Probate Record of Thomas Carney, Little Creek Hd. Kent County,Delaware
will written 18 Dec 1856

In the name of God, I Thomas Carney of Little Creek Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware being of sound mind and memory blessed be almighty God for the same to make and publish this my last will and testament.

1^st I give and bequeath to my beloved wife her choice of any of the beads that shall be in my posession at my desease together with the stead and heading well equipt. I allso bequeth unto her of my real estate the dwelling hous, garden and orchard together with the field or portion of land lying northwardly of the buildings running with the main road to intersect the line of {??} Hazel then running said line up the boundary stone of the said {??} Hazel and Joseph Wallace then running aline thence onward To the main road of the said starting place. I allso give and bequeath to all my sons & daughters Rebecca, Phoebe, Leevi, Gustavern, Thomas, Morris, Corneliea Ann, Sarah & Eliza all the remaining part of my real estate to be equally divided among them after they shall have attained the age of twenty one years I allso Will and bequeth to my son Morris after my deseas my favourite gun which shal bee exclusive of the estate.

I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Sarah and son Gustavern to be the sole executrix of this my last will and testament. In testamony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal and publish and decee this to bee my last will and testament in presence of the witnesses named this eighteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty six.

Signed by Thomas Carney
Witnesses: William H. Carney of Little Creek Hundred and Isaac M. Berry of Dover Hundred.

To D.C. Goodwin regr. Of Wills in and for Kent County, Gustavus Carney Executor the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Carney dec'd Rep??ents that on the 14th day of Sept 1858 he ?? before the said register the 1st and final Testament was made in said Last Will and Testament of the personal estate of said dec's {??} The afore balance he prays may be distributed as though he had died intestate. He left to survive him a widow and nine children as heirs at law who an all alive and entitled to the said unappropriated balance as follows viz:

Upon this statement the said executor presents the following account distribution and prays its distribution and allowance

Signed
Gustavus Carney (his mark)

{N.B. :Sarah received - $173.81. Each of the children - $38.62 }