Chester County PA Archives Wills.....John MITCHELL, 1815
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MITCHELL, JOHN. West Marlborough. 
August 2, 1815. August 29, 1815.

To my bro. Wm. F. Mitchell $2000; also all my land lying 
on S.W. side of Wilmington Road, computed to be 177 acres, 
during life and after his December as follows: If my said 
bro. hath hereafter a male child & calls him Andrew (after 
my father), said land to be divided between his sons John 
& Andrew; otherwise the whole to John. If said children 
should die in their minority the land shall revert to their 
brothers & sisters, except George (who was advanced by my 
brother George, December'd.). To the children of sister 
Sarah Jordan, December'd., $3000. To the children of my 
sister Mary Withrow, December'd., $3000; that is, to John 
Mitchell Withrow $600, and rem. to the other children. To 
my sister Elizabeth and her 3 daus. Margaret, Matilda & 
Hannah Boyd $400 and my house & lot in Philadelphia.To my 
housekeeper Jane Jack £500, &c.; also privileges of home 
while unmarried. Dwelling house & rem. of land on N. E. 
side of road, 137 acres, in trust for use of nephew John 
Mitchell, son of bro. Andrew, during life, and at his 
December to his children, if any; otherwise to nephews 
John M. Withrow & Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh.Gives £50 for 
repairs of Doe Run Meeting house & £50 for graveyard walls 
at Upper Octorara.To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, 
one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. To George 
Gooderl Sr., George Gooderl Jr., James Henry, William 
Henry, James Brackenridge, Forgy McAlea, and John Mitchell 
Rhoder (son of John Rhoder), $25 each.

Executors: Bro. Wm. F. Mitchell, John D. Steele & Oliver 
Allison.

Wits: Jeremiah Barnard, James Smith.




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