Cumberland County PA Archives Wills.....THOMPSON/THOMSON Will Abstracts/Estate Papers 1759-1827 ************************************************ 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 December 4, 2006, 7:51 am NOTE: Contains additional information and later wills not in the consolidated will abstracts. Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals ======== ANDREW THOMPSON Written: May 14, 1792 Registers office, Carlisle, Pa. . Will of ANDREW Thompson of Hopewell Tp Will Book E p 249 Dated May 14, 1792. See Anjou Hist page 86. Exrs to sell 100 A of his lands in 4 yrs. To wife Martha a sorrel horse & property she brought fr home, living fr lands etc. To my dutiful daughter Mary Wilson wife of John Wilson £30 To my dutiful daughters Jean, Elizabeth, Sarah, Prudence, Hannah & Rosanna an equal share of my real & personal estate To my grandson, Andrew Wilson £20 when he reaches 21 yrs, but if he die before to go equally to his mother, brother & sister. Other lands to be sold in 8 yrs & go equally to 6 daus last named. Appoints wife Martha & friends David Wills, & John Snody Exrs. Andrew Thomson (seal). Proven May 24, 1792 ======== ANDREW THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: January 5, 1827 Recorded: April 16, 1827 Will Book K Page 79 Will of Andrew Thompson Andrew Thompson Sen'r of Mifflin Twp, Cumb Co Pa Wills: To son James personal property & 1/2 R.E. to have part mansion house is on To son Joseph 1/2 R.E. to have where he now resides. To son Andrew $200. To daughter Mary Ann Mathers $150. To Rhuhanna Armor (wife of Wm Armor) $50. To my granddaughter Hannah Lenny (wife of Isaac Lenny) $50 To my grandson Joseph Martin $50. Appoints James & Joseph Excs. Will dated Jany 5th 1827. Witnesses Jno Harper, Jno Whisler, Teacher, Proven Apr 16, 1827. ========= HENRY THOMPSON Written: December 4, 1773 Recorded: May 2, 1782 Will Book D Page 96 Will of Henry Thompson Henry Thompson of Guilford Twp (now in Franklin Co) Cumb Co Pa wills as follows: To my loving son Samuel Thompson £0.7.6 To Wm Lindsay husband to Margaret my daughter £0.7.6 To loving son in law Jno Fulton husband to my daughter Jenny £0.7.6 To my son John Thompson to keep his mother as she has been kept & after doing so & paying above legacies to have all the R.E. Appoints Wm Lindsay & John Thompson Excs. Dated Dec 4, 1773 Henry (his mark) Thompson Witnesses Jas Lindsay, Sam'l Rea Proven May 22, 1782. ======== HUGH THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: January 4, 1761 Recorded: October 8, 1761 Will Book A Page 77 Will of Hugh Thompson Hugh Thompson of Hopewell Tp, Cumb Co Pa (Hopewell adjoins Franklin Co) being sick & weak wills unto: To My dearly beloved wife Mary Thompson } To my well beloved son Andrew Thompson }Whole Estate, Equal thirds alike. To my well beloved daughter Mary Thompson} Dated Jany 4, 1761. Appoints wife, son Andrew & John Stevenson Executors signed Hugh (his mark) Thompson Prove Oct 8, 1761 & letters issued to Jean Thompson Andrew Thompson & John Stevenson Harmon Alricks ========= JOHN THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: March 15, 1777 Recorded: May 2, 1777 Will Book C Page 8 Will of John Thompson John Thompson, of Newton Tp Cumb Co Pa, farmer, being very sick wills: To my son John Thompson £5. To my son Mathew Thompson £0.40. To my grandson John Bratton £5 when he reaches 21 yrs To my daughter Ann £0.40 To my daughter Elizabeth £0.40 To my son Hugh "to get reasonable schooling of the whole head" Page 202 To my youngest daughters Shusannah } All bals of my personal Estate, To my youngest daughters Margery } Daughters to receive theirs at 18 To my youngest daughters Leacy } or sooner if married. To my youngest daughters Margaret } To my loving wife } To my three youngest sons, Alexander} Alex & Wm to get his wearing apparel To my three youngest sons, William } The plantation I now live on To my three youngest sons, Hugh } Appoints brother in law Alex. Laughlin & son Alexander Thompson Excs. Dated Mch 15, 1777 Signed John Thompson (seal) Witnesses William Tomson Jas. Laughin Proven May 2, 1777. =============== JOHN THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: March 5, 1779 Recorded: November 26, 1779 Will Book D. Page 2 Will of John Thompson John Thompson of Fennauagh Tp Cumb Co Pa being weak in body wills as follows: To my son Robert One coat & one Jacket To my son John One coat & one Jacket To my son Isaac £5. To my son William £5. To my daughter Mary £5. To my daughter Sarah £5. To my daughter Jean One horse, saddle corn, bed & furniture & £5. To my daughter Elizabeth} If they conduct themselves prudently until they To my daughter Susannah } are capable of making a choice in marriage agreeable to those who shall have the oversight over them are Each to share equally with Jean. To my sons wife a living on the farm until she receives a suitable opportun ity & marries & then she is to share equally with the daughters now living at home with me. To my son James } Also to have one horse when he reaches 21 yrs To my son Thomas } All my lands To my son Peter } To my son Andrew, to be put to a trade to receive learning & clothing for Estate when 21 yrs of age & to have a horse. To my child unborn whether a son or daughter when reaches maturity to share equally with Thos & Peter. Appoints wife & son Robert Excs Dated Mch 5, 1779 John Thompson Witnesses Wm McAllister, Thos Palley Proven Nov 26, 1779 =============== JOHN THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: May 12, 1812 Recorded: November 4, 1812 Will Book H. Page 136 Will of John Thompson John Thompson Of South Middleton Tp Cumb Co Pa wills as follows: To my wife Jane Thompson }Also life Estate of 17 Acres (residence) in So Middleton Tp All Evidence & indebtedness due me in this State & states that she is one of the heirs of Wm Moore. To my daughter Eliza Thompson Horse & furniture also brick house & lot on Pompret St, Carlisle. To my son James 1/2 of above 17 Acres Recites that he is not yet 21. To my son Andrew } A tract of land on big Hatchery River, Tennesse Ctg 1500 To my son John } Acres & also $500 Each in money. To my son William 1 Sh Stock Hanover & Carlisle Turnpike Son in law Standish Berry 1 Sh Son in law John Franciscus 1 Sh Son in law David McCormick 1 Sh Son James 1 Sh To my daughters Agnes Berry, Mary Franciscus, Jane McCormick & Eliza Thompson To my sons William & James residuary legatees. Directs R.E. in Baltimore to be sold. Appoints Son William, Son in law Standish Berry & friends James Giffen Excs Date May 12, 1812 John Thompson witnesses Geo Metzgar, Hugh McCormick Proven Nov 4, 1812 ================= JOSEPH THOMPSON Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: March 7, 1759 Recorded: January 20, 1761 Will Book A Page 78 Will of Joseph Thompson Joseph Thompson of Hopewell Twp Cumb Co Pa being very sick & weak, after Extended preamble about the general resurrection wills to: To my well beloved wife movables & £15 Chestnut horse Etc To my daughter Jean £20 To my daughter Frances £20. To the child that my wife is with if it be a woman child £20 & if it be a man child to have its third of the plantation which I leave to: Page 201 To my sons William } Plantation To my sons Joseph } Appoints wife & Robert McCombs Excs Will dated Mch 5, 1759 Joseph (his mark) Thompson Witnessed by Hugh Torrance & John Stevenson After further mature deliberation considering his wife being delivered of a child, provides for her to be paid for nursing it for two years & other provisions. This dated Mch 7, 1759 Joseph (his mark) Thompson Jno McKee, Hugh Torance Proven Jany 20, 1761 & letters granted to Mrs. Thompson & Robert McCombs ========= JOSEPH THOMPSON Written: April 11, 1822 Registrar's Office, Carlisle, Pa. Will of JOSEPH Thompson of Mifflin Tp will book K p 329 to wife Mary, choice of articles she needs before they are sold. orders that my family consisting of my wife Mary Thompson, William Bard Thompson, Andrew Gibson Thompson & Isaac Holmes Thompson & my daughter, Margaret Ann Thompson shall reside together on the farm on which I now live for 12 yrs & the children be educated at which time farm to be sold & divided equally among above. Appoints Joseph Diehl & Thomas Mathers Exrs. Dated Nov 7, 1832 Joseph Thompson (seal) Witness David Green Andrew T. Mathers. Proven Dec 8, 1832 ========= ROBERT THOMSON Written: September 24, 1762 Recorded: April 5, 1764 Will Book A Page 120 Will of Robert Thomson Robert Thomson of Air Tp Cumb Co Pa being an aged man, directs his Executor to sell his lands in the Colony of Virginia for the use of his children. Directs personal property sold to same intent. Also directs Exc to procure patent for the land he now lives on in S'd Twp. Directs Estate to be divided amongst his children. Children under the care of his Exc until they arrive at lawful age. Appoints Wm Smith of Cumberland Co Exc Dated Sept 24, 1762 Robert Thomson (seal) Witnesses Sam'l Findlay, Robt Smith. Proven Apr 5, 1764. ========= Written: February 24, 1787 Registers office, Carlisle, Pa. Will of ROBERT Thompson of Fermanagh Tp will book E p 103 Dated Feby 24, 1787 directs all of his children be educated out of estate. To son William, horse & saddle when he becomes 21 yrs old over & above his equal share. Appoints wife & friend David Boal exrs. Robert Thompson (seal) Attest 3 witness. Proven Apr 5, 1787. ========== THOMAS THOMPSON Written: June 9, 1771 Recorded: December 5, 1782 Will Book D. Page 125. Will of Thomas Thompson In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Thompson of Cumberland Co (now Franklin Co) & Hamilton having occasion to remove to another part and knowing not if ever I shall return, do make & ordain my last will & testament but first of all I commit & recommend my soul & body unto the kind protection of Providence & I do give demise & dispose of my worldly Estate as followeth: Item, I allow my dearly beloved wife Martha Thompson to be my sole possessor & ruler of all my worldly Effects so long as she liveth to use & dispose the Same at her pleasure. I will five pound to my oldest son Alexander Thompson & also will to my second son Samuel Thompson the sum of forty pounds to rest of my children I leave an Equal share viz Mary Thompson, Joseph Thompson, William Thompson, Margaret Thompson, but to George Thompson twenty pounds more than Equal square [sic] and twenty pounds to be acised [best guess] & levied out of my Effects this ensuing fall. I ordain share reducted of Each legatee a Equal to the maintaining of my Father whilst he lives, that is that Each one give an Equal share except Alexander, Samuel & George & I allow that nothing disposed of til my beloved wife's deceased the forementioned twenty pounds for George which is this fall to be reased [sic] in order to secure some land in the fronteer [sic] Inhabitance and I do by these presents allow & will this to be my last will, Character & testament absolutely without any manner of Controne [sic] & witness whereof I have herunto [sic] set my hand & seal this 9th day of June and in the year of our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred & Seventy one. Signed sealed published & pronounced in the presence of us Thomas Thompson (Seal) Thos Wallace, Sam'l McCutchan Proven Dec 5, 1782 before Wm Lyon Regs & letters with the will annexed granted to Samuel Thompson & William Archibald. The appraisement of the personal Effects of Thomas Thompson made Jany 7, & 8, 1783 by Thomas Knox & Oliver Brown who were sworn before George Mathews Jany 11th 1783, aggregated £169.16.4. & a few of the items were: Page 205 A great array of cows, calves, horses, pigs, beds, bedding, chests & a letter box, cooking utensils, farming Utensils, spinning wheels, flax & Everything conceivable almost including a fur hat, buckskin breeches, blue plush coat, & the following books. Ambrose looking to Jesus, The Confession of Faith, Grays Works, Bible, Gospel Sonnets, The barren fig tree, Elizabeth West, Youth in his uncorrected State, Cloud of Witnesses, Four fold State, Pilgrim's Progress, Wellghes Sermons, Monrow's letters, French Convert, Vincent on the Catechism, Vincent on Judgement, One Streat coat & two west coats £4, one Streat coat £3. one great coat £0.12, Etc Etc Etc The account sworn to & subscribed by William Archibald surviving Admi before Wm Lyon Regs on May 10, 1796 discloses notes & accts to increase appsm't to £177.13.0 1/2 & of the receipts paid out No 2 is that of Patrick Jack 3. Sam'l McElhatton 4. Wm McElhatton, 15 Rev. John Craighead, Stipends 1.15.8 speaks of allowance to Sam'l Thompson one of the Adms for his trouble until his decease. Cash Expended in going to Carlisle with the witnesses to prove the will £4.6.5 & by Expenses in procuring one of the witnesses to the will resident in Washington Co to come on to prove the will £5. Balance in hands of Adms Wm Archibald subject to distribution according to the will. ========== Written: August 27, 1781 Registers office, Carlisle, Pa. Will of WILLIAM Thompson of Middleton Tp Will book D p 53 This is Genl Wm Thompson. Gives names of his seven children as George, Robert, Mary, Catharine, Juliana, Elizabeth & William. To sister Mrs Archer £50. Dated Aug 27, 1781. Wm Thompson (seal). Proven Sept 28, 1781 & letters issued Apr 8, 1782 to widow Catherine, sons George & Robert & Robert Magaw Exrs ========== WILLIAM THOMPSON Written: 1797 Registers office, Carlisle, Pa. . Will of WILLIAM Thompson of Newton Tp Will Book F p 93 Farmer, being very sick To wife Eleanor, my bed & etc & negro wench Hana [sic] who at her death is to go to my son Mathew. To my daughter Mary £20 To my daughter Margaret £20 To my daughter Margery £20 Think this shd be Eleanor To my son Matthew, bals of my estate Appoints son Matthew & son in law John Moore Exrs. William Tomson (seal) Attest Alexr Laughlin, Alexr Thompson, William Thompson. Proven Oct 31, 1797. ===========