Jane Shippen

Jane as Jennie in her father John's will

Liber 25, folio 125 ; 9 Oct. 1747 GALLAWAY, JOHN, Anne Arundel Co.

 •The Forest & The Adventure, in Baltimore Co., to be sold.  •To Jacob Franklin, Gordon, which I bought of John Franklin.  •To Benjamin Harrison, Beaver Dam Branch, which I bought of John Franklin.  •To wife, Jane Galloway, L 1000, to be paid in Philadelphia, the plate she brought me in marriage, & negro Pompey; she & my youngest dau. are to be removed to Philadelphia.  •To son Joseph Galloway, the parts of Cumberstone devised to me by my father, Samuel Galloway, & the part I purchased of John Giles & Beaversdam & 2/5 of a tract formerly belonging John Blackmore & my p. e. when he is 21, & he is to be brought up by his guardian, my son Samuel Galloway, for the study of law or physick.  •'''To younger dau., Jenny Galloway, my p. e. at age of 18 or mar., her guardians to be John Dillwyn & Wm. Coleman of PhilaDelphia.'''  •The residue of my p. e. to be equ. div. betw. my 3 chldn. Samuel Galloway, Mary Chew, & Joseph Galloway.  •Whereas I gave my s dau. negro childe Abigal . . . .  •Overseers: my bros. Joseph Galloway & Joseph Cowman.  •Witn: J. Hamilton, Willm Coale, William Coal, Jr., Samuel Coale. 

21 Oct. 1747, affirmed by Wm. & Saml. Coale (Quakers) & on 22 Oct. sworn to by Dr. John Hamilton.