Last Will and Testament of Mary GRAHAM (1793), Chester Co., PA
Inventory of the Estate of Mary GRAHAM (1810)
Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Anna Brown [elijahf1@comcast.net]
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Will of Mary Graham dated 8 November 1793 proved 8 January 1811 Honey Brook
Township Chester Co PA
I Mary Graham of the Township of Honey Brook and County of Chester in the state
of Pennsylvania do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form
folling{following}, to viz I give and bequeath unto my daughters according to
the last Will and Testament of my Husband James Graham Decd the sum of three
hundred pounds to be distributed at my will & pleasure to viz I give & bequeath
unto my Daughter Hester Robeson the sum of one hundred & fifty pounds of the
aforesaid three hundred pounds and the recedue {residue} thereof My will is that
it be distributed Equally amongst my Daughters Mary Darlington Margaret Campble
& Abigail McCamant and further my Will is that the Recedue{residue} & remainder
of my Estate & furniture be Equaly{equally} divided amoungst{amongst} my
aforesaid Daughters and further I do Ordain and appoint my trusty friends Joseph
Darlington and James McCamant my true and lawfull Executors of this my last will
and testament. in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 8th
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety
three 1793
Sealed signed published and declared Mary
Graham {seal}
in the presence of
Abigail Culberson
William Boyd
West Chester January 8th 1811 Then personally appeared William Boyd and Mary
Darlington and on their Solemn Oaths did say they were personally present and
did see and hear Mary Graham the testatrix in the above Instrument of writing
named Sign seal and publish pronounce and declare the Same as and for her last
Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof She was of a sound and well
disposing mind and memory to the Best of their Knowledge & belief.
Sworn Coram Charles Kenny Regr
transcribed from a photocopy of page 356 Chester County Will Book L as found on
film # 002848 on 4 Feb 2004 San Bruno CA
15/3/2004: On a photocopy of the will itself [[Estate File # 5685 Registered in
Book L page 356]] are notations between the witnesses signatures and their
proving of the document. These notations indicate 1) that Abigail Culberson was
not present at the proving and that Mary
Darlington swore to the execution and the writing of A. Culbertson and 2)
that Jas McCamant survg Exc {was} sworn. This latter notation indicates that
Joseph Darlington died between November 1793 and January 1811 A true and
Perfect Inventory And Contionable Appraisement of all And Singular the goods &
Chattles Rights & Cordits Which were of Mary Graham Late of Honey brook township
Chester County At the time of Her Discease Which was Exhibited to Us the
Subscribers Chester County afsd
On the 7th of December 1810 Alexndr Erwin
the above Named Alexander Irwin
& Samuel Buchanan appeared before
me and were duly Sworn Samuel Buchanan
that they appraised the within
Specific Articles According to their Best Understanding. Witness my hand the
day & year afforsd
David Jones
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| L | C
One Eight Day clock | 30 | 0
One Corner Cupboard | 2 | 0
One Looking Glass | 2 | 50
Five Pewter Dishes | 6 | 0
Seven Pewter Plates | 0 | 75
two Pewter Basons | 0 | 40
four Porringers | 0 | 30
two Pewter Mugs | 0 | 25
A Lott of Old Pewter | 0 | 50
A Dresser With Its Contents | 2 | 50
A Large Metal Ketle | 2 | 00
A Metal teakettle | 0 | 75
two metal Ditto | 1 | 50
A Pair Steelg{??}de | 1 | 25
A frying Pan & teaketle | 0 | 30
A Coffemill | 0 | 50
A Lott of Candlesticks | 0 | 25
A lott of Old Platers | 0 | 25
Fire Shovel & tongs | 1 | 00
A Pair Andirons | 1 | 25
A Bakeplate | 0 | 25
A lott of Potracks | 1 | 25
A Gridiron & Sundries | 0 | 25
A Kneading trough With its Contents | 0 | 75
A tea table | 2 | 00
A kitcen table {kitchen} | 0 | 25
A Walnut table | 1 | 00
A Lott of Kitcen Chairs {kitchen} | 1 | 50
| L | C
One Elbow Chair | 0 | 30
One Bed {____} | 1 | 00
One Walnut Desk | 1 | 00
One Milch Cow | 18 | 00
One Case of Drawers | 2 | 00
One Bed Bedstead & Beding | 7 | 50
One Poplar Chest | 0 | 20
One Large Ditto | 0 | 50
One Bed & Beding | 3 | 00
One Ditto & Ditto | 3 | 00
One Small feater Bed {feather} | 2 | 25
One Side Saddle | 2 | 50
One Bedstead & Cord | 0 | 75
One Spinning Wheel | 1 | 25
One Reel | 0 | 30
A lott of Lumber on the Garret | 1 | 00
One Flax Hackel | 1 | 00
One Wheat Riddle | 0 | 20
One Bedstead & Cord | 0 | 50
One Halfbushel of tundieh {??} | 0 | 25
four Cowchains | 1 | 50
One Lott of Horse {_____?} | 1 | 50
two Hayforks | 0 | 60
One Dung Ditto | 0 | 25
A Lott of Iron | 1 | 50
five Cedar tubbs | 0 | 75
A Barrel With Cyder | 0 | 75
A Barrel & two Kegs | 0 | 50
A Cheesepress | 0 | 50
five Bushels Potatoes | 1 | 50
A fruhing{?} Hoe | 0 | 50
A timber Chain | 0 | 90
A Lott of Ba{?}kes | 4 | 00
twenty Bushels Rye | 20 | 00
One Share in the Downingtown Ephrata &
Harisburgh turnpike Bond | 20 | 00
One Bond Princpal & Interest | 203 | 13
In Cash | 16 | 01
The above Appraisal was also in the Estate File - without being totaled.
Transcribed by Anna Brown 15/3/2004