Will of John GEMMILL V.D.M. (1814); Chester County, PA

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WILL OF JOHN GEMMILL V.D.M. 
WRITTEN 20 MAY 1814
PROVED 26 DEC 1814


Be it remembered that I John Gemmil V. D. M. of Chester County in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory but labouring under 
a complaint which threatens the dissolution of my mortal body, do make, ordain 
and establish this my last Will and Testament.

Imprimes, I order that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my 
undivided estate,  .  .  .

Item    I bequeath to my son JOHN my Mahogany desk and bookcase, my silver 
Tankard, all my classical books on language, philosophy, Mathematics and History 
and my gold sleeve buttons with the initials of my name. The Tankard and desk 
shall be delivered to him when he begins to keep house and before he arrives to 
the Age of Twenty one Years, in either of which cases he shall then possess 
them.

Item      I bequeath to my faithful, dearly beloved and inestimable Wife REBECKA 
GEMMIL the whole use of all my household furniture of every description during 
her Widowhood, and if she Marry, then and in that the case, the absolute use and 
disposal of so much of it as may amount in value to One Hundred and fifty 
dollars, and the residue of it I order to be equally divided among my three 
daughters or the survivors of them, the articles above mentioned excepted, and 
over and above the plate engraved with the initials of her name Viz., R.I .  .  
.  .  .

Item        I bequeath to my son JOHN GEMMIL his Heirs and Assigns forever the 
whole of my farm in East Whiteland Township and County of Chester serving (?) to 
my wife during her widowhood the use of all the room east of the entry.  One 
fourth part of the garden and Springhouse and Stable Room pasture and Hay 
Sufficient for the keeping of one Horse and One cow .  .  .  .

Item      I bequeath to each of my three daughters ELIZA V.P. GEMMILL, CAROLINE 
GEMMIL and AMELIA GEMMIL, to each of them the Sum of Four Thousand Dollars 
Specie to be paid to them Respectively at the Age of twenty one Years or if they 
or any of them should marry before they arrive at that age, I order that the 
Executors of this Will do pay to such one or ones such part of the said sum as 
such Executors may think proper for a Marriage outfit  .  .  .

Item       That my widow and children may have an easy and comfortable support 
until the latter come of Age or Married, and that the Children may be well 
educated without diminishing the bequests herein made to them respectively, I do 
order that all the Yearly proceeds of my Whole Estate real and personal (if all 
should in the judgment of my Executors be necessary) be under the direction of 
my Executors, appropriated to those purposes; My meaning is that my widow and 
four Children live together as at present and as one family; that they shall 
have all the Yearly proceeds aforesaid for their support, that in Sending any of 
the Children abroad for education or in any other important concern, my Widow 
shall have the advice and consent of the Executors, and if the said proceeds be 
more than sufficient for the said purposes I order the surplusage, whenever 
there shall be any, be put to Interest as the property of my Widow, and that she 
shall have the disposal of it among my children according to her pleasure .  .  
.
 
Item         In addition to the bequests already made to my beloved wife, it is 
my hope that after my children have arrived at the age of twenty one years and 
entitled to the legacies herein bequeathed to them respectively she shall have 
paid to her the Annual sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars in half yearly 
payments during her Widowhood, and, if she shall, marry, then in that case the 
Sum of One Hundred and Fifty dollars from the time of such during her natural 
life; this sum or sums as the case may be shall be paid out of the legacies of 
my four children in shares proportional to the value of their said legacies; and 
it shall be the duty of my Executors to Tender an adequate proportion to each 
child's legacy a proper (?) security for the payment of each children's share 

Item         I bequeath to my dearly beloved wife my gold watch and as many 
books of her own choosing out of my library as may amount in the opinion of my 
Executors, to fifty Dollars in Value---

Item       The residue of my books not above bequeathed I order to be equally 
divided among my three daughters .  .  .

Item      I bequeath to my beloved wife my cows, horse and gig with the pileated 
harness .  .  .

Item       If there be any money or other property more than is bequeathed in 
this last Will, I order that it be divided equally among my Wife, my son and 
three daughters.  Further if any difference shall hereafter arrive between any 
of the within(?) mentioned heirs or those with whom they may intermarry 
respecting the meaning of any part of this last will in that case I order that 
the Meaning shall be left to three honest Judicious disinterested persons chosen 
by the parties differing, which three persons shall judge and determine the true 
meaning of the disputed sentence or part, and the party or parties refusing to 
submit to such Judgment and decisions shall forfeit all right to every part of 
property bequeathed in this will, and the legacy claimed by such party or 
parties shall be equally divided among the rest of my heirs herein mentioned...

Item      It is my will that the provision by this my last will made for my said 
wife shall be in lieu and full satisfactions of her right of dower of and in all 
my Estate real and personal...

Item       I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife Rebecka Gemmil Executrice 
my good and highly esteemed friends JOSEPH MCLELLAN and Doctor WILLIAM 
DARLINGTON of the Borough of West Chest and WILLIAM FINDLEY Esquire Treasurer of 
Harrisburg all of the State of Pennsylvania to be the Executors of this my last 
will and Testament, and I do hereby vest them with power and authority required 
for carrying the same into full effect.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal the Twentieth days of May in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand 
Eight Hundred and fourteen

Signed
CHARLES KENNY
JOHN W. TOWNSEND