Erie County PA Archives Wills.....HARRISON, Robert June 18, 1819 ************************************************ 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 2, 2006, 9:19 am Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals. Written: June 18, 1819 Will of Robert Harrison Will Book 1 page 197 He gives wife Nancy all of his personal property outright also a tract of land of 100 A lying near Waterford, Erie Co, Pa which was purchased by his son Isaac & fell to me by his death to be at her disposal also part of plantation beginning at Browns Run & running along Geneva Road & then east taking all of buildings except barn, probably 15 to 20 Acres where "I now live" for live 2d to my son Jacob the east part of the plantation 3d to son Robert, west part of plantation 4th to daughter Rebecca Redburn house & lot I purchased of Caleb Hannah ctg abt 15 A. also the Snodgrass field of ground ctg 20 A & 3 A of timber land adjg on side next to Michael "Deabold" 5th to daughter Sarah Hoover house & lot where she lives ctg 10 A & one field on left hand side of road leading from Germantown to Geo Vance's, not immediately on the road, but the nearest field of mine to said road & 3 A of timber land adjg sd field on the side next to sd road. 6th to my daughter Mary, the plantation I purchased from Geo Smith in Luzerne Tp. adjg James Gibson, Wm Ewing et al ctg abt 100 A also a bed & bedding, one brown mare, saddle & bridle. 7th To Geo Gishard, the benefit & profits of the tract of land in Luzerne Tp adjg lands of Mr Ball heirs of Porter et al during his natural life 8th & lastly, I give & bequeath to Desdemona Wheat, wife of Zachariah Wheat, the last described plantation in Luzerne Tp subject to encumbrance as per last bequest to Geo Gushard. (his wife was Nancy Gushard or Gishard of Luzerne Tp & Desdemona is her natural daughter & Geo may have been her brother) Appoints beloved wife Nancy, Andrew C Johnston & Jeremiah Kendall Exrs Dated June 18, 1819 Robt Harrison (seal) Attest Jeremiah Kendall, Andrew Johnston, Jesse Wheat. Probated Oct 5, 1819 before Alexander McClean Reg. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb