Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Elizabeth BROWN, May 23, 1815 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sean Furniss Sean.Furniss@gmail.com August 12, 2010, 6:26 pm Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Wills V. Y, 1, 1798-1806, Vol. 6, P. 69, Entry 76, Elizabeth Brown Will (23 May 1815), Proved 30 May 1815; Fhl Microfilm 0021733; Transcribed By Sean Furniss 12 August 2010. Written: May 23, 1815 Recorded: May 30, 1815 No. 76. In the Name of GOD Amen. I Elizabeth Brown of the City of Philadelphia a widow being of sound dis[unreadable] mind do make and declare this to be my last will and Testament. I do order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expences [sic] be discharged by my Executor as conveniently may be after my decease. I give and bequeath to my Son in law John Brown Esq. all my kitchen furniture. I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of all my Estate real and Personal unto the Reverend Robert Blackwell and the said John Brown their heirs and assigns to have and [ho]ld the same upon trust to permit and suffer Sophia Huber widow who now lives [w]ith me to take and receive the rents issues and profits thereof for and during the term [of] [he]r natural life and for her sole use and benefit and to pay over the same to the [sai]d [Sop]hia Huber during her natural life to the uses and in manner aforesaid and immedi [a]tely after her decease to have and to hold the said Rest Residue and Remainder [o]f my Estate in trust for the sole use and benefit of Elizabeth Huber, Sophia Huber, Mary Huber and Isaac Huber Children of the said Sophia Huber first named their Heirs and assigns as tenants in common. I do further authorize and impower them as Trustees or the survivor of them to sell dispose or convey all or any part of my Estate [unreadable] in their judgement the same shall be advisable and invest the proceeds in other pro [pe]rty or loan out the same in adequate security for the use and purpose aforesaid. I [fu]rther nominate and appoint the said Trustees Executors of this my last will & Testament. I hereby revoke and annul all other wills by me heretofore made. In witness wh[unreadable] [unreadable] I have hereunto set my had and affixed my seal this Twenty third day of may [i]n the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifteen. Signed sealed published and declared} Elizabeth Brown {Seal} the Testatrix as and for her last Will } [undreadble]d Testament in the presence of us who at her request subscribed our names as [w]itnesses thereto H. Blackwell James Gibson Philadelphia May 30th 1815. Then personally appeared James Gibson one of the witnesses to the aforegoing will and on his solemn oath according to law did depose and say that he did see and hear Elizabeth Brown the Testatrix in the said Will named sign seal publish and declare the said will as and for her last will and Testament and that at the doing thereof she was of sound mind memory understanding to the best of his knowledge and belief and the aforesaid deponent further depose and say that he did see Hannah Blackwell the other witness to the said will subscribe her name as a witness thereto in the presence and at the request of the foresaid Testatrix. Coram Saml Bryan Registrar The Executors sworn the 8th day of June 1815 and letters Testamentary granted them, This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/brown-e.txt