Wills: John Bushong, 1749: Lancaster Co, PA

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Last Will and Testament / From the Lancaster Co PA Register of Wills, 
in Will Book Y, Volume 2, p20-21:

    "I, John Bushong, making by my life time and good memory my last will and
testament as follows: First, it is my will that all my plantation where I now
dwell on together with all the cattles and every thing of moveables and all the
winter grains upon my Little Plantation, shall have my wife in her power as long
as she remains a widow, but in case she my wife marry again, then it shall
by acknowledge of a magestreed allowed to her all nesesarries that she is want
in for her life time and after her death and after the debts is paid, all my
children shall have equally shears one as much as the others, but my eldest son, 
Philip, shall have my little plantation for the sum of three hundred and
ninety pounds, and they shall none of his brothers or sisters ask any thing of
him in time of six years, but after the six years is past, he shall pay yearly
the sum of fifteen pounds till the said sum of three hundered and ninety pounds
is paid. Item, it is my will that my wife shall find the bread for my son Philip 
for one year, together as much grains as he is wanting to sow his plantation, and 
in case of he marrys and should die in a year's time after then
his wife without any heirs of his body, then his wife shall have the estate the
sum of seventy pounds, and is my will that my son-in-law Philip Grim shall have
allowence to live in my haus and eat of my bread the time of two years.

    In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand by these present dated June 5, 1749.
SS John Bushong, his mark.

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