Wills: Will of Jean Beaty (1750) Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Donna VanZandt" ****************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non- commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ****************************************************************** Jane Beaty's Will 8th Nov. 1750 Recorded in Book C~Vol'm 3~Page 253 No. 1344 Chester Co., PA Chester, Nov. 8, 1750 Then Personally appeared Jno. Moore & John Porterfield and made oath on sd. Holy Evangelists of Allmighty God sd, they were personally Present & did see sd. testator within named sign, seal, and publish, pronounce and Declare sd. within writing to be her Last Will and Testament and sd. at sd. Doing thereof he was of sound mind and memory to sd. best of their understanding. Jurat Coram Jo. Parker D. Reg'r In the name of God, Amen, I, Jean Betty of New London in the County of Chester, tho weak in body, yet of sound mind and menory, do constitute this my Last Will and Testament; In primis I bequeath my soul to God, that gave it to me, & pleads his acceptance of it through the merits of Jesus Christ, and my body to the Earth from whence it was taken, in full assuarance of it's being rais'd att the Last day: Item, I will that all my lawful debts be paid, and funeral charges, which I desier may be decent and in a Christian Manner; att the discretion of my Executor hereafter named; Item, I leave to my Cuz'n Robert Betty's Daughter Jean a gown & one to her sister Margrat; Item, I alow what is after to be divided Equaly amonghst my Cuzn's children att Monockesey; Lastly, I do make and constitute James Moore of New London Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, dated this 18th Oct'er 1750. Jean Betty {seal} Sealed and Delivered in Presence of Patr'k McCay John Moor Jn'o Porterfield ?Jnope: Dec.'r 8 Memorandum before signing and sealing the above named person doth bequeath a blacke piess? Of whool to her cuz'n Agnes Betty daughter to her brother John Betty att Monockesy and a black whool cape to Shushana Betty wife to Edward Betty.