Will:  Daniel Steward (Stewart), 1816; Franklin Twp., Greene Co., Pa.

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The following is the text of the will of Daniel Steward (sic):
In the name of God Amen, I Daniel Steward of Franklin Township and Greene
County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being weak of body, but perfect mind
and memory, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make
and ordain this my last will and testament, And first, I give and recommend my
soul to God who give it, and my body to be buried in a christian like manner at
the discretion of my Executors, as nothing doubting but at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.  As for
such worldly goods God has blest me with in this life, I give and bequeath them
in manner and form following and first, after the payment of my just debts and
funeral charges be pad and satisfyed, I give unto my son Samuel a piece or
percel of land where he now lives, beginning at the big run and runs up the
lane, where the little run puts in and so up to the side of Daniel field to his
ridge field and runs a south course to the corner of Samuel field, then West to
the original line;  Second, I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel a certain
piece or percel of land from a whight oak, thence to a chesnut oak stump five
rood from William __,
thence East course sixteen rood, thence North about thirty rood up the little
drain to a small whight oak;  Thirdly, I give unto my son William a piece or
percel of land Beginning at the chesnut oak West fifteen rood, thence South
twenty five to a white oak; thence West course to the original line;  Fourthly,
I give and bequeath unto my son Elisha a piece of land Beginning and running
fifteen rood on the old general line, thence East about twelve outs(?) on a
bench of the hill, thence North about twenty rood, thence West to William line
on a chesnut oak; 
Fifthly, I give unto my son James that part of land whereon my house and
orchard now is Beginning including the barn, Beginning on the run down by
Samuel and running East thirty rood, thence South twenty rood, thence East ten
rood, thence South thirty rood, thence West twenty five rood (It is to be
understood that my Daughter Rebeckah is to have forty acres on the South side
of the point including the orchard).  Sixthly, I give and bequeath unto my
Daughter Nancy twenty acres of land joining lands with James and Rebeckah
Steward and Elisha (It is to be understood that I give three horses and my
saddle and bridle to my son James).  Next I give my wife saddle and riding coat
and bonet, and one third of Whareing cloathes, one bed and bed clothes, also one
black white face cow, and one little wheel as good one as there is unto my
Daughter Dorcas;  And unto my Daughter Rebeckah I give one fourth of my wifes
clothes, one bed and beding, one wheel, and one Cow;  And I give unto James one
Cow and one bed and beding;  And I give unto Rachel on Cow and one wheel, and
two of her mother's garments;  I also give unto Drusylla one bed and beding and
one fifth of the household furniture (It is to be understood that I give Rachel
one fifth part of the furniture).  I also give Nancy one fifth part of the
shelf furniture, I also give my son James one axe, one grubbing, one broad hoe
(It is to be understood that the meat and grain I give to my son James and
Rebeckah and Dorcas, and I give on eight gallon pot to my son James, and one
ten Gallon kettle to Rebeckah, and one ten Gallon kettle to Dorcas;  I also
give Drusylla one Dutch oven that is sound, and the other oven to Polley and
four Dollars in money to Polley.  (It is also to be understood that I give unto
Samuel my three Cows and two yearlans, and eight hogs, and one rifle gun, and my
wearing clothes to discharge the debts and funeral expences & what is over
divide among the children, that the boys;  And I do constitute and appoint
William Hickman, my brother in law, to be my Executor and my son Samuel, which
I appoint my Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and
making null and void all other wills and testament by me made, declaring this
and this only to be my last will and testament this fifth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.                              
                                                               his
Signed,Sealed, published and pronounced and	             Daniel  Steward
declared by the said Daniel Steward as his last will           mark
and testament in presence of us, who in his presence
have subscribed our names.
			Test - Amos Tuttle, Sen'r
         Joseph Higgins

Greene County ss.
{SEAL}  On the eighteent day of March Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and sixteen, before me William Thompson Hays, Register for the Probate of
____ , in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Amos Tuttle and
Joseph Higgins the subscribing witnesses to the within will and on their solemn
oaths did declare that they were present and saw and heard Daniel Steward the
testator within named, sign, seal, publish and declare the same as and for his
last will and testament, and that at the time of doing thereof he was of sound
and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge,
observation and belief.
Sworn & Subscribed the day above  |		Amos Tuttle
written before me.  WilliamT. Hays   |		Joseph Higgins

Registered March 18th 1816 and Letters Testamentary granted to William Hickman
and Samuel Steward the same day.

Citation Issued 12th March 1818 & Served 7 miles