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Note: N248 Robert McPherson Will NO 3044
In the name of God amen that I Robert McPherson of Sadsbury Township County of Chester & province of Pennsylvania being weAR of body but of perfect mind And memory thanks be given unto God I therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make ordain this my Last will & testament, First 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 Chris- tian manner nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and desire & dispose of the same in the following manner and form I desire that all my lawful debts and funeral expenses be paid I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Agness the whole benefit of my real and personal Estate situated in Sadsbury Township one part & one part in West Calm in the County and province affore said for the space of six years from my deseas for the purpose of enabling her to bring up the children but if she happens to marry in the space of this six years then she is to have no more benefits of my real or personal Estate also she is to have no more cost nor trouble with the children I give and bequeath that my real and personals Estate wholly be equally divided between my wife Agness and my nine children excepting my son Thomas which I allow a addition of ten pounds to be first took out of the whole but if any of my children die before they come to the years of maturity I allow that it be equally divided Between all the rest lastly I constitute my wife Agness and my Brother in law Arthur Park to be my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament disannulling and revoking all former wills by me made and Ratifying this only to be my last will and testament whiteness wherefo I have here unto set my hand and seal this Twenty fifth day of September In the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six 1776.
Signed Sealed PublishedttttttttttttttttttttttttRobert McPherson And declared in presence of us Alexander McPherson William Willken.tttttttttttttttt ttt West town the 10th day of April A.D. 1777 then personally appeared Alexander McPherson & William Willken and on their oaths did dispose, declare and say that They were personally present and did see & heard Robert McPherson the testator with named sign seal publish pronounce & declare the writhin writing to be as and for his last will & testament and that at the doing thereof he was of a sound and well disposing mind and memory to the best of their understanding. Recorded in Book F page 221ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Sworn before T.Taylor Reg.
Supplementary Acct, Of administration on Robert McPherson Estate Filed 27th November 1805. NO#t 3044
Whereas Robert McPherson of the township of Sadsbury Recd appointed the accomptant Arthur Park the now surviving Executor And Agness his wife now dead. Executrix of his last Will and Testament he there in willed that his Executrix should have the real and personal Estate for 7 years in order to enable her to pay his just debts and educate and bring up the Childrenduring her lifetime her and the children amicably divided the real & personal Estate in said Sadsbury among themselves agreeable to said Will therefore your accomptant craves to be exonerated therefrom, as the property never came into his hands. ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your accomptant Arthur Park Surviving Executor charges himself with the monies arising from the sale of lands (ordered to be sold by the orphans court) situated in the township of West Caln amounting to $1050.00 when it comes into his hands. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Amt. of sales Est. abovet $1050.00
Your accomptant craves allowance for the several demands of the legatos whose demands is as follows -----------------------------------------------------
Alexander McPherson charges me with the money he paid int supporting a law-suite with his Uncle Alexander McPherson Error Excepted Julyt1805tin regards of the above track of land which is as follows.
Arthur Parktttt---------------------------------------- to cash paid and time spent as per accounttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt 237.84 the amount oft forfeit on the abovetttttttttttttttttt acct. by calculation 113.20
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The Inventory which amounts tot 339.10 never came into this accomptants hands as the same was amicably divided amongst the Heirs agreeably to the Will.
Richard McPherson charges me with the improvements he made and expenses he was at in regards of the above track of land the amount of which comes totttttttttttt 157.17 credit by years renttttttttttttt -26.66 ttttttt the Balancetttttttttt t 130.51
Land owner 1774, Sadsbury Township, Chester County, PA
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