WILL: Samuel WHARTON, 1822, Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Carolee Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ LAST WILL & TESTAMENT SAMUEL WHARTON DEC D. Huntingdon County, Book 3, page 170 In the name of God Amen I Samuel Wharton of Huntingdon County and Shirley township ? advancing in years. Getting frail of body but of Sound disposing mind thanks to the ? of Mankind for his mercies thinking it a duty encumbered on me to preserve harmony amongst my family after my deceas do make this my last will and Testament and hereby revoking any will acknowledged by me prior to this date - item 1 I leave and bequeath to my son Henry the place that we lately bought of James Jenkins to him and his heirs forever - item 2d I leave to my son Samuel the place that I purchased from Joseph ? adjoining Browns land to him and his heirs forever except the one half of the meadow on the said place which I reserve for my son James. Likewise to my son Saml aforesaid the place that is known by the name of Gilbreat(?) place to him & his heirs forever - item 3d I leave to my son James the place that I now live on with the one half of the meadow alredy mentioned as Samuel place likewise the one half of my stock (Horses excepted and he is to help Samuel ? a house and barn with what help he can - item 4th I leave and bequest to my son John one hundred acres of land to be from the NE corner of bills clearing and to extend to a run beyond the frog pond or two hundred dollars if he thinks it proper and if he prefers the money the place that this one hundred acres is a part of is to be divided so that Henry gets the. . .[missing] each of my sons to have the privilege of having ? wood or hay and the like over the others ? with doing as little damage to the ? as the case will require likewise Saml is to have the privilege of taking his water from the beach ? by piping or otherwise - and Henry is to have the chance of taking in water at cost and of the mountain field viz a ? for stock item 5th I leave and bequeath to each of my three daughters two hundred to be paid three years after my desceas and as my daughter Mary Ferrior has been supplied with sons necessaries I allow that two hundred dollar to be her full share and my other two daughters Elizabeth & Rebeca is to have in adition to the above each one good bed & beding one good cow one good bureau & one good saddle. The cows to - selected from the flock before James gets his half - the beds from the house - and as there is a noat of Daniel Scecrists in my papers ? I allow it to be put into James hands to purchase the other articles mentioned for my two daughters and they are to have the privilege of living on this place with James so long as they remain single provided they be helpful at harvest and other times when James is wanting - Item 6 and lastly I leave my three Sons Henry James and Samuel to be my Executors to Exceute this my last Will and Testament and they are to pay equally for ?attening my lands that is to be doa(?) and hay the rest of my heirs equally - and equally to paying debts if any and equally all expenses that may accue to carry this my last will into affect and further if any misunderstand should arise these my Executors each chose one citizen neighbor to act in conjunction on the part in dispute and then the majority to pay to the minority to be peacible (?) without giving Censor - In testimony of the above I hereunto set my hand ? this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our lord one thousands eight hundred & twenty two. Present Ralph Bogle, Jeremiah Cumingham /s/ Samuel Wharton [seal]