Franklin County PA Archives Wills.....BLAKENEY, William February 19, 1798
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  Source: Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Will Book B., Pp. 47-48
  Written: February 19, 1798
  Recorded: February 27, 1798
  
  In the name of God amen.  I William Blakeny of the Township of Washington 
  County of Franklin and State of Pennsylvania altho weak in body yet of sound 
  mind and memory blessed be God for his goodness do by these presents constitute 
  and ordain this as my last will and testament and hereby invalidate and make of 
  none effect all other and former wills and testaments by me made in the first 
  place resigning my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the 
  earth from whence it came desiring it to be decently buried at the discretion 
  of my Executors as for my estate and worldly substance both real and personal I 
  appoint and ordain that it be disposed of and divided amongst my beloved 
  children in the manner following, to wit:  In the first place that all my 
  lawful debts be paid and necessary expence discharged out of the whole estate 
  real & personal which I allow to be sold within two years, and in the next 
  place I bequeath unto my well beloved sons James Bleakeny and his heirs, 
  William Bleakney and his heirs Fergus Bleakney and heirs and Samuel Bleakney 
  and his heirs the two thirds of the amount of my whole estate to be equally 
  divided share and share alike between and among my fours sons as above named 
  excepting only that five pounds is to be given and converted to the use of my 
  beloved grand son William the son of James Blakeney out of and at the payment 
  of the last sale of the price of the land if said William lives to enjoy it and 
  if not to be equally divided amongst the legatees as the other parts, and in 
  the third place I appoint and bequeath unto my well beloved daughters, Ann, 
  Catherine, Jenat & Sarah Bleakney and their heirs the one third part of my 
  whole estate real and personal to be divided equally share and share alike 
  amongst them excepting only that twenty five pounds is to be taken out of 
  Catherines share and given to my son Samuel at the time of the first payment to 
  her and I appoint that each and every of my daughters be paid their 
  proportional shares as the moneys are received from the sales and I do hereby 
  nominate and appoint my sons James and William as executors to take care and 
  execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and 
  meaning thereof they making the sale and distributions as above directed.  In 
  testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the nineteenth day of 
  February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
  
  Signed Sealed & pronounced as is the last will and   }William Bleakney  seal
  testament of William Bleakney in presence of 
  James Crooks, James Moorehead, Fergus Bleakney
  
  On the 27th February 1798 James Crooks & James Moorhead two of the witnesses to 
  the within writing appeared before me the subscriber Register for the probate 
  of Wills & granting Letters of Administration for Franklin County and on their 
  solemn oaths deposeth & saith that they were present & saw & heard William 
  Bleakney decd. Sign his name unto & seal & publish the within writing as for 
  his last will and testament & that at the time of doing thereof he the said 
  William was of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding to the best of 
  their knowledge that their names signed hereto is of their own hands writing & 
  that they did see Fergus Bleakney the other witness sign also at the same 
  time.                                                                           
  James Crooks
  James Moorhead
  Sworn & subscribed before Edw Crawford Regr.        
  
  A true copy taken from the original remaining in the Registers Office at 
  Chambersburg.  Edw Crawford Regr.
  
  Both Excrs. sworn to file Inventory on or before one month & settle in one year 
  or when legally required.
  
  Additional Comments:
  Name often seen spelled as Blakeney, Bleakney, Blakely, and Bleakely
  
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