WILL: Joseph MACKEY, 1804, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Lancaster County Records
Written: October 22, 1804

I, George Ross, Esquire, Register for the Probate of Wills, and granting 
Letters of Administration, in and for the County of Lancaster, in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

To James Porter of Drumore Township in hte County of Lancaster Yeoman

Greeting:

WHEREAS Joseph Mackey late of Drumore Township aforesaid lately died intestate 
(as is affirmed) having whilst he lived, and at the time of his decease, divers 
goods and chattels, rights and credits, within the said county, by means 
whereof the full disposition and power of granting Letters of Administration 
thereof, is manifestly known to belong to me: I therefore, desiring that the 
goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said deceased, may be 
well and truly administered, converted, and disposed off, according to Law; DO 
hereby grant unto you, the said, James Porter (In whole fidelity in this 
behalf, I very much confide) full power, by the tenor of these presents, to 
administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said 
deceased within the said county; as also to ask, collect, levy, recover and 
receive the credits whatsoever of the said deceased, which at the time of his 
death, were owing, or did any way belong to him and to pay the debts, in which 
the said deceased stood obliged, so far as the said goods and chattels, rights 
and credits will extend, according to the rate and order of law, especially of 
well and truly administering the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which 
were of the said deceased, and making a true and perfect inventory and 
conscionable appraisement thereof, and exhibiting the same in the Register's 
Office, at LANCASTER, on or before the Twenty second day of November next 
ensuing; and also, a true and just account, calculation and reckoning, of your 
administration, upon your solemn oath or affirmation, to render at or before 
the Twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight 
hundred and five.

AND I DO by these presents, ordain, constitute and depute the said James Porter 
Administrator of all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits, 
which were of the said deceased, within the limits aforesaid, saving harmless, 
and for ever indemnifying me, and all other officers against all persons, by 
reason of your Administration aforesaid, and saving all others their rights, &c.

IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have caused the seal of the said office, to be hereunto 
affixed.  Dated at Lancaster aforesaid, the Twenty second day of October in the 
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four.

Additional Comments:
Inventory taken of the Goods and efects (sic) of Joseph Makey (sic) late of 
Drumore Town Ship deceased - this thirteenth day of October 1804

One Bond of sixty two Pounds Sterling
Wearing apperral (sic)- - - - - - - - - L1.10.0
hemp in the Ruff (sic)- - - - - - - - - L0.10.0
hemp seed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L0.3.3
old iron- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L0.8.11
Beads and Beadsteads (sic)- - - - - - - L1.17.6
Dreser and kitchen furnature (sic)- - - L1.2.6
Spinning wheels - - - - - - - - - - - - L0.15.0
one table - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L0.0.9
one Plow- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L0.12.6
one Mare- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L19.0.0
one filly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L7.10.0
three head of horned Cattle - - - - - - L10.10.0
Eight head of sheep - - - - - - - - - - L3.0.0
five shoats (sic) - - - - - - - - - - - in L ng

Wm St? - - - - appraisors
Wm 

Exhibited into the Registers 
Office of Lancaster ?:
22d day of October 1804

James Porter Administrator