Will of Jeremiah Cloud probated December 4, 1717 Dover, De.
In the name of God amen the twentieth day of Feb. in the year of our Lord.,
1715/6. I Jeremiah Cloude of Rockland Manor in the county of New Castle
upon Delaware in the province of Pa. Cordwainer, being very weak and sick of
body but of sound and perfect mend, memoryh and understanding (Thanks be
given to God therefore) called to mind the mortality of my body and knowing
that is appointed for all men once to dye do therfore make constitute and
ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principallyh and
first of all I give and recommend myh soul into the hands of God that gave
it and as for my body I recommend it to the earth therein to be buryed in a
decent and christian like maner at the care and discretion of myh executrs,
and as touching and concerning such temporal estate with which it hath
please God to bless withall, I give dispose and bequeath as in forme and
maner following :
IMPRIMIS: I give and bequeath unto myh dearly beloved wife Elizabeth who
together with my son William Cloude, I make ordain and constitute the sole
and only executors of this my last will and testament the plantation I now
am dwelling on together with the house, outhousing household goods, cattle,
corne or any other moveable, moveables or appurtenances whatsoever that are
or shall be found belonging or appertaining to me on the said plantation
(except what shall hereafter be excepted and specified) to be by her freely
possessed and enjoyed during her life, and at her decease to dispose of five
pounds out of the said premises to whom she shall see fit and no more.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son William (who also is the
other executor of this my last will and testament) the above mentioned
plantation together with the house outhousing, household goods, cattle,
corne, together with all and every moveable and appurtenances whatsoever
appertaining or belonging to the said plantation to be by him immediately
after the death of Elizabeth my wife hold and freely possessed and enjoyed
and by his heirs and executors administrators forever.
ITEM: I give to my beloved son Daniela certain tract of land known by the
name of Mount Pleasant formerly the plantation of Nathaniel Lampleyh and
lyhing near Chichester in Chester Co., in the province of Pennsylvaia
contaiing two hundred acres be it more or less to be by him, his heirs,
executors, administrators or assins hold and enjoyed forever.
ITEM: I give to myh daughter Hannah five pounds current money to levyed
out of the estate I now dwell on and to be paid unto her within one year
after decease.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Sarah twenty pounds of current money to be
levyed likewise out of the estate I now dwell on to be paid her within two
years after my decease.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds current money to be
levyed out of the estate given to my son Daniel to be paid to her as she
shall arrive to the age of twenty one years.
Lastly: I constitute ordain and appoint my beloved sons Jeremiah and
Mordecai as also myh trusted frien Joel Bayley trustees in behalf of my son
Danel and my daughter Elizabeth to take them into their protection as also
to oversee and take care of the plantation given to him by me impowering
them hereby to sell the same if need so require for his use or as they may
or shall seem convenient and to provide him a settlement as near them as
conveniencing will permit and also desire that5 theyh take care that there
by twenty pound levyed out of the estate last mentioned and paid to my
daughter Elizabeth as soon as she shall arrive to the age of twenty one
years and furthermore, I do hereby whereby disallow disown, revoke, cancell
and disannull all and every other maner of wills tests or executors by anyy
maner or way whatsoever by me before this time made and allowing this and no
other to be my last will and testament. In wittness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and yiear above written
(sighend) Jeremiah Cloude.
The Mordecai Cloud (1697 - 1745) family line is fully traced by the
above-mentioned Phillip William Cloud work of 1976. The William Cloud
(1690 - 1748), son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Bailey) Cloud is in the
ancestor line of both compilers. Does anyone have these records. I do
not. If you do have them, would you please post them.
This is all that I have at this time. Does anyone have information on
Tilitha Cloud.
Beth