Wills: McCANDLESS, Alexander  1816: Moon Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial
		individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all
		notices and submitter information is included. Any other
		use, including copying files to other sites requires
		permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to
		any other sites. We encourage links to the state and
		county table of contents.  http://www.usgwarchives.net/
____________________________________________________

Will book 2, pg 102

NAME: Larry Thompson
EMAIL: lt0168@epix.net
Surname: McCANDLESS, RECORDS, ELLIOTT
DATE: 02 Jun 1999
Last Will and Testament of Philip Rouzer, deceased.

Will of Alexander McCandless

In the name of God Amen I Alexander McCandless of Moon Township in the county of
Alleghany & commonwealth of Pennsylvania being weak of body, but of sound mind,
memory & understanding blessed be God for the same & considering the uncertainty of
this transitory life do make & publish this my last will & testament in manner &
form following, to wit, Principally & first of all I commend my immortal soul in the
hands of almighty God who gave it & my body to the earth to be buried in a decent &
christian like manner at the direction of my executors herein after named.
And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life
I give & dispose of the same in the manner folling to wit,

In the first place it is my will that all my just debts and funeral expences be
fully paid & satisfied & as touching the rest vendue & remainder of my estate real &
personal of what kind soever the same may be in the county of Allegheny or elsewhere
I give & dispose of the same in the manner following, to wit,

To my beloved wife Mary I give & bequeath as long as she continues my widdow the
house in which I now live & the yard connected with it, the garden, the meadow
before the door, one third of the orchard, the three fields lying along William Guys
line & one of the sheds conncted with the barn, also rail timber & firewood in such
places as are most convenient to the fields & the house. Also one horse, one cow &
three sheep all of her own choosing. Also her bed & bedding, her saddle, loom,
wheel, kettles, bake oven, looking-glass, one set of tea cups, all the cloth, yarn &
flax of her own manufacturing this season, my case of drawers & one years provisions
& fifty dollars in money.

I will & bequeath my clock to my son William & the remainder of my household
furniture beds & bedding to be divided equally between my wife Mary & myh two
daughters Jane Elliott & Nancy Records. My books I order to be divided into five
equal shares of which my wife & four children shall each receive one. My body
clothes & saddle I bequeath to my son Alexander To my daughter Nancy Records I
bequeath one hundred & fifty dollars, which I order to be left in my son Williams
hands & apid out to her as he sees proper. I also bequeath to my daughter Jane
Elliott fifty dollars. I also order that my brother Williams son Alexander receive
out of my estate thirty dollars to assist him in obtaining an education of which he
has already started. I also order thirty dollars to be left in the hands of the
Revíd Michael Law for Montours congregation & thirty more for charitable purposes,
both to be paid out as he may deem proper. all the above bequests are to be paid out
of my personal property & the remainder to be divided equally amont the
grand-children named for me & my first wife.

To my son William I bequeath my whole place only the part already bequeathed to my
wife during her widowhood & I order him at the death or expiration of the widdowhood
of my wife Mary to pay the following legacees i.e. To his son Alexander five hundred
dollars. To George Alexander & William Elliot sons of my daughter Jane each one
hundred dollars & to her daughter Jane two hundred dollars. To Alexander Records my
grand-son five hundred dollars. To my son Alexanders son named Alexander two hundred
dollars &his daughter Jane three hundred. Provided any of the above named heirs die
before their legacee become due I order their share or shares to be given to their
nearest relations.

Lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute & appoing my son William McCandless and
Revíd Michael Law executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all
other wills, legacess & bequests heretofore made & declaring this & no other to be
my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 14th day of July in the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & sixteen.

Alexander McCandless