Wills: Peter DeHaven - 1767 Ten Heuven/Im den Hoffen: Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County.
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Will of Peter DeHaven - 1767
Peter Dehavens will -
In the name of God Amen.
I Peter deHaven of Whitpain Township in the County of Philadelphia in the Province
of Pennsylvania yeoman being weak in body but of a Perfect Sound mind and Memory
thanks be given to God therefore
Do this Second day of November A. D. One-thousand Seven hundred and Sixty-seven
Make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner & form following.
First I will that all my Just Debts funeral Charges and Probate hereof Be duly
satisfied and paid by my hereunto named Executors out of my whole Estate.
Secondly I give unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth one third of my whole Estate to
be paid to her by my Executor within twelve Months after my Decease. I also give
unto her my malattow* child now living with me -
Thirdly I give unto each of my hereunto named Children Edward, William, Modlin,
John, Peter, Elizabeth, Samuel, Gerhard, Mary and Jacob one English Shilling, to be
paid to each of them within one month after my decease by my Executor-.
Fourthly I
give all the Residue of my whole Estate unto my two youngest Children
named John andAbraham who I got by my said wife Elizabeth, and to each of them a
like Share for Ever, which said Legacies shal- be put upon Interest by my Executor
as soon as possible after my decease until they become to be Twenty-one year of
age. Then it shal be paid to them as they become such age by my Executor and if one
of them Should Survive the other without Issue the one living Shal Inherit the other
so Dying, and if they both should die before any Issue of either of them Then I give
the same to all my before mentioned Children to each of them a like Shear for Ever.
And lastly I constitute and apoint my Son Samuel Dehaven to be my true and Sole
Executor of this my last Will and Testament Revoking all other and former wills made
by me herebefore
Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last Will and Testament In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed Published and his
declared by the ___ Peter deHaven Peter deHaven
as his last will and Testament mark
in the presence of us.-
Samuel Castner ___
Melchior Wagener ___
___June 13 1768. Personally appeared Samuel Casstner and
Melchior Wagener the witnesses in the pregoing will and the said Samuel Castner (on
oath) and Melchior Wagener _____Solemn affirmation
*mulatto