Wills: JAMES, Thomas  1772: New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA 
written 18 Dec 1772, proved 13 Oct 1778.

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Thomas James
Dated March 14, 1772
Proved April 13, 1772

In the name of God amen the fourteenth Day of March the year of Our Lord One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Two, I Thomas James of the township of
New Brittain in the County of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania yeoman
being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Blessed be God for the
Same Therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to Die-Do make and Ordain this my Last Will
and Testament principally-and first of all I give and Recomend my Soul into
the hands of God that gave it hopeing for the forgiveness of all my Sins
through the infinite merrits of our lord Jesus and  my body I recommend to
the Earth to be buried in a Christian and Decent Like manner at the
Discretion of my Excutors herein after named not Doubting but at the General
Resuraction I Shall Receive the Same again by the almighty power of God and
Touching Such Worthy Estate wherewith God hath been pleased to Bless me with
in this Life I give Devise and Dispose of the Same in the following manner
Imprimis any will in and I Do order that all my Just Debts and funeral
Charges be Duly paid and Discharged Item I give and bequeath to my friend
John Williams and James Evans both of New Brittain yeoman or to the Survivor
of them the Sum of five pounds Pennsylvania Curency in  Trust and for the
use to Support the Gospel in the Baptist Church Mettin in New Brittain for
Ever and for no other use-to be paid to them or the Survivor of them at the
Expiration of three years after my Decease Item I Give and Bequeath to my
son James James the Sum of Ten pounds Pennsylvania Curency also my Horse and
Saddle Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Samuel James a bond which I have
against him-Conditions for the payment of the Sum of Twenty pounds with its
Interest which Bond I will so be void at my Decease Item I give to my
Son Thomas James my best Suit of Cloaths to be Delivered imediately after my
Decease Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas James the Sum of five
pounds Pennsylvania Curency in Special Trust that he Shall Divide the Same
Equally amongest all his Children Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter
Elizabeth Aaron the Sum of Ten pounds Pennsylvania Curency also my Case of
Drawers and my Book Called the Divine poems of the Reverend Wm Rees Prichard
Item I Give and Bequeath unto Son John James the Sum of Twenty pounds and
the Remainder of my Wearing and the Remainder of my Books Item I Give and
Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel Shewel the Sum of Five pounds Pennsylvania
Curency Item I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter Margaret James (by my
Son John James) my feather bed and all its furniture also my Chest round
Table and warming pan Item I give to my Grandson Benjamin James by my Son
John James my Large Brass pan Item I give to my Said Son John James all the
remainder of my Estate Remaining after paying my Just Debts funeral Charges
and the Legaries above mentioned Item I Do hereby nominate Constitute and
Ordain  my Said Son John James to be Sole Exector of this my Last Will and
Testament and I Do hereby utterly Revok Disanul and disallow all and Every
other and former will and Testament by me in anywise before this Time made
Ratefying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament
in Witnes whereof I have herunto Set my hand and Seal Dated the Day and year
first above written.
                                     his
                          Thomas  X  James
                                    mark
Signed Sealed published
and declared by the Said
Thomas James as and for his
Last will and Testament
in the presents of us

John James
William James
David Evans

The spelling is as accurate according to the will as I could read it.
Geraldine R. Ford