Wills: John Beaty, 1809: Somerset County, PA, Quemahoning Township Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Don Beatty. DonBea@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Will of John Beaty 1809 Somerset County, Pa. Quemahoning Township In the name of God, Amen. I, John Beaty of the County Somerset, Quemahoning Township, State of Pennsylvania, and now being of sound mind and memory, thanks to Almighty God for same, I do consider the certainry of death, that the dust must return to the earth, as it was, and the Spirits to God, who gave. I do first, im the name of Christ, my Savior, will my soul to God, and my remains to be buried at John Reeds, Esq. in a Christian decent manner. I do will and bequest all my estate, real and personal, in the following manner: First, I do for diverse reasons and good causes moving me thereto, bequeath to my beloved father and mother, Abraham Beaty and Eleanor Beaty, all the use, profits, and priveleges of my plantation on which I live during his or her lifetime, and after the survivors decease, to become the full and entire property of my three brothers, David Beaty, Joseph Beaty, and Jacob Beaty in equal shares. 2nd All the grain and what now grows on the place I bequeath to my father and mother All the property on the place not already bequeathed to be sold by my executors and the proceeds put to usury, the interest to be given yearly to my father and mother during their natural life, and at their decease, the principal to be the property of William Beaty, the son of David Beaty. Thirdly, I do request and hereby authorize my executors to receiving from John Reed, Esq., about two hundred dollars now in his care to be disposed of in the following manner. First, all my funeral expenses to be paid, the residue of that sum, as soon as convenient, towards finishing my house. I further mention, my mother has a bond against me for 45 pounds. In lieu thereof, she have a bond, amount two hundred dollars against Alexander Rods., the balance of which I do bequeath to my mother. Next, I do require my executors to recover a sum of money due by Peter Correl, or in the hands of William Hemphill, Atty. in West Chester, also to recover ten dollars due by Jacob Butt, twenty dollars due by William Bayer, ten dollars due by Robert Trimble, four dollars remaining due on a note of Mathias Stern, two notes due by Cristy Wolgemoth and Gabriel Crysler, eleven dollars due by Samuel Steel to be paid in bond, the sums herein mentioned and not already bequeathed. I require my executors to expend as much as may be necessary to finish my house, and the remainder be put to usery, the interest to be paid yearly to my mother and father, and at their decease, the principal to be equally divided between my three brothers, David, Joseph, and Jacob Beaty. And lastly, I do appoint my trusted friend, Jacob Beaty, Joseph Reed, son of Esq. Reed my executors and administrators having thus arranged all my business of revoking all my former wills. In the name of God I subscribe my name on this tenth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nine. Signed John Beaty, his mark In the presence of the subscribing witnesses Charles Boyle and Joshua Cooper Will filed August 26, 1809 Somerset County, State of Pennsylvania To: David Beatty, Abraham Beatty, and Joseph Beatty, all of Somerset County Greeting:: At the instance of William Beatty, you, and each other of you, laying aside all businesses and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to appear before me, Alexander Ogle---- Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration for said County within ten days of service of this citation then and there to show cause why letters of Administration on the estate of George Beatty, deceased, should not be presented to Joshua Cooper, Esq. or to some other person agreeing to accept the same. Herein fail not. . From under my hand and seal of Register Office at Somerset. The 29th day of January 1828 Somerset County, Pa. William Beaty, being duly sworn. doth say that he received the above citation -------, David Beaty on the 30th January, 1828----on Joseph Beaty 4th Feb. 1828-----on Abraham Beaty was the 7th February, 1828, all brethern of the above mentioned Jacob Beaty, deceased. William Beaty