Wills: Jonathan Phillips, 1813: Dunbar Twp, Fayette County, PA

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In the name of God Amen I Jonathan Phillips of Dunbar Township in Fayette
County and State of Pennsylvania, yeoman, being of very advanced age and
weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding blessed be God for
the same considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and
publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, to
wit, principally and first of all I commend my immortal soul into the hands
of God who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and
Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named
nothing doubting at the general resurrection to receive the same again‹and
as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this
life,
I give and dispose of the same in the following manner, to wit, I allow my
Executors hereinafter named to dispose of all my real and personal Estate
as soon after my decease as conveniency will permit my personal Estate by
public sale to the best advantage they can, and any value out of the money
divising from said sales I allow all my just debts and funeral expences to
be paid out of my personal Estate and one third of the residue of my said
personal estate
I give and devise to my beloved wife Elisabeth forever to be at her entire
disposal and a sum generally equal to the interest of one third of the
money arising from the sale of my real Estate during her natural life, and
the residue
to my children, as follows to wit
to Patience, Sarah, Job, David and Olivia, my children by my first wife, I
give to each of them and to their heirs forever five pounds each as their
full shares of my Estate real and personal and the residue of the money
arising from the said sales of my Real and personal Estate I allow to be
divided into seven equal shares and which I give and dispose of as follows,
to wit, to
my son John and to his heirs forever, one shareŠ
to my daughter Elizabeth and to her heirs one dollar, to her children one
share after deducing the said one dollar to be equally divided amongst them
as they shall severally become of age
to my daughter Lydia and to her heirs one share
to the children of my daughter Polly one share to be equally divided among
them as they shall severally become of Age
to my daughter Jemima one share and
to my son Jonathan and his heirs two shares and this severally as their
full shares of my Estate real and personal and I do hereby authorize and
empower my executors hereinafter named to make and execute a good and
sufficient conveyance in fee simple to the purchaser or purchasers of my
said real estate‹
And lastly I nominate Constitute and appoint Thomas Rogers and Matthew ___
both of Dunbar Township afforesaid to be the Executors of this my last will
hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequests by me heretofore
made, and declareing this and no other to be my last will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve
Jonathan (his mark) Phillips (seal)
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Testator as his
last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at
his request have subscribed as witnesses. Note that the words "my children
by my first wife" line 20 were interlined before signing as also the word
"all" line 84.
Matt Gilchrist
Z Walker
William Rogers

Fayette County SS
R_____ on this 18th day of May Anno Domini 1813 before me Alexander McClean
Register for the probate of wills and granting of Letters of Administration
in and for said County personally came Matthew Gilchrist, Zadock Walker,
and William Rodgers the signing witnesses to the foregoing last will and
Testament of Jonathan Phillips late of Fayette County deceased and on their
solemn oaths did ____ that they saw the Testator sign and seal the same as
and for his last will & Testament that at the time he was of his right mind
and that they knew of no undue influence that had been  used on ___ will
made by him‹Given under my hand and seal of office at ______ the 18th day
of May 1818.
Alexander McClean
Register
Compared
Registered and Compared 18th May 1818