Beaver County PA Archives WILL: REDICK, John H. 1830: Hanover Township ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Christopher Ferrenz (cferrenz@erols.com) Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy Beaver Co., PA Will Book Vol. B page 4 --L-A-S-T-W-I-L-L-- of John H. Redick, Esquire I, John H. Redick [of] Hanover Township, Beaver County, State of Pennsylvania, being far-advanced in life and desirous that my property may not become a boon[bone] of contention among my children, do constitute this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all wills heretofore made by me. And first, I will and bequeath to James Roberts and his wife Ediliza [Adeliza], my daughter, as much of the land adjoining David Applegate and John Bowyer, who purchased from Joseph Jenkins, as will be necessary to support a dam to take advantage of the stream, and I further bequeath to my said son [in-law] and daughter fifty dollars to be raised out of my stock such as can be best spared by the rest of the family. I also enjoin my executors to convey to Nathaniel Blackmore thirty-nine acres and one hundred and fifty-eight perches [acres] of land, strict measure, which he purchased from me at eight dollars per acre, the title held as security for the payment of said land. All my other children, married and settled have got all from me that I intend them to get of my estate. I have now to provide for my wife and her three youngest sons, to wit: Desire, Clayon and Zeno [Desaix, Cleon, and Zeno] and as my wife has a desire to take her residence on my farm near Bricelands x roads, adjoining Freeland Crafford [Crawford], Benjamin Hill, Elijah Crawford, and others. Whatever my sons may raise out of said farm over and above what would be a comfortable support for their mother, either in stock or otherwise shall accrue to their own use respectively. That is to say, when they arrive at the age of twenty-one the title to remain in [with] my wife unless she shall voluntarily dispose of it herself. The land I now reside on, I direct to be sold at a credit of ten years with three-and-a-half percent interest on it with a security being given by the purchasers the interest arising out of the last mentioned land I bequeath to my wife to procure any necessaries she may want. Likewise the rents of certain lots, three in number, two of which are numbered sixty-four and sixty- five on the east side of Beaver Creek, a little below the bridge and lot No. 8, on the west side of Beaver Creek fronting the Ohio river and adjoining Stephen Stone, Esquire and Samuel Johnson. These lots I enjoin on my Executors to make sale of when they, in their discretion, may think the best price for them may be obtained. And at the death of my wife should my said three sons be all living, I allow a reasonable dividend of all my estate amongst them, but if any of them should be dead the division should be made amongst the survivors. I bequeath to my son Desire [Desaix], twenty-five dollars together with fifteen dollars of my money received at Cincinnati, making forty dollars a bequeath made to him by my daughter Clarinda. I also direct my Executors to settle my account against William Lyons and the balance due me I bequeath to John H. Redick Lyons, son of William Lyons. The costs obtained against Robert Reed at Washington, let it not be lost if it can be avoided. Also a bond on Thomas Tweker to be collected together with my salary, the Interest of all which I allow to my wife. F???ally [Finally] whatever sales are made by my Executors I authorize them to perfect the conveyance and do hereby constitute James Allison, Esq. of Beavertown and David Gordon, Esq. Of Hanover Township to be Executors. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of April 1830. WITNESS PRESENT: J. H. Redick (SEAL) Thomas Orr D. Redick BEAVER COUNTY SS: Be it remembered that on the 25th day of May A.D. 1830 before me, David Johnson, Register for the probate of Wills, and granting letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Thomas Orr and D. Redick who, being duly sworn, did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard John H. Redick, the testator above named sign, seal, pronounce, and declare the foregoing instrument to be his last will and testament, and that he was at the time of sound mind, memory, and understanding to the best of these deponents knowledge, observation, and belief, and that they signed their names witnesses in the presence of each other and at said testators request. David Johnston, Register NOTE: 1) The above is my abridged transcription of a type written transcription of the original hand written document, which I have not seen. 2) An italicized word was recopied verbatim from the type written transcription. 3) bracketed [word] is either my correction or my addition. 4) Grammar, syntax, sentence structure - The type written transcription was a single paragraph. My additional punctuation marks were too numerous to count. Christopher Ferrenz Chevy Chase, MD 21 August 2002 cferrenz@erols.com