Wills: SNODGRASS, Thomas  1808: Lurgan Twp. Franklin Co PA
written 7 Feb 1808, proved 11 Mar 1808.

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Franklin Co PA Will Book B, page 336, Estate #930: 
     I Thomas Snodgrass of Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA, considering the
uncertainty of this life, and that probably I may shortly be removed from the
Government of my family, Do hereby dispose of my worldly Estate, in the
following manner; It is my will and I hereby empower my Executors to dispose
of or sell to the best advantage in their power as soon as conveniently may
be, all my Estate real and personal, and after my just debts are paid and a
reasonable compensation allowed to my Executors for their trouble I bequeath
the remainder to my children as follows  To my dau. Mary the sum of one
hundred and thirty three pounds and a good and well furnished feather bed, the
best case of drawers, all her clothes, coarse or fine, her saddle and a good
bridle, all the furniture in the Cupboard and on the dressar as brass Heckle
and her spinning wheel -- To my dau. Elizabeth, Wife of John Woods, the sum of
thirty pounds and as Tea Table; To my dau. Margaret, the sum of sixty pounds
and a good and well furnished feather bed, a case of drawers all her Clothes,
coarse and fine, and her Spinning wheel; to my son James the sum of one
hundred and thirty three pounds, and his clothes coarse and fine, his saddle
and bridle, his rifle and Key, his Harvesting tools and all his shoemaking
tools -- To my son William the sum of thirty pounds; To my son Thomas the sum
of one hundred pounds and my family Bible, his saddle and bridle, and all his
clothes coarse and fine   To my son Robert the sum of one hundred pounds, and
all his clothes, coarse and fine; And I give and allow my three sons, viz
James, Thomas and Robert, all my clothing of whatever kind I have of mine own
wearing, to have and divide them amongst themselves as they shall see fit.
And in case the product of my property should not reach the above
calculations, the deficiency to be deducted according to the above
distribution from each Legatee, and if the products shall amount to more than
the above estimate, the surplus to be equally divided amongst my three sons
named, to wit, James, Thomas & Robert   And lastly I nominate and appoint my
son Thomas and my friends James Smith and David Maclay Executors of this my
last Will and Testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 7th day of February 1808.
           Thomas Snodgrass 
Signed, Sealed and declared, as my last will and Testament in the presence of
Charles Maclay  George Weir 
     On the 11th day of March 1808, Charles Maclay and George Weir witnesses
to the foregoing Instrument of Writing, appeared before me Register for the
probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration for Franklin County,
who upon their solemn oaths did depose and say, that they were present and saw
and heard Thomas Snodgrass deceased write his name unto and seal and publish
the foregoing Instrument of writing to be his last Will and Testament, and
that at the time of doing thereof, he the said deceased, was of sound and
disposing mind, memory and understanding, according to the best of their
knowledge and belief, and that their names thereto Subscribed as Witnesses is
of their proper hand writing, done at the same time 
Charles Maclay   George Weir 
Sworn and subscribed before Edw. Crawford Reg.