Chester County PA Archives Wills.....Sebastian KEELY, 1777

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Will of Sebastian Keely of Vincent township, written 3 November 1777
(from the Chester County Archives in West Chester)
 
  
In the name of God Amen. Whereas I Sebastian Keely of Vincent Township 
in the county of Chester Pennsylvania, being weak of body but of sound 
and disposing mind and memory do think proper to make this my last will 
and testament hereby revoking and making void all former or other will 
or wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no 
other to be my last will and testament. 

Imprimis. I do hereby order that all my just debts and funeral charges 
be first discharged by my executors whom I shall herein after appoint. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Keely all the 
plantation whereon I now live situate in Vincent Township aforesaid 
together with all the mills and appurtenances thereunto belonging to be 
possessed and enjoyed by her during her widowhood or as long as she bears 
my name, in order to enable her to bring up and educate my younger 
children, but if it should happen that she should marry after my decease 
then and in such case I do order and it is my will that she shall leave 
the premises aforesaid and shall be allowed yearly out of my estate the 
sum of thirty pounds current money of Pennsylvania yearly and every year 
during her natural life, which said legacy and bequest shall be deemed 
and taken as her full third or dower of all my estate. 

Item. I do hereby order and it is my will that all the residue and 
remainder of my estate shall be appraised and the amount or value thereof 
shall be equally divided amongst all my children and to be paid them as 
they respectively arrive at lawful age, except the share or proportion 
which shall descend to my son John Keely which said share or proportion 
shall be and remain in the hands of my executors, which they shall lay 
out in land for him as soon as they conveniently can. 

Item. I do hereby order that if it should happen that if any of my children 
should die before they arrive at lawful age as aforesaid, that then and 
in such case their share or proportion shall be equally divided amongst 
my surviving children share and share alike. 

Item. I do hereby order that my plantation situate in Limerick township 
in the county of Philadelphia shall be sold by my executors whom I do 
hereby fully authorize and impower to make and execute a good and 
sufficient deed of conveyance to the purchaser his heirs and assigns forever. 

Item. I do hereby also order and authorize my executors to sign seal and 
deliver a sufficient release to my brother Henry Keely for any share or 
right or pretention which I now have or ever had to the plantation whereon 
the said Henry Keely now lives, situate in Skippack and Perkiomen Township 
in the county of Philadelphia aforesaid it being the place where my Father 
formerly dwelt. 

Item. I do hereby also order that my executors shall sell at public sale 
my plantation and mill which I have in West Caln township in the county of 
Chester whom I do also impower and authorize to make and execute a good and 
sufficient deed of conveyance to the purchaser their heirs and assigns forever. 

And lastly, I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my loving wife 
Elizabeth Keely, my son Mathias Keely, and my brother-in-law George Christman 
to be my executors to this my last will and testament to see that all things 
therein contained be duly performed according to the true intent and meaning 
thereof. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the third 
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy 
seven. 

Sebastian Keely [signature]

Signed, Sealed, Published and Pronounced 
By the Said Sebastian Keely as his last 
Will and testament in the presence of us who 
At his request have let our hands as his 
[??] thereto.

Matthias Keely (MK his mark)
Thomas Heimberger
Jonathan Coates





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