Wills:  William Beatty, 1827: Buffalo Twp, Armstrong County, PA
	       	   
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Will Registered  March 23, 1827   Volume 1  Page 78

Note: This will has been re-written by Register, so hand writing and signature sre
not original

In the Name of God, Amen.  I, William Beatty, of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County,
and State of Pennsylvania, being very sick and weak in body, but of sound mind,
memory and understanding, blest be to God for the same, but considering the
uncerainty of this transitory life, do make and publish this, my last will and
testament, in the 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 hereinafter named, and as to such worldly
estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with, in this life, I give and
dispose of the same in the following manner, to wit: 
I give and devise to my dear wife. Sarah, the dwelling house during her natural
life, and all the household furniture, with one horse and one cow and all the debts
endue me, and my son David is to furnish her with everything that is necessary for
her comfortable accomodations during her natural life. 
I bequeath unto my dear children in the following manner, to wit: I give unto
Jenny Hetselgesser one hundred and forty dollars , and as some of them have got
their shares already, yet I give to them in the following manner, to wit: 
To my son, Samuel, five dollars
To my daughter, Nancy Thornburg, five dollars and my son John five dollars and to
Sarah Foreman five dollars and my son James five dollars and Margaret Earl five
dollars And my son David, two hundred acres of land with the mill and all the 
improvements
thereto connected, and said David is to have the remainder of the stock by paying 
the above mentioned legatees their five dollars, the above mentioned one hundred
forty dollars is to be paid out of the above mentioned standing debts, when
collected. 
And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my sons William, Hetselhesser, and 
David Beatty of the County and State aforesaid to  be the executors of this, my
will, hereby revoking all other wills, legacies and bequests by me heretofore
made, and declaring this, and no other to be my last will and testamrnt
In witness 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 			Signed Wm. Beatty
March 1, 1827 Jn Smith and Robert Morison
		
Armstrong County.  Before me, Phillip Mechling, Esquire, Register for the Probate of
Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came
John Smith Esquire and Robert Morrison, the subscribing witnesses to the wtitten
will, and being duly sworn, according to law, did depose and say that they were
present and saw and heard William Beatty, the testator, sign, seal, publish,
pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing as and for his last will and
testament, and at the time of so doing, he, the said William Beatty, was of
perfect and sound mind and memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge,
observation and ability.