Wills: Will of Dr. Thomas Wynne (1691): Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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1691 Will for Dr. Thomas Wynne, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Thomas Wynne, Last Will and Testament
Will Book A, page 200, Philadelphia, PA
In the name of God. Amen. I, Thomas Wynne of Philadelphia in
Province of Pennsylvania, practitioner in Physick being sick and
weake in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory and
considering the frailty of man and certainty of death and the
uncertainty of the time. When, doe make and ordain this my last
will and testament In manner of form, following As to what estate
God hath ______ me with my just debt being first purs_______ and
satisfied, I hereby give and devise to my dear and well beloved
wife, Elizabeth Wynne, all that my usage of plantation with the
Apput______ Whereon my family now dwell of tes____ lying and being
near the towne of Lewis in the county of Sussex, ___________, the
time. of her natural life and after her decease to my son,
Jonathan Wynn, his heirs of assigned forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my children now in donerical (8ch.)
Jonathan, Mary, Rebecca, Sidney, Hanah, one moiety or half part of
my personal Estate. (My Negro being by me intended and included
as such) to be divided amongst them within two years after my
decease according to the desertion of my overtures herein after
mentions. Butt in regard that some of my children are already
better provided for and in hope further way of living that others
and I do therefore in a more particular manner recommend my son
Jonathan and my daughters, Mary, Rebecca, and Hannah to the care
and disposal of my said overseeres. And for my daughter Tabisha
now in Europe, she hath already sufficiently partaken of my
fatherly care and ______ of her and as the last mark of my love I
do hereby give and bequeath unto her the sum of 50 shilling.
Lastly Elizaeth the other Moiety of my persona estate of _____
nature or kinde soever I do constitute and appoint her executor of
this my last will and testament and whereas there has been a
certain Bond entered into me to Samuel Buttall, my Brother-in-law
for payment of 50 shillings and there now remains upp there of the
sum of 25 pounds principal money. Now my well meaning is that my
message and Plantation near Lewis Towne shall be chargeable withe
the payment there of in case the __ bond be issued. I do request
and desire my dear friends, Thomas Lloyd, Dep Good, of this
Province and Griffith Owen to be overseeres of this my last will
and testament. My hand this 15th day of first month 1691.