Fayette County PA Archives Wills .....Selected entries from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson 1923 ************************************************ 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 ************************************************ V9 Page 466 Today Mch 17, 1923 made the following notations on the quest to find if the Jacksons were the ones that married a daughter of Jacob Thompson & sister of James 1758 1835. The will of the 2d Robert is evidently the father of James' wife & he died in 1809. 5. Will Book 1 P 122 Will of Robt Jackson of Union Tp dated May 9, 1808 probated Sept 2, 1808 wills wife Nancy $1 & 2d to John & Susannah, my two grandchildren, (children of my son John) residue of estate equally when they reach 16. Appoints James Finley & Hugh Hall exrs. Robt (his mark) Jackson, Witness Nancy Hale & Hannah Paull 6. Will Book 1 P 126 Will of Robt Jackson dated Mch 26, 1803 probated Oct 3, 1809 directs that debts be honestly pd & if anything is left gives: V9 Page 467 1st to oldest son Abraham 7 shillings 6 pence 2d to second son Isaac 7 shillings 6 pence To Anne, wife of my son Isaac, the sugar camp she attends on my plantation. To my eldest daughter Mary Thompson 7 shillings 6 pence her full share. To my second daughter Rebecca Watson 7 shillings 6 pence (see book 7 p 201 To my third daughter Sarah Work 7 shillings 6 pence (see item 2, preceding or 465 page). The residue to my son Robert Jackson Jr & appoints him sole Exr. Signed Robert Jackson Senior. Witnesses Samuel Jackson, Andrew Bayne & Wm Bayne. On Sept 26, 1809, Robt Jackson states that Samuel Jackson is dead & the other witnesses having moved out of the state, he ackd same before Geo Higinbotham & John Craig. I think Phobe, [sic] wife of James Hogsett was his daughter, but if so, he does not will her anything. 7. Will Book 1 Page 89 Will of Samuel Jackson dated Apr 15, 1807, probated June 6, 1807, wills all to wife as long as she is his widow, but if she remarries to be divided equally between her & my two children Lydia & Milly. Appoints wife Margaret Jackson Exrx & Wm Barton & Thos Lewis Exrs signed Samuel Jackson. Witness Enoch March, James Rose, Wm Miller V9 Page 468 8. Will Book 1 P 187 Will of Samuel Jackson of Wash Tp dated May 27, 1817, probated July 28, 1818 shows big estate & gives: 1st to wife Rebecca Jackson mansion house & lands & $5000. Then to sons John & Samuel certain lands Then to daughter Susannah Updegraff wife of James Updegraff $5000. Then to dau Rebecca Jackson mansion house & lands after her mother's death & $2000. Then to son Josiah Jackson & dau Ruth Dixon, wife of Henry Dixon all lands in Monongalia Co Va consisting of Forge, Slitting & Rolling mills, Saw & grist Mill by paying in to Exrs $1000 per yr for 11 yrs. Then to son Jesse Jackson whole of my interest in paper mill on Redstone Creek, my real property in Brownsville & 1050 A in Harrison Co Va etc. I think this was witnessed by James Blaine etc. 9. Will Book 1 P 210 Will of Rebekah Jackson (she is widow of Saml above) dated 27th of 5th mo 1819 & probated May 22, 1821 recites that her husband Samuel had abundantly provided for their other children & she gives all to son Samuel & daughter Rebecca giving Rebecca her gold watch & apptg Samuel Exr. signed Rebekah Jackson. Witness, John Shreve, Rachel Hutton. V9 Page 469 10. Will Book 1 P 326 Will of Robert Jackson of Menallen Tp dated Sept 5, 1831 probated Sept 17, 1831 1st All household & kitchen furniture to wife Mary & two daughters Ruth & Elizabeth equally. 2d to my son Zadock 1/2 plantation where he now lives (having made him a deed for the other half) being the farm that formerly belonged to Wm Whiteside 3d to my son Hiram, the plantation that my father once owned in Menallen Tp on waters of Dunlaps Creek ctg abt 124 A adg Wm Dixon, John Hackney, Jacob Crable & others. 4th To my two daughters Ruth & Elizabeth, the plantation where I now live ctg abt 177 A equally divided when they arrive at 21 yrs & to wife Mary $50 yearly as long as she remains my widow. Appoints son Zadock Jackson & John Ball exrs. signed Robert Jackson witness John Ball & Emily Millhouse. 11. This will is followed by that of John Clark of Dunbar Tp probated in 1831 in which Elizabeth is named as widow & sons James of Ohio, John of Dunbar Tp an Exr & Joseph R & daughters Margaret Johnston (husband Alex Johnston of C'ville is Co Exr with John, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Clark, Nancy Vance & Sarah Ann Clark. V9 Page 470 12. Will Book 1 P 292 Will of James Finley of Union Tp dated Feby 28, 1828 probated Mch 17, 1828, gives wife Rachel choice of stock & estate to go to wife Rachel & 3 children, Mary Jane, Elizabeth, & James. Appoints worth & trusty friends David A.C. Sherrard & John Junk Exrs, signed James Finley. Witness Hugh Campbell, & Jno Dawson. 13. Will Book 1 P 242 Will of Samuel Finley of Franklin Tp probated Dec 25, 1823 2d To wife Agness personal estate 3d Gives property he now lives on to Ellis Baily of Uniontown, merchant in trust for use of wife during life & after her death, in trust for use of Susanna Byers wife of Andrew Byers for her sole & separate use & at her death for the use of her children as tenants in common & after Susanna dies, sd Baily is to convey same to her children. Says he bought this land 70 A from his step son Wm Craig who now refuses to convey, claiming it wd take whole tract of 77 A. It is located & bounded by Wm Craig, the great road leading fr Cville to Middletown & by lands of Daniel Cannon, Wm Henry & the late Mathew Wiley as per survey by the late James Allen & ctg 77 A. Appoints brother in law James Allen & John Lyon Exrs. signed Samuel Finley. Witness Andrew Wiley, Wm Foster. V9 Page 471 14. Will Book 4 P 531 Will of Jesse Brown Sr of German Tp dated Dec 21, 1870 probated Mch 6, 1875. says he has some personal property & stock & after payt of funeral exps & court charges, wills all to Jesse P. Brown & Eliza Jane Brown & appts Jesse P. Exr. signed Jesse Brown. Witness John T. Huston, J.W. Lynch.