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Will of Jeremiah Sweet of Exeter, RI, abt 1676 - 1760

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                   Will of Jeremiah Sweet of Exeter, RI
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                               Jeremiah Sweet
                              abt 1676 - 1760

In the Name of God amen the Twentieth Day of July in the Thirtieth year of
his Majesties Reign George the Second King of Great Britain AD 1756 I
Jeremiah Sweet of Exeter in the County of Kings County and Colony of Rhode
Island yeoman Being Old and Full of Days and Somewhat Discomposed as to my
Bodily Health yet notwithstanding of a Sound Disposing Mind and Memory
thanks be given to God therefore Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body
and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Die Do make and Ordain
this Instrument in Writing my Last will and Testament that is to Say
Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of
God that gave it and my body I Freely Submit to the Earth to be therein
Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor herein after named and as
Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me with
in this Life I give and Dispose of the Same in the Following Manner and
form and first my Will is that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be
well and Truly Paid out of my Moveable Estate by my Executor in Some
Convenient time after my Decease.

Imprimis I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Ruth Niles Two Shillings in
Money or Passable Bills of Publik Credit of this Colony thinking that to be
a Sufficient Portion with what She hath already had.

Item I Give and Bequeth unto my Son Samuel Sweet five Shillings in Money or
Bills of Credit as abovesaid he having Received his Portion.

Item I Give and Bequeath unto the Heir of My Daughter Elizabeth Sweet
Deceased the Sum of Five Shillings in Money or Bills as aforesaid I
thinking that to be a Sufficient Portion with what his or her Mother hath
already had.

Item I Give and Bequeath unto the Heir of My Son John Sweet Deceased Five
Shillings in Money as afforesaid he having Received his Portion
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and my Will is that all the above Legacies be Paid by my Executor in one
year after my Decease.

Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son George Sweet the Feather Bed and
Furniture thereunto Belonging that I now Lye on and also my Chest and my
Great Chair.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Son Jeremiah Sweet the Feather Bed and
Furniture that I used to Tell him he Should have and also my Great Pot and
my Great Table.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Isabell Sweet the Bed and
Furniture that I used to Tell her that She Should have as also my Small Pot
and Kittle and Iron Trammel one Small Table and Looking Glass one Spice
Morter and Pestle one Jug.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Ruth Sweet the Daughter of
my Son John Sweet Deceased one Feather Bed and Furniture thereunto
Belonging.

Item And Lastly I give and Bequeath all the Remaining Part of My Moveable
Estate to my Son Jeremiah Sweet and to my Daughter Isabell Sweet to be
Equally divided Between them.

I Have also Nominated Constituted and Appointed my Son George Sweet my
Whole and Sole Executor to this my Last will Testament to Execute the Same
in Manner as above said and I Do also hereby Utterly Disallow Disanull
Revoke and by these Presents make Void all and every other former will or
Wills Executor or Executor Legacies and Bequeaths by me at any time
heretofore Named or Made or in any Wise Caused to be made or Named
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and
Testament.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the Said Jeremiah Sweet
to be his Last will and Testament In the Presence of us the Subscribers.

Jeremiah [his mark] Sweet (Seal)

Mary [her mark] Olin

Samuel [his mark] Sweet Jur.

Griffin Sweet

Whereas George Sweet Executor to the Last will and Testament of Jeremiah
Sweet Late, of Exeter in the County of Kings County Deceased Appeared
before the Town Council of Said Exeter on the 8th Day of July A.D. 1760 and
Presents Said Will in Order for a Probate and also one of the witnesses to
Said Will Girffin appeared at the Same time and on his Solemn Engagement
Declared that he Saw the Testator to with the Said Jeremiah Sweet now
Deceased Sign Seal Pronounce and Declare the Same to be his Last will and
Testament and that in his Presents he set his hand as a witness at that
time and that according to the Best of his Judgement the Testator was then
in his Perfect mind and Memory and that he saw Mary Olen who as it appears
to this Council to be Deceased and Samuel Sweet Jur. who is gone into the
Expedition against Canada Sign as Witness at the Same time with him and for
that Reason Said Will is allowed a Lawful Probate.

Signed by order of the Town Council of Exeter this 8th Day of July 1760 by
Benja Raynolds Council Clerk.