WILL: Robert GLEN, 1761, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Copy Of Will From Lancaster County Courthouse
Written: August 25, 1761
Recorded: November 2, 1761

WILL OF ROBERT GLEN, 25 August 1761  Lancaster County Pennsylvania
     IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, this twenty fifth day of August 1761;I Robert 
Glen of Little Brittain Township, in the County of Lancaster & province of 
Pennsylvania being weak in body but sound in mind and memory and calling to 
mind that it is appointee for all men once to die, I do THIS day make and 
publish this my last Will and Testament; that is to say, first I comment my 
Body to the Dust; to be buried in decent and Christian like Manner; & my 
Spirit to God, who gave it;& before any division be made I allow and Appoint 
that my funeral Charges and other debts I have contracted be paid out of my 
Estate; and afterwards I give and bequeath to my Son Joseph my black mare of 
four years old; also to Son John my next best Colt of Two Years old & to 
Daughter Jean and Daughter Elizabeth, Each of them Five Shillings and further 
I Give and Bequeath to Marg. my beloved Wife the one third part of all my 
Goods and Chattles & ye other two thirds to be equally divided between my 
three youngest sons, but that no divide be made but as ye come of age; but to 
live with their mother if she continues unmarried, further I Appoint my Wife 
to have the benefit of the third part of ye Plantation during her life if she 
continues in Widowhood if not to have part of Movables as above; & at her 
decease My Three Youngest Sons to have the Plantation each his equal third & I 
make and ordain Thos. Love & John Johnston whole and sole Exes of this my last 
Will Entrusting them with it, that it be performed according to the true 
intent and Purposes therein contained, IN WITNESS whereof I the said Robert 
Glen have to this my Last Will and Testament Set my hand and Seal the Day & 
Year above written.

                                                         ROBT. R GLEN 
(SEAL)                her
Signed Sealed and delivered before John Poak; Thos. Love Bettey X Glen
                                                                               
                            mark
WHEREAS Robt. Glen late of Little Brittain Township in ye County of Lancaster 
Yeoman deceased did by his certain Instrument in writing under his hand and 
seal purporting to be his Last Will and Testament bearing the date twenty-
fifth day of August last past & thereof appointed Thomas Love & John Johnston 
Exes.  now the said Thomas Love and Jno Johnson for divers good Causes & 
Considerations them thereunto  moving DO hereby renounce disclaim & forever 
relinquish the Executorship appointed by ye sd Instrument & all intermeddling 
with the Estate of the said deceased; IN WITNESS whereof they have hereunto 
set their hands and seals the Second Day of Novemb. One Thousand seven hundred 
Sixty One;
                           Thos  Love (seal)
                            John Johnson (seal)
signed,sealed in presence of John Hamilton and Joseph Rose

Lancaster County FA. 2nd Novr.1761 Appeared before ye Subscriber Thos. Love 
and Bettey Glen the Witnesses to ye within Will, who on their Corporal Oaths 
did depose and declare that they were present and Saw and Heard the Test. 
within named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare ye within writing as 
his last will and testament, and that at ye doing thereof he was of sound 
disposing mind memory and understanding to ye best of their knowledge, belief, 
and Observation.
                        Edward Shippin D.R.
BE IT REMEMBERED that on the second of Novembr 1761, the Last Will and 
Testament of Robt Glen was proved in due form of law & Letters Testamentary 
were granted to Margaret Glen;(wife of the deceased) being sworn well and 
truly to administer the deceased's estate; and to render a just Acct when 
lawfully required Given under the seal of Said Office & dated as above.


Additional Comments:
Abstracts show Margaret ss Mary but the will names her as Margaret and abbrev 
it to Marg. in one spot.  Three younger underaged sons are mentioned but not 
named and the appearance of Robert and James in Lettle Britain support they 
are two; Alexander is proved by the relationship to Robert Glenn Jr. and 
Robert Jr.s estate records in Lincoln County NC.