Wills: Will of William Hannah d 1785 Antrim Twsp, Franklin Co PA

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As of July 1998, an original copy of this will is in the possession 
of the contributor, Bettie Morrow.


In the Name of God Amen  I William Hannah     
            of the County of Franklin Township of Antrim
            and province of Pennsylvania considering the 
            uncertainty of this mortal life and being of 
            sound mind and memory Blessed be Almighty God 
            for the same, do make and publish this my last 
will and Testament in the maner following that is to say
First I give and command my soul to God who gave it and my
Body to the dust to be buried in adecent and Christian
manner at the discretion of my Executors, whom I appoint my
son in law James Morrow and my Beloved son John Hannah of
the Same place Sole Executors, Secondly I give and Bequeath
unto my Beloved wife Elizabeth and my Beloved Son John all
the Lands moveables and possessions and Interest that I am
in possession of or belongs to me in Conocojeague and if my
son John Hannah dies without issue my sons in law James and
Henry Morrow shall Equally divide his Estate between them
Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons in law James
and Henry Morrows that part of land situate within about
twelve miles of Fort Pit Formerly in Bedford County and 
now in Westmoreland to be divided equally between them they
giving to my wife Elizabeth if living after my Decease and
standing in need of __ money: the sum of ten pounds each also
I give and Bequeath to my son in law John Wherry the sum of
five pounds to be paid twelve months after my Decease also
I give and Bequeath to my Son in law Samuel Adams the sum
of five pounds to be paid twelve months after my Decease I
have appointed my son in law James Morrow and my son John
Hannah my Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament
hereby Revoking all former wills by me made.  In Witness
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the third Day of March
in the ninth Year of American Independance and in the Year
of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty five.

Signed sealed and declared by 
the above William Hannah to  
be his last will and testament              his
in the prescence of us who           William    Hannah
have hereunto set our names                 mark
as Witnesses in prescence of                her
the Testator James Morrow,          Elizabeth    Hannah
James Finley, John Hannah,                  mark
William (his mark) Adams                                
In left margin:  A true copy Edw. Crawford Jr. Register

NOTE:  Son-in-law, James Morrow (1755-1826) and wife, Sarah Hannah 
moved c. 1785 to what was then Peters Twsp/Washington Co and now Upper
St Clair, Allegheny Co, PA.  James and his brother Henry shared the
ownership of the Westmoreland property mentioned in the will.  Around
1794, Henry (1760-1841) moved with his wife, Elizabeth Hannah, their
first few children and his mother-in-law, Elizabeth McDowell Hannah 
to the above mentioned inherited property.  The current location of the
land is in Penn Hills, Allegheny Co PA.  William's wife, Elizabeth died
in 1807 and her will is filed in Allegheny Co PA, Vol 1, pg 265, #187.