Person:Alexander Herron (3)

Will Extract of Alexender Herring

Alexander (Herron) Herring born 1708 dead 1778 the Augusta County Pioner and the progenitor of the Rockingham line of Alexander Herring, was the son of Alexander Herron Sr dead about 1735 in Delaware and wife Margaret of Sussex County, Delaware

Will 19the Sept 1735

Alexander Herring of Sussex County , sick to loving son Alexnder Herring, hose and 189 acres to love wife Margaret Herring one feather bed and furnityre to loving daughter Eady Herring bedding furniture when 16 years of age

My daughter Esther Wood on shilling to my Daughter Sarah Pettyman on Shilling

His mark

Alexander Herring

Witness

John Mariner, Elizabeth Mariner

John Russell

Sussex County Delaware Will's

[Source: Settlers by the long grey trail: some pioneers to old Augusta County, by John Houston Harrison].

Will Transcript of Alexander Herron (Herring)

The Will of Alexander Herring

Sussex County

In the name of God Amen I Alexander Herring of the County above said being sick and weak but of perfect sence and memory Thanks be to Almighty God for the same and calling to mind, the uncertainty of Life and the certainty of Death that ___ flesh my dye have Then glit fitts to make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following: First and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it me Trusting and relying only in the mirtorious Death and p___ of my dear Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ for salvation secondly I commit my body to the earth to have Christain burial at the Direction of executors here after mentioned and as for what wordly Estate it hath pleases Almighty God to bestow upon me contray to my disact my will should be disposed as following making void and null all former will or wills her by made by me and ordain my Last will and Testament.

Item I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving son Alexander Herring my now dwelling plantation containing one Hundred and Eighty nine of Land with all houses orchards fences may Easmentss with all singular the oppurtnannce therewith belonging or any ___ appertaining whatsoever to be holden of him his heirs and assigned forever and also one ra Stallion sadle and vridle which is now in his possession to be holden of him and his Heirs and assigns forever, and also his choice of my tow guns to him and his Heirs forever.

Item I give unto my dear and loving wife Margret Herring one feather and furniture to be holden of her and heirs forever.

Item I give an bequeath unto my dear and loving daughter Caday Herring her choicse of all my beds and furniture and also my *treat post to beholden of and her heirs and to be possesed with the same Her comes to the age of sixteen years

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ester Wood one Shilling an no more to be paid at decease she having her part already

Item I give and bequeathe unto my Daughter Sarah Prettyman one shilling and no more to be paid at my decease she having her part already

And for the remaining part estate not giving in legacies my will is should be devided equally in ___ and Quality among my son Alexander Herring my daughter Eaily Herring and my loving wife Margret Herring and to be and remain theirs and heirs and assigns forever

Lastly I do Ordain my well beloved son Alexander Herring avoes my whole and sole executor of this my Last Will Testament to pall all just debts and to receive all what is due to me and also to see that every articale of the last will and testament is duly performed and this is my will and no other more as withness my hand seal this 19th day of September 1735.

(Signed) Alexander Herring [His mark]

Witness

John Mariner, Elizabeth Mariner

John Russell

Proven 22th day of March 1736/37.

[Sussex County, Delaware Wills].