Wills: John Long, 1785: Washington (now Greene) Co, PA

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John Long (1722-5/12/1785) m (7/12/1744, St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Parrish, Queen Anne Co, MD) Ann Herrington; his will as follows:

In the name of God Amen. I John Long of the County of Washington and the
state of Pennsylvania being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do
make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following. Viz
first and principally  recommend my sould to God that gave it and my body
to the dust to be buried in a Christian-like manner at the discretion of my
executrix. Nothing doubting but that I shall receive the same again at the
general resurrection of all flesh at coming to the mighty power of God and
as touching my temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I
will and bequeath it in the following manner.
Imprimus it is my wil and I do hereby allow my executrix to pay all my just
debts and also legacies in specie hereafter bequeath.
I will and bequeath first unto my son David Long two shillings and six
pence.
Secondly I will and bequeath unto my son John Long one shilling
Thirdly I will and bequeath unto my son James Long one shilling
Fourthly I will and bequeath unto my son Gideon Long one shilling
Fifthly I will and bequeath unto my son Jeremiah Long one shilling
Sixthly I will and bequeath unto my son Elial Long one half of a tracht of
land I now live on and the said Elial Long is to take his part where he now
lives unto him his heirs and assigns forever. The said Elial Long is to pay
one half of the cost of clearing said land out of the office.
Seventhly I will and bequeath unto my son Noah Long the other half of said
tracht of land which I live on to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Eighthly I will and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Debolt __ riding horses
and one bed and furniture, the bed and furniture after her mother's death.
Ninethly I will and bequeath nto my dear and loveing wife Ann Long for term
of life or during her widowhood this house which I now dwell in with the
bed and furniture with two cows and one heffer and four sheep and after her
death the cows and heffer and sheep go to my son Noah Long and the said
Noah Long shall have full power to wrok and ten or till his half of said
land hwere I now live as he shall think fit with the orchard and meddo
(meadow) and he shall allow his said mother Ann Long a good and sufficient
garden for her own use and to furnish her with what is necessary for her to
live on comfortably or to support her and
lastly I do make and constitute Ann Long my said wife executrix of this my
last will and testament dated this twelvth day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty five on witness whereof I have
herunto set my hand and affixed my seal signed sealed and acknowledged by
the testator as his last will and testament in the presents of us who are
subscribing witnesses hereunto

Stephen Gapen
William Hudson
Zachariah Gapen
29th or March 1786

Personally appeared before me Zachariah Gapen and Stephen Gapen after the
attestation by law required say that they were personally present and heard
and saw John Long sign and acknowledge the annexed will and that they the
said Gapens believe at the time of said Long's so doing that he was in his
perfect reason. Affirmed before me the same day

Thomas Stokeley           Registrar
Zachariah Gapen
Stephen Gapen