Will of Isaac Vanhorn, 1830: Bucks County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tim Conrad. tconrad@lucent.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free informationon the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ____________________________________________________________ Will of Isaac Vanhorn, 1830 In the name of God, amen, I Isaac Vanhorn of the Township of Northampton, the county of Bucks, Farmer, being now in Eighty sixth year of my age, enjoying tolerable ___ health and memory for a man of my advanced years for which I am thankful, and knowing by the course of nature I may soon pass from time to eternity, Do think it best for my children ___ I make this my last will and testament for the distribution of the estate wherewith I am blessed. First, In order do equal justice to all my children who are equally ___ to me, it will be necessary that all my estate be sold, therefore, I give, devise, and bequeath all my estate, Real and personal, to Enos Mor___ and Jonathan Lefferts, my Executors, herein after named to be by them sold as soon after my decease as they may think proper in order that __ best may be made of the same at public or private sale and after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, it is my will that they divide the remaining clear estate equally among all my children, Namely, Mary Vanhorn, Rebecca Vanhorn, Sarah Moore, Abraham Vanhorn, Samuel Vanhorn, John Vanhorn, Aaron Vanhorn, Martha Smith, Charles Vanhorn, and Ann S. Vanhorn and I give the same to them according by share and share alike, and Secondly, I do hereby authorize and appoint James P. Moore to be the care___ and charge of my daughter Rebecca Vanhorn who is incapable to provide for herself in consequence of fits which she has been afflicted _____??______ via a reason, and the aforesaid James P. Moore is to be paid out of her share of my estate such compensation for her clothing, boarding, and such Mendane as she may need __ my executors shall deem a just and reasonable compensation, after her decease and her funeral expenses paid the remainder of her share if any there shall be to be equally divided among my other children above named and Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint the aforesaid Enos Mor_ and Jonathan Lefferts Executors of this my last will and testament hereby authorizing them to sell my estate and execute title to the purchase or purchasers thereof for __ same. I have thus thought it proper to appoint Executors of this my will out of my family in order to prevent any jealousy that might by any plausibility arise among my children on that account. In testimony __ all which I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal dated the twenty fourth day of December AD 1830. Signed, sealed, published and declared by Isaac Vanhorn the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us: Thomas T Hutchinson James Hibbs Isaac Vanhorn