Wills: Joseph Gwynne, 1826: Cumberland Twp, Greene Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by M. Burns. mburns@tea-house.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Joseph Gwynne left the following will: I, Joseph Gwynne of Cumberland Township in the County and state of Pennsylvania, being in a sound disposing mind and memory and understanding do make constitute and appoint this my last will and testament. As it has pleased Almighty God to bless me with a portion of this world's wealth, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner (viz) I do hereby order and direct that all my just and funeral expenses by duly paid as soon as can be conveniently after my decease. 2nd I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Esther the house I now live in and the use and benefit of the farm on which it stands lying between Joseph Gwynne Jr's line and the lane between the house and barn, together with the use of half of the farm being at equal expense keeping the barn in necessary repair and household furniture and kitchen utensils as my executors shall deem necessary for her to keep house with, also one horse, Creature, one saddle and bridle, three cows, six sheep, one bed and bedding, and victualing sufficient for six months after my decease except the victualing part--the other part to be enjoyed and possessed by her during her natural life if she so long remain my widow--if otherwise then it is my will that she have and possess only the personal property above named and that absolutely: But the use and possession of my real estate no longer than the days of her widowhood. 3rd Item I will and bequeath unto my son James Gwynne the sum of fifty dollars to be paid when convenient for my executors to collect so much of the proceeds of my estates. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Gwynne five dollars he being already put in possession of a piece of land by me. Item I will unto my son Alfred Gwynne all that part of my farm lying south of the before mentioned lane to contain one hundred acres and allowance of six percent to him his heirs and assigns forever on condition of his paying to my executor or executors the sum of three hundred dollars in six yearly installments or payments that is to say fifty dollars in each and every year from the time of my decease til the whole be paid to be applied by my executors or executor to the payment of legacies by me hereinafter mentioned and also to have a share of the fruit until he gets an orchard of his own. I give and bequeath unto my daughters Serena Long, Martha Seaton, Elizabeth Dowlin and Susanna Long, the sum of two hundred dollars, the same to be divided between them, the sum to be paid by my executors as soon as it can be collected out of my estate after my decease according to agree(ment). Item I will and bequeath unto my daughters Anna and Esther Gwynne each one a bed and bedding, one cow, saddle and bridle, and the sum of one hundred dollars to be equally divided between them, the same to be paid as soon as can be collected after my decease and as to the remainder of my personal estate, if any there be after paying the before mentioned legacies, it is my will and I hereby direct that the sum of thirty dollars be paid to my grandson Cephas Gwynne, or put to interest for him until he arrives to the age of twenty one years, this disposition to be made as soon as conveniently can be after my decease and the residue or remainder to be equally divided between my before mentioned daughters and as touching my real estate hereby willed and bequeathed to my said wife Esther during her natural life or widowhood as the case may be, it is my will and I hereby authorize or direct my executors or executor named by me hereinafter to sell and dispose of the same for such price or prices as can be fairly be gotten after the decease of my said wife Esther or immediately after her marriage if that event should happen, and the money thus arising from the sale of said land or farm to be equally divided between my before named children, namely James, Joseph, Alfred, Serena, Martha, Elizabeth, Susanna, Anna and Esther. And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my friends Joseph Kinsey and William Weaver both of Greene County to be executors of this my will hereby revoking all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have herein set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six. Signed sealed and published and declared by the said Testator as his last will and testament in the presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses: William Baily, Eli Baily, Joseph Kinsey. September 8th 1838 It is my desire that the name of William Weaver may be stricken out of the above and Eli Baily be inserted in its place, done in the presence of us the subscribers this day and year above written. William Hopton Joseph Gwynne (Filed:5/29/1831, Book 3, p255)