James Crawford Will

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Will Book 3, Pages 23-26 Huntingdon County, PA Last Will and Testament
of James Crawford 

In the name of God, amen, I, James Crawford Sr. Of Tyrone Township,
Huntingdon County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - [yeoman] Being in
good health of Body and of Sound and disposing mind and memory and
knowing the uncertainty of this mortal life and that it is appointed for
all living once to die. And in order to promise peace and unanimity
amongst those concerned. And for the more easy and ready settling and
disposing of that portions of the good things of this life which it hath
pleased the Lord to bestow upon me in this world. Imprissies [?], I do
truly resign my immortal and never dying soul unto him from whom I
received it who is God of Gods and Lord of Lords. An my Mortal body to
the Earth from whence it came to be interred in a Christian-like manner
[at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named in full belief that
it shall rise again at that great aug general Day when all shall come
forth that God may Judge them. Now 1st, I order that all my just and
lawful debts be first punctually paid with the costs and expenses
accruing from my funeral out of my personal Estate. 2nd, I give and
bequeath unto my Beloved wife, Elenor Crawford, the one third of all the
annual profits arising from the place that I now live upon to be paid to
her annually by my two sons, James Crawford & Armstrong Crawford in
proportion of the profits of that part that each of my said sons holds
agreeably to this my said will during her natural life and I bequest
also to my said wife all the household furniture, bedding, and
bedclothes, except two beds and all bedclothes and one of the horse
creatures and two of the milk cows whichever she chooses of the horses
and cows and for my said wife to have a right to dispose of all and
every part of the foregoing property either before or by will at her
decease and further I allow her the full right to the back five rooms on
the first floor and also one of the five rooms up stairs which she
chooses and privilege of cooking and washing in the kitchen during her
natural life in the house. I now live in it being the same left to my
son James Crawford - I give and bequest to my dutiful son, James
Crawford, one hundred and fifty acres of land of the Plantation whereon
I now live on together with the Dwelling house, Barn, and all other
Buildings at this time on the same and usual allowance of six free ____
to him and his heirs forever Subject never ______ to the foregoing
privileges and annual payment during my said wife, Elenor Crawford
natural lifetime. I give and bequeath to my dutiful son, Armstrong
Crawford the residence of my said Plantation whereon I know live after
the foregoing part is taken off for my son, James Crawford to him my son
Armstrong Crawford, and to his heirs forever and in case my said two
sons cannot agree about running the Division line between them I call
and order them for to choose five proper persons for to run said line
with doing as little injury to each of them as will admit of Armstrong's
part still subject to the annual payments to my said wife as before
expected. I also bequeath to my said son, Armstrong Crawford one of my
horse creatures which he chooses [after his mother makes her choice] and
four of the cows and two beds and bedclothes. I then order and allow my
Executors herein after named as soon as they conveniently can after my
Decease to dispose of that tract of land whereon my son James Crawford
now lives, and also the one John Ramsey now lives on for to make sale of
the said and I empower my said Executors to make a deed or deeds of
conveyance for said land and to be a legal in law or equity as if I was
personally present to do the same and the money arising from the said
sale I leave and bequeath in the following manner. I give and bequeath
to each and every one of my beautiful daughters hereafter named viz to
my daughter Mary Cadwallader, Margaret Adams, Elenor Wallace, Anna
Meaner, and Nancy Graham the sum of one thousand dollars to each of them
and to their heirs. Providing sale of said land together with the sale
of the personal property not otherwise disposed of by this will and all
my outstanding debts will pay all my lawful debts and the Bequestor
hereafter mentioned their and in that case is said sales will affords my
said Daughters, the full sum of one thousand dollars, I allow my
Executors to pay them the said amount and for them in proportions
equally to each according as the money comes to the hands of the said
Executors and in case said sales fall short of paying my said Daughter
the aforesaid sum of one thousand to each them they are each to receive
equally of the said amount of the sale and debts to be collected and if
the sale of the aforesaid property and debts after paying the said
Seqaters should leave a Balance in the hands of the said Executors there
I give and Bequest all of the said Balance or Remainder to be paid to my
son, Armstrong Crawford. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law, James
McNeal the sum of ten Dollars to be paid to him by my said Executors one
year after my Decease. I give and Bequeath to each of my grandchildren
by my daughter, Elizabeth McNeal (viz) To Thomas McNeal, Nancy McNeal,
Eleoner McNeal, Ann McNeal and Marshall McNeal to each and everyone of
my said Grandchildren the full sum of thirty dollars to be paid by my
said Executors to the Guardian of said children two years after my
decease said guardians to be lawfully chosen by the orphans Court of the
County where the children lives, and the said sum of thirty dollars to
be paid to interest by said guardians until said children attain the
males the age of twenty one years and the females the age of eighteen
years and if any of the said children should depart this life before
they attain to the age of twenty one or eighteen years of age according
to their sexes then their shares are to be divided equally amongst the
others of them that are living and the interest of each of the aforesaid
sums to be paid to each of said children as the come of age together
with the principal. I do hereby authorize and empower and constitute my
trusty friends, James Crawford and Mark Graham to be my sole Executors
of this my Last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow,
revoke, disanull all and every other wise former will or testament wills
legallies, bequest and executors by me or in any ways before named,
willed and bequested, ratifying and confirming this and no __ to be my
last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this eighth day of December in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and nineteen. Signed sealed and pronounced and
declared by the said James Crawford Sr. in presence of us, Sam Kyle,
Samuel Rufsell, Robert Morrow. James Crawford (in German) Seal
Huntingdon County, P Before said the subscriber Register for the Probate
of Wills and granting letters of Administration in an for the County of
Huntingdon the aforesaid personally appears Samuel Kyle and Robert
Morrow two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of
writing who upon their solemn oaths say that they were personally
present and did see and hear James Crawford the Testator sign, seal,
publish, and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his
Last Will and Testament and that the said Samuel Kyle and Robert Morrow
did subscribe their respective names thereto as witnesses in the present
of the Testator and by his instance and request and in the presence of
each other and also in the presence of Samuel Rufsell the other
subscribing witness whose these deponents did likewise see subscribe his
name thereto as a witness in the presence of the Testators and at his
instance and request and that the said Testator James Crawford was at
that time of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their
Judgment and Belief. Sworn and Subscriber This 9th September 1822 Before
me Dick de Smith Register 

Samuel Kyle Robt Morrow 

James Crawford and Mark Graham Executors Of James Crawford Sr. Dec 

Memorandum Letters Testamentary were this day granted to James Crawford
and mark Graham of the Estate of James Crawford Sr. decease. Inventory
to be exhibited on or before the ninth day of October next and a true
and just account calculations and reckoning of their said
Administrations on or before the ninth day of September in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three or when thereunto
legally required. Given under Seal of Office 9th September 1822. Dick de
Smith Register