Wills: George Hudson, 1748: Carnarvon Twp, Lancaster County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Long Emery. HYBY@WILLARD-OH.COM USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _________________________________________________________________ Wills: George Hudson, Carnarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Province of Pennsylvania Probated 11 April 1748. Will Book D, Volume 1, Page 434 George Hudson Deceased In the name of God Amen the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and Forty six I George Hudson of the Township of Carnarvon in the County of Lancaster & Province of Pensilvania (sic) and being in good & perfect Memory thanks to Almighty God do make and declare this my Last Will and Testament in Writing in manner & form following first I Recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God my maker and unto Jesus Christ his only son my Savior and Redeemer through whose Bitter Passion and Death I hope to have full Pardon and remission of all my Sins through whose grace & Mercy I hope to be saved and my Body to be Intered (sic) with Christian Buriall (sic) according to the discretion of my Wife and Executors hereafter named and as for what Temporall Blessings the Lord have endued (sic) me with thanks be to him therefore who is the gracious giver & Liberal Benefactor of all Mercyes (sic) Spiritual & Temporall (sic) I dispose of as followeth Imprimis: I give and Bequeath unto my well Belovoved (sic) Wife Margaret Hudson two Hundred acres of Land of ye three Hundred Acres of the first Tract that I have a Patent for from the Propriotors (sic) on the old Lay; Viz; one Shilling Sterling ?per? Hundred quit rent Situated lying & being by Thomas William his Line for parallel with John Jenkins line and South the East corner of ye said Tract and from thence west towards Mr. William Branson's Land soe (sic) far as 2 Hundred acres will be cutting it from the South Line of ye said Tract to ye North Line of ye said Tract; with all the Buildings & Improvements thereon within the Bounds of the said 2 Hundred Acres during the Term of her Natural Life but if she see it too much Toil to raise a livelihood from the Place my Will is for her to rent it to any one or more of my Sons that shee (sic) think fit and not to any other & he or they to pay to her three pounds in Money at two equal portions that is to say Thirty Shillings the first day of May & Thirty Shillings the first day of November yearly & every year during her Life time and for her to have the House wherein we now live in & the priveledg (sic) of the Spring House to Keep and Dress her Milk & the Garden next to the House and Twenty Bushels of Merchantable (sic) Wheat sent to one of the Mills in Carnarvon and brought home to her grined (sic) as she will want it if shee (sic) Live in the Township and for him or them to winter her Cow with Straw which shee (sic) may keep on the said place Winter & Summer with his own Cows and shall bring as much fire-wood as she shall use to her door cut and for her to have the Hay the Apples & Grass of ye Little Orchard adjoining to ye House to Her own disposial (sic) and for him or them to muck it over once in 4 Years if she require it, and a Horse to ride when she want it and the said Money 3 pounds per Anum (sic) the said House and Garden the said Wheat the said Wintering of ye Cow with Straw; the said fire Wood the said Hey (sic) Aples (sic) & Grass of ye Little Orchard with said Horse; and for him or them that will live on ye said place pay & doe (sic) these comoditys (sic) unto her yearly & Every year during the Term of her Naturall (sic) Life and my Will is for her to have her Choice either to keep the place or let it out to one or more of my Sons and to none other he or they paying & doing to & for her in Consideration the Particulars as afores'd Specified. Item: I Give & bequeath the Over........ (illegible) & remainder of ye 300 and 14 acres and the 42 Acres w'ch is on the newlay (barely legible) south side of ye said Tract between my Son Charles Son Nicholas, Son George & Son William if son William come to this country to be equally devided (sic) between them to have and to hold by them their Heirs & assigns for Ever imediately (sic) after my decease and my Will is that Margaret my Wife have her Chest her Feather Bed & her Bed Clothes wearing aparell (sic) and what Money she have in her private Custody (if any) for her to have them to hersolfe (sic) without any Share to my sons Execept (sic) shee (sic) please and after my funerall (sic) Expences & Just depts (sic) be discharged and paid I give & Bequeath all my Personall (sic) Estate goods & Chattles (sic) all & Singular whatsoever I have a Right & property unto; with Bonds Bills Notes Money due to me otherways (sic) & Money in my House if any left at my Decease excepting what is above Specified to my Wife to be equally divided between Margaret my Wife & my four Sons Charles, Nicholas George & William if he come to this Country before an Inventory of my Goods be made and if he come to this Country any Time or if he send a Power and Letter of Attorney any Time here my Will is for him to have ye fifth part of the Inventory of my personall (sic) Estate within 12 Months after he come or send to be given or paid to him by my Executors hereafter names; and if any part or pa...t (illegible) can not be raised or had then my Wife & 4 Sons to lose equivolent (sic) and after the decease of my Wife I give & Bequeath the said 2 Hundred acres which my Wife have during the Term of her Natural Life with all the Improvements & purtenances (sic) thereon to belonging or any wise apertaining (sic) unto my four Sons that is to say Charles, Nicholas George and William (excepting ten Pounds to Charles as he is my Eldest Son more then his said Brothers out or from the said Plantation) to be Equally devided (sic) between them and their Right Heirs and Assigns forever as they think fitt (sic) excepting ye ten pounds to Charles & Excepting the severall (sic) Legacies herafter by me mentioned that is to say Fifteen Pounds Lawfull (sic) Money I give & Bequeath to my Granddaughter Elizabeth Hugh. Item: I give and Bequeath to Hudson Hugh my Grand Son ten pounds Lawfull (sic) Money of ye said province. Item: I give and Bequeath to my grand Son Owen Hugh ten pound of the like Lawfull (sic) money. Item: I give & Bequeath to my Grand Son Edward Hugh ten Pound of ye like Lawfull (sic) Mony (sic). Item: I give & Bequeath to my Grand Son Jonathan Hugh ten pounds of ye like Lawfull (sic) mony (sic) which is all the daughter & 4 Sons of my Son-in -law Evan Hugh and of my Daughter Joyce decease. Item: I give and Bequeath to my son-in-law Evan Hugh five pound of ye like Lawfull Money all the said Legacies to be paid out of the said Plantation ye said 2 Hundred Acres by my Heirs d& Executors hereafter name that shall Survive my Wife to be paid to them within 3 Years after ye decease of my Wife and if one or more of my Sons die before ye said Legacies be paid my Will is that ye Heirs & Executors of the deceased pay Equivolent (sic) to their Shares. Item: I give & Bequeath Twenty Shillings of good and Lawfull Money of ye said Province towards paying for scooling (sic) as many of my Grand Children that is of my Sons & of my Daughter Joyce deceased that shall come to the Scoole (sic) of Carnarvon to be equally devided (sic) between ?somany? of Thomas shall come to the ye said Scoole (sic) after the decease of my Wife out of the Plantation that I live now in and if none of my Grand Children be at the said Scool (sic) then I give and Bequeath ten Shillings towards the said Scoole for ever yearly & every Yeare (sic) as long as there will be a Publick (sic) Scool (sic) in Carnarvon to be Levied from the said Plantation Yearly by the overseers of the Poor of ye said Township and to be distributed acording (sic) to their discression (sic) towards the said Scoole (sic) forever. Item: I Give & Bequeath Ten Shillings of Pennsylvania Currency towards repairing the Church or Church Yard of Bangor in Carnarvon yearly & every year after the decease of my Wife to be Levied from the said Plantation by the Church wardens forever and distributed according to their discression (sic) on the said Church or Church-yard. Item: I give devise and Bequeath five pounds Lawfull (sic) Money of ye said Province toward building & Erecting of a Stone Wall about ye Church yard of Bangor Church out of my Personall (sic) Estate before it be divided to be paid to ye Church wardens towards the said Stone Wall within 12 months after my decease; and I do hereby nominate & apoint (sic) Charles Hudson, Nicholas Hudson & George Hudson my 3 Sons to be whole & Sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament & see to it performed according to their Best Scill (sic) & Knowledge & according to ye true Intent and meaning hereof and I do hereby revoke & disanull (sic) and make void all other Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made in Writing or verbally by Word & Mouth ratifying & confirming this to be my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have herunto in my full sences (sic) & memory thanks to God set my Hand & Seal ye day & Year above Written. Signed and sealed in the presence and George Hudson (SEAL) sight of us the Tenth day of July Anno Dom 1747 but written by the testator himself since the day month & Year specified in the beginning. John Edwards, Thomas Edwards. And whereas I though it requisit (sic) & Nesesary (sic) to leave and bequeath to my well beloved Wife Margaret Hudson a competent Subsutance (sic) during her Life time in this my Will as I think have done According to my Estate and whereas she having no Child of her own nor neare (sic) relation in this Country and Whereas I having a property to what I leave her and whatsoever will remain if any of that after her decease, I think it is but Justice for her to leave it to my Children or Grand Children but to conclud (sic) am willing for her to give it where she thinks it is due & where she thinks fittest and I do Hereby wish and Charge my Sons to be Obedient carefull (sic) & Tender of her & to give her due respect and act Justly with her in her Old age according to the best of their Knowlege. I, the within Named George Hudson having nominated & appointed my three Sons Charles Nicholas, George to be my Executors in this my Last Will and Testament an it happened that since my Will was signed & sealed that my Son Georg (sic) dyed (sic) & Left two small Young Children and Considering that by my Will no part of my Estate would desend (sic) to them, I do hereby Give, Bequeath unto my Grand Children, Morris Hudson & Margaret Hudson Orphan Children of my said Son George Hudson late deceased to each of them the Sum of Sixty Pounds current Money of Pensilvania (sic) to be pd. unto them or to their Guardians to their use within three years next after the decease of my Wife Margaret Hudson by my Eectors but if either the said Morrs (sic) or Margarett (sic) hapon (sic) to dy (sic) before this Three years after the death of my said Wife the Sum of Eighty Pounds Shall be pd. by my Exetors (sic) to the Survivor of them or to his lawfull (sic) Guardian to his use within the said three years next after the decease of my Wife Margarett (sic) Hudson and I being in Perfect Sense & memory do ad (sic) this as a ?Sheduel to my Will In Witness whereof I have herunto set my hand & Seal the Fifteenth day of September Anno Dom 1747. George Hudson (SEAL) I do also give and Bequeath unto my Daughter-in-law Ann Hudson the Sum of Five Pounds to be pd. unto her within three Years next after the decease of my Wife by my Extors (sic) published Signed and Sealed by the Testator in the presence of us: his John X Bower, Tho. Edwards mark Lancaster County 11th April 1748 there personally appeared Thomas Edwards and John Edwards & on their oaths declared they were present & saw & heard George Hudson the Testator sign Seal publish & declare the within writing ot be his Last Will and Testament & that at the doing thereof he was of Sound mind & memory to the best of their knowledge before me. Lancaster County 11th April 1748 then personally appeared Thomas Edwards an on his Oath declared he was present & saw & heard Geo. Hudson the Testator Sign Seal Publish & declare the above Codicil or Scehdule (sic) to the within Will & declared that the Testatro desired it might remain & be Observed as part of the said last Will & that John Bower the other Subscribing Witness since dead Subscribed his Name thereto at the same time & that the Testator was of Sound mind & memory to the best of his Understanding. Before me Recorded & Examined by me James ?Jacke?, Reg.