In The Name of God Amen the Tenth day of April and year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty I Jahn Shankland of the Town of Lewis and County of Sussex upon Delaware being Sickly and in a weak and Longushing Condition of body but of a Sound and perfect mind and Memory thanks be unto God for it Calling to mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this to be my Last will andTestament hereby revoking annulling and making void all other wills or Testaments which might have been formerly made by me wither Muncupative or written having Committed my Soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discreationof mine Executors hereafter Mentioned and constituted nothing doubting but at the Generall
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and hoping through the merrits of Christ mine only Saviour and Redeemer to obtain an Inheritance among those who are Sanctified And as to what worldly Estate wherewith God hath been pleased to Bless me in thisLife I give have and bequeath in Manner and form following after all DebtsJustly due by me are paid and Funerall Charges defrayed

Inprs. I Leave and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Mary Shankland One Third part of my real Estate Together with my dwelling House and Garden during her Naturall Life she being Obligged to maintain and Leave the house in such repare stte and Condition as she receiveth and Entereth to it and not to make wast on any part of my real Estate as Also One Third part of my personall Estate as the Law hath provided in that Case to widows Also I Leave and bequeath to her One Looking Glass now Standing in my bed room up the stares Together with a Chest of Draws now standing below stares in a Shed room with a Corner Cupboard and Jepand Tea Table and my big house bible with Two Cows and Calves The value of which Two Cows and Calves I order her to give to my Son David at her decease if he be then Living and if he be dead to my Son David at her decease if he be then Living and if he be dead to my other Child she now is with if Then Living

Item I Leave and bequeath to my son John Shankland my dwelling House in Town Store House Smiths Shoop Kitchen and Smoak House Togather with the Gardan and Lott or Lotts lying betwixt my Garden and grave yard or burying place belonging to the Presbyterien Meeting House Also all my part of an Island of Marsh inLewis Creek Also a small parcell of wood Land on the South East side of my brother Joseph Shanklands Tract being a ;part of the same Tract or Devidend of Land Commonly called by the name of Saint Martins bounded as by my late deceased Father William Shankland will will more plainly appear also all my Took belonging to my Trade as
Bellowses anvill Hammers &c. Together with my writing Desk Clock my Gold Buttons shoes and kne Buckels with all my riding Furniture as Sadle Bridle &c Reserving always the benefits of my part of the above said Island of March to my dear wife Mary Till my Son Marrie or be capable to Discharge Mine Executors according to Law

Item I Leave and bequeath to my son David Shankland that Tract or plott ofLand Lying betwixt the Two ponds commonly called Calfe pasture (Turn over) Brought over) with all appurtinances there unto belonging Together with Twenty five pounds this Currancy as a Legacie to him always allowing to my dear wife Mary the Benefit of Said Pasture of that Tract or plott of Land Till that David Shall marrie or be capable to Discharge Mine Executors after mentioned in Law Together with the Intrest of Said Twenty five pounds of this Currancy Towards the Charges my dear wife
May be at in his Maintainance Cloathing and Schooling Till he arrive to the age of fourteen years which if my wife Except not I order and appoint that the benefits afsd Calfe pasture the Intrest of said Twenty five pounds and the benefit of my part of the Island of Marsh to be applyed to the defraying the charge mine Executors may be at in Maintaining Cloathing and Schooling of my said son David Till that he arrive to the aforesd age of fourteen years

Item I Leave and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Shankland the One Equall half of the severallparcells of Land Lying and Joyning to Simon Kollock Esqr his Tract of Land on the South westside Together with an Equal half of that Tract of Land Scituate at or near ly the Deep Valley Taken up by a warrant betwixt my Late Brother Robert Shankland and me also my chest and of Draws Now Standing in my bed room above stares as also one bed well furnished with Two pares of sheets Bolster Two pillows Cases blankets and Quilt also a pare of Small Schizers and Silver Chane which was her Late dear Mothers also my negro man called Cesar a young Horse four years Old this spring Together with Three Guineas or the vallue of three Buineas to by her a pare of Gold Buttons and Sadle and Bridle as Also Ones small Dressing Glass standing in afrain in One of the Shed rooms below stares Together with a small Silver spoon and a Childs silk mantle given to her by her Late grand mother Jane Hall

Item I Leave and bequeath to my daughter Esther Shankland the other LEqual half of the severall parcells of Land above mentioned Lying and Joyning to Simon Kollock Esqr his Tract of Land on the South East side Together with an equal half of the above mentioned Tract of Land Situate at or nearly the Deep Valley Taken up by a warrent betwixt my late, brother Robert Shankland and me also my Negro boy Commonly called black Sam a Large One Black Walnut Table a Small dressing Glass nowLying in the Chest of Draws standing in a Shed room below stares one bed Two pillows and pillow cases Two pare sheets Blankets and other furniture necessary for One bed,One cow of her Own Choice from Out of all my cows for the One I killed belonging to her which cow was left her by her late deceased Grand Father William Shankland as also give Guines on the Vallue of five Guines to buy her One gold Ring Gold Buttons a Sadle and Bridle and One young horse at the Indian River with a small pocket bible which belonged to her dear Late Desed mother

Item if it shall please God my dear wife Mary be delivered of the child she now is with and it Live I Leave and bequeath to it Fifty pounds of this currancy, the Intrest of which Fifty pounds of this currancy, the Intrest of which Fifty pounds I order and appoint to be paid yearly and Every year to my dear wife Mary Towards the maintaining and cloathing of paid child if it shall Live Together with five pounds of this currancy Towards the defraying of her Inlying to be given to my said wife Mary Shankland Over and above what is appointed to her as above

Item I Leave and bequeath that after all Debts Justly due by me are paindand Funerall charges defrayed and the Severall Legacies as above mentioned are paid and discharged I order and appoint that whateer Remainder there may be whether of my real or personall Estate not disposed of as above Directed it be Equally Divided among all my five children hereafter named as follows, Viz John David Sarah Esther Shankland and the Infant or child

Item My will and pleasure is that if it shall please God the child my dear wife is now with should dye that then what I have left and bequeathed to said Infant or child as a Legacy I order and appoint that Legacey of Fifty poundleft and bequeathed to it shall be Equally divided betwixt my other Surviving Children Viz: John David Sarah and Esther Shankland

Item My will and pleasure is if God should please to remove by death my Son David before he Mary or be capable to discharge mine Executors according to Law, I order and appoint that His real and personall Estate now Given to him by this my Last will and Testamentshall be Equally devided among all my Surviving Look up Surviving Children hereafter named as followeth (towit) John Sarah and Esther Shankland and the Infant not yet born if thenLiving-

Item If God shall please to remove by death both my Son David and the child my Dear wife is now with before Their marrage or their being Capable to discharge mine Executors according to Law, Then I order and appoint that their Estate both real and personall shall be Equally devided betwixt my other Three children (viz) John Sarah & Esther Shankland

Item my will and pleasure is that if in the providence of God my Daughter Esthea Shankland be removed by death before her marriage or she be in Law capable to discharge mine Executors Then I order and appoint that both ;her real and personall Estate shall be Equally divided betwixt my Son John Shankland and Daughter Sarah Shankland

Item My will and pleasure is if God shall please to remove by death my Daughter Sarah Shankland before her Marrage or she be capable in Law to discharge mine Executors Then I order and appoint that her real and personall Estate shall be Equally divided betwixt my son John Shankland & Daughter Esther Shankland

Item My will and pleasure is if God shall please to remove by death my son John Shankland before he marrie or be in Law capable to discharge mine Executors then I order and appoint that his real and personall Estate shall be Equally devided betwixt my Two Daughters Sarah Shankland and Easther Shankland

Item My will and pleasure is if in the providence of God any Two of my Three Eldest Children (viz) John Shankland and Sarah Shankland or Esther Shankland be removed by death before they are capable in Law to discharge mine Executors or be married ThenI order and appoint that the real and personall Estates of both there deceased Children shall desend and be given to the other Surviving child whether it be John Sarah or Easther Shankland

And for the full perfecting of this my Last will and Testament I ordain Constitute and appoint my very dear brother Joseph Shankland and cozen William Shankland Executors thereof and I hope and nothing doubt their faith fullness as Executors of this my Last will and Testament and their care to do Justice to Every of my very dear Children and I also Earnestly beq and intreat the Revd James Martin and my brother Peter Hall to Take the oversight and charge of my poor orphant  Children that they are to behove Councell and direct them how they are to behave and Ought to Cary themselves and I do in the words of a Tender and Dying Father Earnestly Require yea
strictly charge and command my children to act and behove themselves according as they shall be advised and Directed by these above Mentioned whom I appoint as overseers of this my Last will and Testament that mine Executors Every of the above clauses and Articles so far as my real and personall Estate will allow & I having declared this to be my Last will & Testament in the presence of the under Subscribing witness In Testimony thereof have signed it with mine own hand and affixed my Seal the day and year first within written

John Shankland (Seal)
Signed Sealed Published pronounced and Declared in the presence of us (viz)

James Jackson
Harmon Harmonson
William Shankland