William Leasure Will

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William Leazer Will

William Leazer ( b 1763  d 1827) was married to Phoebe Bennett (b 1759  d
1857) in 1787 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

The will was located in Book 2 Page 304 in the Register of Wills, Bedford
County, Pennsylvania and was copied verbatim. Punctuation marks have been
added for clarity.


In the name of God Amen, I, William Leazer, of Cumberland Valley Township,
Bedford County, State of Pennsylvania, farmer, being very sick and weak in
body but of sound mind, memory and understanding (blessed be God for the
same) but ____ the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and publish
this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit
principally, and first of all, I commend my immortal soul into the hands of
God who gave it and my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent and
Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named
and as to such wordly estate, wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in
this life. I give and dispose of the sums in the following manner to wit: I
give and devise all my real estate in the County of Bedford aforesaid, and
forty four acres of land in the State of Maryland adjoining the same. I give
and devise the same unto my dear wife Pheby and my son Zeaby and my daughter
Purdy during their natural lives and form and amediately (sic) after their
(sic) decease I give and devise of the same unto my two son Thomas Leazer
and George Leazer or the ____, survivors of them and the heirs of such ____
or survivors equally to be divided between them. And to my son John Leazer I
give and devise all that tract of land called "Honest Miller" lying and
being situated (sic) in Alleghany (sic) County State of Mareland (sic) to
him the said John Leaszer or his heirs forever. And to my son William Leazer
I give and devise the sum of fifty dollars.  And to my daughter Pheby I give
and devise the sum of one hundred dollars.  And my personable estate is to
be divided between my three children namely Thomas Leazer and Pheby Leazer
and George Leazer equally. And lastly I nominate, constitude (sic) and
appoint my dearly beloved sons Thomas Leazer and George Leazer of Cumberland
Valley Township to be the Executors of this my will hereby revoking all
other wills, legacies and bequasts (sic) by me heretofore made and declaring
this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelveth day of June in the year of
our Lord, eighteen hundred and twenty.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said testator as
his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at
his request have subscribed as witnesses.
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William  x  Leazer
Phillip  Hardinger  John Simons
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