Wills: Will of Mary Bell (1801): Chester County, PA

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BELL, MARY. 
West Fallowfield Township.
Written: December 22, 1801
Proved: January 13, 1804 
Will Book Vol. 11-2.

To daughter Jane Luckie £30. To daughter Elizabeth ...n my negro girl Rachel, - 
to be free at age of 28. To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of Jane 
Luckie.
To granddaughter Gracey Patterson Bell's daughter £30.
To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of John Bell, £10.
To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of Elizabeth Bane, £10.
To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of William Bell, £10.
To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of James Bell, £10.
To granddaughter Mary Patterson, daughter of John Haslet, £10.
To grandson John Williams 15 s.

Gives old negroes Joseph and Phillis their freedom but charges her estate with 
their support so far as needed and sets apart £100 for that purpose. 

Executors: Son Patterson Bell and James Boyd, Esquire. (Latter renounced.) 
Witnesses: Robert Cochran, Abraham Davis.