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In the Name of God Amen I Sylvanus Greenman of South Kingstown in ye County of King's County Yeoman being sick & weak of Body but of Sound mind and memory and Calling to mind ye Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner Following first of all I give my Soul, into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body to ye Earth to buried? in a Decent Christian Burial Hoping that at ye General Resurrection it will be raised again by ye mighty Power of God and as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me with I give and Dispose of in ye following Manner & Form
Imprimis my will is that all my just Debts & Funeral Expenses be well and truly paid by my Executor & Executrix hereafter named in Convenient time
Item I give unto my well beloved wife Sarah Greenman one third Part of my Real Estate During her widowhood, I also give her one third part of my Personal Estate to her my said wife and to her heirs & Assigns Provided she accepts the same in lieu of her thirds
Item I give unto my well Beloved son Sylvanus Greenman & to his heirs & Assigns forever all that my Farm lying in South Kingstown which I Purchased of Samuel Segar I also give unto my said son Sylvanus Ten acres of Marsh which I Purchased of said Segar Which said Ten acres is to be laid off next to N___eser Marsh and I give my said son ye same to him his heirs & Assigns forever
Item I give and Bequeath unto my son William Greenman and to his heirs and Assigns forever all that my old homestead Farm lying & being in South Kingstown Together with ye remaining five acres of Marsh which I Purchased on said Seagar
Item I give unto my Beloved son Benjamin Greenman and to his heirs and Assigns Eighty Spanish milled Dollars to be paid by my Executor & Executrix herein after named
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Greenman four Spanish milled Dollars to be paid by my Executor & Executrix hereafter named
Item I give and Bequeath unto my beloved son Silas Greenman Eight Hundred Spanish milled Dollars to be paid ye one half part to be paid by my son Sylvanus Greenman and the other half part to be paid by my son William Greenman for which Purpose I have given them my lands as aforesd And Provided they or Either of them should Refuse to pay their or Either of them Porportionable Parts of said Eight Hundred Dollars as aforesd that then I give & bequeath unto my said son Silas Greenman Sixty acres of land to be paid off of his part who Refuses as aforesaid if Both Refuse said Sixty acres to be paid off of Each of their lands as aforesd to him my said son Silas Greenman and to his heirs & Assigns forever But if Son's Sylvanus and William will & truly pay Said Eight Hundered Dollars as afore Described Then said Land to Remain to them my said two Sons Sylvanus & William & to their heirs & Assigns forever
Item I give unto Each of my two beloved Daughters Deborah & Sarah three Dollars they having had their Portions given them already
Item my will is that ye House & Lott of Land lying in Newport which I purchased of Capt. Sanders? be sold and the money arising from ye sale thereof to be appropriated towards paying my Debts and Legacy's
Item the Rest & Residue of my Estate of what name or nature soever or whereever it may be found I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah and to my beloved son William whom I make & ordain Executor & Executrix of this my last will & Testament Rattifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament hereby Revoking & making null & void all other wills Testaments & Bequests whatsoever by me at any time Before made In Witness ______ my hand & seal ye Twenty fourth day of October in the third Year of his Majesty's Reign George ye Third King of Great Britain __ Anno Domini 1763
Signed Sealed & Published by
ye Testator to be his Last
Will & Testament in
Presence of us Witnesses
Sylvanus Greenman
(seal)
Silas Greenman
Mary Clarke (her mark)
Benedict Helme
Personally appeared before ye Town Council of South Kingstown ye
10(?)th day of November 1763 Mary Clarke & Benedict Helme and on their
Solemn Engagement Declared that they saw ye above named Subscriber Sylvanus
Greenman Sign Seal Publish Pronounce & Declare ye above fore written
to be his last Will & Testament and that he was at ye same time
in his Perfect mind & memory And that they together with Silas Greenman
Signed as Witnesses in ye Presence of Sylvanus Greenman (late decd) at ye
same time
The aforsd Will being thus proved it is approved by ye Town Council
Signed __ order of_____ day ___
Christopher
Robinson Clerk for ye Day
In the Fear of God the Last or thirtyeth day October 1728 I Thomas
Greenman of South Kingstown Taylor in the Colony of Rhode Island and providence
plantation in New England Being very Sick and Weak in body but of perfect
Mind and memory thinks [sic] be given to god therefore and Knowing that it
is appointed that all men must Dye do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament ye is to say principally and first of all I recommend my Soul in
to the hands of god that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to
be buried in decent Christian buriel [sic] at the direction of my Executor
and Executrix and as Touching Such Worldly Estate which hath pleased God
to bless me in this life, I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following
manner and form
Imprimus I give and bequeath to Mary dearly beloved wife after all my just debts be paid & discharged the third part of my moveable Estate and the third part of what my house and Land may be sold for and the rest of my estate my will is my Sons shall each of them twice as much as each of my Daughters and I do Intend of the money ye is my meaning also I make my wife my executrix and I do make Capt. Wm Clark of Westerly in the Colony aforesd my Exor(?) w___ may w__ ___ Except of it but if he will ___ ___ ___
Then my will is that my wife shall be my hole and Sole Executorix and my will is that my Executrix and Executor shall sell my land and building to pay my Just Debts but if my Executor do not except of it then my will is that my Executrix may do it hereself and I do declare this to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the year and day of the date above written
Thomas Greenman (Seal)
Signed & Sealed to be his
Last will & Testement [sic]
In presence of
Job Card
Jer Clark
Jos Hull
Mr. Jos Hall (or Hull) & Job Card both So(?) Kingstown
appeared before the Town Council of South Kingstown the 14 Day of October
An Dom 1728 and on there [sic] Engagement declared that they Saw Thomas Greenman
Late of _ Kingstown Deceased Sign Seal Publish & Declare the above Instrument
to be his Last will and Testement [sic] and that he was in his perfect Mind
& Memory and also declared that they Signed as Witnesses in the Testators
___ at the Same Time & that they also saw Jeremiah Clark Sign as Witness
at the same time
Signed by Wm Robinson Clerk of Court
Recorded November 11(?), 1728
R.H. T. C.