Will of Esther Smith

In the name of God Amen ~ I Esther Smith of Somerset County being sick of body but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. first I commit my soul to God and my body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor, and as touching my worldly Estate I dispose of the same in the following manner, Item I give and bequeath to my four daughters to wit Elizabeth Riggs, Mary Pool, Hetty Gibbons and Rosanna Waters all my Estate to be divided equally amongst them share and share alike and I do hereby nominate and apoint William Boggs whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set hand and affixed my seal this fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventeen Signed, sealed published and declared by Esther Smith to be her last will in presence of us who at her request and in her presence subscribed our names as evidences in presence of each other _ Elizabeth her x mark Williams Isaac his x mark Williams Elizabeth C. Lippincott Esther her x mark Smith Seal Somerset County, to wit: _ December the 5th day 1826 _ Then came William Bridges and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the within instrument of writing is the true and whole last will and testament of Esther Smith, late of Somerset County, deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession and that he doth not know of any other _ Before James Polk Reg W.C. Somerset County, to wit: _ December the 5th day 1826 _ Then came Isaac Williams one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Esther Smith, late of Somerset County, deceased, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he did see the testatrix therein named sign and seal this will, that he 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 his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding _ Capable of executing a valid contract and that he subscribed his name to this will as a witness in the presence and at the request of the testatrix and in the presence of the other subscribing witnesses _ He further deposed that he saw Elizabeth Williams (since dead) and Elizabeth C. Lippincott subscribe their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testatrix _ Before James Polk Reg W.C. Recorded in Liber J. P. No. 4 folio 127 Examined & Test James Polk Reg W.C.