Wills: John Finley, 6 September 1813, South Huntingdon Twp, 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 1:325 


 In the Name of God Amen I John Findley of the Township of South Huntingdon
  in the County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, yeoman, being very sick 
and weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding Blessed by God for 
the same but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life 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 mortal soul into the hands of God who give it and my body to the 
Earth to be buried in a decent and Christain like manner at the Discretion of my Executors 
herein after Named and as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless 
me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner - to wit- I allow my
 Executors to sell my whole estate real and personal to the best advantage they can and
 after paying funeral expenses and all my just debts the balance I allow to be Equally Divided
 amongst all my Children always paying the eldest out of the first monies received after 
paying my just debts - the younger ones their shares to be put to interest until they are 
of age the interest to go towards maintaining and schooling them and providing the interest 
will not be sufficient a part of the principle must be taken for that use and whereas my 
daughter Jenny Robertson has got several articles some of which the price is not known
 I allow those articles to be valued by two honest men and the whole amount to go in 
part of her share - my son William I allow to be put to learn a trade such as he will choose 
my wearing apparel I allow to my two sons James and William and wearing apparel which 
my wife left to the use of my four youngest daughters and providing any of my children should 
die before they receive their shares I allow the decreased share to be equally divided among 
the survivors - and providing my land cannot be got sold to advantage for some time I allow
 my Executors to rent it until sold - and whereas there is a number of accounts in my Shop
 Book which was set down by different hands - any of them that is disputed by the persons 
whom they are against I allow them not be sued for - and lastly I nominate constitute and 
appoint my loving friends the Rev. William Swan and Andrew Finley of the Count aforesaid
 to be the Executors of this my will - hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequests 
by me heretofore made and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament - 
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the sixth day of September in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.   

Signed Sealed Published, pronounced and Delivered   by the said testator as his last will and 
Testament in   the presence of us who in his presence and at his request   have subscribed as 
witnesses   
John Finley (seal)   
James Thomson   
Andw Finley  
 John Finley   
Westmoreland County   

Before me James Montgomery recorder for the ??? of wills & granting letters of administration
 came James Thompson & John Finley the two subscribing witnesses to the within will & being 
sworn according to law doth say that he was present and saw John Findley who is now deceased 
sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within to be his Last will and Testament & at the time
 of his so doing he was as they believe of sound & disposing mind and memory & that the name 
of this deponents is in their proper hand willing sworn & subscribe before me this 14th day of Sept 1813  
 James Montgomery ?? James Thompson   John Finley