Chester County PA Archives Wills.....John BATEMAN, January 8, 1765 ************************************************ 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: Barbara Mihalcik christielisabeth@yahoo.com August 13, 2009, 12:33 am Source: Chester County Courthouse Written: January 8, 1765 Recorded: March 9, 1765 Will of John Bateman Vincent Township Chester County Pennsylvania Proved 9 March 1765 In the Name of God Amen. The Eighth Day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five I John Bateman of Vincent Township Chester County in the province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, Being very Sick and weak in Body but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and that it is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament That is to Say Principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors; and as touching Such worldly Estates wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life after paying all my Lawfull Debts I Give, Devise, and Dispose of the Same in the following manner and form First of all, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Anne Bateman whom I make, ordain, and constitute one of the executors of this my Last will and testament, the one half of my Clear Estate after paying my Just Debts and the Legacies that I Shall hereafter mention also I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Catherine married to David Evan the Sum of five Shillings to be paid in one years time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Anne married to Elis Elis the Sum of five Shillings to be paid in one years time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my Son in Law Andrew Geirce that was married to my Daughter Susannah the Sum of five Shillings to be paid in one years time from my Decease if he will Come and Demand it also I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Mary Married to John FitzSummons the Sum of five Shillings to be payd in one years time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Henry Bateman the Sum of ten Shillings to be paid in one years time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Margaret married to James Evan the Sum of five Shillings to be paid in one years time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Martha married to Abraham Hammer the Sum of five Shillings to be paid as above also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son John Bateman the Sum five Shillings to be paid as above mentioned also I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Sarah Bateman the Sum of five Shillings to be paid as aforesaid also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son William Bateman whom I make, ordain, and constitute the other Executor of this my Last will and Testament; the other Half of all my Clear Estate after paying my Just Debts, and the Legacies herein Mentioned also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Thomas Bateman the Sum of five pounds to be paid in two years Time from my Decease also I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Hanah Bateman the Sum of three pounds, and a Cow, to be paid to her in three years time from my Decease And I Do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and Disannull all and every other former Testaments, wills and Legacies, Requests and Executors by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed; Notifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and year above written Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced his and Declared by the Said John Bateman John I Bateman as his Last will and testament, in the mark presence of us the subscribers his John I P Phillips Sr mark his Morris W Evan John Martin Sr Mark This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/wills/b/bateman-j.txt