Will of Peter Rambo, dated August 3, 1694

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In the name of God Amen, I Peter Rambo Senior of the Countie of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsilvania in parts of America, being in good health of bodie & in perfect sound mind & memorie, praise be therfore given unto Almightie God, do make & ordain this my Last will & testament in manner & form following; that is to say, first & principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almightly God hoping through the meritts, death & passion of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my Sins and inherit eternal life, And my bodie I committ into the earth to be therein decentlie buryed att ye burying place of Wicacoe, att the discretion of my exers herein after mentioned; and as touching the disposition of all ___ temporal estate as it hath pleased God in his Mercie to bestow upon mee I give and Dispose thereof as followeth ...
FIRST I will that all debts & funeral charges be first paid and discharged ...
SECONDLY I give & dispose unto my son Gunner Rambo three hundred acres of land in West-New-Jersey on Homons Creek ...
THIRDLY I give and bequeath unto my Son John Rambo the tract of land which hee now liveth upon in West-New-Jersey aforesaid Lying on Little Mantua Creek ...
FOURTHLY I give unto my Son Andreas Rambo that tract of land whereon I now live Containing three hundred fiftie three acres of fast land, marsh, and frirse. As also twelve acres of Meadow ground Lying opposite to the Township of Passayunk on the west ___ the ___ as also together with fifteen acres of meadow in the ___ ___ of Passyunk, With all and singular rights priviledges & Appertenances thereunto the said Marsh and frivgs belonging & sipstaining to his Heirs and Assigns forever after my decease, FURTHER I give unto my sd Son Andreas all my right title and interest in Costers Saw Mill, and FURTHER all my moveables, Lands, goods and Chattells, besides what is particularlie above disposed of, & I equallie give & Dispose thereof unto my Sons Gunner, Peter, Andreas & John Rambo & to Yertrud Bankson wife of Andreas Bankson & Catherin Dalbo wife of Peter Dalbo, all which Said Six persons' Hoefore b. justlie equal & order not anie one to have any greater part or share in value than the other of the sd Lands, goods & chattels as aforesd mentioned, and unto this my Last Will and Testamt I ordain and Appoint my Son Andreas Rambo my full, ___& sole exers to this my Last will and testamt, Revoking annualling and making void absolutie by these presents all will & Wills or testaments whatsoever heretofore by me made either in words or writing and this & none other is to be taken for my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I Peter Rambo have Set my hand and Seal the 3rd Day of August 1694." Locus Sigilli Signed Sealed
Witnessed by
Robert Langshore                                    his
Peter Dalbo                                    Peter Rambo
Matthias Holstein                                    mark
Lasse Cock

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Source: Recorded in Will Book A: pages 423-425, #183