Cumberland County PA Archives Wills.....ELLIOT, Robert December 13, 1762 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: December 13, 1762 Recorded: August 30, 1763 Will Book A Page 113. Will of Robert Elliot Robert Elliott of Hamilton Twp, Cumb Co, Pa being weak of body but of sound memory do on this 13th day of December 1762, make last will as follows: To my brother Thomas Elliott one horse or mare of value of £8, & allows him to have his maintenance off his R.E. of those gt [sic] possess it & to be decently interred. [reads this way, makes sense?] To my daughter Elizabeth Elliott alias Stewart £10 for services to be pd 12 mos after decd. To my daughter Cathrine Elliott alias Lochren £10 to be pd 12 mos after decd. To my daughter Barbara Elliott £5 to be pd 12 mos after decd. To my daughter Jane Elliott £30 To be paid when they reach 18. Also her mothers best gown & other six gowns & 3 silver spoons To my daughter Mary Elliott £30 To be paid when they reach 18 also 3 silver Spoons. Directs Executors to take particular care yt [sic] Jean & Mary have proper maintenance until they come of age sufficient to act & work for themselves. To my 3 sons Thomas, Johnston & William Elliott the remaining part of my Estate to be divided Equally between them when William shall come to ye age of 18 years, directs that William be sent to school when it can conveniently be done until he arrives at 18 yrs & be clothed until he come to age 14 & the charge to be paid out of Land Estate. Then William shall be put an apprentice to a trade of his own choice, with the advice of Executors until he be 18 yrs of age. Directs that Thomas & Johnston shall have the profits arising from the farm until William is 18 when a partition is to be made. Although provides that if it shall please God to remove by death either of my four Children viz Johnston, William, Jean & Mary before they come of age that his her or their share of this Estate shall be divided Equally among the legatees now unmarried. Appoints William Campbell & William Holliday Exes Robert Elliott Seal Witnessed by Jas. Warden, Thomas Armstrong, & Robert Warden. Will proven Aug 30, 1763 before Harman Alricks. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb