Will: George Slater, 1759: East Nottingham, Chester Co., PA Transcribed and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Alice Beard harold12@epix.net ********************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************************* I, George Slater of the Township of East Nottingham County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania being (through the mercy of God) of good memory and a well disposing mind tho weak in body by reason of old age, Do, this twenty-fifth day of ye Eighth month in the year of our Lord 1759, make this my last will and testament, thereby disposing of the worldly goods and substance it hath pleased God to bless me with in the manner following. Imprimis-My will is that my body be buried in a Christian manner and all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and defrayed with all convenient speed after my decease by my executors hereafter named. Item-I give unto Sarah my loving and beloved wife the sum of Twelve pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania per annum during her natural life out of the interest accruing on the sums of money due to me on bond or my other personal estate the first payment to be made in three months after my decease and so yearly paid by my executor during her natural life and I do also give and bequeath unto her, my said wife, two feather beds and furniture, my clock, a case of drawer, half a dozen of cane chairs and cane [armed] chair to her own use and disposal forever, and the frame house to live in during life with sufficient firewood, a previledge of fruit for house use, the wintering and summer pasturing of a cow and twelve bushels of wheat yearly from the profits of the plantation during her natural life. Item-I give and bequeath unto my son, John Slater, all my land and plantation to him and his male heir lawfully begotten by his body, forever, reserving in the first place one hundred acres of my land to be divided from the other by a regular straight line from Nathan Brown's land toward Roger Kirk's land with all the improvements which the said regular line shall include being the northeastern most end of my land; it is my will that my son, John or his male heir as aforesaid, shall yield and duly pay unto Sarah, my said wife, ye quantity of twelve bushels of wheat or the value thereof in good flour, providing for her sufficient firewood, wintering and summer pasturing a cow and previledge of fruit for house use each yearly if demanded during her natural life. I also give unto my said son all my stock whether -------- cattle, horses, sheep or swine, and husbandry --------- to him and his heirs forever, and after a fair settlement of all accounts between him and my estate what balance shall appear due from him thereto I acquit him therefore forever. Item-It is my will that if my said son John should die without male issue as above that then the land to him above dismissed, between the limestone road and the aforesaid reserved hundred acres, to be sold and the value thereof equally divided between my daughters, namely Mary, the wife of Robert Sheppard, Sarah, the wife of Samuel England, Hannah, the wife of Messer Brown and Lydia, the wife of Isaac Brown, after a legacy first paid to the surviving female children of my son John, that is to say to each of them the sum of Ten pounds Pennsylvania money as they arrive to the age of eighteen years. Item-My will is that the one hundred acres of land above reserved should be sold by my Executors and the money arising from the sale be equally divided between my daughters, aforenamed to wit: Mary, Sarah, Hannah and Lydia, to each of whom I also give the sum of Five pounds Pennsylvania money to be paid by my executors out of my personal estate Provided that such payment does not lessen my personal estate in the principal value so that the interest thereof will not amount to Twelve pounds per annum, otherwise the same shall not be paid until after the decease of my wife and then it is my will that the whole amount of my personal estate remaining in the executors hands shall be equally divided between my children. Item-And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son in law Samuel England and my trusty and loving friend George Churchman, Jr. the whole and sole executors of this my last will and Testament revoking and hereby making void all and every other will, legacy, bequest and executor by me heretofore made given bequeathed or named ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by his the said George Slater to be his George S Slater last will and testament in the mark Presence of-- Thomas Barrett William Churchman Nathan Brown Chester, March 25th 1763, Then personally appeared Thomas Barrett and William Churchman and on their Solemn affirmations according to law did Solemnly declare affirm and say that they were personally present and did see and hear George Slater the Testator within named Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the foregoing Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of a sound and well disposing mind memory to the best of their understanding. Affirmed before Henry H. Graham, D Reg Chester County [PA] wills, Book D page 399, #2061