Bucks County PA Archives Wills.....McMasters, James October 1806
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  Source: Bucks County Couthouse, File #3380
  Written: October 1806
  
  #3380 - Oct 1806
  
  James McMasters's Will Oct. 1806
  
  Proved Nov. 28, 1806 by James McNair and Is. Hicks
  
  Registered in Will Book No. 4 Page 216 
  
   
  
  "As I James McMasters of Upper Makefield township Bucks County from my infirm 
  state of health and advanced age (about seventy) must shortly leave this life 
  and as I have some estate, a wife, two sons, and four daughters to leave who I 
  wish to enjoy the estate with peace and harmony and in order that it may be so 
  done I make and cause to be put into writing this my last will and testament 
  for the distribution thereof among them in the way I think just as follows 
  (viz):
  
   
  
  I give to my wife Mary the free and uninterrupted use of such parts of my 
  dwelling house and kitchen (but for her own use only) as she may choose and 
  such of my household and kitchen furniture as she may think fit to take and one 
  cow her choice kept for her on my homestead part of the farm (herein after 
  given my son John) summer and winter and her necessary firewood off of the same 
  to be cut and brought to her door.  I likewise give her the sum of forty 
  Dollars a year to be paid her by my said son John out of the rents and profits 
  of the same~
  
   
  
  I give to my three married daughters Hannah, Margaret, and Sarah the sum of one 
  hundred pounds a piece which I conclude to be with what I have already done for 
  them their full (daughter's) proportion of my estate to be paid to them by my 
  two sons John and James one half (fifty pounds a piece) in two years and the 
  other half in three years after my decease and to my other daughter Mary I give 
  two hundred and fifty pounds to be paid to her by my said two sons one hundred 
  of it on the day of her marriage and the residual in two years afterwards and 
  to be paid only to her or to her if and when it arrises at age but not 
  otherwise the interest of which legacy is to be paid to her in the meantime 
  (commencing from my death) by my said two sons for and low and her support and 
  in case of her death leaving ifsue before the payment of the whole legacy 
  interest is to be paid on the resifual towards supporting such if untill of age 
  and in case of her never marrying I give her a right to dispose of one hundred 
  pounds of it by will to be paid by my said two sons accordingly~
  
   
  
  I give to my grandson James, the son of my son John, the sum of one hundred 
  pounds, to be paid to him by his said father on arriving at age.  I give to my 
  grandson James, the son of my son James, the sum of one hundred pounds to b 
  paid to him by his said father on arriving at age.
  
   
  
  All the rest and residue of any Estate both real and personal I give and devise 
  to my said two sons John McMasters and James McMasters to hold to them their 
  heirs and assigns forever to be divided the personal estate equal and the land 
  according to the annexed draft of which. James is to have one hundred acres and 
  the house and smith's shop where he lives and John the residue with the mansion 
  house, barn and all subject to the before mentioned bequests and for the better 
  completing the division of the land between them according to the draft if John 
  will convey to James the thirty nine acres and ____ one perches that he has a 
  deed for over the road bought of Mathias Harvey the James shall have but twenty 
  three acres and a quarter on the north side of the road where he lives to be 
  eighty one rods in front from Torbert's line and forty six rods in depth and in 
  case of John's refusing to make the said conveyance then James shall have that 
  quantity back of his said twenty three acres and a quarter along Torbert's line 
  so as to make up his on hundred acres with the part of land over the road 
  bought of Benjamin Conby according to the draft.  And for the carrying this my 
  foregoing written last will and testament into affect agreably to law I 
  constitute and appoint them my said two sons John and James McMasters to be the 
  Executors hereof directing them to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses 
  and their four sisters' before mentioned legacies equally between them.  In 
  testimony whereof I the said James McMasters the testator have hereunto set my 
  hand and seal to this  ____ of October in the year of our Lord one thousand 
  eight hundred and six.
  
   
  
  Signed, sealed and published by the Testator James McMasters as and for his 
  last will and testament in the presence of us (signed) James McNair (signed) Is 
  Hicks"
  
   
  
  Bucks ss.
  
  November 28th 1806
  
  Appeared James McNair on Nov 29th 1806 appeard Isaac Hicks the subscribing 
  witnesses to the above instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and 
  Testament of James McMasters, deceased, and on their solemn oaths, did depose 
  and say, that they were personally present at the Execution thereof, and saw 
  and heard, James McMasters the Testator therein named sign, seal, publish and 
  disclose the same as and for his Last Will and Testament and that at the time 
  of his so doing he was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best of 
  their knowledge and belief. 
  
  (signed) Wm. Hart, Registrar
  
  
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