WILL: Thomas LONG, 1837, 1839, Warrington Township, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jean Ohai Copyright 2000. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ ________________________________________________ York County Wills (1833-1846, FHL #0022136), 1838-1846 section, pp 27-29 [volume S, pages 37-39] . I Thomas Long of Warrington Township; in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman, being in health of body and of sound mind memory and understanding god be thanked for the same Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in the manner and form following. Firstly I order and direct that all my Just debts and funeral and other incidental expenses be first paid as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease. Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas one horse saddle and Bridle the choice of all I shall die possessed of on condition that he bring in no charge against my estate for personal services rendered since he arrived at the age of twenty one years. And the residue of my personal Estate consisting of my goods and chattels shall all be sold, and all my outstanding demands or obligations and accounts shall be collected and my plantation or tract of land in Newberry township in the County aforesaid adjoining land of Philip Sipes Nathan Thomas's heirs and others shall be sold by my Executor (hereinafter named) at publick outcry to the best and highest bidder on such conditions as he may think most advantageous for my Estate and heirs. And after my just debts and all incidental expenses are paid the due or balance remaining shall be equally divided in six equal shares amongst my children and grandchildren namely, as follows, one share to my son Thomas, one share to my daughter Rachael, one share to my daughter Jane's son Philip Conrad, one share to my daughter Mary's daughters, Matilda Conrad & Leah Crawell [not 'Crowell'], one share to my daughter Isabella's daughter, Elizabeth May, and one share to my daughter Martha notwithstanding all obligations given to me by the husbands of any of my daughters which I shall hold at the time of my decease & all book accounts unsettled on my Book's against said husbands shall first be deducted from her respective share and only the balance if any be paid to her or her heirs before mentioned. And further, it is my Will that my Mansion Place situate in Warrington township in the county aforesaid whereon I x x x that as soon as convenient after my decease the same shall be appraised and a valuation x x x by six disinterested men chosen by my heirs each chosing [sic] one of the Guardians of the minors entitled to these shall chose [sic] one, and when the said land and premises are valued and a Price fixed then my son Thomas may take the said land and premises at the so offered valuation thereof on paying forty dollars a year to the other five heirs named or their heirs as named in this my Will beginning at the oldest the next year the next oldest & so on until he pays the amount of the valuation except for his own shares the one sixth of said valuation he may retain and in case of my son Thomas should not accept of my real estate of which I have given privilege for him to take at the appraised value thereof, then on such refusal I order and direct that part of my real Estate is to be sold at publick outcry to the best bidder & in such lots or parcels and in such terms as my Executor may think best for my heirs (the purchase money not to be in more than four annual (payments) and I authorize my executor to make deed for all lands sold in pursuance of my Will and to be as valid as if I had made the same myself and if the last mentioned land and premises should be sold by authority of my will the proceeds of the sale shall be equally divided in six shares and paid to my heirs as I have directed my personal and other part of my real estate to be divided and paid. And whereas I have in the lifetime of my daughter Jane advanced to her the sum of one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and fifty cents of which said sum I have no account or obligation I order and direct that the said sum be deducted from the shear [sic] that I have bequeathed to her son Philip Conrad. And I have likewise in the lifetime of my daughter Mary advanced to her the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty cents of which I have no account nor obligation. I order and direct that the said sum be deducted from the share that I have bequeathed to her two daughters Matilda Conrad & Leah Crawell and further it is my Will that if any of my grand children should die in their minority and without legal heirs of their body nor leaving brother or sister of full blood then and that case the part of my Estate which I have bequeathed to them shall revert to my Estate and be equally divided as before directed in this my will - And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Thomas Long Jr. Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made, ratifying and confirming this my last to be firm and good. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the thirtieth day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. Thomas Long {seal} Signed sealed, published and declared by the above name Testator Thomas Long as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. George Olymyer Jacob Smith York County S.S. Before me John Stahle Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of administration in and for said County personally appear George Olymyer and Jacob Smith the two subscribing Witnesses to the herein and foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Thomas Long of Warrington township deceased, who on their solemn oath and affirmation to me: Jacob Smith on his Oath G Olymyer on his affirmation do severally depose and say that they were personally present and saw and heard Thomas Long the Testator in the said instrument of writing named, sign his name thereto, and seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he the said Thomas Long, was of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and belief; and that they subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses at the request and in the presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other at the same time. George Olymyer Jacob Smith Sworn, affirmed & subscribed at the Registers Office at York the 4th day of April A.D. 1839. Before me Jno. Stahle Regr Memorandum. That on the 4th day of April 1839 Letters Testamentary in common form were Granted to Thomas Long Jnr. The Executor in the foregoing Will named after having been duly qualified according to law, to well and truly administer the goods and Chattels rights and credits which were of Thomas Long decd. And that he will diligently and faithfully regard and well and truly comply with the law relating to collateral inheritance. A True Copy taken from and compared with the Original remaining filed of Record in the Register's Office, in and for York County the 4th day of April A.D. 1839. Per Jacob B. Wentz Deputy Register Thomas's six children, one son and five daughters The distribution of shares suggests that most likely Thomas may have outlived some of his daughters or less likely that some of them may have married so well that he didn't feel he needed to provide for them. Equal shares to Thomas Long, Jr. Rachael Jane's son, Philip Conrad [Did Jane marry a Conrad?] Mary's daughters, Matilda Conrad & Leah Crawell [Did Mary marry a Conrad or a Crawell or are these the daughters' married names or one maiden name and one married name?] Isabella's daughter, Elizabeth May [Did Isabella marry a May or is this her daughter's married name?] Martha