Harrison, Waples and Allied Families; Being the Ancestry of George Leib Harrison of Philadelphia and of His Wife Sarah Ann Waples

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...and John Rodney.1 Temperance, widow of Paul Waples, died in 1775. THE WILL OF TEMPERANCE WAPLES, 1775 In the Name of God Amen the fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Five I Temperance Waples of the County of Sussex on Delaware, widow, being Sick and weak in body but of a perfect Sound mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all persons once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to say principally and first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian burial at the direckshon of my Executors hereafter named nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the general Resurrection by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life with I Give Demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis It is my Will and I do order that in the first place all my just Debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged. Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Betty Vaughan, wife of William Vaughan deceast one Gold Ring. Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Chatrin White, wife of Wrixam White one Gold Ring. Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Patience Fisher (wife of William Fisher) one Gold Ring. Item I Give and bequeath unto my afosad daughter Betty Vaughn, and my afosaid daughter Cathren White, and my afosd daughter Patience Fisher all my waring Apparil, to be equally divided between them. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Nathaniel Wapler,, one good bed and furniture. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son...