WILL: Gabriel DAVIS, 1806, Lancaster County, PA

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The Will of Gabriel DAVIS
Dated 21 May, 1804 with codicil dated 17 May, 1806 and proved 16 February, 1813

In the name of God amen! I Gabriel DAVIS taking to consideration the Mortality 
of my Body, being of sound mind & memory Do make this my last Will & Testament 
in form & manner folowing. Item my will is that all my Just Depts and funeral 
Expences be Justly paid and Satisfied. Item I order & my will is that my Real 
Estate be sold by my Executors herafter named as soon as it can Convenient after 
my Deceas ether intire or in parts as it may Suit best for the benefit of my 
Children and make a Title or Titles to the Purchaser or Purchasers as good as 
law will protect them in making to him or them his or their Heirs and Assigns 
for ever. Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jean two hundred pounds out 
of my Estate undivided & two Beds & beding Sufitient for sd Beds of her choosing 
and a Case of Drawers. Item I give and bequeath to my Sister Sarah Darlintons 
Daughter Margaret Fifty pounds out of my Estate undivided. Item, I give and 
bequeath to my Daughter-in-Law Juliana Fifty pounds out of my Estate undivided. 
Item the Remainder of my Estate I order and my will is that it be equally 
divided among my Children & my GrandChild Gabriel my Son Archibalds Child share 
and share alike in case my sd GrandChild should die before he attains to the age 
of twenty one and without lawful Isue of his Body his share I order to be 
equally divided among my other Children excepting such part of it is may be 
expended on his nursing maintainance & Schooling. Item, be it Remembered that my 
Daughter Jean is to be equal as above notwithstanding the two hundred pounds I 
have given her out of my Estate undivided. Item Whereas my son George is infirm 
in mind in case his Share will not be sufitient to keep him his lifetime I 
subject the Legacies I have made to my own Children to Contribute share alike as 
far as is necesary. Item in Case my Executors should owe me money at my Deceas 
my Will is that such Depts shall be paid equal as if it were Due to me by any 
other person were not my Executor Son John DAVIS and I ordain my Son-in-Law, 
Joseph JONES Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament Revoking all 
other Wills by me hitherto made this only to be my Will and Testament according 
to the true intent and meaning thereof. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and Seal the twenty first Day of May in the Year of our Lord one 
thousand Eight hundred & four - 1804

Gabriel DAVIS L.Y.

Signed, Sealed & Declared by the Testator in our hearing and presence for his 
last Will & Testament. Geo THOMPSON, John THOMPSON, Arched McCURDY. -- Having 
taking to further consideration since I made the within will I thought it 
necesary to make some further provisions therefore I anexe this my Coditial, 
that is to say in Seling my Real Estate to keep twenty or thirty Acres more or 
les as they shall think proper for a residence for my Family as long as they 
find it necesary and to build on it necesary building out of the Money of my 
Estate to keep it as long as there will be a demand for my Family to live in and 
after that to sell it and aply the Money as my said will directs, but in case my 
Executors shall think it best to sell it whole and purchis elsewhere I submit it 
to their consideration in Case they should do so the said to be sold and the 
Money aplied as above when there be no further demand for it for my Family. 
Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter-in-Law Juliana her Accomeditions with 
my Family Gratis as long as she continues my Son Archibald's Widow exclusive 
what I have bequeathed her in my Will. As witness my Hand and Seal the 17th May 
1806. Gabriel DAVIS L.Y

Witnesses present at Signing and Sealing. George THOMPSON, John THOMPSON. 
Lancaster County Ss On the 16th day of February, A.D. 1813 before me the 
subscriber personally appeared George THOMPSON and John THOMPSON two of the 
subscribing witnesses to the within will & Codicil who being duly sworn 
according to law did depose declare and say that they were present and saw and 
heard Gabriel DAVIS the Testator within named sign, seal, publish pronounce and 
declare the within writing as and for his last Will and

Testament and Codicil and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound 
and well disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge 
observation and belief.

William BAUSMAN Regr

Be it remembered that on the 16th day of February A.D. 1813 the last Will and 
Testament and Codicil of Gabriel DAVIS deceased was proved in due form of law 
and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to John DAVIS and Joseph JONES the 
Executors therein named they having first been duly qualified well and truly to 
Administer the estate of the said deceased, especially to exhibit a true and 
perfect Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Lancaster within one 
Month from this date and to render a true and just account of their Executorship 
on said estate in one year or when lawfully required. Given under the Seal of 
said office. William BAUSMAN Regr

Persons named:
Daughter: Jean
Sister: Sarah DARLINTON
(niece) Margaret, daughter of Sarah DARLINTON
Sons: Archibald (deceased), John, and George
Son-in-law: John JONES
Grandson: Gabriel, son of Archibald
Daughter-in-law: Juliana, widow of Archibald

Executors: son John DAVIS and son-in-law Joseph JONES.

Witnesses: George and John THOMPSON, & Arched McCURDY (probably Archibald McC)

Transcribed August 13-14, 1996 by Anna BROWN from FHL Film # 0021358 Lancaster 
County PA Will Books I-K; Book K pages 397-399