WILL: Sarah EDWARDS, 1802, Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Sarah EDWARDS Will
Dated 5 October 1790 and proved 11 November 1802.

In the Name of God Amen I Sarah EDWARDS of Earl Township in the County of 
Lancaster Pennsylvania being in sound mind and memory thanks be to God for his 
mercies coling to Mind the Mortality of my Body do make this my last Will and 
Testament in form and manner following, First and Principally I resign my Soul 
to God who gave it me as into the Hand of a gracious Creator not doubting but I 
shall receive it again by the mighty power of God who is able to Subdue all 
Things to himself I as to the worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with 
I give in form and in a manner following that is to say I order and my will is 
that my Funeral Expenses and legal Debts be justly paid. Item I give and 
bequeath to my Daughter Dinah my Clock & Brass Pan my best Coverlid & Kaper and 
my blue Petticote. Item I give and bequeath to my grandaughter Mary HENDERSON 
five pounds; I likewise give and bequeath to her Daughter Rachel five pounds. 
Item. I give and bequeath to my granDaughter Sarah SMITH my best Fether Bed and 
stand of Curtins likewise a Coverlid of the same of Sd Curtens. Item. I give and 
bequeath to my Grand Daughter Margaret SMITH my Case of Drawers. Item I give and 
bequeath to my Grand Daughter Lydia SMITH my Damask Goun and two Pewter Dishes. 
Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Rebecca SMITH Six Silver Tea 
Spoons a Table Cloth Two Hand Towels. Item. I give and bequeath to my melato 
Wench Ann FORD my little Fether Bed. Item. I give and bequeath to my above 
written Grandaughters Lydia & Rebecca Ten pounds a peece to be pd by my 
executors hereafter named in one year after my decease in Case any of my Sd 
GrandChildren should die before the{y} come of age and have no lawful Issue of 
their Bodys their Share or Shares shall be equally divided among the Survivours 
of my said Grand Children. __ Any remainder that there may be of my Goods & 
Chattles at my dec{ease} above what is bequeathed my Will is that they shall be 
equally divided among my Granchildren that are above inserted. Item I Constitute 
apoint my Nephew Gabriel DAVIS sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament 
revoking all other Wills & Testaments by me heretofore & This to remain 
according to the true Intent and meaning thereof. As Witness my Hand and Seal 
the fifth day of October in the Year of Lord One thousand seven hundred & 
ninety. Sarah EDWARDS Seal.

Signed Sealed pronounced by the Testator to be her last Will and Testament & 
required it should be recorded as the Same in our presence and hearing who are 
Witnesses at Signing & Sealing. John EDWARDS William SMITH. __ Lancaster County 
Jst On the 11th day of November Anno Domini 1802 Before me the Subscriber 
personally appeared John EDWARDS and William SMITH the two subscribing Witnesses 
to the within Will and on their Corporal Oaths according to Law did severally 
depose and say that they were present and Saw and Heard Sarah EDWARDS the 
Testatrix therein named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within 
Instrument in Writing as and for her last Will and Testament and that at the 
Time of the doing thereof She was of sound and well disposing Mind Memory and 
Understanding according to the best of their Knowledge Observation and Belief. 
______

Be it Remembered
That on the 11th day of November anno Domini 1802, The last Will and Testament 
of Sarah EDWARDS late of Earl Township in the County of Lancaster deceased was 
proved in due form of Law and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to 
Gabriel DAVIS the sole Executor therein named, He 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, and to Render a true and Just Account of 
his Executorship on said Estate in One Year from this date or when thereunto 
lawfully required. Given under the Seal of said Office.

Persons named in the above Will of Sarah EDWARDS:
Daughter Dinah
Granddaughters: Mary HENDERSON, Sarah SMITH, Margaret SMITH, Lydia SMITH, & 
Rebecca SMITH
Daughter of Mary HENDERSON: Rachel
Melato wench: Ann FORD
Sole Executor: nephew Gabriel DAVIS
Witnesses: John EDWARDS & William SMITH

Transcribed by Anna BROWN from FHL Film # 0021357 Lancaster County Pennsylvania 
Will Book H, Vol 1, pages 227-229