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- Isaac Messick
In all articles that have been written on Isaac they indicate that he was married twice, with
his first wife being Sarah, and his second wife, Ann Windsor. Stepney Parish records, which
gave his first five children's births, his wife is Sarah. In his will his wife was Ann.
In the book Messick's Ancestoral File, Isaac owned a large amount of land in both,
Worchester County, Maryland, and Sussex County, Deleware. Since the boundaries of these
two counties were in duspute for a number of years, it is possible that the land he acquired in
Worchester County became Sussex later.
WILL OF ISAAC MESSICK
In the name of God, Amen, this 31st day of March in the year of our God One Thousnad Seven Hundred and
Seventy Nine, I Isaac Messick of the County of Sussex in the Deleware State, Planter, being sick and weak in
body but perfect in mind and memory and therefore being given unto God, and calling to mind the immortality of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament.
Principally and first of all I recomend my soul unto the hand of God that gave it to me, and my body to be
buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the descretion of my executrix her of mentioned, nothing
doubting but to receive the same again, by the mighty power of God; as as----- with worldly goods wherewith it
hath pleased God to help me within this life I give------ and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form:
First, I constitute appoint and ordain my well beloved son, Covingtion Messick, my sole executor of this my
Last Will and Testement, whom I give and bequeath all my Plantation and Lands belonging to him and his heirs
forever.
Secondly, I give and bequeath to my well loved wife Ann, Messick, the third part of all my goods and chattels
lands and tenements during her widowhood but when she marries disanulled of all grants of chattels rights and
credits lands and tenements as aforesaid if she should, or when she dies to left in the following manner.
Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my well beloved son John Messick one hundred and four acres of land where
he now lives known by the name of New Intent and to hinm and his heirs forever, one shilling sterling and no
more.
Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my son Luke Messick one shilling sterling and no more. Also I give to my
well beloved son George Messick one shilling sterling and no more. Also I bequeath to my will beloved son
Nehemiah Messick one shilling sterling and no more. Also I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Ann
Owens one shilling and no more. Also, I give to my beloved daughter Contance Dolbee one shilling sterling and
no more, also I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Priscilla Mooney one shilling sterling and no more.
Also and lastly after all my debts are paid and funeral charges are defrayed my will is that Covington
Messick, Joseph Messick, and Isaac Messick and Bethany Messick should have my personal estate to be equally
divided amongst the four, only Bethany one two year old heffer more than the other three; at their mothers
death, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament entirely revoking and
disanulling all former wills, legacies or bequeaths before named to them and their heirs forever, by me signed
sealed pronounced by Isaac Messick as his Last Will and Testament in presence of us subscribers the day and
year of afo.
Testators: Levin Conaway Isaac Messick (Seal)
Spencer Benson Reuben James
Prob. April 28, 1779 Arch. vol. A88, pages 108-109. Reg of Wills, Liber C, folios 331.332 [DeValinger, 1964a]
Isaac is buried in a cemetery on Harvey Marvel's Land in Sussex Co., Deleware. A transcript from the stone erected to his memory by Miles Messick, his great-grandson, on Feb. 1888.
"Sacred to the memory of Isaac Messick who died in April 1779. He was the first of the line that settled in Sussex Co. He owned these lands and was the father of 13 children who had arrived at maturity at his death, from whom a numerous race has sprung. He was a good and exemplary man and evidenced in the much culture of his children."
Children of Isaac Messick:
John Messick b. December 10, 1727 Stepney Parrish, Somerset Co. Maryland
Luke Messick b. January 1, 1731 " "
George Messick
Isaac Messick b. August 25, 1736 Somerset Co., Maryland
Nehemiah Messick b.April 12, 1738 "
Joseph Messick
Covington Messick b. 1753 or 1757 Sussex Co., Maryland
Bethany Messick
Alice Messick
Ann Messick
Constance Messick
Priscilla Messick
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Abt 1700 - 1779 (~ 79 years)
