Wills: William Barnett, 1762: Hanover, Lancaster County

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Lancaster County Archives Will Book I  volume 1 Page17

WILLIAM BARNETT, DECEASED 

  IN  THE  NAME OF GOD AMEN! I William Barnett in Hanover in the
County of Lancaster being very sick and weak or body but in perfect mind and
memory
thanks be given to God for it therefore calling to mind the mortality of my
body and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this
my
last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all, I give
bequeath
and recomend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and as for my body I
recommend it to the earth to be burried in a decent and christian like manner
at
the discretion of my executor and as for such worldly substance wherewith it
hath
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give bequeath and dispose of them
in
the following manner and form I do depute Joseph my son to be hole and sole
executor,  I do further allow that Margaret my dearly beloved wife shall dwell
with my son Joseph as long as she shall see cause and be provided for with
necfsarry
provision by him and if she sees cause to dwell by her self She shall have a
full
third part of the whole estate to be freely had used and disposed of by her
and
in case my wife Margret should out live my son Joseph that no claim be laid to
her part by any but if my son Joseph does outlive my wife Margaret at her
death
he may fully pofsefs what was hers exept what is sufficient for her decent
burying--moreover I allow my son Joseph to give to my daughter Sara to the
value
of four pounds in such goods as she wants, and can spare, and I further allow
my son Joseph to give each one of his other sisters to the value of five
shillings
and I further allow my wife Margaret to have the use and benefit of  Margaret
Colwell
till she comes of age, and then she said Margaret Colwell must get a cow out
of
the estate, I futher allow my son Joseph to give his mother a horse to ride
where
she has occasion while they keep together excepting against all former wills
made
by me and declaring this to be my last will and testament Given under my hand
and
seal this third day of April in the year of our lord one thousand seven
hundred
and fifty two--note before signing I require W Sankey; John Barnett and
William
Barnett to be overseerer of this will--
Witnefs present--
John Barnett William Barnet                          Willm Barnett (SEAL)
March 8th 1762 -- witnefsed before ---                 Edwd Shippen D.R.