DICKINSON, EDWARD
W6:139 13 January 1731/2

In the name of God, Amen, the thirteenth day of January in the year of our Loed 1721/2, I Edward Dickinson of Southampton in Bermuda, mariner, being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it's appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it and for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mercy power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Item. I give and bequeath to Frances my well beloved wife all my real and personal estate together with my part and portion of the personal estate of my father John Dickinson deceased, during her natural life and at her decease to be divided amongst my children as followeth.

Item> I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Robert Dickinson at my said wife's decease my now dwelling house and one acre of land adjoyning thereunto to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body for ever. but if please God to take him out of this world without issue to return equally amongst his surviving sisters as my said wife Frances shall think fitt.

Item. All the residue and remainder of my real and personal estate above mentioned I give equally to be divided amongst my children at the discretion of my said wife but if please God any of my children should die before their portion be paid to return equally amongst the surviving sisters.

Item. I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving and trusty friend Mr Richard Hunt and my loving brother Samuel Dickinson my executors to this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, and executions by me in any way before this time named, willed, and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament . In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written>

Signed, sealed and declared by the said Edward Dickinson as his last will and testament in presence of...
Sam'l Newbold
John Gilcrist
John Beack Sen'r

Bermuda.
By the Hon'ble John Trimingham Esq'r President and Commander in Chief and Ordinary of these Islands.
These are to certify that this 15th day of Nov'r 1727 personally appeared before me the President aforesaid Mr John Beak and solemnly made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he saw the within named Edward Dickinson sign, seal, and execute the within written instrument as his last and testament and that at the same time he the testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory and that he also saw at the same time the within named Samuel Newbold and John Gilcrist subscribe their names as witnesses to the said will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above.
John Trimingham

recorded from the original and examined
Ja's Richardson D.Sec'ry