Isabel Hewes
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Kent County , DE
Register of Wills, Liber K., folios 302-303
(Arch Vol. A23, pages 194-195)
Will dated 13 June 1757

In the Name of God, Amen: this thirteenth day of June Anno Dom 1757. I Isabel Hewes of Little Creek Hundred and County of Kent Super (?) Delaware widdow being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God therefor and calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make and Ordain this 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 for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my Exer. or Exex. hereafter named nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and as to such worldly Goods wherewith it (unclear) God to (unclear) with in this life I give and bequeath in the following manner.

First it is my will and I do order that all my just Debts and all my funeral charges be paid and Satisfied.

Item. I give unto my son John Hewes the Sum of two shillings Sixpence and that to be paid in one year after my Decease if Demanded.

Item. I give unto my Son-in-Law John Durham the sum of two shillings and sixpence and that to be paid in one year after my Decease if Demanded.

Lastly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Hewes all my estate which is properly mine to wit: one mare two cows one two year old Heifer and seventeen head of hogs great and small with all my household goods such as beds bedding (unclear) unto me or any (unclear) to me (unclear) I hold in my possession (unclear) nine head of sheep (unclear) the said Sarah Hewes and her assigns for Ever and I do hereby utterly Disallow (unclear) and (unclear) all and Singular Every other former Testament Wills Legacies and Executors before this time Named willed and Bequeathed and further I constitute & make my above said Daughter Sarah Hewes to be my whole and Sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and year as first above Written.
Signed Sealed Published pronounced And Declared
by the Said Isabel Hewes Isabel Hewes as her Last
Will and Testament in the Presence of us;
Mary (her mark) Barton
Sarah (her mark) Harris
Edward (his mark) Horman

19 January, 1763
Personally appeared before me one Mary Barton and Edward Norman subscribing ordences to the within Will & being duly sworn do delcare that they did see and hear Isabel Hewes sign seal and (unlcear) pronounce and declare this instrument of writing as her last will and testament that at the time of her so doing & saying she was in the best of their belief of sound and disposing mind & memory and that they did sign their names as (unclear) thereunto at her request and in her presencein Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Dover this 19th Day of January 1763.

Account of the Estate of Isabel Hewes dec'd, prepared by James Dean (unclear) this 23rd of Nov., 1763
To the worshipfull the Justices of the Orphans Court in & for Kent County now sitting at Dover in said County the Petition of James Dean & Sarah his wife who by the name of Sarah Hewes was Executrix of the Testament and Last will of Isabel Hewes late of the County afr. dec'd Humbly Pray to be admitted to render and (unclear) this their Account of their Testatrixes Estate, And your Pet. as in Duty bound shall ever Pray (unclear)

To the amount of the Inventory as the same
stands filed in the Registry Office...........................12..7..6

Your Pet. Craves an allowance for the following Disbursements viz.
By funeral Expences ...........
2 By Letters Testamentory.....................................1..12..3
By Tending the dec'd two years in
a weak & low Condition, finding
her not only Bed Board Privision
of attendance but Medicines also
3 By Paid Silvester Luck as of Probate .......................3..8..5
By Fees on this Account.......................................0..13..0
By a Ballance allowed to this.................................6..19..1
An accountant for his trouble as above........................12..7.. (?)
This Account being exhibited to the Court was inspected probed Allowed & (unclear) this 23rd Day of Nov. 1763
(signed) Theodore Maurice

An Inventory of the Estate of Isabella Hewes, 1770
An Inventory of all the goods and Chattels of Isabella Hewes, Dec'd, praised by John Rees and Robert Arthurs

To an old Feather Bed and furniture............................4..0..0
To 3 yards of Shaloon at 2/6 pr. yd............................0..7..6
To a Chest and Lock............................................0..12..0
To and old Little wheel and an old Woollen Wheel...............0..7..6
To a Tea Kettle, 10/. To a Smoothing Iron 5/...................0..15..6
To 1 cow 2"6 , To 1 old Churn 1/,..............................2..11..0
To 1 old Bedsted...............................................0..2..0
To 1 Pot and Kettle ...........................................1..0..0
To Wearing Apparel and some Caps ..............................2..5..0
To an Old pewter Dish 2 Plates and a pewter Bason..............0..7..0
(total) 12..7..(?)
Signed by John Rees and Robert Arthurs