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In some case, the dates are followed by the Will Book letter and page number. I know nothing further on any person mentioned in any of the abstracts or administrations. -- Thera) Chester County Will Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825 Alpha Index thanks to Betty Lynne..... NOTE: some pages numbers added if not abstracted to aid in location of the will abstract. Admins are in groups and filed by date. ____________________________________________________ INDEX Wills Proved 1810-1. ____________________________________________________ ROGERS, ISAAC., JR. Chester County. December 13, 1809: January 4, 1810. "Having for a series of years practiced in the Medical line in East and West Nottingham, Oxford, Little Britain and elsewhere." All estate to nephew Isaac Rogers when 21. Executor: Brother Ebenezer Rogers. Wits.: John Taylor, John McNight. BYERS, MARGARET. Brandywine. December 25, 1807: January 4, 1810. To daughter Mary Battin, widow, all that part of my land now in her possession. To daughter Margaret Owen, widow, the part of land I got by my husband's will, that was divided to Eaven Owen, deceased. To said two daughters that part of my land I got by my husband's will now in possession of William Powel. To granddaughter Margaret Battin bed and bedding. Executor: Matthew Stanley. Wits.: George Sinn, Hannah Batten, Mary Batten. DAVIS, JOHN. Chester County. December 12, 1809. Joel Davis, Administrator. ANDERSON, ROBERT. Sadsbury. December 12, 1809. Jacob Eaker, Administrator. MOORE, JOSHUA. East Fallowfield. December 14, 1809. Nathan Bane, Administrator, Jane Moore, renouncing. CURRY, MATTHEW. Honeybrook. December 16, 1809. James Hindman, Administrator. DICKINSON, JOHN. Chester County. December 25, 1809. Jacob Zook, Administrator. BALDWIN, THOMAS. Newlin. December 25, 1809. Joseph and Richard Barnard, Jr., Administrators. Elizabeth, the widow, and Lydia, William, Hannah and Joseph Baldwin, renouncing. ADAMS, JOHN. Chester County. December 28, 1809. Davis and John Adams, Administrators, Mary, the widow, renouncing. DAVIS, SAMUEL. Chester County. December 27, 1809. Sarah Davis and John Jacobs, Administrators. BOWEN, BENJAMIN. East Nottingham. February 28, 1809: January 15, 1810. Provides for wife, who is not named. Residue to son and 4 surviving daughters, none of whom are named. Executor: Son-in-law Robert Brown. Wits.: Roger Kirk, Benjamin Hudson, William Kimble. MURDAUGH, JOSEPH. Upper Oxford. November 30, 1809: January 22, 1810. To son William $200. To daughter Jane McClure $40. To son James Ross Murdaugh $200. To daughter Elizabeth, sons Joseph and John, daughters Mary and Nancy Murdaugh $200 each when of age. Remainder of estate to son Robert Murdaugh, who is executor. Wits.: William Ross, John Turner, Walter McKissack. TUCKER, JOHN. Easttown. November 10, 1809: January 22, 1810. Provides for wife Leah, including plantation where I now reside, during widowhood; she to school 3 children, Morris, Jonathan and Ann Tucker. After wife's decease option of plantation to son Isaac at appraised value; if he does not take it, executors to sell and divide proceeds among children, Isaac, Joseph, John, Morris, Jonathan and Ann Tucker; - Isaac to have £150 before division. Executors: Kinsmen Benjamin Tucker, Edward Siter and son Joseph Tucker. Wits.: Philip Landis, Samuel Fawkes, Isaac Wayne. KIRKPATRICK, ANDREW. Chester County. April 18, 1808: January 30, 1810. Executors to sell plantation in West Fallowfield, near Doe Run Creek and personal estate, and divide proceeds as follows: To Mary Mackey of Washington the interest of £30 during life and principal to her children. To Margaret, widow of John Kirkpatrick, 8/2. To Margaret and Mary King, twin daughters of Andrew King, £3 each at 18. Remainder in 3 equal shares to Alexander Delap of Clearfield County, James Kirkpatrick of Kentucky, and the children of Joseph Kirkpatrick, late of Kentucky, deceased. Executors: Friends Robert Cochran and John Hays. (Letters to Cochran.) Wits.: Hezekiah Linton, Philip Cashdy, John Fletcher. EVANS, MARGARET. New London. February 19, 1807: February 1, 1810. To son George $l. To heirs of son Samuel $l. To son Evan Rice $l. To heirs of daughter Lydia $l. To son John Evans $100. To daughter Margart Garrett $100. To granddaughter Eliza Henderson $100. To Nancy Booth $8. To Rachel $4. To son-in-law and daughter Thomas Henderson, Esquire and wife Jane remainder of estate, real and personal. Executor: Thomas Henderson, Esquire. Wits.: John Menough, Charles Biles. EVANS, DAVID. Uwchlan. January 18, 1810: February 12, 1810. To wife Catharine Evans all estate. Executor: George Hoffman. Wits.: Thomas Dolby, Jonathan Couch. McCLENACHAN, ELIJAH. Chester County. April 7, 1802: February 8, 1810. Gives $40 out of the money bequeathed me by the last will of my uncle Dr. Robert Finney and the will of mother Anna McClenachan to assist in building a stone wall around the family burying ground on Thunder Hill. To the congregation of New London $60. To the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America $20. For the use of the poor of Chester County $20. To son John Finney McClenachan $100 and wearing apparel. To daughter Lettice, wife of Samuel Hindman $l. To son Elijah $300. To granddaughter Jennet McClenachan that lives with me various articles. To son Samuel Blair McClenachan all remainder of estate, real and personal. Executors: Son Samuel B. McClenachan and James Strawbridge. (Letters to son.) Wits.: Jno. Menough, John Reed. BRINTON, ESTHER. Birmingham. August 31, 1808: February 14, 1810. d. January 18, 1809. To granddaughter Mary Thatcher articles of household goods. Residue of estate and debt due me from estate of late son Edward Brinton, to daughter Jane, wife of John Thatcher, Jr. Wits.: John Brinton, Joseph Brinton. Letters c t a to John Thatcher. TAYLOR, JESSE. Newlin. April 15, 1807: February 15, 1810. To sons Joseph and Isaac, daughters Hannah Askew and Ruth Wilson $l each, having heretofore given them and my daughter Mary Stubbs their portions of my estate. To son Jacob $20. To son David the plantation I now live on, paying debts and legacies. Codicil, August 10, 1809, states that son David is deceased and gives the plantation to his widow Hannah and her three children, Joseph, Lydia and Ann, in like manner as though he had survived me. Executors: Sons Jacob and David Taylor. Letters to Jacob. Wits.: William Moode, John Mills. HOWELL, JACOB. Westtown. October 14, 1809: February 27, 1810. To mother Hannah Howell $400 and all household goods. To brother Charles Howell $400 and all stock and farming utensils. To brother John Howell $400. To sister Mary Howell $400. Executor: Brother Charles Howell. Wits.: William Hawley, Caleb Bradley. JORDAN, RACHEL. Londongrove. March 20, 1809: April 9, 1810. To daughter Patience "all my thirds and incomes, notes, Bonds" and all estate of every description. Executor. Wits.: Enoch Speakman, Sarah Underwood. HAVARD, SARAH. Tredyffrin. January 29, 1809: March 24, 1810. To nephew Benjamin Havard all real estate and £30. To kinsman Samuel Havard Jacobs £30. To nephew John Jacobs £140. Executor. To niece Sarah Miller £400. To niece Jane Havard £400 and all household goods. Wits.: Ezekiel Potts, William Potts. WEBB, JAMES. Chester County. January 8, 1810. Joseph Webb, Administrator. PUSEY, PRUDENCE. East Marlborough. January 13, 1810. Jesse Pusey, Administrator. DRENNAN, JOSEPH. East Nottingham. January 18, 1810. James Drennan and Jas. Ewing, Administrators. MILLS, JOHN. Newlin. January 30, 1810. John and Sarah Mills, Administrators. BOWMAN, HENRY. Chester County. February 6, 1810. George Entriken and James Sill, Administrators. DARLINGTON, JOSEPH. Chester County. February 10, 1810. William Moore, Administrator. MILHOUS, PASCHALL. Chester County. February 16, 1810. Thomas Milhous, Administrator. REIFSCHNEIDER, VALENTINE. Coventry. February 24, 1810. Hannah Reifschneider, Administrator. HELLARD, MARTIN. Upper Oxford. April 12, 1808: March 24, 1810. Provides for wife Eve. Mentions having given to sons Jacob, Martin, Joseph and William, by deed, all lands in Leacock Township: now gives them 5 s. each. To son-in-law William Scott and Jane his wife the plantation where I now live, subject to provision for wife. Executors: Son Jacob Hellard and son-in-law William Scott. Wits.: Hezekiah Linton, Isaac Criswell, John Hayes. Letters to William Scott. FOX, JACOB. Pikeland. February 28, 1810: March 28, 1810. Provides for wife Catherine, including one-fifth of proceeds of sale of real and personal estate. To 4 children, Mary, John, Sarah and Moses, the remainder in equal shares. Executor: Brother-in-law Adam Moses. Wits.: Adam Smith, Rees John. LLEWELLYN, DAVID. Tredyffrin. March 4, 1810: April 13, 1810. Orders sale of real estate in the spring of 1813 and proceeds divided in equal shares between wife Elizabeth and 4 daughters Margaret Davis, Rebecca, Ann and Elizabeth. Executors: John Davis, Esquire, and wife Elizabeth Llewellyn. Wits.: William Rowland, Samuel King. HARVEY, THOMAS. Birmingham. March 3, 1810. Rachel Harvey and Robert Crosley, Administrators. IRWIN, WILLIAM. Upper Oxford. January 24, 1809: April 13, 1810. Provides for wife Margaret. To sons Thomas and John my plantation in Salisbury, Lancaster County, and tract in Sadsbury, Chester County. To sons Samuel and Joseph my plantation in Upper Oxford. To daughter Martha Irwin £250. To daughter Jane Irwin £300. Legacies to be paid by sons Thomas and John. Executor: Brother Samuel Irwin. Wits.: Samuel Houston, Robert McIlwain. MENDENHALL, ISAAC. Pennsbury. June 14, 1807: April 23, 1810. Provides for wife Lydia. To sons Aaron and Israel my plantation in Pennsbury, with stock &c. To daughter Phebe Pennock $13-1/3. To daughters Mary, Ann and Orpha Mendenhall $66-2/3 each, with privileges of house room, &c., while unmarried. Executors: Sons Aaron Mendenhall, Israel Mendenhall. Wits.: Aaron Mendenhall, Moses Mendenhall, Jr., Caleb Mendenhall, Jr. CARPENTER, JOHN. West Bradford. April 28, 1809: April 28, 1810. Directs sale of part of plantation, - the field and woodland in S.W. corner, supposed to contain 30 acres. Remainder, supposed to be about 150 acres, to son Isaac, he paying legacies. To son Joseph £200. To daughters Albina Morgan, Jane Webb, Margaret Powell and Rachel Baily $40 each. To son-in-law John Jefferis 5 s. in barr of dower of his former wife, my daughter Hannah. To son-in-law Abraham Baily 5/ in barr of dower of his former wife, my daughter Phebe. To son Cyrus £200. To my 5 grandchildren, the children of my son William, deceased, viz.: Lydia, George, Hannah, John and Joseph, $10 each. To granddaughter Hannah Baily, daughter of daughter Phebe, deceased, case of drawers. Residue to son Isaac, who is executor. Wits.: Calvin Cooper, Robert Ingram, William Cooper. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM. Brandywine. April 8, 1807: May 3, 1810. To wife Agnes all land during life. To son Robert the land after her decease, he paying daughter Jennet Marshall £80. To daughters Margaret Robison & Susanna Montgomery & son John 5 s. each. To daughters Agnes Hamilton and Mary Beaty, £150 each. Executors: Son Robert and son-in-law Jas. Montgomery. (Letters to son.) Wits.: Alexander Rogers, Samuel Byers. SPEAKMAN, GEORGE. Newlin. March 22, 1810: May 15, 1810. Directs that all the family now at home shall live together till son Henry is of age, and remainder, after debts are paid, to be kept in one common stock to be divided amongst them. Wits.: Joshua Buffington, Joshua Speakman. Letters c t a to Frances Speakman May 21, 1810. THOMPSON, ELIZABETH, a widow of John. W. Nantmel. 1805: May 9, 1810. To son John Lighthiser Thompson £12. To grandchildren Jas. Milligan, John Thompson Milligan, Sarah and Mary Milligan, $8 each. Residue to 2 daughters Anna Maria Ross Thompson and Catherine Elizabeth Thompson. (Letters to Anna Maria Smith.) Wits.: Joseph Millard, ... Lewis? CARPENTER, JOHN. West Bradford. March 8, 1810. Isaac Carpenter, Administrator, pendente lite. MILLER, HENRY. Vincent. March 17, 1810. Frederick Miller, Administrator. ADAMS, SARAH. Easttown. March 20, 1810. John Steel, Administrator; George Adams, son, renouncing. BUCKWALTER, JOHN. Vincent. March 23, 1810. David Longaker, and Daniel Buckwalter, Administrators. DAVIS, BENJAMIN. West Caln. March 27, 1810. Hannah and Benjamin Davis, Administrators. LLEWELLYN, JOHN. Tredyffrin. April 20, 1810. Rebecca and Elizabeth Llewellyn, Administrators. ROMANS, ABRAHAM. West Fallowfield. May 7, 1810. Hannah Romans and Nathan Walton, Administrators. FAUCETT, GEORGE. Westtown. May 8, 1810. Peter Osborne, administrator, pendente lite. Henry Faucett, renounced. WALKER, GEORGE. Brandywine. May 18, 1810. John Walker, Administrator. SPEAKMAN, GEORGE. Newlin. May 21, 1810. Frances Speakman, Administrator, c t a ANDREWS, ROBERT. Upper Oxford. May 22, 1810. John Andrews, Administrator. ORIN, MARY. Kennett. May 25, 1810. Benjamin Orin, Administrator. KIMES, GEORGE. Vincent. May 30, 1810. John Murrey, Administrator. McKNIGHT, DAVID. East Nantmel. June 5, 1810. William Williamson, Administrator. HARKEN, HUGH. New Garden. June 6, 1810. Sarah Harken and Jesse Owens, Administrators. BOUND, JOHN. Uwchlan. June 21, 1810. Jesse Jones, Administrator. WILSON, SARAH. East Nottingham. February 28, 1806: May 30, 1810. To granddaughter Jean Scott $l. To granddaughter Sarah Scott $4. "To daughter Mary Mitchell's children, to Sarah McGlahlon, to each and every of them" $l each. To daughter Martha Drennen all remainder "both personal and lent money." Executor: Daughter Martha Drennen. Wits.: James Ewing, Job Sidwell. PRESTON, JOSEPH. Londongrove. May 20, 1809: June 16, 1810. Provides for wife Anna. To son William $l, having had his share. To son Jones his note for £50. To son David £50. To daughter Rachel Simmons £50, &c., and privileges with her step- mother during her widowhood. To son Mahlon a tract, described, 50 acres, he paying my daughter Deborah Coates £200. To daughter Rebecca Preston £300 at 18. To granddaughter Deborah Simmons case of drawers at 18. To son Amos remainder of plantation, about 100 acres, and remainder of personal estate; he paying the above legacies. Executors: Sons Jonas and Amos Preston. Wits.: Joshua Chambers, Mark Hughes, John Woodward. MOORE, LYDIA. Sadsbury. ......1808: June 16, 1810. To son John Moore, daughter Rachel, wife of Nathaniel Dickinson, sons of William and Joseph Moore, articles of household furniture. To daughter Lydia, wife of James Marsh £20, &c. To son Eli Moore £20 &c. To grandaughter Lydia Marsh £10. Remainder to John, Joseph, Eli, Rachel, Lydia and daughter-in-law Jane Moore. Executor: Son-in-law James Marsh. Wits.: John Williams, Ann Chamberlin. LEWIS, MARY. West Whiteland. April 22, 1810: June 16, 1810. To Samuel son of Griffith Lewis £100. To Nathan son of same £50. To Rebecca Smedley, daughter of my late husband £20. To the two daughters of my kinsman Amos Ellis £15 each. To Samuel, son of Francis and Dinah Smedley £10. To Hannah and Mary, daughters of Griffith Lewis £10, &c. each. To niece Mary Rees, £10, &c. To nieces Elizabeth McDermont and Hannah Ellis household goods. To step-son Griffith Lewis all remainder of estate. Executors: Griffith Lewis and Jesse Jones, of Uwchlan. Wits. Richard Jones, Jacob Zook, Mary Jones. Letters to Griffith Lewis. SHOEMAKER, PETER. East Nottingham. July 10, 1809: July 13, 1810. To wife Elizabeth one-third of estate during life. Remainder to be divided among children, who are not named, except James, who "on account of his apparent incapacity to manage his own affairs" is placed under guardianship of William and Abner Spencer. Executors: Friends Samuel Spencer, Levi Roberts. Wits.: Joseph Turner, Matthew Rutherford. TEMPLETON, MARTHA, Widow of John. Willistown. May 13, 1809: August 14, 1810. To my brother Abednego Jones £15. To sister Ruth Park £10 and to her two daughters Deborah and Esther £5 each. To nephews Stephen and John Bowen £5 each. To niece Mary, wife of John Harris £5 and to their daughter Martha articles. To John Harris £50 and all remainder of estate. Executor. Wits.: William Evans, Abner Eachus. WILSON, CHARLES, JR. East Marlborough. m. Ruth Taylor. August 27, 1810: August 30, 1810. All estate, real and personal, to my seven children so that my three sons Milton, David and Charles shall receive $3, where my four daughters Eliza, Hannah, Ann and Mary, each receive $2. Executors: Maris Taylor and Robert Buffington. Wits.: Thomas Chalfant, Issac Houlden. HARLAN, STEPHEN. West Fallowfield. August 27, 1808: September 7, 1810. Real estate to be sold and proceeds divided between grandchildren, William and Sarah Harlan, children of son Stephen, deceased, and Stephen, Lewis and Moses Windle, children of daughter Deborah Windle. Personal estate to be sold and the interest thereof to daughter Deborah during life, and principal to her children. To son Solomon 5 s. he having had his share. Executors: Friends Samuel Butler and Abraham Romans. Wits.: Abraham Baily, John Buffington, Moses Marshall. Letters to Butler, Romans being deceased. TEMPLIN, WILLIAM. East Nantmel. February 1, 1810: September 14, 1810. To son Thomas £960: he to pay his daughters Elizabeth Robison and Rebecca Templin £100 each, and to his daughter Hannah £50. To son Richard £680 over and above the £320 heretofore given him. To son Samuel the plantation whereon he now lives, he paying to his sister Hannah Ross £710. To son William £250. To son Isaac the plantation whereon the tanyard is erected and £400. To daughter Rebecca Roberts £1000. To son John the plantation whereon I live and all farming utensils, he paying to his sister Hannah Ross £290 and the legacy to Rebecca Roberts. To granddaughter Hannah Defrain £25. Executors: Sons Samuel and John Templin. Wits.: Richard Templin, Thomas Kinny, Ephm. Allen. (A codicil was dated June 22, 1810.) LINDLEY, RUTH ANNA. Chester County. February 8, 1810: October 2, 1810. Refers to marriage agreement with her husband, Jacob Lindley, to secure the sole and separate control of her property derived from the estate of her father, Thomas Rutter. To Sarah Lindley, daughter of my said husband, 22 shares of bank stock. To Thomas, Patty and Rebecca, daughters of brother Samuel, deceased, 4 shares of bank stock each. To Jacob Lindley, son of my husband, one share of ditto. To William Lindley, brother of my husband, $133-1/3. To Ruth Anna Rutter, daughter of brother David, $60. To Ruth Anna, daughter of Samuel and Mary Potts $60. Remainder of estate to husband Jacob Lindley. In a memorandum attached to the will she devises her personal effects among her relatives and names sons Thomas and William Lindley. Executors: Husband, Jacob Lindley and brother-in-law John Clement Stocker, of Philadelphia. (Letters to Lindley.) Wits.: James Lindley, Samuel Morris. PEIRCE, ANN. East Marlborough. October 28, 1803: October 29, 1810. To sons Joshua, Daniel and Isaac Peirce 3 silver dollars each. To daughters Rachel Marshall and Ann Williamson all household goods except a tea table to granddaughter Ann Peirce, daughter of Isaac. Executor: Son Joshua Peirce. (Who renounced and letters to Emmor Williamson, c t a.) Wits. Caleb Marshall, Humphrey Marshall, Samuel Sellers. CROZER, ADAM. New London. July 23, 1810. Alexander Morrison Sr., Administrator. LEWIS, JOEL. West Bradford. July 30, 1810. David Lewis, Administrator. DAVIS, DAVID. Goshen. August 4, 1810. Susanna and Joel Davis, Administrators. Deed of release August 21, 1813 from Susanna, widow. Leah, wife of Jonathan Carlisle of Montgomery County, Md. Sarah, wife of John Terry of Bucks County Deed of release 8.21.1813 from Susanna, widow; Leah, wife of Jonathan Carlisle of MontgomeryCo., MD; Sarah, wife of John Terry of Bucks Co.; Gameliel Davis of Montg. Co. MD; Cheyney Davis of Philadelphia and wife Lydia; George and Job Davis of Chester Co.; and Hannah, wife of Henry Watson(?) of Bucks Co. To Joel Davis, eldest son. ... & 17 1/2 acres in Goshen. WALTER, WILLIAM. Kennet. August 16, 1810. Sarah Walter and William Webb, Administrators. PUGH, MARY. Tredyffrin. September 1, 1810. Isaac Walker, Administrator. PRICE, DANIEL. Coventry. September 13, 1810. John Price, Administrator. DAVISON, ROBERT. New London. October 2, 1810. William Davison and Adam McCullouch, Administrators. CUNNINGHAM, SAMUEL. East Caln. October 23, 1810. Robert Miller, Esquire, Administrator. SMEDLEY, HANNAH, Widow. Willistown. July 4, 1798: October 31, 1810. To son Richard Matson £40 if living; otherwise £5 to his daughter Hannah. To son Jacob Matson £40, &c. To son Jeffrey Smedley £5. To son Francis Smedley £100 in trust for his use and benefit, with reversions to all grandchildren. To sister Sarah Hall £3 &c. To granddaughter Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Cox £5. Remainder of estate to daughter Hannah, wife of Benjamin Cox. Executors: Son Jacob Matson and son-in-law Benjamin Cox. Wits.: Jesse Maris, Joshua Ashbridge. WELCH, CHARLES. West Caln. September 12, 1810: November 6, 1810. Gives amount of all notes and Bonds due me to use of the Poor of the parish of Laid in Co. Antrim, Ireland, to be placed in the hands of the Priest and ministry of said Parish; the interest thereof to be paid to my sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Charles McCalister, of said place, during their lives, and afterward to the use of the Poor. To brother James Welch £600 out of the amount of my book accounts, and remainder to my sisters children. Mentions bond due from Patrick Little of West Caln. Remainder of estate to be sent to Ireland as above. Executors: Joseph Richmond and George W. Parke. Wits.: James McClellan, Kiernan Little, Joseph Cowan. SPACKMAN, THOMAS. East Bradford. September 2, 1806: October 7, 1810. Provides for wife Jane, and gives "the place" to son George on payment of £50. To Friends of Bradford Meeting £5 "as a small acknowledgement of the privilege of their burying ground." Mentions having sold mill, houses and place thereunto belonging to son Isaac for £1000, £100 of which is given him and the remainder divided among all children except George. Executors: Sons Isaac and Daniel Spackman. Wits.: Ziba Wollerton, James Wollerton. MONTGOMERY, JAMES. West Nantmel. August 25, 1810: November 17, 1810. To wife Susanna all estate, real and personal, during widowhood, with authority to sell the same if she thinks proper. To daughter Agnes £75. To son James £100, and to the child my wife is now pregnant with an equal share with the others. Executors: Wife Susanna Montgomery and George Sinn of Brandywine. Wits.: Robert McCachren, David Neiler. BRINTON, JAMES. Pennsbury. July 14, 1806: November 19, 1810. To son Joseph the plantation where he now lives, which I bought of James Few, containing 255 acres; also the messuage, &c., I purchased of Stephen Hayes, and the messuage, &c., purchased of Benjamin Fred; the two last being adjoining each other and containing together 130 acres; subject to payment of £800. To friends Peter Harvey, Isaac Bennett and Moses Way the plantation whereon son William now lives, purchased of Andrew Mitchell, containing 250 acres, in trust, for use of said son during life and then to his lawful issue, if any; otherwise to my grandson Caleb Ring, he paying £500, to be divided among the children of daughters Hannah and Phebe. To daughter Hannah Ring £600. To daughter Ann West the interest of £600 during life and remainder to children of daughters Hannah Ring and Phebe Dick. To daughters Mary Gibbons and Phebe Dick £600 each. To children of son Caleb, deceased, £5 each. To sons-in-law Nathaniel Ring, Thomas Gibbons, William West and Thomas B. Dick 5 s. each. To granddaughter Hannah Hart £100. To Kennet Meeting £15 for graveyard wall. To John Wistar, black man, £10. Executors: Son-in-law Thomas B. Dick and grandson William Gibbons. (Let. to Dick.) Wits.: Jacob Way, Peter Harvey, Moses Way. HARTMAN, PETER. Pikeland. April 7, 1810: November 22, 1810. To wife Margaret one-third of estate during life. To sons Jacob and Peter the homestead, 153-1/2 acres, at appraisment. To sons Moses and Benjamin my land in Woodbury Township, Bedford County at appraised value. All estate to children, Jacob, Peter, Moses, Benjamin, Margaret and Catharine, equally. Mentions having sold son George 75 acres off plantation at £8 per acre, which is £7 per acre below real value, making £525, which is accounted his share of the estate. Share of daughter Margaret to be held in trust until her husband John Griffith "behaves himself as a sober and industrious husband ought to do." Executors: Sons George, Jacob and Peter Hartman. Wits.: Hezekiah Davies, Hugh Quay. Letters to Jacob and Peter, George renouncing. MASSEY, LEVI. Willistown. August 20, 1810: November 24, 1810. To son George the tract of land whereon I now live, containing 18.4 acres; tract ... containing 5 acres, 6 perches also about 15 acres of woodland; being the same 3 tracts of land devised to me by my father Thomas Massey; he paying to son William £200. To son John about one acre of land adjoining where he lives and £15. To son Thomas the plantation bought of Daniel Massey, in Willistown containing 57 acres; paying to daughter Sarah Baker £80, and to daughters Mary and Phebe Massey £100 each; also to said daughters £60 each out of the personal estate. To son William £35, &c. Remainder to 7 children, George, Thomas, Sarah, Mary, John, William and Phebe. Executors: Sons George and Thomas Massey. Wits.: Elijah Lewis, Joseph Massey, Joseph Massey, Jr. SMITH, JOHN. New London. 1809: December 19, 1810. Provides for wife, Nancy Smith. To son Thomas all remainder of estate, real and personal, he paying to my son John £150 at the decease of sister Margaret, and £15 to John McClure, the son of my wife. Executors: Kinsman, John W. Cunningham and James Boyd, Esquire. Wits.: Jno. Chandler, Henry Colt. Codicil, May 25, 1810, gives to wife's granddaughter Sarah Moore £50 at 18. Wit.: Adam Davidson. WISTAR, MARY. Pennsbury. July 12, 1809: December 31, 1810. To my brothers Thomas, and Samuel Wistar $40 each. To brother-in-law Abraham Sharpless my silver watch. To my nieces Mary L., Sarah W. and Isabella Pennock, and to my nephews Casper W. Pennock, Casper W. Sharpless and Abraham Sharpless, and to Abraham L. Pennock, Robert and Rachel V. Sharpless, to each of them a piece of plate, such as they May choose of the value of about $20, to be marked M.W. To sisters Catherine F. Sharpless and Sarah Pennock all household goods, &c. also $50 in trust, to distribute among the Poor. Remainder to two sisters. Executors: Brother Samuel Wistar, brother-in- law Abraham Sharpless and Abraham L. Pennock. Wits.: Philip Price, Jr., Mary Kirk, Jr., Hannah Price. Letters to Samuel Wistar, the others renouncing. GRAHAM, MARY. Honeybrook. November 8, 1793: January 8, 1811. To my daughters according to the will of my husband, James Graham, £300 as follows: To daughter Hester Robeson £150. Remainder of said £300 to be divided equally among my daughters Mary Darlington, Margaret Camble and Abigail McCamant. Executors: Joseph Darlington, James McCamant. Wits.: Abigail Culbertson, William Boyd. Letters to James McCamant, the other being deceased. CHEYNEY, THOMAS. Thornbury. August 8, 1797: January 21, 1811. Provides for wife Mary. To son William the plantation whereon I now dwell, containing about 150 acres, and residue of personal estate, he paying legacies. To daughters Ann Cheyney and Lucy Hickman, sons Richard and Thomas, daughter Mary Johnson, Son John, daughters Alice and Elizabeth Cheyney, £110 each. To granddaughter Sidney Johnson £10. Executors: Son William Cheyney and son-in-law Benjamin Hickman. Wits.: Titus Taylor, Thomas Taylor. SMEDLEY, THOMAS. Willistown. November 14, 1807: Codicil February 10, 1810: January 22, 1811. To wife Lydia all personal estate during life. To son Daniel the messuage &c. on which he now lives, on his compliance with the money payments mentioned in the deed he has received. To son Joseph 5 s. To son Thomas and daughter Lydia 5 s. each, they having been advanced. To daughter Susanna and her husband Robert McClemons a tract of land in Willistown, described, containing about 14 acres, during life and afterward to her children, if any; otherwise to grandson Abiah Smedley, son of Daniel. To granddaughter Hannah Harlan £40, being remainder of what I intended for her deceased mother. Remainder of land, about 30 acres, to wife Lydia during life; afterward to son Daniel. Executor: Son Thomas Smedley. Wits.: Benjamin Cox, Jeffrey Smedley. McCLELLAN, ROBERT. Upper Darby. September 13, 1808: January 22, 1811. To daughter Ann, wife of Samuel Kerns £45, &c. To daughter Elizabeth £45. To son John £40:7:6, in full of his share. To sons William, James, Robert, Samuel, and daughters Ann Kerns and Elizabeth, each one-sixth of residue. Executor: Nephew Henry McClellan, of Sadsbury. Wits.: James Williamson, David Peterman, David Gibson. HARLAN, ABIGAIL, widow. Kennett. May 19, 1805: January 25, 1811. To son Aaron the moiety of plantation in Kennett, containing about 100 acres, devised to me by my husband Joshua Harlan; also personal estate, he paying legacies. To daughters Mary, wife of Evan Phillips and Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Pyle, all household goods and wearing apparel. To son Caleb Harlan 5 s. To children of daughter Abigail, married first to Benjamin McCall and secondly to Jonathan Harlan, being four sons and one daughter, 5 s. each. To children of daughter Deborah, who was married to Valentine Hollingsworth, being 2 sons and 2 daughters, 5 s. each. To sons-in-law, Valentine Hollingsworth and Jona Harlan, 5 s. each. Executor: Son Aaron Harlan. Wits.: Robert Cooper, John Craig. PHILLIPS, MARGARET. West Nantmel. May 31, 1806: February 1, 1811. To son John Phillips and daughters Elizabeth and Sarah McCleane $l each. To daughter Mary McCleane the house she lives in with about 3 acres of land during life. To daughter Margaret McGogan remainder of plantation, being No. 21 in Springton Manor, where I now live. Executor: James McGogan of W. Nantmel. (Letters to James McGuckin.) Wits.: Isaac Lewis, Alexander Marshall. TAYLOR, JOHN. Goshen. April 9, 1810: February 1, 1811. Provides for wife Elizabeth and sister Jane Taylor during life. Plantation and all other estate to be sold and remainder divided equally among 6 children, Mary, wife of William Siter, Elizabeth, wife of Abraham King, John, Ann, wife of John Siter, Jane, wife of Amos Worthington and Sarah, wife of Edward Siter. Executors: Sons-in-law Amos Worthington and John Siter. Wits.: William Siter, Benjamin Jackson. JACKSON, JESSE. East Marlborough. December 26, 1810: February 2, 1811. Provides for wife Jane, including use of land during widowhood. To son Samuel my plantation in East Marlborough, 50 acres, subject to wife's use and to legacies herein mentioned. To daughter Mary Mendenhall $266-2/3. To granddaughter Sarah Wayne $365. To grandson Jesse Jackson silver buckles, &c. Mentions Joshua and Jesse, sons of Samuel. Executor: Son Samuel Jackson. Wits.: James Pyle, Samuel Pennock, Joshua Pennock. WININGS, JACOB. East Nantmel. December 21, 1810: February 5, 1811. Provides for wife Barbara. Mentions that son John had received his full share. To son George 50 acres off west end of plantation, subject to payment of £15 per year to son Samuel's wife and children. To son Henry 100 acres of land adjoining the above tract. To wife and children of son Samuel the plantation they now live on; also £15 per year until £600 is paid. To daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Adam Dampman £599 and interest. To the children of daughter Margaret the plantation she now lives on, containing about 85 acres, they maintaining their mother during life. To daughter Catharine and her husband, John Lewis, the plantation they now live on. To son Jacob's widow $50, and to his 3 children £100 each at 18. To Elizabeth Doross $25. Remainder to wife. Executors: George Evans, Esquire, and Thomas Leighton, Esquire. Wits.: Joseph Millard, Jonathan Wynn. Signed in German. MADDEN, WILLIAM. Pennsbury. November 28, 1810. Charles Twaddell, Administrator. WALLEIGH, DAVID. East Nantmel. November 29, 1810. George Walleigh, Administrator. KLINE, PETER. Vincent. December 1, 1810. John Shaner. Administrator. KEELY, JOHN. Vincent. December 17, 1810. Henry Keely, Administrator. VANCE, THOMAS. West Nantmel. December 22, 1810. Jacob Vance, Administrator. LEWIS, PERSIFOR. West Chester. December 23, 1810. William Bennett, Administrator, Ann the widow renouncing. SIDWELL, JOB. East Nottingham. February 4, 1811. Rebecca Sidwell and Samuel Wilson, Administrators. BOWEN, STEPHEN. East Whiteland. February 5, 1811. Jane Bowen and Jacob Neiler, Administrators. EVANS, JOEL. Tredyffrin. September 16, 1809: February 5, 1811. To nephew Randal Evans one-half of 100 acres; also 20 acres to be surveyed off the north end of the Paoli Tract, and other lots as described. To nephew Joshua Evans, son of my brother Joshua, the Paoli tract, so called, a plantation which descended to me by the death of my brother Richard, containing 200 acres, except as above mentioned to his brother Randal Evans, he paying £100 to his sister Mary, now married to William Morgan. To my sister Hannah Richards 5 s. To Sarah, wife of George Potts £50. To Martin Bryan, an orphan boy, £12 when of age. To Joel Potts £15 at 18. Remainder to brother Joshua and his sons Randall and Joshua. Executors: Nephews Randal and Joshua Evans. (Letters to Joshua.) Wits.: Michael McClees, Whitehead Weatherby. BARTHOLOMEW, JOSEPH, JR. Tredyffrin. February 12, 1811: March 2, 1811. All property, real and personal, to be sold and the interest of the proceeds paid yearly to my wife Hannah during the minority of my son David Davis Bartholomew: When son is of age estate to be equally divided between them. Executors: John G. Bull and Abraham Phillips. Wits.: Joseph Bartholomew, William Finley. LOGAN, WILLIAM. Thornbury. February 27, 1811: March 2, 1811. To my father, William Logan, and mother Jane Logan, $30 each. To sister Rachel $30. Remainder to father and mother, brothers and sisters. Executors: Joseph H. Brinton and Titus Taylor. Wits.: Charles Howell, William Taylor. FAUCETT, GEORGE. Westtown. October 20, 1805: February 8, 1811. To wife Isabella all real and personal estate during life. To son Henry, after wife's decease, my plantation whereon I dwell, in Westtown, about 50 acres, he paying legacies. To son John, £100. To daughters Margaret Flenagan, Hannah Summerhill, Sarah Turner and Mary Bailiff, £50 each. To daughters Rebecca Atherton and Elizabeth Harlan £40 each. To grandsons Ebenezer, George and James Faucett £20 each. To granddaughter Rachel Faucett, daughter of Margaret Flenagan £10. Share of daughter Margaret to be held in trust. Executor: Friend Peter Osborne. Wits.: Joseph Frame, James Gamble, John Graves. The will was contested by Thomas Bailiff but a verdict found in its favor February 8, 1811. PEIRCE, JOSEPH. Pennsbury. May 8, 1808: March 17, 1811. To son Joseph a part of my plantation, with the tanyard, &c., as described, containing 50 acres, he paying to his sister Sarah £70, and to his sister Hannah £110, and £4 per annum to support son John: Also to said son "all the Physical drugs and Books treating on physick and Chirugery," &c. To son Ireneus remainder of land in Pennsbury, described, containing 130 acres, subject to certain privileges to his sisters Celia and Anna Matilda while unmarried, and £300 to each of them; also £10 per annum toward support of son John. Provides for support of son John. To daughter Celia £140, &c. To daughter Anna Matilda £100, &c. To daughter Sarah Gilpin £50. To daughter Hannah £140, &c. To daughter Lydia Fagan £40. To the six children of daughter Ann, viz. Samuel, Lydia, Peirce, Asaph, Jairus and Ann, £10 each, in the hands of their father, Israel Hollingsworth, as their guardian. To granddaughter Hannah Clayton £20 at 18. To the son of son Thomas, deceased, $l. Remainder divided among 6 children, Celia, Anna Matilda, Joseph, Sarah, Hannah and Ireneus. Executors: Son Joseph Peirce, brother-in-law John Marshall and John Parker. Wits.: Isaac Mendenhall, Thomas Marshall, Joseph Brinton. Letters to Peirce and Parker. ROBINSON, RICHARD. Willistown. Died February 16, 1811, 69th year. March 7, 1808: March 19, 1811. To the Episcopal church called St. Peter's £100, and to Rev. Slator Clay, pastor of said church, £50. To wife Rachel £25 per annum during life and £600 to be disposed of at her decease as she see proper. (Died December 4, 1815, aged 72.) Plantation and remainder of personal estate to be sold and divided as follows: To Samuel Robinson 2 shares for himself and one share in trust for his sister Mary Robinson. To William, son of Samuel Robinson, one share. To Jane, daughter of Richard Robinson, one share. To Henry Barrington 3 shares in trust, 2 for his wife Rebecca and one for his 3 children, William, Charles and Samuel. To Rachel, daughter of Abraham Robinson one share. To Henry, son of William Robinson, one share. Executors: Wife Rachel and Samuel Robinson. Wits.: Slator Clay, Samuel Garrett, Richard Pearce. Codicil gives to Henry Barrington £100 in trust for his daughter Rachel and £100 in trust for the poor widows of St. Peter' Church. TEMPLETON, ELIZABETH. Honeybrook. February 25, 1811. William and John Templeton, Administrators. BELL, WILLIAM. West Whiteland. April 5, 1806: February 11, 1811. A. 467. To Taft Benjamin £100 "If I continue with him till my death." To nephew Robert Watkin one-third of remainder of estate. To niece Ann Benjamin one-third of same. To daughter Mary Collins do. Wits.: Edward Woods, Caleb Benjamin. (Will "Filed February 11, 1811, but not proved for want of some person to act as Executor or Administrator c t a.") STITELER, PETER. Uwchlan. February 27, 1801: March 23, 1811. Provides for wife Eve, including plantation where I live, during widowhood: afterward the plantation to son George at appraised value (except as hereinafter devised), being about 101 acres. To son David 30 acres of my land at appraised value. To my children, John, Peter, Jacob, George, David, Isaac, Eve, Rebecca and Catharine, equal shares of all estate. Executors: Wife Eve and son George Stiteler. (Signed in German.) Wits.: Thomas Downing, Joseph Harvout, Jr. BATTEN, JAMES. Brandywine. May 1802: March 25, 1811. Provides for wife Jane. To sons Thomas, James and Russell Batten all my land in Brandywine. To daughters Mary Guttery, Elizabeth Williams, and Jane Stanford £200 each. To daughter Hannah Batten £200, &c. To granddaughter Margaret Batten £50, and to grandson James Batten £75. Executors: Sons Thomas and James Batten. Wits.: Henry Higgins, Joseph Williams. VALENTINE, JONATHAN. East Caln. August 1, 1810: March 26, 1811. To sons Absalom and Jehu all wearing apparel and small legacies to son John, daughter Lydia Evans, son Jonathan and sister-in-law Hannah Baldwin. To daughters Elizabeth and Mary $200 each and all household goods and other estate, paying to granddaugther Elizabeth, who lived long with me, $40. Mentions son-in-law Jesse Evans. Executors: Son John Baldwin and daughters Elizabeth and Mary Valentine. Wits.: John Baldwin, Jonathan Parke. Letters to John Valentine. McCLINTOCK, JAMES. Coventry. December 28, 1810: March 29, 1811. To my mother Sarah McClintock $300. To my old master Amos Wickersham, of Philadelphia, $230. To my friends Levi Hollingsworth and son Paschall, merchants in Philadelphia, $140. To Wright and Cook, merchants in Philadelphia, $160. To my apprentice lad Samuel Shafer $300 "for his faithful attention and care in my business." To my nephew Robert May Ross $300 when 21. To my niece Sarah McClintock $300. To my uncle Robert May of Coventry $100 in trust for building a school house on a lot of land devised by Rebecca Grace for that and some other purposes. To daughter Ann £4000, at interest, till she is 18, with rev. in case of death, 1/2 to wife and remainder to nephew and niece above named. To wife Martha my house and 2 lots of land in Coventry, containing in all 37 acres, 73 perches; also all remainder of estate. Executors: Uncle Robert May and Michael Lynch, of Charlestown. Wits.: Thomas Church, John Davis, Alben Heald. TAYLOR, THOMAS. Westtown. October 28, 1802. April 8, 1811. To wife Lyida all real and personal estate for 12 years, to raise and school children. All estate to be then sold and money divided one-third to wife and rem. to children, Sidney, Huldah, Vernon, Drusilla, Deborah and Lydia, in equal shares. The burying ground on my place, being 12 feet one way and 3 perches and 4 feet the other, to be reserved as a burying place forever. Executors: Wife Lydia and friend William Cheyney. Wits: Thomas Cheyney, Abel Otley, Titus Taylor. STARR, JOHN. Charlestown. March 21, 1811. April 15, 1811. To bro. Benjamin Starr "one third part of a cow" & other articles. To brother-in-law Joseph Ramsey, ditto. To sister Amy $20 and articles named. To John Ireland £50, to be at interest till he is 22. Remainder to niece Elizabeth Ramsey, at 21. Executors: Brother Benjamin Starr and Moses Robinson. Wits: John Umsted, Amy Starr. BROWN, THOMAS. West Nottingham. Far advanced in age. December 6, 1810. April 22, 1811. To wife Elizabeth all estate, real & personal. Executors: Joseph Barnard and Richard Barnard, Jr., of Newlin. Wits: Joseph Reynolds, Rachel Reynolds, William Brown. JONES, ISAAC. Willistown. March 13, 1811. Griffith Jones, administrator. COOPER, ROBERT. Honeybrook. March 13, 1811. James McConnell, administrator. VOGDES, JACOB. Willistown. March 16, 1811. Jacob, Joseph and Aaron Vogdes, administrators. JAMES, THOMAS. Newlin. April 8, 1811. Richard Kenny, administrator. McDERMONT, JOEL. Easttown. April 13, 1811. Elizabeth McDermont, administrator. LLOYD, JOHN. Tredyffrin. April 20, 1811. Joseph Hall, administrator. HAVARD, JOHN. Tredyffrin. May 3, 1811. John Havard Davis, administrator. HILAMAN, JOHN. Londonderry. May 4, 1811. Martin & Jacob Hilaman, administrators. DILWORTH, SARAH. Birmingham. May 8, 1811. Henry Mershon, administrator. HOLMAN, JACOB. Pikeland. February 10, 1811. April 30, 1811. All estate of every description to father, Stephen Holman, Ex. Wits: Henry Miller, Peter Yeager. GRAY, JOHN. Lower Oxford. November 27, 1810. May 8, 1811. To oldest son David $100. To son Matthew $60. To son-in-law John Reed $80. To son-in-law John Temple £80. To son-in-law Samuel Whiteside $40. To son-in-law John Moore $80. To son-in-law George Sreswell $80. To son-in-law Mathew McIntoire $80. Executors: Sons-in-law John Moore & George Creswell. Wits: Alexr. Irwin, William Irwin. MILLER, JOHN, SR. New Garden. June 21, 1809 & March 31, 1811. May 11, 1811. Provides for wife Jane. To Lydia Miller, my wife's dau., £50. To John Fincher, only surviving child of dau. Mary, December, £15. To the 3 eldest children of son Isaac, December'd., viz: Elizabeth, Isaac & Stephen, $1 each. To son Samuel one-fifth of net estate in case he or his children come in person an demand it. To son Joseph one-fifth of estate. To dau. Ann Gray, ditto. To son John, ditto. To the three youngest children of son Isaac, December'd., viz: Sarah, Ann & Samuel, one-fifth of estate. Executors: Friends George Gregg & Henry Paxson. Wits: William Benett, John Philips, Jacob Lindley. JOHN, SAMUEL. Charlestown. May 27, 1808. May 25, 1811. To my bro. William John my undivided share of the lands which my father David John possessed in his lifetime; also to said bro. all my other estate, real & personal. Executor: Brother William John. Wits: Amos John, John Bowen. JACOBS, JESSE. Providence Twp., Phila. Co. March 25, 1777. May 27, 1811. To bro. John Jacobs 5 s. To bros. Israel and Isaac Jacobs all rem. of est. in trust to be div. among said bros. & 3 sisters, Elizabeth Parry, Hannah Rittenhouse & Mary Goheen, in equal shares. Executors: Bros. Israel and Isaac Jacobs. Wits: John Hames, Leonard Spare, James Hamer. Letters to Isaac Jacobs, surviving executor. BUFFINGTON, ANN. West Bradford. April 28, 1811. July 29, 1811. To son Ephraim my house and lot, containing 6 acres, in West Bradford subject to payment of $50 yearly during life. To gr.dau. Ann Wollerton $20. To daus. Hannah, Susanna, Frances, Alice, Ann & Sarah, rem. of household goods and wearing apparel. Executor: Son Ephraim Buffington. Wits: Moses Marshall, Abm. Baily. KING, JOHN. Charlestown. May 25, 1811. John & Philip King, administrators. FURY, ELIZABETH. New London. September 5, 1810. July 30, 1811. To son Hugh Fury $1. To son-in-law Samuel Montgomery and Susanna his wife $1. To sons Robert C. and David Fury $1 each. To son John Fury £20. To gr.son George Fury £10. To gr.dau. Betsey Montgomery £10. Remainder to Joseph, Elizabeth and John. Mentions that the above bequests are on account of a legacy from bro. David Corry's estate and not on account of any estate that was ever Joseph Fury's. Executors: Hugh Fury & Robert M. Waugh. Wits: Horatio C. Grant, John Wright. PYLE, JOSEPH. West Marlborough. January 30, 1805. July 30, 1811. Provides for wife, who is not named. To son James the north end of plantation where he lives, as described, cont. 60 acres, 84 perches; he paying to dau. Susanna £10. To son Robert remainder of plantation, &c. To the three children of dau. Ann Baker, December'd., $20 each. To dau. Betty Thompson $60. Rem. to 4 daus. Alice Wilkinson, Sarah Chandler, Jane John and Susanna Pyle. Executors: Sons James and Robert Pyle. Wits: James Smith, Joseph Smith, John Baily. HAYES, NATHAN. East Marlborough. March 23, 1811. July 30, 1811. To wife Ruth one-third of estate as the law would give it to her. Real estate in Newlin and remainder of personal est. to be sold & proceeds div. among children; sons Job & Nathan being named. Executors: Bro. Job Hayes and his son Levi. Wits: Jacob Pyle, James Smith. SMITH, VALENTINE. Pikeland. May 25, 1811. Adam and Henry Smith, administrators. YARNALL, NATHAN. Willistown. May 13, 1811. Nathan and Lewis Yarnall, administrators. JONES, STEPHEN. Willistown. June 15, 1811. John Jones, administrator. KIRKPATRICK, MARGARET. West Fallowfield. July 2, 1811. Andrew King, administrator. HOOD, CATHARINE. West Nantmel. July 23, 1811. George Sinn, administrator. Citation issued to John Hood, Jas. Hindman in right of his wife, Samuel McClellan in right of his wife, Thomas Hood and Samuel Hood. Return shows that writ was served on John Hood and Samuel McClellan. Jas. Hindman renounced and the other heirs lived in Northumberland. WOLLERTON, ZIBA. East Bradford. July 22, 1811. Mary and William Wollerton, administrators. STEWART, ROBERT. West Nantmel. July 30, 1811. Mary Ann Stewart, administrator. LIGHTFOOT, MARY. Widow. Uwchlan. September 28, 1810. July 31, 1811. To 4 gr.daus. Mary, Hannah, Sarah and Susanna, children of oldest dau. Susanna Spencer, £5 each. Proceeds of sale of personal estate and one-third of real estate to be at interest, for use of daus. Mary and Sarah Lightfoot. To son William LIghtfoot my house & lot of land where I now live, 12 3/4 acres, paying to executors £550. Rem. equally div. among 6 children, Samuel, Mary, David, Sarah and William Lightfoot and dau. Deborah Baxter; the latter share to be in trust during life- time of her husband. Executors: Son David Lightfoot. Wits: John Beitler, Jr., Anna Beitler, Jesse Jones. DAVIDSON, WILLIAM. West Caln. October 16, 1805. July 31, 1811. To wife Elizabeth the plantation I now live upon; to her, her heirs and assigns; and all household goods, &c. To sister Rebecca Withrow, £10. To step-son Robert Smith a mare & 2 colts, & farming utensils. To step dau. Margaret Smith £5. To William, son of John Withrow, a silver watch. To the Congregation of Upper Octorara £10. To Rev. Alexander Mitchell £5. Remainder to John Withrow, who is executor. Wits: Hugh Jordan, Edward Webster. CUNNINGHAM, SAMUEL. East Caln. October 12, 1810. August 1, 1811. All real & personal est. in E. Caln & W. Bradford to be sold. To my uncle Wm. Cunningham $800 and wearing apparel. To sister Jennet Cunningham, alias Thompson, $533 1/3. Also to said sister's children, Samuel Thompson $300, John Thompson, $150, and to Benjamin Franklin Thompson $150. To bro. John Cunningham $50. To sister Susan Stanley $266 2/3. To sister Sarah Stanley $266 2/3. To sister Margaret Lewis $266 2/3. Rem. equally between children of sisters Susan Stanley & Margaret Lewis, viz: Sarah, James, Samuel, William, Patty, Mathew, John & Mary Ann Stanley, and Hannah, Sarah, Rachel, Hetty, Mary Ann, Elizabeth & William Lewis. Executors: Matthew Stanley, of Brandywine, & Robert Miller, E. Caln. Wits: Hezekiah Jefferis, Benjamin Hawley. Will contested by John Cunningham but a verdict found establishing its validity August 1, 1811. GARRETT, JESSE. Willistown. June 26, 1804. August 2, 1811. To eldest son Samuel, £5. To son John a tract of land in Willistown, as described, containing 30 acres, paying therefor £14 per acre. To son David $300. To son Jonah £300. To youngest son Jesse the plantation where he now lives, as described, containing 106 acres, paying to executors £1000. To eldest dau. Ann Garrett £300. To dau. Mary wife of Robert Pennell £300. To dau. Abigail wife of William Hicks £300. To dau. Phebe Garett £300. Rem. of land, as described, containing 11 acres 117 perches, to be sold and remainder of estate divided in equal shares among all children except Samuel. Executors: Son John Garrett and friend Thomas Smedley. Wits: Joshua Ashbridge, Ellis Williams. BROWN, ZILLAH. West Bradford. February 21, 1806. August 5, 1811. To my 4 gr.children Jesse, John, Joseph & Lydia Maule £10 each. Rem. of estate to dau. Lydia, wife of Merrick Embree. Executors: Son-in-law Merrick Embree. Wits: Joseph Hawley, Joel Harlan, Agnes Hawley. TODD, ANN. Widow of Dr. Wm. A. Todd. East Caln. August 11, 1811. August 23, 1811. To my nephew Dr. George Fairlamb £500. To sister Sarah Webster $200. To my niece Ann Kennedy $500 at 18. To Thomazin, wife of Dr. George Fairlamb, nieces Mary and Sarah Whelen, articles named. To husband's brother Charles Todd articles that were her husband's. Rem. to sister Mary Whelen. Executors: Dr. George Fairlamb and John Baldwin. Wits: Samuel R. Downing, Jane Downing. McMINN, SAMUEL. Easttown. July 27, 1811. September 2, 1811. To wife Catharena house & lot of land I now live on in Easttown and all personal property thereon during life. House and lot in Philadelphia, lately belonging to my sister Mary Wolf, to be sold and estate divided among 7 children, Albin, Dorothy, John Ross, Samuel, Thomas, Edward and Mary, when they are of age. Executors: John Siter and John Brooke, both of Radnor Township. Wits: Benjamin Brown, John Lewis, John Brooke. KINNARD, JOHN. East Whiteland. July 24, 1811. September 9, 1811. Orders sale of house & lot in West Chester and tract of land in East Whiteland, bought of Dr. Thomas R. Kennedy, cont. about 40 1/2 acres. To wife Mary remainder of land bought of James Boyd. To daus. Mary Ann and Elizabeth Kinnard £50 to bring up and educate them. Remainder to all children equally. Executors: Wife Mary Kinnard, John Jacobs & William Harris. Wits: Francis Lee, John Erwin. REED, CHARLES. Uwchlan. July 20, 1807. September 10, 1811. All real and personal estate to be sold. To sons William, Joseph, Samuel & John Reed equal shares of estate. To dau. Margaret Storey one-half a share with the sons. To December'd. son David's 5 children 1/4 of a son's share, at int. till they are of age; also to said children the money due from Patrick McCelvey, December'd., in Virginia. To December'd. dau. Hannah Denny's 2 children 1/4 of a son's share. To dau. Ann McClune 1/4 of a share in trust for her children. To sons Charles & James each 1/2 a share with above named sons. Executors: Son William Reed and David Denny. Wits: Alexr. Marshall, Jno. Culbertson. HARRISON, GEORGE, SR. East Nottingham. June 8, 1811. September 18, 1811. To son-in-law Joseph Hewes and his two children, Mary & George $1 each. To son- in-law James Otley & his 2 children, Sarah Cooper & Lydia Otley $1 each. To gr.dau. Susan Harrison $1. To son George $20 & his bond for $430. To wife Rebecca all residue of estate and Ex. Wits: Anthony Chamness, Samuel Ankrim, William Peirce. DARLINGTON, HANNAH. East Bradford. April 30, 1809. Cod. September 15, 1809. October 19, 1811. To son Edward Darlington 5 s. To son Abraham £100. To son Jesse 5 s. To son Amos £60. To son George £40. To son Stephen 5 s. To gr.sons George & John Gilpin 5 s. each. To gr.dau. Ruth Gilpin £50, &c., at 18. To dau. Elizabeth Taylor £100, furniture, &c. To sons Emanuel & Brinton Darlington articles named. To gr.dau. Hannah Gilpin £50 when 21. Executor: Son Arbaham Darlington. Wits: Ennion Cook, James Embree, George Darlington. STEWART, WILLIAM. West Fallowfield. July 30, 1811. James and Thomas Stewart, administrators. BALDWIN, ELIZABETH. East Caln. August 9, 1811. John Baldwin, administrator. WAGGONSELLER, JOHN. Uwchlan. August 12, 1811. Elizabeth & William Wagonseller, administrators. BROWN, ROBERT. Kennett. August 14, 1811 John Brown, administrator. Citation issued August 8, 1811, to John, Nathaniel, James, Joseph, William, Elizabeth & Rebecca Brown, heirs of Robert Brown, December'd. CHALFANT, ROBERT. Newlin. August 22, 1811. Phebe Chalfant & Jethro Johnson, administrators. CROOKS, THOMAS. Londongrove. September 5, 1811. James Kelton, administrator. SLACK, THOMAS. Upper Oxford. September 14, 1811. Samuel Cochran, administrator. DAMPMAN, ADAM. East Nantmel. September 23, 1811. Elizabeth & Jacob Dampman, administrators. HAINES, JACOB. Goshen. September 28, 1811. Isaac Haines, administrator. THOMAS, OBIA. Tredyffrin. October 12, 1811. Hannah Thomas & John G. Bull, administrators. KNAUER, CHRISTOPHER. East Nantmel. October 14, 1811. Elizabeth, John & David Knauer, administrators. ALLEN, JAMES. Lower Oxford. October 24, 1811. Dr. David Thomas, administrator. FREEMAN, JOSEPH. Willistown. July 19, 1804. September 5, 1811. To wife Tacy Freeman all estate, real & personal, except $5 each to sons Joseph and William Freeman. Executor: Wife Tacy Freeman. Wits: William Garrett, Rebecca Garrett. TALBOT, ANN. West Caln. April 1, 1811. October 26, 1811. To son Nathan Sharpless, gr.daus. Anne & Mercy Sharpless, Eliza Haines, "my little adopted gr.dau." Maria Biggs & Anne Dutton, daus. Ann Jefferis, Jane Haines, Martha Pyle & Hannah Phillips articles of wearing apparel & houshold goods. Rem. of estate to be divided into 13 shares. To sons John, Nathan, and Jesse Sharpless each one share. To four daughters above named each two shares. To Anne, Benjamin and Caleb Dutton, children of dau. Lydia, December'd., the remaining two shares. The shares of Jane, Martha & Hannah to be held in trust during the life of their husbands, John Haines, Joseph Pyle & Wm. Phillips. Executors: Sons John and Nathan Sharpless. Wits: Edward Webster, William Dewees, Jos. Brown. CULBERTSON, MARGARET. West Nantmel. March 15, 1811. November 5, 1811. To dau. Elizabeth Vanleer $110. To son James Culbertson the messuage & lot whereon I live. To gr.son Samuel Culbertson $110 at 21. Rem. to son & daughter. Executor: Son James Culbertson. Wits: Ephraim Allen, Sarah Evans. HOOPES, EZRA. Westtown. July 30, 1809. November 6, 1811. Provides for wife Ann. To sons Caleb & Ezra my plantation in Westtown whereon I live; they paying at wife's decease £400. To sons Moses & Curtis my plantation in Goshen, purchased of Isaac Haines, they paying £200. To dau. Lydia Thomas, £270. To dau. Sarah Lukens £260. To dau. Ann Wilson £260. To dau. Phebe Carlile £250. To daus. Hannah, Lavina & Elizabeth £325 each. Residue to all children except Moses. Executors: Caleb & Curtis Hoopes. Wits: Joseph James Jr., Jesse McCall, Benjamin Yarnall. WISTAR, CASPAR. Pennsbury. March 1, 1808. November 9, 1811. To son Samuel $100, having already advanced him. To Rachel Chandler $25. Rem. of estate, real & personal, to be div. into 5 equal shares. To son Thomas & dau. Catharine F. Sharpless one share each. To dau. Sarah Pennock 2 shares & rem. share to dau. Mary Wistar. Codicil: August 3, 1809, gives the legacy to dau. Catharine F. in trust during life of her husband, Abraham Sharpless. Codicil: December 5, 1810, states dau. Mary Wistar is deceased & divides her portion among Thomas, Sarah & Catharine F. Executors: Son-in-law Abraham Sharpless, Cheyney Jefferis & Abraham L. Pennock. Wits: John Parker, George Darlington. (Letters to Jefferis & Pennock.) SOUDER, HENRY. East Whiteland. May 8, 1794. November 16, 1811. To son-in-law Henry Ruth the plantation where I now dwell, containing 95 acres; also another tract containing 10 acres, he the said Ruth performing all things agreeable to a contract between the said Henry & myself, dated 24th of February 1794. Rem. of estate to be sold and divided as follows: To oldest son Jacob £50 over & above the rest; and £25 to Mathew Pennypacker for use of the poor of Mennonite Church in Charlestown. Rem. to sons & daus. Jacob, Henry, Magdelane, Elizabeth, Mary, Esther, Susanna & Barbara in equal shares. Executor: Son Jacob Souder. Codicil: December 13, 1805, states that son Jacob is December'd., and names son-in-law Christian Fisher, Exr. Wits: Joseph Kurtz, Joshua Evans. The inventory mentions charges against Jacob Souder, £126, Henry Souder £150, Magdalen Wiremun, Elizabeth Mim and Mary Ruth £52 each and Susan Fisher £54-9-5. Total inventory £791-13-10. RHOADS, WILLIAM. West Fallowfield. October 28, 1811. Mary, Jacob & Samuel Rhoads, administrators. McCLENACHAN, CHARLES. Easttown. October 29, 1811. Mary McClenachan, William Thomas, administrators. HAYES, ALLEN. Lower Oxford. November 4, 1811. James Hayes, administrator. MONTGOMERY, ROBERT. New London. November 6, 1811. John Menough, administrator. GRUBB, NATHANIEL. Willistown. November 7, 1811. Samuel Grubb, administrator. MORTON, HUGH. Honeybrook. September 27, 1810. December 10, 1811. To wife Mary my mansion house & plantation where I now live, with household goods &c., during life, and after her December to the boy that now lives with me, son of James McClintock, named Hugh Morton McClintock; with rev. in case of his death to my sister Isabel's children. To Sarah Morton McKinley £100 if she lives with my wife till 18. Orders gravestones for self & wife's graves with "sootabel inscriptions," and gives £50 to be used in repairing graveyard wall "where I expect to be laid near Brandywine stone Meeting House." Executors: Friends James Ralston & Matthew Stanley. Wits: John McLees, Peter Morton, William McLees. Letters to Matthew Stanley. WILLIAMS, HUGH. East Nantmel. May 21, 1811. December 16, 1811. To bro. Mordecai Williams £20 yearly during life. To niece Anna James £8 yealy after December of bro. Mordecai while unm. To Benoni James, son of niece Anna James, £100. To my niece Sarah Evans & her son Mordecai Evans my plantation in East Nantmel, subject to above annuity and legaices. Rem. to be sold & div. as follows: To Friends of Nantmel Meeting £10 for extending graveyard wall. (See Chesters Del Co. Biographries I.286.) Rem. in 4 shares; one to children of sister Sarah Owen; the share of her dau. Elizabeth to be paid unto her dau. Sarah Lewis; her son Abraham Owen mentioned as having been long absent. One share to the chil. of sister Hannah James; one share to the only dau. of sister Ann Meredith, and the rem. share to children of bro. Evan Williams, deceased. Executors: Isaiah Kirk & Lewis Heffelfinger. Wits: Simon Meredith, James Pugh, Samuel Rea. FORD, MARY. East Marlborough. April 23, 1810. December 24, 1811. To niece Polly Townsend table, &c. To niece Sarah McFarlan £5 & articles of furniture. To Mary Ann McFarlan £5, wearing apparel & household goods. To Julian McFarlan £5 &c. To George McFarlan a note against James Smith for $240. To my sisters Hannah Hedge & Ann Delaware & bro. Abraham Ford £5 ea. Rem. to George McFarlan and Sarah his wife. Executors: Bro. Abraham Ford & George McFarlan. (Letters to McFarlan.) Wits: Joshua Pusey, David Pusey. HOWELL, CHARLES. Westtown. October 5, 1811. December 27, 1811. To my bro. John Howell $1000. To sister Mary Howell $500. To nephew Albert, son of bro. John Howell, $100. Rem. to mother Hannah Howell. Executor: Bro. John Howell. Wits: Abel Otley, Jas. Simcocks.