The will of Johan Hendricksson, abstracted in A Calendar of Delaware Wills: p. 35, recorded in New Castle Co. Wills, Misc 1: p. 199, and transcribed as follows:
"In the name of God Amen the Eighth Day of October 1731 I John Hendrickson of Christiana hundred and the county of New Castle upon Delaware Farmer Being very sick and weak of Body
But of perfect mind & memory - thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing it is appointed for all men once to Dye, doe make & ordain
this my Last will & Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give & Recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried
in a decent & Christian Buriall at the Descretion of my Executrix, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty 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 that is when all my Real Debts
& funerall charges are paid & discharged.
In primis I give & bequeath unto my Son John Hendrickson his heirs Executrs admts & Assgs forever all the whole Tract of Land which Lyth over the Run wh I hn ght [sic] of my father-in-law
John Anderson with the housing and cleared Land and all the coveniences therunto Belonging.
Secondly I give & bequeath unto my Son Pietter Hendrickson my new Dwelling plantation and all the whole Tract belonging unto it that is to Say all my Land that Lyeth upon that side of the
Run where my new Dwelling plantation is with the orchard cleared Land housing and all the conveniences thereunto belonging unto him the sd Pietter his heirs Executs admts & assgs forever,
upon these conditions that my Deare & Loveing Wife Bridgett shall unmolested and undisturbed Dwell & Live upon the sd plantation During her Natural Life and that she shall not be debarred
to have the Benefitt of the orchard But with the proviser that my said son Pietter & his heirs shall have share & part of the orchard for his heirs his familys use.
Thirdly it is my Will that my Deare Loveing Wife shall have the use of all my Leaving moveable Estate During her Naturall Life
Fourthly It is my will that after my Wifes Decease the then moveable Estate shall be equally Divided Betwixt my Six Daughters Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Bridgett, Sarah & Sussanna with
this provisey that my Daughters Sarah & Sussanna shall first have so much of the said moevable Estate as their Sisters had when they were marryed, and then the Rest to be Equally Divided
as aforesaid
Lastly I appoint & constitute my Deare & Loving Wife Bridgett to be my whole & sole Executrix of this my Last will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have heare unto sett my hand & seal the Day & year above written
John Hendrickson (his mark)
Signed Sealed published pronounced & Declared by the sd John Hendrickson as his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us The Subscribers
Charles Springer, Charles Springer Junr (his mark)
Proved by Charles Springer, Jun' fourth day of November 1745"
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