Pike County PA Archives Wills.....Brodhead, Garret May 1, 1832
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  Source: Pike Co Records Will Book Vol . B,  P. 204
  Written: May 1, 1832
  Recorded: September 28, 1835
  
  In the name of God Amen.  I Garrett Brodhead of the Township of Delaware in the
  County of Pike and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania yeoman and being weak in body
  but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding (Blessed be to God for
  the same) and considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being desirous
  of settling my worldly affairs do make and publish this my last will and
  testament in manner and form following to wit --- Principally and first of all I
  commend my immortal soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the
  earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner.  And as to my worldly
  estate wherewith  it has blessed God to bless me in this life I give and dispose
  of the same in the following manner to wit --- I give to my loving wife Affy all
  the household furniture together with the beds and bedding to be at her own
  disposal and also give her the right of having the control and direction of all
  my real estate during her life but not to be at her disposal.  I give to my son
   Nicholas during his life and to his children after his death one tract of land
  surveyed in the name of Alexander Vangorden and Lodwick Hoover containing sixty
  acres, one other what is called and surveyed in the name of David Litch
  containing one hundred and eighteen acres adjoining the above being the same
  premises on which I now live.  I also give him and his children as above
  mentioned all my personal property after my honest debts and funeral expenses
  are paid and to be under the control and direction of his Mother during her
  life.  My son Nicholas having paid two hundred dollars on these lands and is
  considered in the Bequest and not to be a lien on any other lands. I give to my
  two daughters Hannah late the wife of John Brown and Cornelia the wife of Nathan
  Emery the following named lands each an equal part, and to their children after
  their deaths one tract containing one hundred and five acres with the
  improvements adjoining lands of John Westbrook and the estate of Sofarine
  Westbrook. One other tract called the Sugar Wood adjoining lands of Samuel Hunt
  containing seventy nine acres and one other surveyed in the name of Alexander or
  Gilbert Vangorden containing fifty six acres adjoining the Litch tract and lands
  of Gilbert Steel and called by the name of the bog meadow tract. And I do hereby
  nominate constitute and appoint my said wife Affy to be my executrix and John
  Westbrook to be my executor of this my last will and testament. In witness
  whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of May one thousand
  eight hundred and thirty two.
  Gar. Brodhead [Seal]
  Signed sealed published and delivered by the above named Garrett Brodhead to be
  his last will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
  names as Witnesses in the presence of the testator.
  Jacob Westbrook
  Simon I. Decker
  Pike Co 
  [Seal]
  
  This twenty eight day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty five before
  me, John H Brodhead, Register for the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of
  Administration in and for said county, personally came Jacob Westbrook Esq. and
  Simon I. Decker the two subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will, and being
  duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were present and saw
  and heard Garret Brodhead the testator sign seal publish pronounce & declare the
  foregoing instruments of writing to be his last will and testament, and at the
  time of so doing he was of perfect sound mind memory and understanding to the
  best of their knowledge & belief.
  J. H. Brodhead, Register   
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Pike County Records, Milford, Pa.
  Will : 1 May 1832        Recorded 28 September 1835
  Will Book vol . B,  p. 204
  Copy of Will of Garret Brodhead, dec'd
  
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