The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-11-18
ANCIENT RECORD.

Colony Of Rhode Island, and =, evidence Plan
iatioos, &c. 10 New England, Physician, am
at this present time, though The sbuodsnt
goodness aud mercy Of my God, though weak
IN my body yet sound in my memo y and IN
destsnding, and being sensible oi tho incon.
veoience that msy issue in case that ! should
not set my house IN order, before this spiri,
Of mine be called by the Lord to remove 90,
OF this tabernacle, do therefore make end de-
Glaze this my last Will end Testament, IN
manner following--willingl and readily 20.
signing op my soul unto my merciful Redeem
or, through faith 10 whose death hrm'y
hope snd believe 10 escape from that second
hus,ing death, end through his resurrection
and life 10 be gio'iksd with him in life eternal,
and my spirit being returned ou, OF hi, f'sl
body IN which IL hath conversed for about sin.
ty.six yeas: my win is that il be deeently
inferred Without any vain ostentsiion, between
NY loving wives Elizabeth and Jane, already
deccsed I; IN hopeful expectation ths the same
Redeemer who has leid down a prize DO for
my soul and body, will raise II " Al he iasl
lay q spsS''ual one, that they may together be
.iogiOg HslleloJah unto him 10 ali eternity.
And a, touching my temporal estate, which
the Lord hath Of his goodness. bestowed up.
on me my will is thst my Iune al expenses
being discharged, and all my JUS dsb, paid,
II be disposed in manner following:
Imprimis. My will is that OIlmy land on
the leland of Canonicu,, and all my land o. in
te'ea in any lands in the Town OF Psoyidenee
and VeNefly, be sold by my executors, here
st,er iamsd, for the best Sdvantsgr, and th.
produce thereof by them divided between my
brother Josoph Clarke, and hi. ch;5ron ~ his
fi'N wife, except his son John e3d between
my cousin Fisk, wife of Samuel FGsk, aud
her children [; and my cousin Naft Saunders,
wife of Tobias Saunders, snd he, lchidren--
aod in the said division my bro,het Joseph
and my said cousin Fisk and May Saunders
10 hsve each Of them . do able .harc.
fen. Uo,o each Of my btothy Joseph's
children by his second wife, give and BE
qsea,h ore shilling in money.
Item. Unto my cousin John Clarke son Of
my brother Joseph, by his fest wife. give
bequea,h and devise six acres OF land, 10 be
laid out INTO him by my executors hereaite,
named, at ths, end Of tho town next sdjoinlng
to the land Of Benedict Arnold, sen'f. the said
land hereby bsqoes,hsd uoto my said cousin
JohA Clai Ike, to be and remain unto him and his
heirs and assigns forcvet,--he and they being
10 fenco against the remainder Of my land.
Item. Un'o my loving friends William
Vcedeo, Philip Smith and Richard Bailey,
give and devise q certain piece oi land, Q, the
south east corner Of my tchsrd, to be and re.
main unto them and their heirs sod assigns
forever, for the use aud uses BY me declared
in o paper under my hand and seal, the said
land 20 contain in breadth nex, ths street,
three rods, and 10 length six rods.
Item. Unto my loving friends William
Wecdeb, Philip Smith and Richa'd Bailey,
give, beeuesth and deSise oil the semsinder oi
my land IN the said town OF Newport, now in
my own possession, end my new dwelling
house, thereon being, ,contsining by estims,ion
thirty ceres, more or less my farm now 10
possession Of George Brown, or his assigns,
containing by estima,ion, one hundred and fii
" acres, and oil The marshes to-, belonging !;
and my piece Of land lying sti beng IN the
precincts of the said town, end ea!lec the nee h
--contsiniog by es,ims,ioo ten &C ,ss, NOR o.
To-. TO DC and iemain unto he said William
Weedeo, Philip smith and RIchsid Bailey,
for and during the natural life OF my dear and
loving vile Sarah CLARKE, for her comiorisbIs
msintensncs and support,-snd 10 my said
vile desire to dwell in my said house, then
will ths, she shsll have the improvement, oi
the land 10 it bsieogiog, and tho sock there.
on being.
Item. Un,o my ssid loving vile give
snd bequestb Two beds, which che shsll please
20 choose with bed uesd,, and oil the futni
tu's unto them belonging and the biggest Of
my trunks.
Item. Unto my dsugh,sr.in.lsv Ssrsh Ds.
Wis, I give snd bequsa,h fo'ty pooods,,o be ps,d
unto her st The sgs Of eighteen years, or o.,
the day Of he, marriage. in moasy psy.
lem. Unto my son.inisw simon Davis,
and his heirs and assigns forever, Igive, be.
quea,h and devise oil my lspd lyiog ., the va.
,ss size 10 The town e Newport, Aforesaid 8
bounded on the south By land which soid un.
TO smah Rs'rs, and on the noilhby ahicawsy.