Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Joseph ASHTON, May 18, 1708
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Written: May 18, 1708
Recorded: June 1708

In the name of God Amen the fifteenth Day of May in the Year of our Lord God one
thousand Seven Hundred and Eight.  Joseph Ashton of Dublin Township Count of
Philadelphia  & Province of Pennsilvania [sic].  Yeoman being very sick & weak
in Body. But of perfect Mind & Memory. That ? given unto God therefore, Calling
unto mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men
once to Die, Do make this my last Will & Testament that is to say, principally &
first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God that gave
it ? for my Body.  I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like
& Decent Manner at the Discretion of my Executors. ..nothing doubting but at the
General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God
and as touching such ? Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in
this Life.

I give devise dispose of the same as followeth.   I will that all my just and
lawfull Debts and funeral Charges be honestly paid by my Executors.  Then I make
Jane Ashton my Dear & Loving Wife & Joseph Ashton my Eldest Son & Benjamin
Ashton my second Son joint Exec. of this my Last Will & Testament vis Benjamin
my Son to pay all my just Debts of himself in lieu of that I give to him five
pounds that lyes in James Stone’s hands & other money that he owes me already … p.
1

to make up what money I owe for him to pay. Then I give & bequeath unto Joseph
my Eldest Son two hundred & fifty acres of Land with a House & plantation upon
the same that I purchased of Robert Turner & his Heirs & Assigns forever.  And
two hundred & fifty acres of Land more of the same Tract joining I give &
bequeath to the first Heir male of my said son Joseph’s when he comes to Twenty
one Years of age and then he to pay Sixty pounds to Jane, my Son Joseph Eldest
Daughter & fourty pounds to Hannah my Son Joseph’s youngest Daughter in Currant
Silver money of the Province aforesd when they shall attain to Eighteen years of
age or Marries with the Consent of their father & my said Son to pay to my Wife
Jane Ten pounds penna? in Currant Silver mony as aforesd as long as she lives.

Then I will & bequeath unto Benjamin Ashton my Son Two hundred acres of land
that I live on with my Dwelling house & Barn Orchard & all other the
Improvements as long as he lives & after his Decease to goe to his Son John
Ashton his Heirs & Assigns forever & one hundred acres of land more joining to
the sd two hundred acres I give & bequeath unto the said John Ashton Son of
Benjamin Ashton when he attains to twenty one years of age & after the sd
Benjamin’s Decease to goe to the sd John the whole three hundred acres as
aforesd to him his Heirs & Assigns forever. And the sd Benjamin Ashton to pay to
my wife & his mother Ten pounds of per annum one barrel of Sider & Six bushels
of wheat & four bushels of Mault as long as she lives to be paid yearly in
Silver money the said Ten pounds.  Then I will & bequeath unto Jane my wife all
my household goods & a Negro boy called Jack he to be at her disposal whilst she
lives.  And at her Death the sd Houshold Goods to be equally divided betwixt the
sd Joseph Ashton & Benj Ashton or their Heirs & Assigns.  And the sd Negro Boy
to be the sd Joseph’s or Benjamin’s & the said Jane my Wife to have on half of
my Swelling & house to live in as long as she lives & the sd Joseph & Benjamin
to get & provide for my said Wife four cords of wood apiece every year cut in
right Lengths for the Chimney in the Inner Room And the sd Benj Ashton to keep a
fire? Winter & Summer for my sd Wife Jane Ashton as long as she lives.

Then I will that my sd Executors do as much work as is worth five pounds towards
building of a stable at Oxford Church in Oxford Township viz the Church of
England. And I will that my Executors get & erect a Tombstone over my Grave when
buried with an Inscription writ as directed & five pounds of Current Silver
money of the Province aforesd I give & bequeath unto the Minister of the sd.
Church for he to preach a funerall Sermon at my Burial. In witness hereof I have
set my Hand & Seal the day & year first within ?
Joseph Ashton [Seal] Sealed Signed in the presence of us James Stone, John ? and
Henry Hirke
Endorsemt Philadelphia June 18, 1708 James Stone & Henry Hirke ….p. 2  

Two of the Witnesses to the within written Will & on their Oaths did declare
they saw the within named Joseph Ashton the Testator Sign Seal..publish &
Declare the within writing as his last Will & Testamt & that at the doing
thereof he was of sound mind memory & understanding to the best of their
knowledge.  --Coram? Petlvans? D.Reg.  p. 3


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