Wills: HEADLEE, Ephraim, 1822: Greene Co, PA

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Ephraim Headlee's will was made 12 July 1822, and was proven in Greene Co., PA
on 09 December 1822:
 
"No. 419 Will of Ephraim Headlee
 
In the name of God amen I Ehraim Headlee of the County of Greene and State of
Pennsylvania being weak in Body but of a sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding (Blessed be God for the same) do make and appoint this my last
Will and Testament, Principally and first of all I commend my immortal Soul to
god who gave it and my body to the Earth to be Buried in a decent ad Christian
like manner at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching such worldly
estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and dispose
of the same in the following manner to wit; I will that all my just debts and
funeral expences be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my
decease, I will and bequeath to my wife Mary all my personal Estate and the use
and benefit of the farm or plantation on which I now live during her natural
life, I will and bequeath unto my son John the tract of land on which he
resides down the run below his house to a division fence between him the said
John and his Brother Isaac the division line between the said brothers is to
extend through said Tract the same direction of the division fence containing
one hundred and fifty acres more or less to him his heirs and assigns forever,
- I will and bequeath to my son Isaac the farm on which he now lives extending
up the run to the aforesaid line fence and down the run to a division fence
between him and his brother Silas, the line from the north end of said fence to
run through the wood land in such a direction as to leave the bottom ground with
a sufficiency of timber land on Fox run to the said Silas, to him his heirs and
assigns forever, I will and bequeath to my son son  Silas the farm on which he
now lives, extending up the run to the afore described boundaries and down the
run as far as my land goes, and on to the South West, running along the Middle
of the Ridge, Joining lands of Charles Headlee supposed to contain one hundred
fifty acres be the same more or less to him his heirs and assigns forever. I
will and bequeath to my son Charles the plantation on which he lives bounded on
the Northeast by the land hereby given to my son Silas and extending up the run
on which he lives to where a small drain or run come into the large run from
the North and crossing the principal run nearly at right angles extending on
that direction to the out boundaries of the survey, supposed to contain one
hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less to him his heirs and assigns
forever.
 
I will to my son Joshua my farm on big Whiteley creek adjoining Newtown
containing one hundred and fifty acres more or less to him his hers and assigns
forever, on condition of him paying to my son Samuel within six years the sum of
three hundred dollars to him his hers and assigns forever.
 
I will to my son Samuel the sum of three hundred dollars to be paid by Joshua
Headlee as above mentioned.
 
I will to my so Jesse the farm or plantation on which I now live after the
death of my said wife Mary Containing two hundred acres be the same more or
less to him his heirs and assigns forever.
 
And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my son John Headlee and my friend
John Fordyce to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all former Wills and legacies by me heretofore made and declaring this
and no other to be my last Will and testament.
 
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of July A.D. 1822
 
Ephraim Headlee (Seal)
 
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as his last Will
and Testament  in the presents of us who in his presents and at his request
have subscribed as witnesses
 
Jesse Headlee
Joshua Headlee
 
(Greene Co., PA Will Book 1, pp. 233-234)."