Wills: Will of Mary Batsford Farmar (1687); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

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Will of Mary Farmar
In the name of God amen.  I Mary Farmar, widdow and relict of Major Jaspar 
Farmar of Ireland being weak in health but in perfect memory, blessed by God 
does make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following this is 
to say, Imprimis, I give an bequeath my Soule into the hand of my God my Creator 
who give it me, and who alone is able to keepe it and my body to be buried with 
or neare by children in this towne of Philadelphia.  Secondly after my burial it 
is my will that any debts be paid unto my sonne Edward Batsforth of which I am 
indebted to him which is fifty three pound sterling money of England.  Item I do 
give and bequeath unto my before named sonne Edward Batsforth the plantation 
lately bought of Mr. Robert Jeffes at Frankford and will that the said 
plantation be paid out of the goods in the store heare in the towne.  I do give 
and bequeath unto him the things following that is to say two fine pares of 
sheets, four pares course sheets, four pellowbeare, two beds, two bolsters, two 
pellows, two caddus, the courtins I use to lay in and all appurtenances of the 
same, half a dozen pewter dishes of all sizes, six silver spoones, two silver 
porengers.  Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Farmar foure dozen 
doulas napkins, one dozen of damask, one dozen of drapes ditto, six table cloths 
of the like kind, six pares of fine sheets, six pellow beares, one silver sugar 
boxe, foure silver silver spoones, all my wearing apparill, all my rings, 
botkings, golden locketts , and twenty pounds in gould, and it is will that my 
before named Sarah be and continue with her sister in law Katherine Farmar 
during he nonage of until she be married, requesting my daughter Farmar to have 
the oversight of her and her education and that her diet, appareill, and 
learning be paid out of the interest of her portion in Ireland.  Item I give and 
bequeath to my sonne Edward Farmar my two brick houses in the city of 
Philadelphia with the lott and backhouse thereupon and all thereunto belonging, 
and all other house or houses upon the said lott, and another house which I have 
bought in the same towne of Philadelphia near unto Dr. Wines Lott in the same 
city or towne.  Item I give and bequeath unto him all the cattle and horses that 
I have upon the plantation called Farmers Towne with all the lands and 
tenenments of the same, both to him and his heirs, executors, administrators, 
and assigns forever as also the mill and that parcel of land which I bought of 
Thomas Webb and all other things therein or thereupon together with all 
chattels, goods, moveable and unmoveable whatever they may be, and also all 
debts, book debts, bills, bounds, specialteye, in what part of the World they 
may be dew to me or appertaining.

Item it is my will that my son Edward Farmar shall and doe pay yearly and every 
year five pounds sterling unto my faithful servant maiden Elizabeth Mayo during 
his natural life, and if he outlive her to pay the same unto her during her owne 
naturall life onely, which sum I do given bequeath unto her as a reward unto her 
for her faithfulness to me.  Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Katherine 
Farmar a bundle bound up in a hare trunck which is my trunck, known by that 
name.  Item I appoint and make of my sonne Edward Farmar my soule executor of 
this my last will and testament and of all the abovesaid legacies to be paid out 
of my estate abovesaid in Pennsilvania and for as much as he is not of age to 
mind and do his business it is my will and request that he be until it please 
God he comes to age under the wardeship of Nicholas More, Esq. Of this Province, 
and that the said More be please to be his guardian during the said time.  In 
witness of this my last will and testament I have set my hand and seale this one 
and tharieth day of the month of October in the year one thousand six hundred 
eighty and six in Philadelphia Pennsilvania in the presence of the witnesses 
hereunto annexed.  Signed Mary Farmar.  Witnesses John Farmar, Jacob Chapman, 
John Vaus.  Mary Farmar's will probed in forme of Law 1: 5th month (July) 1687.