Wills: Andrew Finley, 12 March 1806:  Hopewell Twp, York County

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Andrew Finley will, 12 March 1806, Will Book 11:454, York County,
Pennsylvania.

In the name of God Amen I Andrew Finley of Hopewell Township York County and
State of Pennsylvania Being in Perfect health Mind and Memory thanks be to
God therefore Calling to Mind the Morality of My Body 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 Desent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my
hereinafter Names Executors. Nothing Doubting But at the General Resurection
I Shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and as Touching
Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life I
Give Demise and Dispose of the same in the Manner and form following.

First I Devise and Bequeath unto my Niece Elliner Baxter The Sum of Two
Hundred pound pounds so that She May Receive or Draw the Interest for said
two hundred pounds, Lawful Money Year and Yearly During her Natural Life and
Make or Assign it to whom She Pleases at her Death Sd Elliner Baxter
Likewise Shall have Liberty to Live on the plantation whereon I now Live for
Term or Tim of Five full years from the date hereof Clear of all
Mollestation By any person or persons She the said Elliner is to have Two
Milch Cows

Item I Give and Bequeath Unto My Niece Mary Laird the Sum of Six hundred
pounds Lawfull Money of the State aforesaid also the Plantation I now Live
on in hopewell Township aforesaid and all my other lands thereunto Ajoining
to her and her Heirs for Ever and the one half of all my Houshold furniture
and the one half of All My Books And is to be paid Next After Eliner Baxter
is paid Out of My Outstanding Debts

Item I Give and Bequeath Unto Andrew Finley Laird the sum of three Hundred
pounds Specia My Watch and Swoard and Silver Buckles & Buttons and allMy
Wearing Apparrel and myh Gun & no more

Item I Give and Bequeath Unto finley Laird the Sum of forty Shilling Current
Money of the State aforesaid

Item I Give & bequeath Unto Abigail Laird the sum of four hundred pounds
Specia

Item I will and Bequeath unto Rosana Baxter the Sum of four hundred pounds
Specia to be put in Interest untill she come of the age of only twenty one
years She is to Draw Six pounds Specia per year out of the Interest Arising
from sd four hundred pounds untill She Comes the age of aforesaid

Item I Give and Bequeath Unto my Sister Geans Children one pound Current
Money as It passes in the State within ??? if the[y] Come for it

Item I Give and Bequeath Unto Agness Morrison the sum of Ten pounds Specia &
no more and it is My Last will also that the Remainder of all my Estate to
be Equally Divided Betwixt Mary Laird Abigail Laird and Rosana Baxter it is
my will that my Excr put a Tome Stone over my Grave And Pay themselves out
of my Estate I Likewise Constitute Make and Ordain Robert Gammill and Andw
Warrick Both of hopewell Township aforesaid Executors of tis my Last Will
and Testament and Michael Morrison of the Township aforesaid to be my
Gardeen of the whole of my aforesaid Estate and I do hereby Revoke and
Disanull all and Every Other Testament will and Legacy And Bequeaths &
Executions by me in any way before Names Willed of Bequeathed Testifying and
Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness
Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal This Twelfth Day of March in
the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Six

Signed Sealed published

and pronounced and Declared Andw Finly

by me the said Andrew finley

as my Last will and Testament

In the presence of us

Nicholas Dibbel

philip Winand

John Winand

York County, Pa Befour me Jacob Barnitz Register for the probate of Wills
and granting Letters of administration in and for the County of York in the
State of Pennsylvania Personally came Philip Winand and John Winand, two of
the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of Writing, and on
their solemn Affirmations, They conscientiously ??? the taking of an Oath Do
personally say, what they were personally present and the said John Winand
did see the above named Andrew Finley sign his name unto and Seal and
publish this foregoing Instrument of Writing as and for his Last Will and
Testament, and he the said Philip Winand did see him the said Andrew Finley
acknowledge the signing and sealing thereof, and publishing the same as and
for his Last Will and Testament and that at the respective times of the
doing thereof he the said Andrew Finley was of a Sound and disposing mind
memory and Understanding to the beat of their knowledge and belief, and that
they subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses in the Presence of the said
Testater and at his request and he the said John Winand farther saith that
he did see Nicholas Dibbel and the said Philip Winand sign their names
thereto as Witnesses on the same day.

Affirmed Subscribed phillip Winand

before me at York the John Winand

second day of May AD 1807

J Barritz, Regr

[Note: There are lengthy probate papers giving inventories and final
settlement information]

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In the name of God Amen I Andrew Finley of Hopewell Township York county in
the State of Pennsylvania being in perfect health mine and memory thanks God
therefore calling to mind the morality of my body knowing that 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 five and recommend my soul
into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I give to the earth
to be buried in desent christian burial at the discretion hereinafter names
executors.  Nothing doubting but at the general resurection I shall receive
the same again by the mighty power of god.  I give such worldly estates
wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life give and demise and
dispose of the same in the manner and form following.
 First, I devise and bequeath unto my niece Elliner Baxter the summ of two
hundred pounds so that she may receive or draw the interest for 200 pounds,
lawful money year and yearly during her natural life make or assign it to
whom she pleases at her death.  Sd Elliner Baxter likewise shall have
liberty to live on the plantation whereon I how live term of 5 full years
from the date hereof clear of all mollestation by any person or persons she
the said Elliner is to have the milch cows.
 Item  I give and bequeath unto my niece Mary Laird the sum of 600 pounds
lawfull money of the state aforesaid also the plantation I now live on in
Hopewell townshop aforeaid and all my other lands thereunto to her and her
heirs for ever and the ½ of all my household furnishings and ½ of all my
books and is to be paid next after Eliner is paid out of my outstanding
debts.
Item I give and bequeath unto Andrew Finley Laird the sum of 300 pounds
specia my watch and sword and silver buckles and buttons all wearing apparel
and my gun and no more.
 Item  I give and bequeath unto Finley laird the sum of 40 shillings money
of the state aforesaid.
 Item I give and bequeath unto Abigail Laird the sum of 400 pounds.
 Item I will and bequeath unto Roseanne Baxter the sum of 400 pounds to be
put in interest until she come of the ape of only 20 years she is to draw 6
pounds per year out of the interest and from sd 400 pounds until she comes
the age of aforesaid.
 Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Geans children one pound current
money as it passes in the state within??? If they come for it.
 Item  I give and bequeath unto Agness Morrison the sum of 10 pounds and no
more and it is my last will also that the remainder of all my estate be
equally divided betwixt Mary Laird Abigail Laird and Roseanne Baxter my will
that my escr. Put a tome stone over my grave and pay themselves of my estate
I likewise constitute make and ordain Robert Gammill and Warrick both of
Hopewell township aforsaid esecutors of this my last will and testament and
Michael Morrison of the township aforesaid to be my gardeen of the whole of
my aforesaid estate and I do hereby revoke and dusanull all and every other
testament will and legacy and bequeaths esecutions by me in any way before
enames willed of bequeathed testify confirming this and no other to be my
last will and testament.  In witn whereof I have hereunto s et my hand and
seal this 12 day of  March the year of our Lord 1806.

Signed sealed and published and pronounced and declared Andw Finley by me
the said Andrew Finley as my last will and testament in the presence of us
Nicholas Dibbel
Phillip Winand
John Winand