Wills:  John Beatty, 1839: Perry Twp, Armstrong County, PA
		       	   
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Will Registered Feb. 1, 1839   Volume 1  Page 204,  Estate 478

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

In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Beatty of Armstrong County, State of
Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, thanks be to Almighty
God for same, being mindful of my mortality, do make and constitute this, my last
will and testament.:
First and principally, I recommend  my immortal spirit to God, who gave it, in
hopes of a joyful resurrection, and my body to the earth when it shall please God to
separate my soul and body, to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors,
and as to such worldly estate it has pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose
thereof as follows:
It is my will, and I so order and direct that all my just and lawful debts be truly
paid.
It is my will, and I do so order and direct, that my dear and beloved wife, Jane
Beatty, shall have out of my real and personal estate, a full and sufficient
maintenance if she should happen to survive me, and she is to have the one half of
our house, bed and bedding, one cow and six sheep, to be taken care of and fed
yearly, bureau, and one third of the kitchen  and dresser furniture  every year,
and the use of a horse beast whenever she cares to ride during her natural life.
The bureau, dresser, and kitchen furniture to be disposed of, or at her death, as
she thinks proper.
I bequeath unto my daughters Jane Campbell, Margaret Hall and Elizabeth Fowler, the
sum of twenty five dollars each to be paid by my executors, and to Agnes Sheppard I
bequeath five acres of land  in the Northwest corner of the tract I now live on,
agreeable to the lines now run, be the same, more or less, and fifteen dollars in
cash. 
And I bequeath to my son, John G. Beatty ten Dollars, and to my sons Samuel and
William I bequeath all the remainder of my land, which is two hundred and fifty
acres, be the same, more or less, with all appurtenances thereunto belonging with
all the movable property and livestock thereon  with household and kitchen
furniture to them, their heirs and assigns forever
And I bequeath unto John Beatty Guthrie, my daughter Sarah Guthrie son, the sum of
fifteen dollars to be paid by my executor, to be paid to him, or his guardian and I
do nominate and appoint William Campbell and William Beatty to be my executors of
this, my last will and testament and I publish this to be my last will and
testament and no other. 
In witness whereunto I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of November in
the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight Hundred and thirty eight  John Beatty

Attest   Thomas M. Sedwick and James Gibson, Jr.