Cassa Leasure Will 1868

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This is the will of Cassa Leasure, wife of John Leasure (b 9 Oct 1789  d 1
Feb 1862). Both John and Cassa are buried in the Bald Hill Cemetery,
Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

The will is transcribed verbatim.

In the name of God, Amen, I Cassa Leasure of Allegany County in the State of
Maryland being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the
uncertainty of the times thereof and being desirous to settle my wordly
affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it
shall please God, to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my
last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:

First, and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and
my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors
herein named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I desire and
bequeath as follows:

Item, I give and devise unto Thomas Leasure my eldest son and John H.
Leasure my youngest son, my plantation whereon I now dwell known by the name
of "Honest Miller". Contatining about thirty seven acres more or less to
them the said Thomas Leasure and John H. Leasure their heirs and assigns in
fee simple.

Item. I devise and bequeath all the personal property I possess at my death
to my sons Thomas and John H. Leasure, except my weeving (sic) loom, I give
to my daughter Phoebe Leasure.

And I order and direct that my sons Thomas Leasure and John H. Leasure shall
pay my daughter Phoebe Leasure fifty dollars in money, and I order and
direct that my sons Thomas and John H. Leasure maintain my two duaghters
Lurana and Mary I. Leasure on the property so devised to them and that they
receive thare (sic) maintanance during thare (sic) natural life of the said
property so devised to my two sons they being deaf and dum (sic), and it is
my express desire that the persons to whom my estate is devised, shall
maintain them during thare (sic) natural life, provided they never change
thare (sic) name by marriage.

Item. I also devise and bequeth to my sons Thomas and John H. Leasure and my
daughters Phoebe, Lurana and Mary I. Leasure one bed to each one to be equal
proportion in value alike.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Thomas Leasure
and John H. Leasure to be sole Executors of this my last will and Testament,
revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and
confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty eight.


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Cassa  X  Leasure

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Signed, sealed published and declared by Cassa Leasure, the above named
Testator as and for hur (sic) last Will and Testament in the presence of us
who at hur (sic) reqeust in hur (sic) presence and the presence of each
other have subscribed our names as witness thereto.
Thomas Gurley   John A. Topper  Jefferson Shields

On this 10th day of November 1868 came Thomas Leasure and John H. Leasure,
Executors and made oath in due form of law that the aforegoing instrument of
writing is the true ???? will and testament of Cassa Leasure late of
Allegany County deceased, that has come to their hands or possession and
that they do not know of any other.
                       Test~Elijah Fuller Register