Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
Wills
“I give and devise to my dear Wife Hannah Penn and her ffather Thomas
Callowhill and to my good ffriends Margarett Lowther my dear Sister, and
to Gilbert Heathcote Physitian, Samuel Waldenfield, John ffield, Henry
Gouldney, all liveing in England, and to my friends Samuel Carpenter,
Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, Samuel Preston, and James Logan, liveing in
or near Pensilvania and their heires all my lands Tenements and
Hereditamts whatsoever rents and other profitts scituate lyeing and
being in Pensilvania and the Territores thereunto belonging, or else
where in America, upon Trust that they shall sell and dispose of so
much thereof as shall be sufficient to pay all my just debts, and from
and after paymt thereof shall convey unto each of the three Children of
my son Willm Penn, Gulielma-Maria, Springett, and William respectively
and to their respective heires 10,000 acres of land in some proper and
beneficiall places to be sett out by my Trustees aforesaid. All the rest
of my lands and Hereditamts whatsoever, scituate lyeing and being in
America, I will that my said Trustees shall convey to and amongst
Children which I have by my present Wife, in such proporcon and for such
estates as my said Wife shall think fit, but before such Conveyance
shall be made to my Children I will that my said Trustees shall convey
to my daughter Aubrey whom I omitted to name before 10,000 acres of my
said Lands in such places as my said Trustees shall think fitt.
“All my P’sonall estate in Pennsilvania and elsewhere and arreares of
rent due there I give to my said dear Wife, whom I make my sole
Executrix for the equall benefitt of her and her Children.
“In Testimony whereof I have sett my hand and seal to this my Will,
which I declare to be my last Will, revoking all others formerly made by
me.
“Signed Sealed and Published by the Testator William Penn in the
presence of us who sett our names as Witnesses thereof in the P’sence of
the said Testator after the Interlineacon of the Words above Vizt whom I
make my sole Executrix.
WILLIAM PENN.
(Five Witnesses)
“This Will I made when ill of a feavour at London with a Clear
understanding of what I did then, but because of some unworthy
Expressions belying Gods goodness to me as if I knew not what I did, doe
now that I am recovered through Gods goodness hereby declare that it is
my last Will and Testament at Ruscomb, in Berkshire, this 27th of the
5th Month, called May, 1712.
“WM. PENN.
(Seven Witnesses)
“Postcript in my own hand
“As a further Testimony of my love to my dear Wife I of my own mind give
unto her out of the rents of America vizt Pennsilvania 300 pounds a year
for her naturall life and for her care and charge over my Children in
their Education of which she knows my mind as also that I desire they
may settle at least in good part in America where I leave them so good
an Interest to be for their Inheritance from Generacon to Generacon
which the Lord p’serve and prosper. Amen.
WM. PENN.”
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