WILL: Jacob JOHN, 1786, formerly of what is now Warren Twp. Franklin County, PA

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Source: Bedford, Pennsylvania Orphan's Court, File Box J
Written: July 14, 1786
Recorded: August 22, 1787

In the Name of God, Amen. The fourteenth Day of July, Anno Domini, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty six. I, Jacob John, of the County of Bedford and State
of Pennsylvania, Farmer, being very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind
and Memory, Thanks be given unto God: Therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality
of my Body, and that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do make and ordain
this my last Will and Testament. 

That is to say, principally & first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the
Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in
a decent & Christian Manner, at the Discretion of my Executors; nothing doubting
but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the power of
God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless
me in this Life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following Manner
and Form. First. I give and bequeath to Mary, my beloved Wife, the whole Use and
Profit of all my Lands with all the Improvements thereon while she remains my
widow to support my young Children yet at Home, and all my moveable property,
after my just Debts are paid, excepting what is herein after excepted, Secondly,
my whole Lands, excepting two Acres mention’d below with all the Improvements
thereof, after my Widow’s Decease, or marrying again, I give and bequeath unto
my Seven Children to be equally divided Namely, David, Margaret, Jacob, Daniel,
Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, to be theirs & their Heirs & Assigns forever, only
allowing a double I have to my eldest Son, David, in the Division or Valuation
thereof, as in the Case where a man dies without a Will. 

Thirdly, I give & bequeath unto my Six Children last mention’d, not yet come of
Age, Ten pounds Currency, to be paid unto them as they arrive to Age, out of the
movable Estate. 

Fourthly, I give & bequeath unto David Bowen Senior & Joseph Powel, Minister,
for the Sole up of that Branch of the Baptist Church of Conoloway that meet for
Worship in the little Cove, two whole Acres of Land whereon the Meeting House
now stands, to be theirs, for the Up of the said Branch & its Succession
forever. The said Two Acres to join Browns Land, and then the other Courps to
run as two indespenent Men may judge most convenient for the meeting House
including the Meeting House. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, &
disannul, all & every other former Testaments, Wills, & Bequests by me in any
way before named, Willed & bequeathed; ratifying and confirming this & no other
to be my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby chus, appoint & Constitute my
dearly beloved Wife, Mary, and my beloved Son, David John, my Whole & Sole
Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set
my Hand and Seal, the Day and Year above written. 

Jacob John
Signed, Sealed, published & pronounced 
and declared by the said Jacob John, as 
his last Will and Testament in the 
Presence of us the Subscribers

Thomas Harrod 
Jean D Harrod
(her mark)
Joseph Powel 

Bedford County SS. On the twenty second Day of August in the Year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven Thomas Harrod & Jane Harrod two of
the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Instrument in Writing Came personally
before me the subscriber one-of –the-Justices Register for the Probate of Wills
and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of Bedford in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the said Thomas and Jane being duly sworn
before me according to the law, do depose and say that they were personally
present and hear and saw the within named Jacob John, the Testator within
mentioned, sign seal publish pronounce and declare the said Instrument in
Writing as his last Will and Testament and that they the said Thomas and Jane
subscribed and caused their names to be subscribed, thereto as Witnesses of the
same in the Presence of the said Jacob John and at his Request and that they saw

Joseph Powel the other Subscribing Witness subscribed his Name thereto as a
Witness of the same

Sworn to and subscribed the                                                    
               Thomas Harrod
Same Day and year before me                                                    
                       her
                                                                               
                               Jane     Harrod 
		David Espy                                                                   
            Mark 
		      Register

Recorded and compared June 19, 1956. 

Robert H. Hammer
Register 


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