Wills: BLAKER, Samuel 1781: Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA

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Samuel Blaker's Will
[ 1689 - 1778 ]
Written: 9 Mar 1776
Proved: 18 Jun 1781
Bucks County Wills, ID. 1781-1674


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In the name of God, amen, I Samue Blaker (sic) of the Township of Warwick in
the County of Bucks in the province of Pennsylvania, millwright, considering
the uncertainty of this  mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind and
memory blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my
Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, first
and principally, I commend my soul to Almighty God, who gave it, and my body
to the earth, to be buried in christian like and decent manner, at the 
discretion of my executors here after named, and as touching and concerning
my worldly estate, chattles, goods and effects, I do give, devise, bequeath
and dispose of the same as here after follows

And first my Will is, and I do hereby order and direct, that all my just
debts and personal expences shall be first and immediately paid.

Imprimis, I do give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine Blaker
all that or this my lands tenement or plantation, where of I am now possesed
and wherein I now dwell, scituate (sic), lying and being in Warwick Township
abovementioned (sic), and containing fifty acres of land, more or less, with
all its appertenances, to have and to hold the said land and premisis with
every of its appertenances unto her my said wife Catherine and to her heirs
and assigns forever: And further, I do also give and bequeath unto my said
wife Catherine the sum of eighty pounds part of my moveable estate, which
together with one hundred and twenty pounds, heretofore by me given and put
into her hands ammounts unto the sum of two hundred  pounds: I do also give
unto her my riding mare, her saddle, bridle and one smith (sic) cow together
with all my household goods and furniture of every sort and kind and also her
beds and furniture, the said land and money together with the chattles and
moveable effects, as aforesaid I do give devise and bequeath unto her and
her heirs and assigns forever, and to and for no other use, intent or
purpose whatsoever 

Item I do give and bequeath unto my son Peter Blaker the sum of five
schillings lawful  money of Pennsylvania 
Item I do give unto my daughter Mary Timers the sum of five schillings 
Item I do give unto my daughter Lydia the sum of five schillings 
Item I do give unto my daughter Sarah Hough the sum of five schillings 
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Judith Ellicott the
sum of five schillings 
Item I do give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Foster the sum of 
one hundred pounds of lawful money of Pennsylvania, and my
own pair of silver buckles 
Item All these abovementioned (sic) legacies, I do order shall be paid 
within one year next after my decease 
Item It is my will, and I do hereby order and direct that all the remainder 
of my estate, after the aforesaid legacies are paid, shall be equally divided 
amongst my grand children, the lawful issue of my own children above mentioned, 
male and female, each of them to be paid and receive his share or part thereof 
respectively when they arrive to full age, and in case any of such 

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my said grand children should die before they, he or she, arrive at age then,
their, his or her share or shares shall be equally divided among the
survivors of them: But whereas there are several writing belonging to my
estate, which are now in the possession of Joseph Ellicott my son in law,
late sheriff, which I entrusted him to keep for me until I should want or
require the same, amongst which writings there is a bond from himself to me,
the obligation is 200 pounds conditioned for the true payment of 100 pounds 
with intrest, at a time long since past, signed sealed and duly executed by
him, but not paid; (sic) And also one other judgement bond from Jacob Myers
to me for 100 pounds, and one other bond from Henry Stover to me duly
executed, for the payment of 15 pounds together with sundry other valuable
writings all which he unjustly detains from me without any reasonable or
sound motive, but chiefly depending on my weakness and infirmities, that I 
cannot stir about to look for and recover the same; (sic) Now if in case the
said Joseph Ellicott or his heirs, do not pay of and discharge the said bond
of 100 pounds according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and also
deliver up to my executors these other abovementioned (sic) writings which I
delivered to him only in trust for my own use, then his children shall not be
entitled to, nor receive any part of the remainder of my estate as 
abovementioned (sic), but shall be barred and excluded from the same, any
thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof in any ways not
withstanding. And lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, my
aforesaid well beloved wife Catherine Blaker, and my trusty friend Andrew
McMicken of Warwick above mentioned, to be the joint executors of this my
Last Will and Testament and further, I do hereby revoke, disannul and make
void all former and every other Will or Wills, Testament or Testaments, by
me formerly made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last
Will and Testament: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal,
the ninth day of March in the sixteenth year of the reign of King George the
Third and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six. 1776 


Signed, sealed, published and
declared by the said Samuel Blaker
to be his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us, who have here
unto subscribed our names as wit
nesses in the presence of said testatator



                               his         
Thomas West
William Heston          Samuel     Blaker
Edward Murphy
                              mark       




(from all appearances, it was the hand of Edward Murphy who penned this will)