Beaver County PA Archives WILL: REDICK, John H. 1830: Hanover Township
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  Beaver Co., PA
  Will Book Vol. B page 4
  
  --L-A-S-T-W-I-L-L--
  of John H. Redick, Esquire
  
  I, John H. Redick [of] Hanover Township, Beaver County, State of Pennsylvania,
  being far-advanced in life and desirous that my property may not become a boon[bone] 
  of contention among my children, do constitute this my last will and
  testament, revoking and annulling all wills heretofore made by me.  
  
  And first, I will and bequeath to James Roberts and his wife Ediliza
  [Adeliza], my daughter, as much of the land adjoining David Applegate and John
  Bowyer, who purchased from Joseph Jenkins, as will be necessary to support a
  dam to take advantage of the stream, and I further bequeath to my said son
  [in-law] and daughter fifty dollars to be raised out of my stock such as can
  be best spared by the rest of the family.  
  
  I also enjoin my executors to convey to Nathaniel Blackmore thirty-nine acres
  and one hundred and fifty-eight perches [acres] of land, strict measure, which
  he purchased from me at eight dollars per acre, the title held as security for
  the payment of said land.  All my other children, married and settled have got
  all from me that I intend them to get of my estate.
  
  I have now to provide for my wife and her three youngest sons, to wit: Desire,
  Clayon and Zeno [Desaix, Cleon, and Zeno] and as my wife has a desire to take
  her residence on my farm near Bricelands x roads, adjoining Freeland Crafford
  [Crawford], Benjamin Hill, Elijah Crawford, and others.  Whatever my sons may
  raise out of said farm over and above what would be a comfortable support for
  their mother, either in stock or otherwise shall accrue to their own use
  respectively.  That is to say, when they arrive at the age of twenty-one the
  title to remain in [with] my wife unless she shall voluntarily dispose of it
  herself.  
  
  The land I now reside on, I direct to be sold at a credit of ten years with
  three-and-a-half percent interest on it with a security being given by the
  purchasers the interest arising out of the last mentioned land I bequeath to
  my wife to procure any necessaries she may want.  Likewise the rents of
  certain lots, three in number, two of which are numbered sixty-four and sixty-
  five on the east side of Beaver Creek, a little below the bridge and lot No.
  8, on the west side of Beaver Creek fronting the Ohio river and adjoining
  Stephen Stone, Esquire and Samuel Johnson.  These lots I enjoin on my
  Executors to make sale of when they, in their discretion, may think the best
  price for them may be obtained.
  
  And at the death of my wife should my said three sons be all living, I allow a
  reasonable dividend of all my estate amongst them, but if any of them should
  be dead the division should be made amongst the survivors.
  
  I bequeath to my son Desire [Desaix], twenty-five dollars together with
  fifteen dollars of my money received at Cincinnati, making forty dollars a
  bequeath made to him by my daughter Clarinda.
  
  I also direct my Executors to settle my account against William Lyons and the
  balance due me I bequeath to John H. Redick Lyons, son of William Lyons.  The
  costs obtained against Robert Reed at Washington, let it not be lost if it can
  be avoided.  Also a bond on Thomas Tweker to be collected together with my
  salary, the Interest of all which I allow to my wife.  F???ally [Finally]
  whatever sales are made by my Executors I authorize them to perfect the
  conveyance and do hereby constitute James Allison, Esq. of Beavertown and
  David Gordon, Esq. Of Hanover Township to be Executors.
  
  IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of April
  1830.
  
  WITNESS PRESENT: J. H. Redick (SEAL)
  Thomas Orr
  D. Redick
  
  
  BEAVER COUNTY SS:  Be it remembered that on the 25th day of May A.D. 1830
  before me, David Johnson, Register for the probate of Wills, and granting
  letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Thomas Orr
  and D. Redick who, being duly sworn, did depose and say that they were present
  and saw and heard John H. Redick, the testator above named sign, seal,
  pronounce, and declare the foregoing instrument to be his last will and
  testament, and that he was at the time of sound mind, memory, and
  understanding to the best of these deponents knowledge, observation, and
  belief, and that they signed their names witnesses in the presence of each
  other and at said testators request.
  
                 David Johnston, Register
  
  NOTE:
  1) The above is my abridged transcription of a type written transcription of
  the original hand written document, which I have not seen.
  2) An italicized word was recopied verbatim from the type written
  transcription.
  3) bracketed [word] is either my correction or my addition.
  4) Grammar, syntax, sentence structure - The type written transcription was a
  single paragraph.  My additional punctuation marks were too numerous to count. 
  
  Christopher Ferrenz
  Chevy Chase, MD 
  21 August 2002
  cferrenz@erols.com