Kent County, Delaware Wills

1708 Philip England Liber B Folo 174 3 Nov 1708 Wife Elisabeth, dec'd, sons ,Joseph and James England. sons in law William Welles and Abraham Couffe; dau Elisabeth Welles; dau in law Martha Cuffe; twenty grandchildren; Joseph England 8 children; William Welles 7 children; Absalom Cuffe's 3 children and.. Hannah Berwick and her child Exe'c son Joseph and sons in Law (Calendar of Delaware Will's New Castle Co. pg 14-15

1721 John Wells Abstract Liber D-1 Folo 46, dtd.1 April 1721 prob. 11 May 1721 Sick & weak, wife Rachel all moveable est. except money which she is to pay to dau Rachel at 18. or when she marries: To my two sons James & John, all real estate equally, at 21: Wife Rachel ,exe'c. Friend Thomas Wells, & Hugh Durborow to care for children if wife should die. Test. John Hall, James Potter, & William Maxwell DSA:

1731 Thomas Wells sr. yeoman Liber H Folo 27, dtd. 24 Jan.1731 prob. 10 Sept. 1732 .Wife Ann, all Est. or life, except what I gave to children hereafter named, to son Thomas jr., 8 acres adjoining the 20 acres he now lives on: to son John Wells all the lower 100 acres (called Leason) above the house he now lives in, between 20 or 30 acres: Son James 45 or 50 acres: son George, 12 acres on the creek next to 15 acres that of son Thomas: son Henry, all the remained of the tract, called Virgins Chance: to son William the rest of the upper 100 acres on which I live called Leason: he to pay 20 lb. o son James ,as he has all of the buildings: to son James the remainder of the lower Hundred acres on which I live called Leason: dau, Patience a feather bed & furniture there to belonging & lands in Dover town: dau Ann my Negro woman Jenny, & her increase: sons William & James, minors, my 2 Dau's: my five youngest children, viz.: Henry, James, Patience & Ann: Wife Ann, sole Exe'c:: sons Thomas & John to care for 3 youngest sons, & son George to care for dau. Ann: Test Mark Malove & Ambrose Carroll. DSA: 1732 Thomas Wells jr. Liber H Folo 97 13 Jan 1732 Abstract of Letters on the est. of Thomas Wells jr. to Susanna Wells Calendar of Kent Co. Probate Records 1680-1800(1944) (Kent Co. Adm. & Wills ,Hall of Records DSA:)

1784 William Corse Liber A11 Folo 31 dtd 5 June 1784 Prob 7 Dec 1785 Will of William Corse Lt.Cr.Hd. Abstract "Ann Corse exe'c of spouse William Corse's will, married Benjamin Wells" (Probate records Book A-11 pg 31 Hall of Record's Dover DE.) DSA:

1788 Richard Wells Liber M Folo 173, 28 July 1788 Richard Wells Dec'd to David Wells & David Wallace, William Alliband & Thomas Wallace, Surities DSA:

1793 Mary Wells Liber N Folo 49, dtd. 20 July 1793 Mary Wells-- my estate to my six daughters. Rachel, Mary , Nancy, Martha, Rody, Rebeckey & to my son Richard Wells: dau Sarah Shchorn, one crown: Josiah Wallace, & son David Wells, Exe'c: Test: William Allaband Josiah Wallace, David Wells & Mary (X) Wells, jr., Prob. 3 Aug. 1792. DSA:

1796 Benjamin Wells Sr. Liber N Folo 170, dtd.12 Dec. 1796 Benjamin Wells .of LtCrHd., Kent Co DE, Blacksmith, sick and weak Lands in LtCrHd to son Benjamin Wells jr.: he is to permit Rachel Wells, widow of my son Daniel to live on it. to grand children Daniel & Hannah Wells $12 until 14, grandchild Arthur Wells son of William Wells, Daniel Wells son of Daniel, Hannah Wells dau of Daniel: Allen, William, Thomas & John Gray & Elizabeth Gray. children of my daughter Ann Gray at 21; & to the children of my son Benjamin Wells, the share equally: son Benjamin exc's Test. Rachel Wells, Allen & Rebecca McLand. Prob. 20 March 1797. DSA:

1821 Benjamin Wells jr. Liber A8 Folo 34 & 35 dtd.. 27 Mar 1821 Benjamin Welles of St.George's Hundred Kent DE. Names wife Penelope Wells, and her unnamed children,. son John Wells, son Benjamin Wells, dau Elizabeth Wells Catline, late Elizabeth Turner (spouse David Turner dec'd and children), dau Lydia Wells, dau Ann Wells,(under 18 years old), exe'c Penelope Wells and Johey Bementt. Prob 16 Apr 1821 (Cecil Co Register of Wills)

1684 James Wells - Letters of administration on the estate of James Wells, deceased, were granted to Mary Wells, & Richard Mitchell. 17 Oct 1684. (Wills, Administrations and Marriages, Kent and Sussex Co. DE. 1683-95 page 24 (WellsHist: & WellsBul:281-283)

1683-1696 Pg 24 Delaware Hall of Record's DSA:(WellsHist & WellsBul: 281-282 ) FGS James

1684 Administration granted to Mary Wells and Richard Mitchess 17 Oct 1684 (Wills,Adm. 1683-95 pg 24)

1693 Elizabeth Roades Wills KT L:104 Abstract Will of Elizabeth Roades, Liber L Folo 104 dtd. 26 Feb 1693/4 prob. 9 May 1694 "Widow of Dr. John Roades & mother Mary Roades will names dau Mary Morgan and grandson John Wells ". (Wills Adm. and Marriages Kent and Sussex Co DE. 1683-1695 pg 155, Hall of Records DSA0 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991)

1731 Thomas Welles Liber A-54-H-1-27 Kent Co Adm. and Wills (same as Liber H pg 27 Will of Thomas Wells1732 1732 Thomas Welles Wills Kent Co Dl.,Book H pg 97,13 Jan 1742, Letters on the est.of Thomas Wells Jr., Admin to Susannah Wells Reg of Wills Liber H Folios 97-98 DSA.

1733 George Wells Liber H Fole 49 1 May 1733 Letters on the est. of George Wells to Agnes Wells & Thomas Tarrent.

1733 John Wells Liber H Folo 86 20 Jan 1733 Letters on the est. of John Wells, intrest to his Widow Ann Wells. DSA: (wills, adm. & marriages Kent & Suffex Co's)

1747 John Wells Liber I Folo 168 5 Nov 1747 Letters on the est. of John Wells, intestate, to Phebe Wells, his widow.

1753 William Welles Liber O pg 193 14 Aug 1753 William Welles and his wife Elizabeth (England) Welles Land Records Kent Co. on Hand William FGS

1762 William Wells Liber K Folo 272 6 Jan. 1762 Letters on the est of William Wells no test, to Elizabeth Wells his Widow.

1764 John Wells Liber K Folo 304 8 Feb 1764 Letters on the est. of John Wells, Intestate, to Stockly Sturgis, guardian of Sarah Grifin.

1767 Thomas Wells Liber L Folo 38 11 Nov 1767 Letters on the est. of Thomas Wells, interstate, to Sarah Wells & Henry Tarson.

1771 Elizabeth Wells Liber L Folo 104 30 Nov 1771 Letters on the est. of Elizabeth Wells,

1775 James Wells Sr. Liber L Folo 176 21 Nov. 1775 Letters on est. of James Wells Sr. died intestate, Rebecca Wells ,his widow renounces to James Wells jr., next of kin to dec'd

1787 Henry Wells Liber L pg 227 5 Apr. 1787 Letters on est. of Henry Wells dec'd, interstate to

1787 Lydia Wells Liber M Follo 140 13 Mar.1787 Letters on the est. of Lydia Wells dec'd interstate, to John Wells. William Numbers, surity

1788 Richard Wells Liber m pg 173 28 July 1788 Letters on est. of Richard Wells, dec'd , to David Wells & David Wallace, William Alliband & Thomas Wallace Surities.

1790 William Wells Liber N Folo 247 29 Jan. 1790 Letters on the est. of William Wells, dec'd intestate to Maria Wells & Stephen Alston, George Rowan surity. Will, adm. & Marriages Kent and Sussex Co's DE. Delaware Hall of Records

1790 John Wells Liber N Folo 250 24 Aug. 1790 Letters on est. of John Wells, dec'd intestate, to Sarah Wells, William Sears, surety.

1799 Benjamin Wells jr. Liber A51 pg 126 letters on the est. probate record of Zadoic Truitt dec'd, Rebecca Truitt wife exe'c, married Benjamin Wells.1799

1804 Thomas Wells Liber O Folo 97 10 Sept. 1804 Letters on the est. of Thomas Wells, died intestate, to John Litman, John Waugh, surety.

Abstract's from LDS FHC Microfilm of Delaware State Archives and Delaware Hall of Records, Dover Delaware,19901

Duke of York Records ( 1646 -1657 & 1657 - 1680 (Pub. Family Line Pub c 1903 reprint)

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