Wills: Samuel Smith, 1788: Fairfield Twp, Westmoreland County, PA

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Samuel Smith's Will, Volume 1, p. 37
July the twenty seventh one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight In
the Name of God Amen I Samuel Smith of Fairfield Township in Westmoreland
County, being very weak in Body but of Perfect Mind and Memory thanks be
to the Almighty God, and calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and
Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain
this my last Will and testament, That is to say, principally and first of
all I Give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that Gave
it and my Body I recommend to the earth to be Buried in a decent &
christian like manner Nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again
by the Mighty power of God that Gave it And as touching Such worldly
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me when in this life I Give
demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.  First I
leave to my dearly beloved Wife, Betty Smith whom I ordain and appoint my
sould Executrix of all my Estate Real & personal now in my possession
during her Natural life Except as follows, I Give her Power to sell fifty
acres of land adjoining Alexander Johnston or where the Coal Pit is to
help to pay off the Legatees and other Expenses and the remainder part of
the land at my wife Betsey's decease I leave to my well Beloved sons John
Smith and James Smith Provided John Smith will lay her one hundred and
fifty acres to the Warrant taken in my name of which there will be two
hundred and fifty acres after fifty being sold if the Warrant can be
filled up And the whole to be equally divided between the sd. John and
James Smith, John Smith paying part of the legatees in proportion to what
land he gets out of my Warrant, and what the fifty acres will not pay.  I
also leave to my well beloved daughter Nelly Smith fifty Pounds to be
paid in Goods and chattles and if so be that Nelly should not get in from
her captivity her fifty Pounds to be at the disposal of my beloved wife
Betty Smith at her death also I leave to my Grand Son Samuel Smith son of
my dearly beloved Daniel Smith one french crown and to my Grand son John
Smith I leave forty shillings, also to Daniel Smith forty shillings, also
to William Smith Fifteen Pounds.  Also to my Grand daughter Betty Smith I
leave forty shillings to be paid goods and chattles as each of them comes
of age And also I leave to my beloved Daughter Mary Campbell forty
shillings, and to Jean McKendrick forty shillings, and to Hannah Glen
forty shillings and to be paid in Goods and chattles at the decease of my
dearly beloved Wife Except it may suit my wife, or sons John and James
Smith, And I do hereby utterly disanull revoke and disallow all and every
other former Testaments Wills and bequests legacies and Executors by me
in any before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament.  In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year
above written.

Samuel Smith {Seal}

Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced, and declared by the sd. Samuel
Smith as his last will and testament in the presence of us the
subscribers

Edward Halferty.   John Hamell

Be it remembered that on the tenth day of July AD 1790 Personally
appeared before me Wm. McGee * *** the county of Westmoreland and being
sworn in due form of Law saith that they were present & saw Samuel Smith
the Testator within named sign seal pronounce & declare this to be his
last will & testament & at the time of his so doing he was of Sound Mind
emory & understanding To the best of their Knowledge.

Sworn & subscribed before me Wm. Maghee D.

Edward Halferty, John Hamill