Wills: Elizabeth Baines, 1771: Southampton Twp, Bucks County, PA

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Will of Elizabeth Baines -  Southampton Twp., Bucks County, Pa. -
Probate date
16 September 1771 - Will Book No. 3, page 239


The Twenty Seventh Day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand
Seven Hundred and Sixty Eight.  I Elizabeth Beans of Southampton
Township in the County of Bucks Widow being of Sound mind Memory and
Understanding for which all other mercies & Blessings on me bestowed I
returen thanks to Almighty God the giver of every good Gift sometimes
feeling the Symtoms (sic.) of Mortality laying hold of my Earthly Frame
and knowing that it is appointed for all mankind once to Die I have
though proper to Settle my Worldly affairs by this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following.
Impr's:  It is my Will that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be
fully Discharged and paid.
Item:  I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Sands the
Sum of Ten pounds And unto my Daughter Elinor Beans the sum of Twenty
pounds also my Bed, Bedding and my Chest.
Item:  I Give and Bequeath unto my tow Daughters Elizabeth and Elinor
aforesaid all the remainder of my Household Goods and my Wearing
Apparrel (sic.) to be equally Divided between them share and share
alike.
Item:  I Give and Bequeath unto my Sons namely Joseph, Matthew, Thomas,
Timothy, Jacob and William, and to my Grandson Jesse Beans son of James
Beans Deceased all the remainder of my Estate (after Debts Legacies and
funeral expense afores'd. are fully Discharged and paid) to be equally
Divided between them share and share alike.
And lastly I do hereby Nominate Constitute and appoint my son Joseph
Beans and my Daughter Elinor Beans afores'd. Executor and Executrix of
this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making Void all
former Wills & Testaments Ratifying and confirming this only to be my
Last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have herunto set my hand and Seal the Day and year
first above written.
                                             her
                                    Elizabeth x Beans    (SEAL)
                                             mark
Signed sealed published and declared by this ad. Elizabeth Beans as her
last Will and Testament in the presence of us.
                                    Abel Morgan
                                    Mary Morgan
                                    Daniel Longstreth

Note:  The writer of the above Will erred in writing all the names
"Beans"; when many of the parties namesd in said Will spelled their name
"Banes".