Philadelphia-Montgomery County PA Archives Wills.....William, John April 25 1735
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Source: Paper Copy Of Will Book, Copied By Sampubco
Written: April 25 1735
Recorded: August 2 1736

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Cyndy Bates Finnie cyfinnie@bigfoot.com
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Will Book Vol. F, page 377, Number 451
Surnames: William, Williams, Foulk

Abstract
Name: John William
Residence: Montgomery, Philadelphia Co., PA 
Date: April 25, 1735
Prove Date: August 2, 1736
Title: Yeoman 
BookPage: E:377 
Notes: John William. Montgomery, Co. of Philadelphia. Yeoman. Wife: Catherine. 
Children: William, Ann Foulk and Theophilus. Son-in-Law: Hugh Foulk. Executors: 
Catherine, William and Theophilus Williams and Hugh Foulk. Grandchildren: 
Children of sons William and Theophilus, and daughter Ann Foulk. Overseers: 
John Jones, Cadwalader Evan, George Lewis and William Morgan.

*I have transcribed this will exactly as it was written, including the actual 
punctuation & spelling. The original is one run-on paragraph. I've added lines 
spaces at appropriate points to make it more readable.

I John William of the Township of Montgomery in the County of Philadelphia and 
___ Province of Pensylvania yeoman being weak of Body but of a sound and 
disposing Mind and Memory praises to God for it Do make and ordain this my last 
Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth 

first and foremost my will and mind is that all my just Debts and funeral 
expences be all paid and discharged Imprimis 

I nominate constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Catherine and my son 
William Williams and my son Theophilus Williams and my son in law Hugh Foulk to 
be joynt Executors of this my last Will and Testament Imprimis 

I give the sum of ten pounds of Current money to Gwynedd preparative Meeting 
for them to dispose the Interest thereof amongst the poor as they think meet  

I give and bequeath to my well beloved Wife Catherine one half of my whole 
estate both real and personal after the forementioned Debts and Legacies be 
paid  

Item I give to my son William Williams the sum of one hundred pounds current 
money of Pensylvania 
Item I give to my son Theophilus William the sum of one hundred pounds current 
money as aforsaid  
Item I give to my Daughter Ann Foulk the sum of one hundred pounds current 
money as afs 

Item my Will that the residue and remainder part of the one half of my Estate 
shall be divided in three equal shares as followeth Vis  
One third to be equally divided between the Children of my son William to be 
paid unto them as they sevarally attain to the age of one and twenty years 
share and share alike and my son William is to have the Interest thereof until 
the Children attain to that age 

Item I give one third to be equally divided betwen the Children of my son 
Theophilus as they severally attain to the age of one and twenty years share 
and share alike and their Father is to have the Interest of their money until 
they attain to that age  

Item I give the other third and last share to be equally divided between the 
children of my Daughter Ann Foulk to be paid unto them likewise when they 
attain severally to the age of one and twenty years share and share alike and 
their Father is to have the Interest thereof until they do severally attain to 
that age

Item I nominate and appoint my friends Cadwalader Evan and George Lewis John 
Jones & William Morgan to be overseers of this my Will and Testament In Witness 
whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal the five and twentyeth Day of the 
fourth month In the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & thirty five

John William his mark seal signed sealed published and Declared by the Testator 
John William to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us William 
Morgan John Jones

Philad August 2, 1736 
Then personally appeared William Morgan & John Jones the Witnessos to the 
within written Will and on their solemn affirmation according to Law did 
declare they saw and heard John William the Testator sign seal publish and 
Declare the same Will to be his last Will and Testament and that at the doing 
thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their 
knowledge 
Coriam PuEvansRegled [sp?]

Be it Remembered that on the Second day of August 1736 the last Will and 
Testament of John William Deced was proved in one form of Law and probate and 
Letters Testamontary were granted to Catherine Williams, William Williams, 
Theophilus Williams and Hugh Foulk Executors therein named having first 
solemnly affirmed well and truly to aominister the said Deed Estate and bring 
an Inventory

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