Isabel Stockton

Isabel (nee unknown) Stockton, wife of Robert Stockton of Pennsylvania

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Will Book A, p. 138

In the name of God Amen annoo Dominoy febarury the 15 1747/8 I Isble Stockton In the township of sadsbury County of Lancaster and province of pensylvania being Sick and weake in body but yet in perfict mind and memory blessed be God for it Calling to mind the mortalety of my body I ordain this to be my Last will and tesament first of all I Recommend my Soul to god that gave it thrusting though the death and Suffering of Jesus Christ at the general Resurection I shall Recive the same and Ever Live in glory with my blesed Redeemer my Will is that I be Deacently buried In the Church yard of pyque att Discretion of my execetrs hearafter mentioned and as for worly goods it hath peased god and my husband to in due me with and aleso att my disposal at my death I Lave them as foloweth that is to say the third part of all movable goods that belongs to me and allso that I alow my funeral Charges to be paid out of it first I will to my granddoughter Mary Stockton doughter to thomas Stockton five pounds also to be put to Intrest till she come to age and then to Recive both and in Case she Shuld die before She Com to age it is to fall to her Sister Isble Stockton also the rememder I will to my four Sons Thomas Stockton Robart Stockton George Stockton and David Stockton to be Equly devided amongest them also I order and apoint my two sons Robert Stockton and george Stockton to be my whole and Sole Exectors of this my Last Will and testament Revocking disanuling all other wills and Testaments whatsoever as Wittness my hand and Seal the day and year above written.

Esbell "her X mark" Stockton [Seal]

Sealed Signed and delivered In the presents of us Andrew Moore, Thomas Holliday, Ann "hir X mark" farr [Seal]

Lancaster County to wit 1 March 1747/8 then personally appeared Andrew Moore and Thomas holiday two of the Witness to the within Will & on their Oaths & affirmation Respively declared they were present & saw & heard Isabel Stockton the Testatrix above named Sign Seal publish & declare the above Writing to be her last Will & Testamt & that at the doing thereof she was of Sound Mind & Memory to the best of their knowledge.

Before me Tho. Cookson D.R.

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Will of Robert Stockton

In the name of God amen anno. Dominoy February the year 1747. I Robert Stockton in the township of Sadsbury County of Lancaster and province of Pennsylvania being sick and weake in body but yet in perfect mind and memory blessed be god for it calling to mind the mortalety of my body I ordorin this to be my last will and testament first of all I recommend my soule to god that gave it trusting through the death and suffering of Jesus Christ at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same and ever live in glory with my blessed Redeemer my will is that I be Decently buried in the Church yard of Pyque att the discretion of my Executrs hereafter mentioned and as for worldly goods it hath pleased god to in due me with I give them as follows first I will that my funeral Charges and true debts be first paid out of my personal estate [illegible word] Item I give unto my well beloved wife Isabel Stockton 8 pounds [illegible word] out of my real estate and 1/3 part of al l my personal estate for her own self to dispose of it as she pleases and when she pleases and [several illegible words] natural life the said then to fall into the hand of my [fold in text, illegible] afterward mentioned [illegible] I give unto my son Robert [on fold, illegible] item I give unto my son John Stockton 5 pounds out of my real estate Item I give unto my son George Stockton 20 pounds out of my real estate Item I give unto my son in law John Young 5 pounds out of my real estate Item I give unto my son in law William Keeth 5 pounds out of my real estate [illegible word] I order that it shall not be in the power of any of these 5 legatees to [sue?] my executors or recover any of these sums until the Expiration of 3 years after my wife's decese [long crease which may contain text] and as for these 7 orphaned grandchildren of mine that it has pleased god to take away both father and mother [illegible word] left to my care as his will makes apare in April last and to sell his real and personal estate to pay his debts I humbly beg that the honorable court would be pleased to nominate the two honest men that I chosen the orphans uncale is Thomas Stockton and David Stockton to gardeen over the said 7 orphan children knowing by experience that there will be but little coming to them when the debts is paid and to take care [several illegible words] said orphans be kept [obliterated area] of in [obliterated area] til they be fit to put to [illegible word and crease which may contain text] and further do order and apoint that those my 2 sons Thomas Stockton and David Stockton to be my whole and sole Executors of this my will testament revoking disalowing and disanuling all former wills and testaments whatsoever made or [illegible word] by me before this and I further order and apoint that these my 2 executors after paying all my just debts and funeral charges [two illegible words] my real and personal estate only what is bequeathed out of it as witness my hand the day and year above writen. Sealed, Signed, and delivered in the presence of us. Robert Stockton [seal] proved by Wm. Carr, Thomas Holiday.

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The "Dual Date" of 1747/8 is shown twice in Isabel Stockton's will. The official and legal practice at that time in Great Britain (England and Scotland) and British America was to use March 25 as the first day of the new year, however, they knew that the change to January 1 as the first day of the new year was coming. When Isabel's will was written in February the official and legal year was 1747.

In 1752, when Great Britain and English America switched to the new Gregorian calendar, the date February of 1747 (Old Style) would become February of 1748 (New Style). In September of 1752 the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar also caused 11 days to be skipped, April 2, 1752, was followed by April 13, 1752.

It appears that both Robert and Isabel Stockton died in 1747 (Old Style - Julian calendar), but should now be shown as died in 1748 (New Style - Gregorian calendar).

Isabel's first name might have been Isabella, however, in her own will she is shown as Isbel, and Esbell, and Isabel. In her husband's will she is shown as Isabel.

Some researchers show Isabel's maiden name as Painter, but there does not seem to be any evidence that maiden name is correct.

Above information from Find a Grave Isabel Stockton, died 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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