Thomas Hansor
Sussex County, DE Probate Records
Book G

See the family of William Hanzor

WILL
made May 18, 1821
proved September 25, 1821

In the Name of God Amen. I Thomas Hanzer of Sussex In the State of Delaware being sick and weak but of Perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be to God for the Same and calling to mind the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of Life have thought fit to make this my Last will and testament in manner as following: first: I Recomend my Soul into the hand of God that gave it me trusting Only in the Death of my Dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for salvation.

Secondly: I commit my body to this Earth to have a burial in a Christian manner at the Descretion of my Executor and as for my worldly State which it hath pleased God of his Infinite mercy to give me contrary to my desserts my Will it should be bestowed as follows and do order that in the first place All my Just Debts and funerals be paid and Satisfied.

ITEM: I give to my wife Elizabeth Hanzer one third of my Land to hold in during her life. Also One Dollar of my moveable state and no more.

ITEM:I give unto my eldest daughter Sarry Jack One Dollar and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my grandson Elija Rigwah one Dollar and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Grandson Jesse Hanzar Twenty five Cents and no more of my State

ITEM: I give unto my Granson Cary Hanzar Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Granson Nathaniel Hanzar Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Cornely Hanzar my grandaughter Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Son Peary Hanzar Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Son John Hanzar Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Son Ellexander Hanzar Twenty five cents and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my Son Jack(?) Hanzar a certain peace of my Land on the East part of the Old orchard Starting from the bank line(?) of the Old Prettyman Tract Running cornelly with the (unclear) fence until comes to the North Corner of the Old Orchard field then a corse that will give him his house and field across to the Harmon ordlines(?) and for One Quarter of and Acre the Grave and never to be Sold To him his Life Time and Then to his eldest daughter and her Heirs and Assigns for Ever. Also the bead that Lent him and no more of my State.

ITEM: I give unto my sonNehemiah Hanzar all the remainer of my Lands that I now dwell on and his and his Heirs and if the Said Nehemiah should never have a lawful begotten Heir at his decease to go to my son William Hanzar his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM: I give unto Son William Hanzar, my daughter Jane Foster, my daughter Ann Clark and Nehemiah Hanzar all the Remainer of my moveable Property To be Equaly divided to them and their Heirs and Assigns forever.

LASTLY: I Constitute and apoint my Son William Hanzar my Only and sole Exector of this my Last will and Testament (unclear) disannulling and Revoking of all other former wills by me made before the Rattifing and confirming this and no other to be my Last will and testament in witness I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty One - 1821.

(signed) Thomas Hansor

(witnessed by) Benj^n. Richards
John Wingate


Thomas Hansor Inventory
Filed 13th Febry 1822
Inventory of the Goods and Chattels that were of Thomas Hanser dec'd so far as such were brought to Our Sight and knowledge Appraised by us the Subscribers this Twenty Seventh day of September One thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty One, 1821
To Warring Apparrel 3.00
To a Lot of Craclyware .80
To a Lot of Old Puter .30
To a Lot of Books .12
To a dutch Oven.75
To one Frying Pan.50
To two Pot Trammels 1.60
To a pair of fire Tongs.40
To two pairs of Pot Hooks.25
To a flat Iron.25
To one harness(?).75
To One Lot of Tools1.00
To two bushels of Salt1.00
To a half bushel of flax seed.37
To Some Lather.25
To A Small Corner Cubbard2.00
To a Square Table.50
To three Chers.30
To a Chest.50
To a Spinning Wheel.50
To a bead of furnurture15.00
Ditto a bead of furnurture10.00
To a Old (unclear).12
To a Gun.75
To Some (unclear).25
To Some Books.50
To a Small trunk.12
To two hoes.25
To a male's wages (?)1.00
To Some Old Iron.50
To Two Clam Rakes.50
To Two Spades.40
To two Chain & (unclear)1.25
To two Harrows1.00
To two Plows.60
To two two old axes.25
To a Old Chest & Some Leather.25
To a Cith(?) and cradle.50
To 4 (unclear) & one Sheep Skin.80
To 3 hoes & armchairs & Chest1.15
To a meal tub & Some Cupperware1.25
To a Grindstone.25
To a Shock of Rye1.50
To Some flax in the Straw1.50
To a Lot of (unclear)3.25
To fifteen bushels of Corn 40 cen.bush/6.00
To 3 bushels of wheat 80 cents bush.2.40
To a Saddle & Bridle.75
To 4 bee hives4.00
To 4 1/4 lb. of Yarn 40 cent lb.1.70
To 3 1/2 lb of toe Thread.87
To 7 lbs of wool 25 cent lb.1.75
To a Ox Cart 75 cents Sider Trough1.75
To a drawing knife & prow(?).12
To horse hackling(?) & (unclear).25
To 1 1/2 lb of bees wax.37
To 6 1/2 lb of Tallow.75
To 14 lbs of bacon1.12
To Two old Bags.12
To one Yoke of Oxen30.00
ditto a Yoke of Oxen26.00
To one white back cow10.00
To one Pide Cow9.00
To one Pide heifer7.00
To one Heifer Earling4.00
To 18 head of Sheep18.00
To one horse12.00
To one blue barrow (unclear)6.00
To one Spoted hog4.00
To one Spoted Sow3.00
ditto one Sow3.00
To two Shoats5.00
To 7 Smaler Shoats7.00

$224.91
(signed) Benj^m Richard
Phillip W. Marriner

Testamentary Account on the Estate of Thomas Hansor, dec'd
Sept. 24, 1822
The Account of William Hansor Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Thos. Hansor late of Sussex County, dec'd, as well of all such and so much of the said dec'd Estate which came to his hands or possession as also of his payments out of the same in the following manner To Wit:
Paid for Letters Testamentary $4.04
Paid the Appraiser 2.60
Paid the witnesses for proving Will 2.00
Paid for burial and funeral Expences 15.00
Paid Arthur Milby Acc't pd & Rect. 1.57
Paid Isaac Waples Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 4.57
Paid John Rigwah Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 1.07
Paid Coard Burton Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 3.77
Paid Tilghman Raight(?)Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto2.37
Paid Benjamin Richards Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 1.07
Paid Henry Lingo Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 1.77
Paid Joshua Burton Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 0.42
Paid John Wingate Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 0.91
Paid Jacob Marian Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 2.44
Paid Joseph R. BarkerTax for 1821 per Rect. 2.94
Retained by said Acc't his own per acct.2.52
Paid William Robinson Note prov^d & Rect20.90
Paid Joseph March Judgment per Rect.4.10
Paid Phillips Kollock note prov^d & Rect.3.91
Paid Arthur Milby Ditto Ditto Ditto2.95
Paid Elexander Hansor Legacy Ditto Ditto.25
Paid Cary Hansor Ditto Ditto.25
Retained by the acc't the following
Legacies VIZ:
For a Legacy to Elizabeth Hansor widow1.00
For ditto to Sarah Lack daughter1.00
For ditto to Jesse Hansor grandson.25
For ditto to Elijah Rigwah ditto1.00
For ditto to Nathaniel Hansor ditto.25
For ditto to Cornelia Hansor Grandaughter.25
For ditto to Perry Hansor Son.25
For ditto to John Hansor ditto.25
Commissions for Trouble10.00
Paid for Stating and passing3.50

$105.17
The Said Accountant charges himself with
all and sing^l to Wit:
With Amount of Invty $224.91
Amount of payments $105.17

Amount of Estate carried onto Dist. Acc't $119.74
The above Account was Exhibited To the Register the 24th day of Sept. 1822
(signed) William Hansor (his mark)

Examined all^d & passed the same day
Nathan Vickery, Regr.


Distributive Account on the Estate of Thomas Hanzer dec^d
April 20, 1830
To the Reg^r of wills of Sussex County, William Hanzer, Exec&r of Thomas Hanzer dec^d Exhibits the following distributive acct for examination and inspection To Wit:
Paid for stating and passing 3.00
to William Hanzer per. acct 27.93 1/2
Woolsey Fosetr and Jane his wife 27.93 1/2
Miers Clark & Ann his wife 27.93 1/2
Nehemiah Hanzer 27.93 1/2
Commissions 5.00

$119.74
William Hanzer Retained by said Acct. his own part
By his distributive share
27.93
Woolsey Foster & wife By their distributive share 27.93
Amt of payment 27.75
Bal. due Woolsey.18
Miers Clark & wifeby their distributive share 27.93
(unclear) from 25 Sept. 1822 until 18 Mar(?)18265.83

33.75
Amt. of Payments36.38

Bal. due Exec^r2.55
Nehemiah Hanzer paid his distrubutive share
By his distributive share
27.93
Amt of payment 28.15
Bal. due Execr^r.22
The above acct was Exhibited to the Reg^r the 20th April 1830
by WILLIAM HANZER (his mark)
Examined allowed & passed the same day
(signed) Nathan Vickers