Wills: William HIGHLANDS, 1819: Southampton Twp, Cumberland County, PA. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by James R. Caola guru2@bellatlantic.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm THE LAST WILL OF WILLIAM HIGHLANDS Transcribed by James R. Caola HIGHLANDS, WILLIAM. Southampton. October 13, 1819. I. 149. The Last Will of Wm Highlands Deceased In the name of God, amen. I William Highlands of Southampton Township, County of Cumberland and state of Pennsylvania, being weak in Body but of sound mind memory and understanding, Blessed be God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say, First I Resign my soul to God who gave it, and my Body to be interred in a decent and becoming manner, Item, I give and devise and bequeath to my son Robert Highlands and my son William Highlands and to their heirs and assigns forever all my estate real and personal of whatever kind or sort and wherever situated, to have and to hold the same to the said Robert Highlands and William Highlands their heirs and assigns as tenants in common and not as joint tenants subject to the payment by my said sons Robert Highlands and William Highlands of all my funeral expenses and all my just debts, and also subject to all the following legacies to be paid out of my Estate by my sons Robert and William as above mentioned as follows , viz, I give and bequeath to my son John Highlands the sum of one dollar, I give and bequeath to my son Nathan Highlands one dollar, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Highlands one dollar, Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Highlands the sum of two hundred dollars besides her own articles on my premises to which I have no claim, I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Highlands the sum of fifty dollars, I give and bequeath to my daughter Isabella Cummins the sum of two hundred dollars, besides what she had already received. I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Maps the sum of two hundred dollars, besides what she has already received, I give and bequeath to William Reed the son of my daughter Betty the sum of one dollar. I predicate this will upon the calculation that my sons Robert and William will support me during my life, And I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my friend William Hunter and my sons Robert Highlands and William Highlands Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Fourteen. Signed sealed & published by the testator In the presence of Us William Highlands [SEAL] Alexander Pebles, William Hunter, Jos Burd Cumberland County S/S Personally appeared before me H.W. Peterson, Deputy for Wm Line, Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for Cumberland County aforesaid, Alexander Peoples and Joseph Burd, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of William Highlands, deceased, and being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they were present and saw and heard William Highlands, the testator, sign seal publish pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and Testament, and that at the time of his so doing he was of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that they subscribed their names to said instrument of writing, as witnesses at the request of the testator and in his presence, in presence of each other and in the presence of William Hunter, dec'd. Sworn and subscribed Oct'r 13th 1819 Alexander Pebles Before me, H.W. Peterson, Dep'y Reg'r Jos. Burd For Wm Line, Register