WILL: John GLYN, 1741, Leacock Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Will Bk A Vol  1   Page 57
Written: August 12, 1740
Recorded: August 12, 1741

                  WILL OF JOHN GLENN LANCASTER COUNTY PA
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I JOHN GLYN OF LEACOCK TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF 
LANCASTER  FARMER BEING SICK AND WEAK OF BODY BUT OF SOUND AND PERFECT MEMORY 
PRAISED BE GOD FOR THE SAME AND CALLING TO MIND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THIS 
TRANSITORY LIFE AND TO DISPOSE OF SUCH GOODS AND EFFECTS AS IT  HATH PLEASED 
GOD TO BESTOW ON ME THIS WORLD I DOE MAKE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 
REVOAKING ALL FORMER WILLS IN MANNER AND FORM FOLLOWING:
IMPRIMUS I GIVE AND BEQUEATHMY SOUL TO ALMIGHTY GOD  THAT GAVE AT MY BODY TO 
BE BURRED AT MEETING HOUSE OF PEQUE IN SUCH DESENT MANNER AS MY EXECORS 
HEREAFTER MENTIONED SHALL THINK FIT HOPING THROUGH THE MERRITTS AND 
SUFFERINGS 
OF JESUS CHRIST TO HAVE FORGIVENESS OF ALL MY SINS AND THAT BDDY SHALL RISE 
AGAIN IN NEWNESS OF LIFE AT THE RESURRECTION OF THE LAST DAY  ITEM I LEAVE 
AND 
BEQUEATH MY DEARLY BELOVED WIFE ISABELL GLEN THE FIFTH PART OF ALL MY EFFECTS 
GOODS CHATTELS AS THE SHALL BE VALUED BY PERSONS JOINTLY CHOSEN BY MY 
EXECUTORS AFTER PAYMENT OF ALL MY JUST DEBTS EXCEPTING ONE BAY HORSE WHICH I 
LEAVE TO MY ELDEST SON OVER AND ABOVE HIS PART  ITEM I LEAVE AND BEQUEATH THE 
REMAINDER OF ALL MY EFFECTS TO MY FOUR CHILDREN NAMELY THOMAS GLIN JEAN GLIN 
MARRY GLIN AND JOHN GLIN THY PAYING THEIR PROPORTIONABLY SHARES OF ALL JUST 
DEBTS AND FUNERALL CHARGES  ITEM I LEAVE AND BEQUEATH POWER TO MY EXECTORS OR 
ANY OTHER PERSONS BY THEM CHOSEN TO TAKE CARE AND DIVIDE ALL MY GOODS AND 
EFFECTS AMONGST MY SAID LEGATEES AND THAT IT SHALL NOT BE IN THE POWER OF ANY 
OF MY LEGATEES TO DISPOSE OF ANY OF MY EFFECTS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF MY SAID 
EXETORS BEFORE THE COME TO THE FIT AGE AS THE LAW DIRECTS  ITEM I LEAVE AND 
BEQUEATH TO MY SON IN LAW WILLIAM BEARD AND HIS WIFE THE SUM OF ONE POUND TO 
BE PAYED OUT OF MY EFFECTS  ITEM I LEAVE AND BEQUEATH POWER TO MY EXETORS 
THAT 
IF IT SHALL PLEASE GOD TO REMOVE ANY OF MY SAID CHILDREN BY DEATH BEFORE THEY 
COME TO AGE TO DIVID THERE PARTS OR PORTION EQUALLY AMONG THE SURVIFERS    
ITEM I MAKE AND APPOINT MY DEARLY BELOVED WIFE ISABELL GLEN AND THOMAS GLEN 
OF 
KENT COUNTY UPON DELAWARE AND WILLIAM BEARD OF LEACOCK IN LANCASTER COUNTY TO 
MY WHOLE AND SOLE EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AS WITNESS MY 
HAND AND SEAL THIS 12TH DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR OF OUR ONE THOUSAND SEVEN

HUNDRED AND FORTY.
SIGNED SEALED AND PRONOUNCED AND DECLARED BY  )
JOHN GLIN IN PRESENTS TO BE HIS LAST WILL                 )
AND TESTAMENT.  JOHN BEARD, ROBT ELLIOTT,               )                      
JOHN GLENN (SEAL)
ELIZABETH 
BEARD.                                                               )

LANCASTER COUNTY JUNE THE 18TH ANNO DOM 1741 THEN PERSONALLY APPEARED JOHN 
BEARD AND ELIZABETH BEARD TWO OF THE WITNESSES TO THE WITHIN WRITTEN WILL AND 
ON THEIR OATH DID DECLARE THEY WERE PRESENT AND SAW AND HEARD JOHN GLENN THE 
TESTATOR WITHIN NAMED SIGN SEAL PRONOUNCE AND DECLARE THE WITHIN WILL TO BE 
HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND THAT AT THE PRONOUNCE AND DECLARE THE WITHIN 
WILL TO BE HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND THAT AT THE DOING THEREOF HE WAS 
OF 
SOUND MIND AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.  
                            BEFORE ME SA. BLUNSTON D REG. 
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT ON THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE ANNO DOM 1741 THE LAST WILL AND 
TESTAMENT OF JOHN GLENN DECD WAS PROVED IN DUE FORM OF LAW AND PROBATE AND 
OLETTERS TESTAMENTARY WERE GRANTED UNTO ISABELL GLENN  THOMAS GLENN AND 
WILLIAM BEARD THEY HAVING FIRST AFFIRMED WELL AND TRULY TO ADMINISTER THE 
SAID 
DECEDS ESTATE AND BRING AN INVENTORY THEREOF INTO THE REGISTERS OFFICE IN 
LANCASTER COUNTY ON OR BEFORE YE 18 DAY OF JULY NEXT AND ALSO TO THE 
REGISTERS 
OFFICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY ON OR BEFORE YE 18 DAY OF JULY NEXT AND ALSO TO 
RENDER AN ACCOUNT WHEN THEREUNTO LAWFULLY REQUIRED GIVEN UNDER THE SEAL OF 
THE 
SAID OFFICE.
                                                                      P. SA. 
BLUNSWTON DEP. REG.