Wills: JAMES, John 1779: New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA written 18 Dec 1772, proved 13 Oct 1778. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Geri Ford gerie@tvec.net *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** John James Written February 10, 1779 Proved March 10th 1779 Inventory filed same day Registered Book D Vol. 1 Page 42 #1616 The tenth Day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventynine I John James of the Township of New Brittain in the County of Bucks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania yeoman being weak of Body but of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be Giving to God for the Same do make Publish & Declare this my Last will and testament in manner and form following. Imprimis my will is and I Do order that all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and Discharged Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Margaret James my Quarso Bible also one Case of Drawers and the furniture of one bed also my Looking Glass Item I give my son Benjamin James all my wearing apparrel and all the remainder of my Books also a little blackwalnut box also one Little feather bed and furniture Item I Give to my Daughter Catherin James all my Chainey ware Two pewter Dishes and two pewter plates to be Delivered into the Care of her aunt Elizabeth James for her use when she arrives to full age the Remainder of my Pewter I give to my Daughter Margaret James---------------------------------------------------------- Item I give to my Son James James the Sum of Four Hundred Pounds Curent Lawful money of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be paid into the hand of such person as he Shall Choose or be Legally appointed his Guardians and to be put to Intrest for his use until he arrives to full age Said Legacy to be paid out of my Personal Estate Item I Give to my Daughter Catherin James the Sum of Eighty five pounds Curent Lawful money of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be paid out of my Personal Estate to Such persons as She Shall choose or Shall be Legally appointed her guardians and to be put to Intrest for her use until She arrives to full age. Item I Give and Devise for my Daughter Margaret James a Lot of Sixty acres of Land to be Surveyed to her off the Side of my Land whereon I now so Live, adjoining Land of my Cousen John James Said Lot in it boundaries adjoin Land of my Brother James Land of my Said Cousen John James Land of my Cousen William James and the remainder of the Land I live on and that the Line Severing Said Lot from my other Land I will so be parralled with the line Between Said Lot and Land of my Said Cousen John James. Said Lot of Sixty acres of Land I will to be held and Enjoyed by my Said Daughter Margaret James her Heirs & assigns forever my Said Daughter Margaret James her heirs & assigns paying the money herein required of them to pay--------------- Item I Give and Devise to my Son Benjamin James all the remainder of my Land and Tennements Situate in Said Township of New Brittain to be held and Enjoyed by him my Said Son Benjamin James his Heirs & assigns forever my Said son Benjamin James his Heirs & assigns paying the money herein required of him to pay---------------------------------- Item my will is that my Land in New Brittain remain in the Care of my Executors until my Said Daughter Margaret and my Son Benjamin arrives to full age and to be by them rented for their benefit until Said Time and the Clear profit arrising therefrom to be paid to them that is one third thereof to my Said Daughter and Two thirds thereof to my said Son-Item my will is that if my personal Estate Should prove insufficient to pay my Son James James and my Daughter Catherin James the Legaries herein willed to them that they my Said Son Benjamin James and my said Daughter Margaret Shall pay unto them Said Deficiency Said Deficiency to be paid at the Expiration of one Year after my Said son James & Daughter Catherin James shall arrive to full age and my will is that no Intrest Shall be Charged on Said Deficiency and my will further is that threefourths of Said Deficiency be charged to my Son Benjamin and one fourth thereof only Charged to my Said Daughter Margaret But Should it so happen that there be no Deficiency but overplush then I will Said overplush to be Equally Divided amongest my four Children Item I Give and Devise to my Son James James Two hundred Acres of Land Surveyed to me and for my use in Chesnut Hill Township in Northampton County pursnant to a warrant Dated the Eighth Day of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventythree from the Land office at Philadelphia for three Hundred acres of Land in Said County Two Hundred acres of Land I will with all the appurtenances to be held and Enjoyed by him, my Said Son James James his Heirs & assigns forever willing my Said Son or his Guardians for him to procure a pattent for the Same Twenty five pounds two Shillings & Sixpense in Lieu of fifteen pounds Sterling being paid for the Same as appears by incept of Even Date with the above warrant Signed For the Honnorable the Proprieturies by Edmunds & Myself Item I Give & Devise to my Friend Alie Gray all my right by Virtue of the above mentioned Warrant To One Hundred acres of unsurveyed Land in Said County of Northampton willing that She may have the Same Surveyed & Confirmed to her Heirs & assigns forever. Item I Give my Daughter Catherin James my Case of Drawers which hath new furniture on to be Deliverd into the Care of her aunt Elizabeth James for her use until She arrives to full age Item I Do hereby nominate & appoint my Cousen William James Cordwindes & my Nephew Moses Aaron yeoman to be Joynt Executors of this my Last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills & Testament by me made ratefying this my Last will and Testament in witnes whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal Dated the Day & year first above written. Signed Sealed Published & Declared by Said John James as & for his Last will and Testament in the presence of us the words for him first Interlined Hugh Edmund John James David Evans The spelling is as accurate according to the will as I could read it. Geri