Will of Samuel Bunting, 1759: Bucks County, PA
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Will of Samuel Bunting, 1759
wf Pricilla Burgess
BUCKS COUNTY, PA, WILL BOOK B, P. 369.
I, Samuel Bunting of the Falls Township, in the County of Bucks in
the Province of Pennsylvania. Being weak of Body but of sound and
perfect mind and Memory and thinking that this my Transitory Life may
be short. Doth make this my last Will and Testament. Touching the
Dispossession of what Estate I have, Hereby Revoking and Disanuling
all other and former Will or Wills whatsoever heretofore by me made,
and this to be taken for my last Will and Testament and none other.
First. I do Will that my Body shall be Decently buried according to
the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named.
Secondly. I do will that my Just Debts and funeral Expenses be duly
paid.
Thirdly. I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife Priscilla Bunting
my best Bed and all the furniture thereunto belonging And also the
Just sum of Fifty Pounds current Lawful Money of Pennsylvania to be
paid buy my Executor at the expiration of three months after my
Decease, to be paid to her, her Heirs and Assigns.
I also give and bequeath unto my youngest son, Namely Benjamin
Bunting, a young bay Mare and one Red Cow and the sum of five pounds
lawful Money aforesaid to be paid by my Executor at the Expiration of
one whole year after my Decease to him his Heirs and Assigns.
And it is my mind and will that all the rest and Residue of my
Estate shall be equally Divided amongst my Children share and share
alike, Benjamin not excepted, to be paid to them or their Heirs at
the Expiration of one year after my Decease And Lastly I do make
Nominate Constitute and appoint my loving Son Samuel Bunting to be my
sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof
I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this first day of the Twelfth
Month, called December Ano:Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fifty-Nine.
Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared by the said Samuel Bunting to
be his last Will and testament in the presence of us.
/s/ Samuel Bunting
Samuel Brown
George Brown
Elizabeth Brown.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA, WILL BOOK B, P. ____
An account of goods and Chattels lately the property of Samuel
Bunting late of the Falls Township Deceased, as they were Appraised
to us whose names are hereunto subscribed as Witnesses our Hands this
Eight day of the Twelfth Month One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty
Nine -.1759:
To his wearing apparrell08 | 01 | 09
To one fifty pound bond and six pound interest56 | 00 | 00
To one fifty pound Bond50 | 00 | 00
To Swine12 | 00 | 00
To a wagon07 | 00 | 00
To a little Cart01 | 15 | 00
To a plow00 | 10 | 00
To a Slead00 | 05 | 00
To Rakes and Pitch forks00 | 05 | 00
To a plow and swingletrees00 | 15 | 00
To three cornered Harrow00 | 10 | 00
To a Break00 | 04 | 00
To tow Stacks of Wheat20 | 00 | 00
To a Stack of Rie03 | 00 | 00
To Hay in the Stack09 | 00 | 00
To three Cows three pound ten shillings each10 | 10 | 00
To three Calves02 | 00 | 00
To Wheat in the ground15 | 00 | 00
To one D___five shillings a Roane Mare 2'10''00''02 | 15 | 00
To two Rindle and a Reeing live00 | 02 | 06
To a Spaid___ broad Hoes, and a Hasicking Hoe00 | 10 | 00
To a Maul and wedges, old Axes &c00 | 10 | 00
To a Drawing Knife and Sundered00 | 08 | 00
To old Iron00 | 01 | 06
To a Scythe, and a Cutting Knife, five shillings each00 | 10 | 00
To a Cubbard01 | 50 | 00
To Swingle trees and Cleveses00 | 03 | 00
To plow Harness00 | 15 | 00
To Sundries00 | 04 | 06
To a Saddle and Bridle00 | 05 | 00
To Tubs in the Cave00 | 05 | 00
To a Cedar Tub and Sundries00 | 12 | 00
To two Cags and Earthen potts00 | 04 | 00
To little Kittles00 | 13 | 00
To two pair of Stillards and Sundries00 | 18 | 00
To Oats in the Stack00 | 05 | 00
To a frying pan and an Iron Peal00 | 05 | 00
To a pair of Hard Irons and Tongs00 | 10 | 00
To an Iron Pott and Pothooks00 | 10 | 00
To five Chairs00 | 10 | 00
To a Cafe of Drawers03 | 10 | 00
To a Desk01 | 05 | 00
To an Oval Table01 | 10 | 00
To a Small Case of Bottles00 | 08 | 00
To a warming Iron and two Curtain rods00 | 06 | 06
To a Hatchet00 | 05 | 00
To a little Wheel00 | 05 | 00
To a Pillion00 | 05 | 00
To a Small Looking Glass00 | 02 | 06
To two Baggs00 | 05 | 00
To a feather Bed and some furniture05 | 00 | 00
To a Chaff Bed and bedding01 | 10 | 00
To Wooll00 | 12 | 00
To Harness Leather00 | 02 | 06
To Tinn ware00 | 04 | 00
To Sundry Pewter ware01 | 12 | 00
To a Spinning wheel00 | 02 | 06
231 | 02 | 03
/s/ Samuel Brown, George Brown