WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA - WILL OF SAMUEL MOORE, 1799

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In the Name of God, Amen I Samuel Moore of Hanover Township Washington
county in the State of Pennsylvania being in a very low State of health but
of sound Memory do constitute this my last Will and Testament Viz - First I
give and bequeath to my beloved wife - Betsey Moor all my houshold
furniture all my Stock of Creatures and Raphel a negro boy together with
all the grain in the ground to be wholy at her disposal.
Item 2nd I Give and bequeath to my two Daughters Sally and Betsey Moore one
hundred pounds each to be paid out of my Estate when they shall become of
Lawful age. - Item 3rd I Give and bequeath to my two sonsViz. William
McCord Moore and Russel Moore all my real Estate to be divided equally
between them and in case either of my sons should dide without lawful issue
then the part asign'd to the Desceased shall become the property of the
surviving brother and if there remains any personal estate herein on
otherwise disposed of this I bequeath to my said sons each to have an equal
part, And if one of my Daughters die without lawful Ishue her part or
portion shall acrue to the surviving Sister.  Item 4th I will and bequeath
to my brother John Moore twenty Dollars in cash to be paid in one year from
the date on condition that he provides a convenient little house and takes
care of our old aunt Jean Dicky, all the leather now in the Tans.... I
desire to be dressed fit for market and sold at publick sale Together with
all the Tanning utentials and a wind Mill for cleaning graina now Standing
in the barn.  Item 5 The Tract of Land on which I now live I desire to be
rented out to the best advantage for the use of my heirs that no more Land
be ceared during their minority nor timber wasted and that my wife may
remove to a Small Tract of forty acres adjoining Dan'l Swearingen called
(gennerally) the Coal bank place & there to remain from next Spring until
my oldest son arrive at lawful age if She chooses on this condition that
She clear no more Land than what is now deadned nor comit waste of timber.-
Item 6 I bequeath twenty Dollars to the Trustees of the Crossroads
Congretation to be applied as they think ....and meaning thereof,  
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty fifth
Day of October in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and ninety
nine.
								Samuel Moore
Signed & Seal'd in presence of
Jas Carothers, John Moore

The following added as a part of the Will.  I desire that my boys be bound
after they shall arive to the age of Sixteen years to a trade of their own
respective choosing untill they arrive to the age of twenty one years,
masters to be of their own choosing.

This Clause also directed in presence of 
Jas Carothers, John Moore

Washington Count to wit }  Be it remembered that on the 30th day of Nov.
A.D. 1799 Came personally before me the Subscriber Register for the Probate
of Wills in and for said County James Carothers and John Moore the
Subscribing witnesses to the within and aforegoing Instrument of writing
who after being duly sworn according to law did declare and say that they
were personally present and heard and saw Samuel Moore the Testator within
named sign publish pronounce and declare the said aforegoing Instrument in
writing as and for his last will and Testament and that at the time of the
Execution thereof he the said Testator was of sound and well disposing mind
memory and understanding according to the best of these Deponents knowledge
observation and belief and that they signed their names thereto as
wittnesses in presence of the Testator in presence of each other and at his
request.

Sworn to & Subscribed C.....				Jas Carothers       Witnesses
me Samuel Clarke - Register				John Moore

Registered the 30th Day of November Anno Domini 1799
							Samuel Clarke, Register