Clearfield County PA Archives Wills.....Cree, William December 1838 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Kuhn kuhn_j@firn.edu October 18, 2009, 5:15 pm Source: Clearfield County Will Book A Page 62 Written: December 1838 Clearfield County Pa Will Book A page 62 Will of William Cree In the name of God Amen. I William Cree of Beccaria township Clearfield County and state of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding (praise be God for it) and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and to the end I may be better prepared to leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping for free pardon of all my sins and to enjoy everlasting happiness in the heavenly kingdom through Jesus Christ my Savior and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried. I do hereby will that my real property comprising the form and premises wherein I now reside in Beccaria Township Clearfield County and state of Pennsylvania with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold in the course of the autumn of the year 1839 for the purpose of paying all my just debts and funeral expenses and the surplus or residue shall be placed in the hands of my family and converting it (sic) their use in the manner following (viz) I do give and bequeath unto my loving wife Mary all my household furniture beds bedding of every description to her sole use and behoof during the term of her natural life and one cow which shall remain at her disposal. I do hereby will unto my sons David, John, and William all my right title and interest to the undivided half of the tract of land in the name of Solomon Lyons purchased by me at Commissioners sale lying and being in Beccaria township on the waters of Clearfield Creek to fall into their possession immediately after my decease. I do hereby will all my live and dead stock horses cows and c(except the cow above mentioned) farming implements geers (sic) etc to their use and behoof to take place immediately after my decease so that they may have the benefit of them without delay and also I hereby most solemnly bind them by every tie of love and duty to support their mother in every thing necessary to her comfort during the natural life provided she does not intermarry but remains a widow and further I hereby will that the aforesaid David John and William shall together with their mother take care of and bring up my son James until he comes of age at 21 years except he should desire and it should be thought advisable for his interest o learn any trade or business that might be judged most profitable and beneficial for him but if he prefers staying with the family and giving every assistance in his power until he becomes of age let him do so and they shall give him a horse worth eighty dollars saddle and bridal and the sum of one hundred dollars if he should leave the family and go to a trade at the age of 16 or 17 then the said David John and William shall be released from the obligation of giving him the horse etc but shall give him the 100 dollars on his coming to age. It is not considered that the mother is liable to any claim of said James as aforesaid but David John and William to be responsible. Also I will that the said David John and William shall provided for and bring up my daughter Hannah Jane in a proper and comfortable manner until she attains the age of eighteen and then to give her a good bed and bedding and a good cow and household furniture to the amount of twenty five dollars. If David should agree to go to a trade at 17 or 18 years of age he may go and give up his share in all the property except that John and William pay him one hundred dollars when he is free from the trade. I do hereby constitute and appoint Robert Leonard as Executor to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I William Cree the Testator have to this my will set my hand and seal this fifth day of December A. D. 1838 Wm. Cree Witness Easter X (her mark) Feltwell John Weld I the above named Wm. Cree the testator in the foregoing will being yet of sound mind thank God for all his mercies have on due reflection thought proper to appoint and do by these presents appoint and constitute Saml Fulton with the above named Robert Leonard to be my Executors of this my last will and testament and it is further my will that when the place is sold there shall be paid to my two step daughters twenty five dollars. In witness whereof William Cree the testator have to this my last will set my hand and seal this 24th day of June A.D. 1839. Wm. Cree Signed Sealed and acknowledged by the Testator in the presence of us the subscriber as his last will and testament Samuel M. Smith Ann Smith Clearfield County SS: Before me James T. Leonard for the probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said county of Clearfield personally came John Weld Samuel M. Smith, Easter Feltwell, and Ann Smith who being sworn and affirmed according to law doth depose and say that they were present and saw and heard William Cree the testator sign seal and publish pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament and at the time of so doing he was of perfect sound mind memory and understanding. Sworn and affirmed before me by John Weld Smith & Weldon 2nd Sept 1839 by Sam’l Smith E. Felt well & A. Smith 12 Feb 1841 Ann Smith This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb