Will of John McCrone, New Castle Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware
5. to my son Samuel McCrone one bed and bedding
11. The remainder of my personal estate to be divided between my sons John, William B., George, Samuel, and Jesse McCrone
12. My Real Estate in Cleveland and Jefferson, Ohio and at the City of Washington to be sold by my sons when they think best, the sum received to pay legacies above, the remainder to my said five sons equally, the share for Samuel to be retained by the executors and invested until he is married or engaged in business
Signed 4 Dec 1847, John McCrone