Wills: William Hoge, 1749: Nottingham Twp, Chester Co Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by M. Burns. mburns@tea-house.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file 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. ____________________________________________________________ Resident of Chester County, Penna.... Admitted for probate Wednesday Nov. 15, 1749, in Frederick County, VA. William Hoge's Last Will and Testament: In the name of God Amen. This eighteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine. I, William Hoge, of Nottingham in ye County of Chester and Provence of Pennsylvania lands, a farmer, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to dy, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, yt is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend it to ye earth be buried in a Christian like and decent manner, at the descretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting but at ye general Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldly (goods) wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, devise and dispose of ye same in ye following maner form--. Imprimus my will is yt all my just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as conveniently they can after my decease‹ Secondly my will is yt Barbara my will beloved wife shal have ye benefit of ye plantation whereon I now live during her life‹ Thirdly my will is yt my son John Hoge shall fully be possessed of yt tract of land yt I made over to him by Deed of Gift‹ Fourthly is yt my son William Hoge shall have yt 100 a. of land whereon he now lives which is secured to him by a bill of sale‹ Fiftly is yt my will is yt my son-in-law Noal Thomson shall have 100 a. of land whereon he lives during his life and at his decease to be his wife and her heirs forever‹ Sixly that my son in law Robert White shal have 5 shillings‹ Sevently my will is yt my sons Allexander, James and George shall have ye remainder of my land to be equally divided amongst them by men of their own choosing yt there is no difference between them nor go to law one with another about it‹ Eightly my will is yt my daughter Joroter Hoge will have 50 pounds in money or value thereof leveyed out of ye stock and what debts is due to me and if that will not be so yt ye remainder be raised of ye plantation‹ Ninthly and lastly. I likewise constitute make and ordain George Galassbey of Newcastle County and Barbara my well beloved wife Executor and Executrix of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all other forms testaments wills and legacies bequests executors by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal ye day and year above written; William Hoge [seal] Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by ye William Hoge to be his last Will and Testament in ye presence of us subscribers, We: John Ruddoll, Enoch Job, William Rogers Admitted for probate Wednesday Nov. 15, 1749, in Frederick County, VA.