Wills: Thomas Beaty, 1816: Washington County, PA, Cross Creek Twp 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 Book No. 3 No.60 Registered and compared with Original, the sixth day of August, anno Domini, 1816 Isaac Kerr, Register In the name of God, Amen. I. Thomas Beaty, of Cross Creek Township, Washington County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being weak of body but sound in mind and memory, thanks be to Allmighty God for the same, do publish this my last will and Testament in the manner and form following (that is to say) First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Margaret Beaty (after my just debts are paid) one third of my personal property be the same more or less. I give bequeath to my son, Jesse Beaty the sum of one hundred twenty dollars allso a bed and bedding worth fifty dollars I give and bequeath to my son, William Beaty thr sum of one hundred twenty dollars, also a bed and bedding worth fifty dollars I give and bequeath to my daughter, Peggy Beaty the sum of one hundred twenty dollars, also a bed and bedding worth fifty dollars. It is my will and pleasure that my son, Alexander Beaty shall have his maintenance out of my real estate during the term of his natural life and it is my will and pleasure that my real estate situate in the Township, County, and Commonwealth aforesaid, adjoining lands of Jesse Jackson, Jacob Baxton, and others be sold in fifteen years after my death, but if my beloved wife, Margaret Beaty, my son Jesse Beaty, my son William Beaty, or any two of them shall agree to sell said estate before the expiration of said term of fifteen years, and the monies arising from the sale of said estate to be disposed of as follows, and it is my will that the sleeping room in the house that I now occupy shall be at the disposal of my beloved wife Matgaret Beaty unto the time said estate shall be sold. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Margaret Beaty, one third of the income of said estate while it remains unsold. Also one third of the interest of the monies arising from the sale of said estate. I give and bequeath unto my son, Jesse Beaty, the sum of three hundred twenty dollars I give and bequeath unto my son, William Beaty, the sum of three hundred ywenty dollars I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Peggy Beaty, the sum of three hundred twenty dollats I give and bequeath unto my son, Thomas Beaty, the sum of two dollars I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth Smith, the sum of twenty dollars And the remainder of the price of said estate, when collected, be the same more or less shall be equally divided among the following persons, exceppt my daughter, Catherine Rogers, who is to have one hundred dollars less than an equal share with John Beaty, James Beaty, Samuel Beaty, Jesse Beaty, William Beaty (my sons) and Peggy Beaty, my daughter- And lastly, I do hereby appoint Thomas Patterson, Esq. and Benjamin Bay to be the soul executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made/ Witness my hand and seal this nineteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen Thos. Beaty (seal) Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presents of the testator Test. Nicholas Reed, John Freeborn Washington County, SS. Be it remembered that on the thirteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen , before me, Isaac Kerr, register of the probate of wills and granting letters of administration