WILL: Anthony SELL, 1792, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@redrivernet.com August 21, 2006, 2:27 pm Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ Source: Unknown Written: March 2, 1792 LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of ANTHONY SELL In the name of God Amen, I Anthony Sell of the town of Huntingdon, in the Township & County of Huntingdon, in the State of Pennsylvania husbandman being considerably advanced in age, but in health of body, of sound mind and disposing memory, do make this my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all other wills heretofore made, either in words or writing, and this only to be taken for my last will and Testament, and none other, and touching such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased God to favor me with, I give divise and bequeath in the following manner, that is to say: Imprimus, my will is that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be honestly paid by my Executors hereinafter to be named out of my personal estate, after which I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine œ100 in gold or silver, lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be put to youse by the Executor, and paying my wife Catherine the lawful interest of the said money yearly as long as she lives, and after her death, the afore said œ100 to be equally divided between my son John and my son Solomon Sell. Also one featherbed and bedding and one milk cow, to her own use, besides her thirds; and all the rest and residue of my personal Estate, together with all my real Estate I do hereby authorise and direct my Executor to sell within the space of one year after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John œ150 which he has already received from me and which is charged or ought to be charged unto him. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Anthony Sell œ150 which he has already received from me on different payments, and is charged unto him or ought to charged Item, I give and [bequeath] unto my son Solomon Sell œ13 in cash over and above all the sums of money I have advanced for him at different times, and for which I have charged him or ought to have charged, to the amount of œ122, also a bond in writing obligatory, in which he stands having to pay me œ15, the whole bequest amounting to œ150. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Lodowick Sell œ245 which he has already received from me and stands charge or ought to be charged for the same. Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham Sell œ245 which he has already received from me and is charged or ought to be charged for the same - over and above he stands debtor in an obligation of œ25 and in payor to Nathaniel Jerrad œ15, also by a bond against Michael Cryder,the sum of œ12, also lent to my son Abraham Sell the sum of œ14 in cash in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one for which sums he stands detor over and above œ245. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sophia, who married Frederick Ashbaugh, œ145, exclusive of the sum of œ45 which she received from me at the time of or soon after her marriage. Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Abraham Brumbaugh, only child of my daughter Esther,who married Conrad Brumbaugh, the sum of œ65 to be his full Legase, but if my grandson dies before he attains the age of twenty one, then and in that case I give and bequeath the said sum of œ65 to my aforenamed children, or the survivors of them, share and share alike to be divided at the time that my grandson would have been twenty one years of age had he lived, and whereas, my son Solomon Sell hath had six Bonds of œ100 each bond, and taken land for the said bonds in the State of North Carolina, from Henry Herklerode, who stood indebted for said bonds, I give and bequeath unto my son Solomon Sell œ100 out of said land, the land to be praised by two sworn praisers in that state who knows the said land and the money to or the praisement of the said land will be equally divided, share and share alike unto my before named sons, except Lodwick and Abraham to be equally divided amongst them, share and share alike, until their legacies are severally raised to the sum of œ245. My son Solomon to receive an equal share with the others notwithstanding the bequest to him of œ100 for his trouble and expence he has been at to receive or get the said land and after all the bequests are made equal to Lodwick and Abraham Sell as there should be any residue I give and bequeath the same to be equally divided amongst all my children, share and share alike,and I do hereby make and ordain William Barrick of Hopewell Township, and my son Solomon Sell executor of this my Last will and Testament. In Witness of I the said Anthony Sell have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventh Day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two. his Anthony X Sels (seal) Mark Signed Sealed and Delivered by The said Anthony Sell as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us, who subscribed our Names as witness in the Testators Presence and at his request. Abraham Haine George Strigleden Michael Africa Huntingdon County. Before me the subscriber Register, for the private will and granting letters of administration in and for the County of Huntingdon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally came the within named George Strigleden and Michael Africa, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose and say that they were present and to see and hear the within named Anthony Sell sign Seal publish & Declare the within Instrument of writing to be his Last will and Testament. That at the time of such signing he was of a sound and disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their names hereunto as witnesses in presence of the Testator at his request. Given & Subscribed this 2nd March 1792 George Strigleden Michael Africa This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb