Esther Yarnall
(daughter of Philip Yarnall, Jr. & Mary Hoopes)

Borough of Wilmington
County of New Castle, Delaware
Will # Q-1, pages 346-349

I, Esther Yarnall of the Borough of Wilmington, County of New Castle and State of Delaware, being weak in Body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed by the Almighty God for the same, Do now make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following,

First, It is my will and I do order that all my just debts, and my Funeral expenses be paid out of my Personal Estate, by my Executor hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.

I do also give and bequeath to the Children of my Nephew Philip Bonsall, a certain Bond which I hold of the said Philip Bonsall for one hundred and sixty pounds, with all the Interest that my be due thereon at the time of my decease, to be equally divided amongst them.

And I do also give and bequeath to Lydia wife of John Slack to Sarah wife of Samuel Yarnall, and to Philip Yarnall Children of my beloved brother David Yarnall, the sum of Eighty pounds each.

I do also give and bequeath to David and Mary Yarnall, also children of the aforesaid David Yarnall, the sum of Fifty pounds each.

To the Children of my beloved niece Mary, formerly the wife of William Gregg, I give and bequeath the sum of Fifty pounds, to be equally divided amongst them.

I do also give to Uriah Yarnall, son of my nephew Ezekiel Yarnall the sum of nine pounds per annum, to be paid to him yearly and every year, during his natural life by my Executor.

And it is my will and I do order, that all the above mentioned Legacies, shall be paid by my Executor hereinafter mentioned, in good and lawful money of the State of Delaware, to their respective legatees as aforesaid, within Eighteen Months next after my decease.

And furher, I give and bequeath to Esther Y. Warner, Daughter of John and Mary Warner, my Silver Sugar Bowl.

To my beloved Sister Mary Warner, the Widow of Joseph Warner, deceased, I give and bequeath three shares of Bank stock of the Bank of Delaware, to dispose of as she may think proper, but should my said sister die before me, then it is my will that the said shares of Bank stock, shall be equally divided between John Warner, William Warner, Susannah the wife of John Torbert, and Mary the wife of Nixon Wilson the children of my said Sister.

And lastly, as to all the rest, residue and remainder, of my Estates, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels, Real and Personal of whatsoever kind and wheresoever the same may be, I do give devise and bequeath the whole and every part thereof to my beloved nephews and nieces, John Warner, William Warner, Susannah the wife of John Torbert, and Mary the wife of Nixon Wilson and their heirs and assigns, to be equally divided amongst them, to have and to hold to them, and each of them, my nephews and nieces last abovementioned their heirs and assigns respectively forever, share and part alike, The Real Estate to be divided between and amongst them, as hereinafter directed; That is to say, I do nominate and appoint my worthy Friends Isaac H. Starr, Peter Brynberg, and Joseph Shipley and the survivor or survivors of them, to make or cause to be made a survey and valuation of all such Real Estate, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments as I may be seised of at the time of my Death, and thereupon within one year after my decease to make a just and equal division thereof amongst the said devisees or their legal Representatives; and make a return thereof and thereon to each of the said devisees, his or her heirs or assigns, and therein particularly describing the part or share of the said Real Estate, by them, to him, her or them divided off and allotted, and certifying the same under their hands, and it is my will and I order, that the said return, so made and subscribed by them the said Isaac H. Starr, Peter Brynberg and Joseph Shipley my Trustees for the purpose hereby appointed, or the survivors or survivor of them, shall as fully convey and assure to each of the said devisees, their respective parts or shares, and to their heirs and assigns, in the premises as if the same was herein particularly named, specified, described, and devised. And I do nominate and apoint my beloved nephew William Warner to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty ninth day of the Twelfth month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven. -

Esther Yarnall

Signed, Sealed, Published, and declared, by the above named Esther Yarnall, to be her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at the request of the Testator have hereunto subscribed our names.
Aaron Paulson, Peter Paulson ......

New Castle County, Before me personally appeared Aaron Paulson one of the subscribing witnesses to the above and foregoing Will, who being solenmly sworn, did depose and say, that he saw Esther Yarnall the testatrix, sign and seal the above and foregoing Instrument of writing, and heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament; that at the time of her so doing, she was, to the best of this deponents belief, of sound disposing mind and memory; that it was at the instance and request and the presence of said Testatrix he subscribed his name as a witness thereto, and at the same time and in like manner saw Peter Paulson subscribe his name as another witness to the same. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand,
the third day of February, A.D. 1809.


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Linford H. Yarnall
October 18, 1998
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