Wills:  Jonathan Tucker, 1810:  East Nantmeal Twp., Chester Co., PA

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I, Jonathan Tucker of East Nantmeal Township in the County of Chester
and State of Pennsylvania being of sound disposing mind and memory, do
make this my last Will and Testament in manner following, viz:  my will
is that my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid as soon as
convenient after my decease.
    I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Tucker all and
singular my estate real and personal to be wholly for her use and
benefit during her natural life, and within one year after her decease I
direct that my executors or the survivor of them shall sell at public
sale all my real estate and by deed in fee simple convey the same to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof and the money arising therefrom to be
divided as is herein after directed.
    I give and bequeath to my son John Tucker, ten pounds Pennsylvania
currency to be paid him one year after my said wife's decease.  I also
give and bequeath to the said John Tucker all my wearing apparel.
    I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Jones the interest of two
hundred pounds Pennsylvania currency during her natural life which money
shall be put out to interest within one year after my said wife's
decease for her use and after my said daughter's decease the principal
shall be divided equally amongst her children if they should be of age
but if all or any of them should be minors then the money or such part
of it as belongs by this will to such minor or minors to be kept at
interest for his, her or their use until he, she or they shall arrive at
full age and then to be paid to them respectively.
    I give and bequeath to my daughters Amy Reid, Catherine Lewis, Tacy
[Tucker] and Mary Tucker two hundred pounds Pennsylvania currency to be
paid them respectively within one yea after my said wife's decease the
residue of the monies arising out of my estate I leave to my beloved
wife's disposal, but if she should not dispose of the same then it is my
will that the whole thereof should be equally divided amongst my said
daughters, share and share alike.
    I also give to my daughters Tacy and Mary Tucker the privilege of
occupying the two rooms at the east end of the house in which I now live
after their Mother's decease with sufficiency of firewood for their use
while they occupy the same with free ingress, egress and regress, to and
from the same provided they are unmarried or to such of them as may
remain unmarried.
    Lastly, I constitute and appoint my said beloved wife, Elizabeth
Tucker, executrix and my son in law, Abel Lewis and my son in law, Paul
Reid, executors of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke
all other wills by me heretofore made and ratify and confirm this and no
other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth day of the Fourth month in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten (1810)
Signed Sealed and declared
by the Testator to be his last
Jonathan Tucker
Will and Testament in the
Presence of us,
    Isiah Kirk
    Amos Davis

West Chester December 10th, 1816  Then personally appeared Isiah Kirk
and Amos Davis who being duly affirmed according to law, did declare
affirm and say that they were personally present and did see and hear
Jonathan Tucker the Testator in the foregoing instrument of writing
named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the same as and for his
Last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of a sound
and well disposing mind and memory to be best of their knowledge and
belief.
                                            Affirmed, Charles Kenny, Reg'r