Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Pawling, John May 5, 1733 ************************************************ 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: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@redrivernet.com September 14, 2006, 8:43 am Source: "some Account Of Jacob Oberholtzer Who Settled, About 1719, In Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co.", Pa., Cleveland, Ohio: Unknown, 1931 Written: May 5, 1733 In the Name of God Amen. The Fifth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and thrity three I, John Pawling, of Bebber Township, in the county of Philada., and province of Pensilvania, Gent., being Very Sich and Weak of Body, but of a perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefor having under my Consideration the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it appointed for all men once to Dye Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I Give and Recomment by Soul unto the hands of God that gave it, & for my body I recoment it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner at the discretion of my execrs., nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I Give devise & dispose of them in the following manner and form. IMPRIMUS My Will is that all my Just Debts both by private and public Contracts together with my funeral Charges by duly observed and paid by my exects. ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Ephia Pawling (in lieu of her Thirds or Dower from my Real Estate) the full and just sum of Fifteen pounds Current Lawful money of Pensilvania to be paid to her yearly by my son Henry from the day of my decease for and during her Natural life together with my bed chamber with other necessary privileges in the Dwelling house that I now lives in, And the use of two acres of Land where she likes best in the plantation belonging thereunto with the yearly product of Twelve fruit trees of her own choice in the orchard thereof, And likewife three Negro women kind names (viz) Bettee, Peggee & Rose, all which above bequeathed, with all the proper Rights and privileges thereof shall be & remain for my wife's use and behoof as above s'd during her natural life. And I do hereby further give and bequeath unto my s'd wife my best Feather bed & bedding, bed-stead & furniture thereof together with the Thirds of all the remainder part of my person Estates to be freely & fully enjoyed & possessed by her, her heirs & Assigns forever. And likewise it is my will that Either and Everyone of the above named Negro women kind which doth or shall survive my s'd wife the same I do hereby Give and bequeath with their issue born to them after my Decease for the use of my son Henry Pawling his heirs & assigns forever. ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my Eldest Son the above named Henry Pawling Four Hundred & Fifty acres of land which I bought of Jost Height, Situate, lying & being on Perkyomy, together with all the buildings, Edifices, privileges, improvements and appurtenances thereof to be freely & fully injoyed & possessed by him his heirs & Assigns from the day of my Decease thence forward & forever. ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my s'd Son Henry Pawling all that part or share of the will & Land Tenements, Buildings, Edificies, privileges & appurtenances whatsoever prperly belonging or in any wife appertaining unto me or mine with all the Rights, issues & profits thereof to be freely & fully held, injoyed & possessed by him his heirs & assigns from the day of my decease thence forward and forever. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my son Henry all the remainder part of my personal estate to be freely & fully injoyed & possessed by him, his heirs & assigns from the day of my decease thence forward and forever. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my son Henry the use of all my plantations whereon I now dwell (Except what privileges I have hereinbefore reserved for the use of my s'd wife) until my two sons (to wit) John & Joseph arrive to Twenty years of age and then my son Henry shall Quietly & Peaceably Surrender the premises in good repair unto his above named two Brothers in the manner and tenor that I shall herein bequeath the same. ITEM. It is my will and I do Order the same to be observed that my Son Henry shall teach, or cause his aforesaid Brothers to be taught to Read perfectly the old and new Testament & also to write a Legal Hand with such Rules of Arithmetic that is necessary for Common business Aid likewise his s'd two brothers shall live along with him until they arrive to the age above s'd if they can agree & their guardians approve thereof except they should choose to learn a trade, or that their Guardians should judge it most advisable to dispose of their time another way. I likewise Constitute make & ordain my loving wife Ephia Pawling & my Son Henry Pawling to be my Sole Exets., of this my Last Will & Testament giving them hereby full power & absolute authority to Ask, Sue for, Levy & Recover all my Specialtys, Dues, Demands whatsoever in order to Enable them to pay & perform the contents thereof. ITEM. I give & Bequeath unto my son John all the land lying & being the west side of Perkyomy belonging to the plantation where on I now lives, butted in the middle of the said Creek & bounded on the east end by the Several courses thereof from line to line together with all the privileges, improvements & appurtenances whatsoever to be freely held, Enjoyed & possessed from the time that he is twenty years of age, by him his heirs & assigns forever, otherwise if it should happen that my sd. son John dieth before he arrives to the age s'd. & Leave lawfull issue to Survive him, he she or other shall enjoy the Land Bequeathed hereby to his, her or their father and possess the same by him her or them their heirs and assigns Forever. ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my youngest son Joseph the other part of the Land & plantation whereon I now dwells which lies on the East bank of Perkyomy butted in the middle of the s'd creek Bounded West by the General courses thereof with all the Buildings, Edifices, Improvements & Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise Appertaining to be freely held Enjoyed & possessed by him, his heirs & assigns from the time that he arrives to twenty years of age thence forward and forever otherwide if it should happen that my son Joseph dieth before he arrives to the age afd. Leaving Lawful Issue to survive him, he she or they so surviving shall have the Land hereby Bequeathed to their thereof during her life aforesaid. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Ellin One hundred pounds Current Lawfull money of Pensilvania to be paid her or her heirs by my son Henry, his heirs, exects. Adminst., in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds of money as above sd. at or before the end of two years next from the day of my decease and Also Fifty Pounds of like money as afd. at or before the end of one year next from the day of my wife's decease. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Hannah One Hundred Pounds Current Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Henry or his heirs, Executs. Admins. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds or money as afd. at or before the end of three years next from the day of my decease and also Fifty Pounds of like money at or before the end of two years next from the day of my wife's decease. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Deborah One Hundred Pounds Current Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Henry or his heirs, exects. Admat. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty Pound of money as afd. at or before the end of four years next from the day of my decease & also fifty pounds of the like money at or before the end of three years next from the day of my wife's decease. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter rebeckah One Hundred Pounds Current Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paird her or her heirs by my son Henry or his heirs, exect. Admonts. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds of money as afd. at or before the end of Six years from the day of my Decease and also Fifty pounds of the like money at or before the end or four years next from the day of my wife's decease. I do likewise nominate & appoint my loving Brother Henry Pawling and my kind friend and neighboy Owen Evans of Limerick trustees hereof as well as Guardians over my children giving them full power to order, oblige and demand that this my Last Will and Testament be duly observed, paid & performed by my Execrs. and all others therein mentioned according to the purport, meaning tenor and true intent hereof and I do utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all & Every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies & Exects. by me in any ways before this time named, willed or Bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year first above written. John Pawling (seal) I the within name John Pawling on the fifth day of May within mentioned being the day of the date thereof do Make and Publish this my Codicil to my Last Will and Testament in manner as followeth (viz.) whereas I & Isaac Dubois late Decd. are Joynt Purchasers in six hundred and twenty acres of land of Abraham Dubois it being now undivided so that I cannot herein so distinctly dispose the same, yet my right therein I freely and fully devise as followeth (viz) I Give & Bequeath my part thereof wch lies on the west side of Perkyomy unto my son John Butted on the east side in the middle of s'd creek bounded by the Several Courses thereof from the line of my other land to be dividing line between me & the s'd Isaac Dubois together with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereof to him, his heirs & assigns from the time that he arrives to Twenty years of age (with the same provision that is Specified in my will for his issue) thence forward and forever. ITEM. I Give & Bequeath my part of above s'd land which lies on the east side of Perkyomy unto my son Joseph Butted on the east side in the middle of the s'd creek bounded by the Several courses thereof from the line of my other land to the dividing line between me & siad Isaac Dubois together with all the rights, privileges & appurtenances thereof to him, his heirs assigns from the time that he arrives to Twenty Years of age (with the same provision that is Specified in my will for his issue) thence forward and forever and I do Desire that this present Codicil be made a part of my Last Will & Testament to all intents & purposes. In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal the day of the date of the within written will. Whereas there is a Burying place upon the land that I have bequeathed unto my Son Joseph where divers of my family & others are buried. It is my will that there shall be a quarter of an acre laid our commodious thereto which I do hereby Give & Bequeath for a burying ground from the time of my Decease thence forward and forever. John Pawling (seal) INVENTORY OF JOHN PAWLING FROM THE ORIGINAL "This true and perfect Inventory made the Twenty-fourth Day of May in the year of Our Lord 1733 (on the Estate both Real and Personal) of John Pawling late of Bebber Township in the County of Philada, Deceased as the same was appraised by us the Subscriber's thereof. Imprimus £ s. d. 1 The Sd Deceased wearing apparel & money, --------------------- 30 00 0 to parcel of Books both for Divinity & Law, -------------------- 02 00 0 to Bills Bonds & Cash notes, ----------------------------------- 90 00 0 to Book Accounts, ---------------------------------------------- 142 08 4 to the Sd. Deceased Riding horse Saddle, Bridle & Boots,-------- 24 00 0 to A large Silver Baker & 3 Silver Spoons, --------------------- 10 00 0 to pewter, ----------------------------------------------------- 02 00 0 to :3: feather Beds Boulsters & pillows, ----------------------- 15 00 0 to :4: Rugs & :2: Blankets, ----------------------------------- 05 00 0 to :8: pairs of Sheets, ---------------------------------------- 05 00 0 to A palantine Servan man and woman, --------------------------- 10 00 0 to negro Kuph & his old wife, Mary, ---------------------------- 30 00 0 to negro Jack A runaway, --------------------------------------- 25 00 0 to negro Betty, ------------------------------------------------ 16 00 0 to negro Peggy, ------------------------------------------------ 10 00 0 to negro Rose, ------------------------------------------------- 10 00 0 to Black walnut table, with several old chairs, ---------------- 01 00 0 to "1" old Large Brass Kettle & Ditto Small, ------------------- 03 00 0 to "3" Iron potts, --------------------------------------------- 01 10 0 to "2" wollen wheels & :2: pairs of Wollen Cards, -------------- 00 12 0 to "40" th of wooll, ------------------------------------------- 01 13 4 to "2" old flaxen wheels, -------------------------------------- 00 08 0 to "2" Hatchels, ----------------------------------------------- 01 00 0 to 6 new Bags with a parcel of old Dtto, ----------------------- 00 18 0 to all the Cooperware in the Seller and elsewhere in & about the premises, ----------------------------------------------- 02 00 0 to :2: Black Horses & :1: Bay mare, ---------------------------- 24 00 0 to :1: Bay Horse & :1: Bay mare, ------------------------------- 12 00 0 to :1: Dunn Horse, --------------------------------------------- 07 00 0 to 1 waggon & Gears thereunto belonging, ----------------------- 10 00 0 to 3 plows & :1: Harrow with their appurenses, ----------------- 03 00 0 to all the Carpenter's tolls with Dibbrs sorts of Implements of Husbandry as Axes, Hows Forks Spades Shovels etc., ---------- 06 00 0 to 10: Cows & :5: calves with a three year old Bull, ----------- 27 00 0 to :6: stears 3 years old, ------------------------------------- 12 00 0 to :7: Two year old chatles, ----------------------------------- 07 00 0 to :15: yearlings, --------------------------------------------- 07 10 0 to :12: Sheep & :10: Lambs, ------------------------------------ 10 00 0 to :12: Shoats, ------------------------------------------------ 03 00 0 to Adjudged: 240 Bushs of unmowed wheat, ----------------------- 30 00 0 to the Corn in the ground (viz) 40 acres of wheat & :20: acres of Rye,------------------------------------------------------ 25 00 0 to the plantation & mansion house with 400 acres of land or there abouts Bounded Easterly as in the Sd. Deceased's will expressed with all the Buildings & Edifices theron & therunto belonging, -------------------------------------------------- 500 00 0 to the Remainder part of the Sd. plantation on the west side of Parkyomony Bounded Easterly as expressed in the Sd. will Reputed to be 500 acres of land (be the same more or less) with all the Improvements thereon, -------------------------- 400 00 0 to the plantation of the Sd. Creek lately belonging to Yost Heyt (the mill land excepted) with all the buildings edifices thereon with all other Buildings & Edifices thereon & thereunto belonging, ---------------------------------------- 500 00 0 to the Moiety of 50 acres of Land which formerly belonged to the Sd. Yost Heyt as also the Moiety of a Grist Mill thereon with all other Buildings & edifices thereon & thereunto belonging, -------------------------------------------------- 200 00 0 --------------- £2238 09 0 Edward Harman, Robt. Jones. 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