| State | Delaware |
|---|---|
| County | Sussex |
| Liber: Folio | M12:1 |
| Date (Signed) | 7/8/1843 |
| Date (Probate) | 3/6/1860 |
| Deceased | John Smith, colored man of Lewis & Rehoboth Hundred |
| Heirs | Ruth Smith - wife [colored] |
| Abstract | should she survive the testator then the testator's 2 sons to support and maintain her for the remainder of her life and should they neglect or refuse, then the testator's wife to have and enjoy the house and real estate for her own proper use as long as she remains a widow, and then to the testator's 2 sons |
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