Will 1695 DE New Castle Vanderculen Renier

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New Castle Co., DE, Wills 1/470

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To all Christian people to whom it may concern ye I Renier Vanderculen coolen being in perfoect sens & memory do make this my last will & Testament revoking all former wills whatsoever. First I do give my Sole to God yt. gave it me next I do order my Body to be decently buryed.  Item I do give my Eldest Dauter fifteen peny my Dauter Caterine to have ye new hous upon ye water side ye too plantations upon Crane broke yt it ye Land & yt Lots adjoyning to it yt. as was bruthers.  Item I do give unto my too youngest Dauters ye plantation I bought of Coonrod upon cristeen and ye plantation as was Henery ... but if they do it shall be Equally Divided amongst ye rest my Eldest Dauter except my wife Margaret shall enjoy my whole Estate so long as she Live unless shee mary and if shee mary shee shall have only her Thirde of all & ye moveable & no no more nel I do apoint Reeter S. Tallbys & Henry Aaronson to be my Executors & to administer & to perform my will & I allso I give unto Brigege Henidson my brike house I bought of Cornelius Deribson ajoyning to widow Walkers & do allso give unto my my Margereta all my wright title & interest of my Estate in holland to yt. will & testament I do hereunto set my hand & seale this Twenty for Day of April 1695.    Renier Vanderculene (seal)  Sig Seal in ye presence of  Isbell her E mark Johnson  Wm. Genest