved son Joseph all my home lott excepting two acres and
a quarter formerly called Moors Lott with all the dwelling house that is to
say all but what is before in these presents given to my wife, and my will is
that that part also shall be my said son Joseph’s after her decease; with the
barn and all the buildings and [---] to be to the only use and dispose of him
my said son Joseph his heirs and assigns for ever. – And concerning my son Richard I have already given him a farm
and lott to him thereon which is the whole of his portion of my estate. – Item: Unto my son Jacob
I give and bequeath the affore mentioned two acres and a quarter called Moors
Lott with the apportenances thereunto belonging to be his use and dispose and
to his heirs and assigns for ever. – And as touching all my remaining land wheresoever whether
divided or undivided and all the apportenances whatsoever my will and
pleasure is that my son Joseph and Jacob shall have it equally divided
between them which I give equally unto them their heirs and assigns for ever
by these presents, they paying the legacies herein after mentioned. – Item: I give unto my
beloved daughter Lydia thirty pounds money which I order my sons Joseph and
Jacob to pay unto her equally after my decease. Item: I give unto my
daughter Elizabeth thirty pounds money to be paid to her by my sons Joseph
and Jacob after my decease. Item: I give unto my
daughter Ann thirty pounds money to be paid unto her by my sons Joseph and
Jacob after my decease. Item: I give unto the
four children of my daughter Hannah deceased fifteen pounds money to be
equally divided between them and paid unto them by my said sons Joseph and
Jacob as they shall come of age, which fifteen pounds with what I have below
given my said daughter Hannah makes the sum of thirty pounds. And my will is further and I do hereby order my said son Joseph
to maintain and suitably to provide for my said wife Elizabeth both in
sickness and health during her naturall life. And further my will is that all my moveable estate besides my
wife’s third shall be equally divided between my three daughters Lydia
Elizabeth and Ann. – Finally and to conclude I do hereby appoint my said son Joseph
to be the sole executor to this my Last will and Testament hereby revoking
and making void all former or other wills bequests and executors whatsoever
Ratifying and confirming this and this only to be my Last will and Testament
– In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day
and year affore mentioned. Richard Edgerton Signed Sealed Pronounced
and Declared by the said
Richard Edgerton to be his Last will and
Testament Before us the Subscribers
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