SAMUEL SWEET
? - 1761



In the Name of God Amen the Twenty fourth Day of March and in the First Year of his Majesties Reign George the Third King of Great Britain &c. and in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty one, I Samuel Sweet of Exeter in the County of Kings County and in Colony of Rhodeisland &c. Yeoman being Sick and Weak in Body and very much Discomposed as to my Bodily Health Yet Notwithstanding of a Sound Disposing Mind and memory Thanks be to Almighty God for the Same and Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make and ordain this Instrument in Writing my Last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend by Spirit into the Hands of God that gave it me and my Body I freely submit to the Earth to be therein Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executrix and Executor herein after Named and as Touching Such Worldly Estate. Wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give & Dispose of the Same in the Following Manner and form and first my will is that all my Just Debts Last Sickness and Funeral Charges be well and Truly Paid & Satisfied by my Executrix and my Executors out of my moveable Estate in Some Convenient time after my Decease.

Imprimis    I give and Bequeath unto my Eldest Son Samuel Sweet the Sum of Fifteen Pounds in Money or in Passable Bills of publik Credit of the old Tenor to be paid to him by my Executrix or Executor within Two years after my Decease I thinking that to be his full Portion and Proportion in my Small Estate.

Item    I give and Bequeath unto my Second Son Jonathan Sweet the Sum of Fifteen Pounds in Money or in Passable Bills as afforsaid to be paid to him by my Executrix or Executors within Two Years after my Decease I thinking that to be his full Share.

Item    I give and Bequeath unto my Eldest Daughter Ruth Sweet the Sum of Thirty Pounds in Money or in passable Bills as abovesaid to be paid to her by my Executrix or Executor within Two Years after my Decease I thinking that to be her full part.

I tem    I give and Bequeath unto my Second Daughter Sarah Sweet the Sum of Fifteen Pounds in Money or in passable Bills as aforesaid to be paid to her by my Executrix or Executor within two years after my Decease She having had part of her portion already.

Item   I give and Bequeath unto my Third Daughter Freelove Croel (the Sum of) one Chest to be delivered  to her by my Executrix or Executor Immediately after my Decease She having Received the greater part of her Portion already.

Item   I give and Bequeath unto my Fourth Daughter Isbell Sweet the Sum of Fifty Pounds in Money or in passable Bills of the Colonly of Rhodeisland old Tenor to be paid to her by my Executrix or Executor (to be paid to) when she Arrives to the age of Eighteen Years or the Day of her Marriage which May First Happen.

Item   I give and Bequeath unto my Fifth Daughter Mary Sweet the Sum of Thirty Pounds in Mondy or in Passable Bills as afforsaid to be paid to her by my Executrix or Executor When She Arrives to the age of Eighteen Years or the Day of her Marriage Which may first happen.

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Sixth Daughter Elizabeth Sweet the Sum of Thirty Pounds in Money or in passable Bills as afforsaid to be paid  to her by my Executrix or Executor When She Arrives to the age of Eighteen Years or the Day of her Marriage Which may first happen.

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my True and Loving Wife Sarah Sweet all the Rents and Profits of my Lands and Real Estate untill my Two Youngest Sons Arrive to the age of one and Twenty years I also give unto my Said Wife all my moveable Estate Excepting what I have herein heretofore Disposed of and my Farming Tackling which Farming Tackling I Lend to my Said Wife untill my Two Youngest Sons shall come to the age of one and Twenty Years or so long as she Remains my Widow & no Longer all Which I give and Lend to her to the bringing up of my Small Children and for paying all my Just Debts and Legacies.

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Two Youngest Sons To Wit, Albro Sweet and Job Sweet all and Singular my Lands and Real Estate with all the appertance therewith Belonging to be Equally Divided Between them which I Do hereby give to them their Heirs & Assigns forever I also give to my Two Last Mentioned Sons all and Singular my Farming Tackling of what name Seven and if it Should happen that either of my Two last mentioned Sons Should happen to Dye without Issue then he that Exc__th to have the part of his that is Deceased and if neither of my Two Sons Should Decease before nor at the time of Division then all the Farming Tackling to be Equally Divided as my Real Estate.

Item and Lastly  I Do hereby Nominate Constitute make and ordain my True and Living Wife Sarah Sweet my Executrix and also my Son Albro Sweet and my Brother George Sweet Executors of this my Last Will and Testament to See the Same fullfilled according to the True Intent and meaning thereof and I __ also hereby utterly Disallow Disannul Revoke and by these Presents make void all & Every other former will or Wills Executrix or Executors by me at any time heretofore made Willed or Bequeathed or in any Wise caused to be Named or Made Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day Month and Year afore mentioned
Signed sealed Published Pronounced & Declared
by the Said Samuel Sweet to be his Last Will
and Testament In the Presence of us the
subscribers                                                            Samuel (his mark) Sweet

Wm Tanner

Deliverance (her mark) Tanner

Griffin Sweet 


Griffen Sweet and William Tanner Two of the Witnesses to the above Will Personally appeared in Town Council of Exeter the 16th Day of June AD 1761 and on their Solemn Engagement Declared that they Saw the above Testator Samuel Sweet Sign Seal Publish Pronounce and Declare the afore Written Instrument to be his Last will and Testament and that they Two Signed as Witnesses thereto at the Same time and in his Presence and they they Saw the other Witness Deliverance Tanner Sign as a Witness Thereto at the Same time and in his Presence and that the Testator was then at the Same time of a Sound Disposing Mind and Memory for Which Reason Said Will is allowed to be Lawfully Proved and approved of
Signed by order of the Town Council of Exeter the Day and Date aforesaid

Witness          Benja Raynolds   Council Clerk

Recorded June 22 Day AD 1761     by Benja Raynolds Coul Clerk.


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