Wills: Elizabeth Patterson, 1748: Goshen, Chester County, PA

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Elizabeth Patterson Will-Chester Co., Goshen
Proved 29 Aug. 1748
Recorded in Book C, Page 155 No. 1260

Chester   August 29, 1749

    Then personally appeared  John Jorman and  Samuel Phipps two of the
witnesses to the written will who on their solemn affirmation did
declare that they were present and saw the tostarrix within named sign
seal publish pronounced and declared the within writing to be her last
will and testament and that at the doing thereof she was of sound mind
and memory to the best of their understanding.

Affirmed before
Jo. Parker   Deputy Registrar

I Elizabeth Patterson of Goshen in the County of Chester in the Province
of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind
and memory praised be God for the same do make and ordain this my last
will and testament in manner and form following viz

First I order that my just debts and funeral charges be first paid and
discharged by my exceutor hereafter named and for the residue of goods
moveables moneys and effects which I possess and enjoy in this world I
give and dispose of the same as followeth  that is to say first I give
and bequeath unto my youngest son Samuel the sum of twenty shillings of
lawfull money of this province

and all the rest and residue of my said moveables--goods moneys due upon
bonds bills or otherwise and effects whatsoever and wheresoever found
and to me belonging--and apportaining I give and bequeath to my three
eldest sons viz Johm Patterson , William Patterson and Thomas Patterson
to be equally divided between them share and share alike and it is my
will and desire that my executor hereinafter named do know the best of
my said effects and put out the moneys arising therefrom with the moneys
due to me upon my said children until they respectively attain to their
ages of one and twenty years at which ages it  is my will that my
excecutor or his excecutors do pay unto them their said respective
shares or portions thereof also I nominate and appoint my trusty friend
and neighbor Francis Mochem to be sole executor of this my last will and
testament and I repose a trust in him to put my son Thomas apprentice to
some profitable trade according to the discretion of him my said
executor and lastly I declare to be null and void all other wills and
testaments by me heretofore made in word or writing and declare this
only to be my last will and testament  In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this seven and twentieth day of the third
month anno Dom 1748

Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared
by the said Elizabeth Patterson to be her last
will and testament in y Presenes  of us
                                                           her
                                                Elizabeth   x    Patterson
                                                           mark
John Jarman
Samuel (Phipps)  {name nearly undecipherable}   AD 29 Aug 1749
Richard Jones                                         Inv  y  1st O br

A true Inventory of all and singular tho Goods and Effects of Elizabeth
Patterson late of Goshon widow devalued appraised at Goshon the one and
thirthieth day of the third month called May A.D. 1748

Wearing apparel......................................11.07. 0
Books............................................... 00.07. 6
Side Saddle......................................... 03.10. 0
Bedding............................................. 04.04. 0
Pewter.............................................. 02.02. 6
Lumber.............................................. 00.04. 4
Iron Pot and Pot Rack............................... 00.12. 0
Spinning wheel 2 hockle & reel...................... 05.01. 0
Flax and flaxon yarn................................ 02.04. 6
Pair of Hiliard..................................... 00.10. 0
One Heifor.......................................... 12.00. 0
One Bond for Twelve Pounds Money of Pennsilvania.....12.
Calf..................................... {Big ink blot}
                                                    £ 40.06. 4

Appraised the day
and year above written
by us

Samuel Phipps
Joseph Boggs
(signed)

Handwriting difficult to read. Changed the spelling of words with
obvious ³e²,  in places that used ³o²
done by

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