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Note: N170 A Nuncupative Will of Robert McFerson January 11th 1749.
The last will and testament of Robert McFers-on, he orders to his wife fifty pounds of his, Estate to be paid as she stand-in ride of it besides a convertible way of living and if she does not see it proper to live in the house with her Son I oblige him to build her a convertible house beside himself and the to monitor her during her day I order to my Son Hugh Davies A mare and two colts that th~ Go breed himself. I order to my Daughter Jane fifty pounds to be paid when she is married only what she wants for her nursery and she is to be under the govern of their mother but if her mother do not live in the house with her Son till he be married I order my Daughter Jane to be house keeper for him and no longer and the hundred pounds above mentioned is to bc without interest, I order to James Wright a colt of the mare I bought from John Edey and a the rest to my Son if it please god to remove my Daughter Jane by death I order his portion 1 be equally to be given equally my Son and Daughter.
This day came before me the subject am Wright and being dulcifled upon the holy Evangelist sayeth that the above particulars or the last words of the above said Robert McFerson and that the said Robert was in his perfect mind and memory and had the use of reason at the said time taken before me รณ Day and year being above written only the alteration of that except from between a mare and colt she is not position in and furred say it not----
A true copy ========== his wright
York County mark. Personally came before me the subserbor duly register For the probate of Wills and granter of letters of Administration for the County afs, John md on his solemn oath say that the within written Contains the substance of the last words of Robert McFerson Deec pouch-Ing the disposal of his Estate and that if he on his death bed lived he would have his Wi] Written agreeable to the within writing but that if he died The said John should keep their words in remembrance sworn before me The 31st day of Jan 1749. Geo Swanson Dep. Reg.
Be It remembered that letters of Administration were Printed in correct form to Robert McFerson the Elder of the afors Robert McFerson, Inventory to be established on or before the 31st day of February next An ======= or before the 31st day of January and a Dom 1750 given under the seal of the said office the 31st day of January 1749 William Lsunders Reg.
Filed warrant for 222 acres on 09 October 1738.
1743-SETTLERS ON MARSH CREEK WHO OBSTRUCTED THE SURVEY: Located on west side of Susquehanna River. Apparently a group of regular folks objected to Lord Baltimore's sending surveyors to their lands. The local citizens harrassed the surveyors, took their equipment (chain, compass, etc) and chased them away. 1-Wm. McLelan, Jos. Farris, Hugh McCain 2-Matw. Black 3-Jam. McMichill 4-Robt. McFarson, Wm. Black, John Fletcher, Jr. 5-James Agnew, cooper; Henry McDonath, John Alexander 6-Moses Jenkins 7-Richd. Hall, Richd. Fossett, Adam Hall, John Eddy 8-John Eddy, Jr. 9-Edwd. Hall 10-Wm. Eddy 11-James Wilson 12-James Agnew, John Steen, John Johnson, John Hamilton 13-Hugh Vogan, John McWharter (says he shall move soon,) Hugh Swainey, Titus Darby 14-Thomas Hooswick, declares yt if ye Chain be spread again he wou'd stop it, and then took ye Compass from ye Surv. Gen. [REFERENCE: PA ARCHIVES 1:1:635]
1729, Aug 24: Came from the North of Ireland with 140 other families under the leadership of Hance HAMILTON, landing at New Castle, DE on Aug. 24, 1729. (2) Came to York Co., PA from Ireland. The other families included the McPHERSONs, McKEENs, McELWEEs, McCLEANs , MORRISONs, GILKERSONs, SIMONTONs, BLACKs, Moses McCARLEY, Henry McDONOUGH, Duncan EVANS, John CRAIG. In 1727 a recommendation was sent to have settlers come over to help hold the land which MD claimed in PA. A colony of 140 families from Ulster, led by Capt. Hance HAMILTON, landed in New Castle, DE, and located first on Sir Wm. KEITH's tract called Newberry, in Newberry Twp., York Co., PA. This tract extended in 1732 from Conewago Creek, York and Adams Counties, PA, to Yellow Breeches Creek, York Co., PA. The land was close to Wrightsville, York Co., PA, on the Susquehanna River. ca. 1734: The Scotch-Irish came to Adams Co., PA about 1734 under the leadership of Hance HAMILTON and settled along the branches of Marsh Creek. They came from the hills of Counties Tyrone, Derry, Cavan and Sligo in Ireland. The settlers moved before 1736 to Marsh Creek, Adams Co., PA.
1749, 14 Oct: Ann SIMONTON of Marsh Creek wrote her will. Gave to son James GILKESON one half of my estate, to daughters Mary GILKESON and Margaret SIMONTON the other half of my estate; to sister Margaret BOYD, clothes; to Jean SURAGAN, clothes and cradle.
Executors, William BOYD and William McGAUGHREY.
1750, 24 Aug: William BOYD, surviving executor of the will of Ann SIMONTON, petitioned the York Co., PA Orphans Court that Mary GILKESON, daughter of the said Ann SIMONTON, who is now 7 years of age about April 1, may be bound out as an apprentice to John ADDY of Cumberland Twp., York Co., and Jane ADDY his wife, until the said Mary GILKESON come to the age of 18 years. Margaret SIMONTON, minor orphan of Ann SIMONTON, deceased, aged 2 years on 1st Oct last, was bound out to John CRAIG of Cumberland Twp., York Co., PA, by and with consent of William BOYD.
1756, 1 Oct: Hance HAMILTON, Esq., High Sheriff of York Co., PA, indenture to William BOYD, Nicholas WYERMAN, Derick MUMMERT, Valentine EYLER, Jacob PARR, Michael KEISELMAN, Philip EMIGH, freeholders of the said County who declare the election of two assembly men. Signed by William BOYD.
1764: Joseph MORRISON of York Co., PA, tanner, mortgage to Robert McPHERSON of York Co ., land in Cumberland Twp. adjoining lands of David PORTER, Margaret BUCHANAN, John BEARD, William BOYD and Samuel MOORE.
1765, 15 May: William BOYD, survey on warrant, 200 acres in Manor of Maske, PA. The Manor of Maske was established by an act of the Proprietors of the Colony of PA in 1740, but could not be laid out then owing to the resistance by the settlers, who had established their homes there. To the south of the Manor of Maske (Marsh Creek Settlements) lay the territory where the claims between William PENN and Lord Baltimore grants overlapped. This land was in dispute and was settled under MD claims and grants known as "Digge's Choice" and the "Carroll Tract." Settlers in this strip had so much trouble with land titles, fees and taxes that they moved over into the Manor of Maske. The Carroll Tract was just south of the Marsh Creek Settlement. The order for the survey of the Manor of Maske called for 30,000 acres, dated 18 Jun 1741. Warrants were issued for the Manor 1765-1775. The lines were not actually run until Jan 1766 and a return made 17 Apr 1768. The southern line was about 1/2 mile north of the present Mason and Dixon line, or boundary between PA and MD, and included all of Cumberland Twp. and the southeast corner of Franklin Twp. The persons on this land along the branches of Marsh Creek were Hugh McCLEAN, Henry McDONOUGH, Hugh LOGAN, Hance HAMILTON, William BOYD , Thomas BOYD, and others.
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