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Subject: [LDR] Isaac Mason d 1742/3 Kent Delaware
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:02:35 EST

In a 1912 publication of the Pensylvania Genealogical Society, Vol 5 No 1 pg
110 Mar 1912 is the family record of an Isaac Mason who married (1) Susannah
Roe, widow of David of Joseph late of Dublin, Ireland, and (2) Ruth unknown; 
The children with Susannah were:  
Joseph b 1722; Eleanor b 1725; Isaac b 1728; Abraham b 1730; Jacob b 1732; 
by
second wife Ruth:  Josephus, Elias b 1738, and Elijah;

  I believe Eleanor, Josephus and Elijah to have died young.

The record comes from a Bible found in the area of LEWES DELAWARE.

Here is the will of Isaac Mason of Kent Co DE, transcribed from a copy of
the original from the DE Archives ;  he mentions his youngest son
from his first marriage and his surviving son from his second marriage.  The
other sons are not mentioned in the will, but are found in land and
apprentice
records.  Please contact me with any information on this family.

His dwelling plantation was on the Mispillion River in Kent, DE in Saw Mill
Range.


WILL OF ISAAC MASON 3 MARCH 1742/3


In the name of God Amen  I Isaac Mason being sick and weak in body but of
full and perfect sence and memery-Thanks be given unto God for it and calling
to
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is apointed once for all
men
to die I do bequeath my soul unto God that gave it and my body unto the earth

from whence it was taken in a  full and sarten hoop to reseve the same again
by the mity Power of the all mighty God at the last day  and as    for such
Things as it hath pleased God to Bles me with all I dispose of Them in maner
as
follows -------------

Item  I give and bequeath unto my tow sons Jacob Mason and Eleias Mason my
dweling Plantation with tow hundred acres of land there unto belonging to be
ecaly Divided between them and their heirs forever and my will and Design is
that
my well beloved wife Ruth shall have the use of my Plantation During the Time

of her widowhood and my will and Design is That after all my
________(blackened fold in paper) _________That all the Remaining Part of my
moveble Estate
Should be eagely Divided between my well beloved wife Ruth and all the rest
of
my Childring and I Do here by apoint this my Last Will and Testement and I Do

appoint and ordain my well beloved wife Ruth to be my Executrix of this my
Last
will and testament in testimoney here of I have sett my hand and Seal this
Third day of March  1742/3


Pronounced Sealed and Sined in presents of us -
William Johnston
William Manlove
Henery (H) Bradley (his mark)                     Isaac   +   Mason (his
mark)

Proved the 26th day of March 1743
William Johnston & William Manlove

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