Wills: Will of Jane McPherson (1771): Chester County, PA

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Jane McPhersons
Will
Proved 4th Oct 1771
NO 2647
Recorded in Book G
Volume 5 page 277

In the name of God amen I Jane McPherson of the township of Sadsbury
in The County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania Being weak
in body but in perfect mind and Memory thanks bee
given to god for the same I do make constitute and ordain
this last will And testament and first and chiefly.
I recommend my Spirit to God who gave it me and
my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian
like manner at the discretion of my Executor's hereafter
named. It is my will and I order that all my just debts
and funeral charges to be paid out of my estate like
wise. I leave and bequeath unto my Grand Son John McPherson
Five pounds Item I bequeath unto my Grand daughter Jane
McPherson five pounds Item I bequeath to my Son Robert
McPherson two daughters Catrin McPherson five pounds
and Jean McPherson five pounds. Item I bequeath
to my son Robert McPherson thirty pounds. 
Item I bequeath to my neefue Jean White twenty five pounds and my
chest and all my close and my Bed and all the close belonging
to it and my cook & tongs & fire shovel and the pot
that vase bought from Mconoulty and my saddle and my
two mounting ireans (reins). 
Item I bequeath to my son Alexander McPherson the remainder
of all my estate. That hath pleased God to give to me Item I ordaine
and a point my well beloved Sons Alexander and Robert
to be my hole and sole Executors Of this my last will
and testament and appoint James Blelock to be superintandent
over my Executors to see that the perform the trust
I repose in them as witness my hand and state this Twenty fort
day of October one thousand seven and sixty-eight.

Witness present
James Blelock
William Blelock
                 Her
Jane     X     McPherson
                Mark

Chester October 4th 1771 then personally appeared
James Blelock and William Beleock and on their
Oaths on the holy Evangels of almighty God did
Dispose and say that they were personally present
And did see and hear Jane McPherson the testatriax
within named sign seal publish pronounce
and declare the withen writing as is for her last
Will and testament and that at the doing ther
of she was of sound and well disposing mind
of memory to the best of their understandings.
Sworn before