Allegheny County PA Archives Wills.....HALL, John: March 27 1817: Plumb Township
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  Source: Will No. 101 Vol. 2
  Written: March 27 1817
  Recorded: March 31 1817
  
  John Hall's Will No 101 Vol 2 
  31st Mar 1817
  
  
  In the name of God amen, I John Hall of Plumb Township Allegheny County State 
  of Pennsylvania being weak in Body but of Sound mind and memory.  Thanks be to 
  God Considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time 
  thereof, And being desireous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the 
  better prepared to leave the world when it shall pleas God to call me hence.  
  I do therefore mak and publish this my last will and testament, in 
  (undistinguishable word) and form following.  That is to say----
  
  First and Principaly I commit my soul into hands of Almighty God, and my Body 
  to the earth, to be decently buried at the descesiam of my executors, herein 
  after named,  and after my Debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and 
  bequeath as follows--------------
  
  First I bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Hall all the plantation on 
  which I now reside for and during the term of Eight years (the quantity it 
  contains is three hundred and five acres) during said time She is to keep the 
  plantation in good repair, and keep and support the minor Children free of all 
  expense and at the expiration of Eight years it is my will that my said 
  plantation should be sold either at private or publick sale according as my 
  executors thinks proper and the money to be divided Equally among my nine 
  children reserving the one third of the money to be put to Interest for the 
  use of my beloved wife Elizabeth Hall to be given to her year and yearly 
  during her life and at her death to be Divided as aforesaid between Hannah 
  Hall, William Hall, Sarah Hall Elizabeth Hall Rachel Hall Samuel Hall James 
  Hall, John Hall and Jane Hall reducing seventy dollars off Hannah Halls share 
  to be given to Washington Stewart, and it is my will that my Executors pay to 
  the said Washington thirty Dollars more after he arrives at the age of twenty 
  one years--------------------------------------------------- 
  
  Also I leave and bequeath to my beloved wife one Horse and two calves, one 
  bead and beading one Bureau.  It is my will that all my personal propert will 
  all they outstanding Debts coming to me be divided among my Nine Children 
  also, reserving the property left to my beloved wife Elizabeth Hall, out of 
  the whole-------------------------------
  
  And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Charles Carothers and Joseph 
  Reed both of Allegheny County to be my sole executors of this my last will and 
  testament, revoking and anuling all former will by me heretofore made, 
  ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament, 
  In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and affixed my seal this 
  Twenty Seventh Day of March  in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight 
  Hundred and Seventeen.
  
  John Hall (his mark) 
  
  Signed, sealed, published and declared by John Hall the above named testor as 
  and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his 
  requesth, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed 
  our names as witness hereto.
  William Crozier 
  James Hall
  
  
  Allegheny County (?)
  
  On the 31st day March 1817 Wm Crozier & James Hall the two witnesses (?) will, 
  were duly sworn to the validity thereof before me.
  
  Samuel Jones Reg.
  
  
  Executors sworn this 26th day of April 1817 
                           
  
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