Wills: Peter Matson, 1778: Upper Merion Twp, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County, PA
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Will of Peter Matson-Philadelphia County, PA Will Book R, #147
Be it Remembred[sic[ that on the Seventh Day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and
seventy Eight Peter Matson of Uper[sic] Merrion[sic] in the County of
Philada and Province of Pennsylvania being sick in Body but
of perfect sound and Disposing mind and Memory thanks be given
to Almighty God herefore Remembering my latter end and that it is
appointed for all men once to Die do make and ordain this my last Well
and Testament in manner Following, First I Will and order that
all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be out of my Personal Estate
fully paid and Discharged immediately after my Decease
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Dearly Beloved Wife Ann all such of
my Household Goods and Furniture as she shall think fit to choose
and the Room at the Easterly end of my house where I now live and
a Room over the same up one pair of Stares[sic] and the Room in the
Cellar
under the same during her Natural life with uninterupted[sic] liberty
to go to and from the same together with her choise[sic] of one Cow and
three sheep and I further Order that my Executors place out Two
Hundred and seventy five pounds out of my Personal Estate immediately
after my Decease on good security for her use and pay all the yearly
Interest thereof yearly to my sd Wife as long as she shall live and I
also give her full power to Distribute the said Two Hundred and
seventy five pounds and all her Goods by her Will among all our Children
and Their Heirs, But if she should chance to Die Intestate then I
Will and Order the sd Two Hundred and seventy five pounds together
with the Remainder of her Personal Estate to be Equally Divided
amongst all our Children and their Heirs Share & Share alike, and I
also Will and Order my Executors to pay her my sd Wife the further Sum
of Twenty Five pounds immediately after my Decease to support her until
her Interest becomes Due--------------
Item I Give and Devise to my Eldest son Isaac all my Upper Plantation
containing One Hundred and twenty five acres of Land be the same more
or less Being the Plantation which I purchased from Henry Pauling
Together with all the Buildings and Improvements thereon
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And appurtenances thereunto belonging to hold to him my sd Son
Isaac Matson his Heirs and Assigns for ever and I Will and Order
my sd son Isaac to give his Mother out of the same yearly and every year
during her Natural life four Busshels[sic] of Wheat and half a good
Beef for her own use-----------------
Item I Give and Devise unto my second Son Peter Matson all my
Containing One hundred Seventy eight Acre more or less
Plantation wheron[sic] I now Dwell ^[Containing One hundred &seventy
Eight Acre more or less]
together with
all Buildings and
Improvements thereon and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to
hold to him my sd son Peter Matson his Heirs and Assigns for-
ever. and I further Will and Order that he my said son Peter Shall
give to his Mother out of the same yearly and Every year During
her Natural Life Eight Bushels of Wheat and one Good Hog ready
fated[sic] and sufficient Quantity of Fire wood Cut and Hawled[sic]
Suitable
to her Chimney, And I further Will and Order that he my said
son Shall pay out of the Above mentioned legacy or estate the sum
of One Hundred pounds to go towards paying my Daughters Legacy's
herein after mentioned within One year after my Decease and likewise
to pay to his Sister Esther the sum of Ten pounds when she attains to
age--- or in One year after my Decease--------------
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Daughter Anna the Wife of Elias
James the sum of One Hundred and Seventy five pounds Including what
the said Elias James is Indebted to me--------------
Item I Give and Bequeath to my second Daughter Mary Oneal the Like sum
of
One Hundred and Seventy five pounds Including what
The sd Oneal is Indebted to me---------------
Item I Give and Bequeath to my third Daughter Hannah Daugherty
The like sum of One Hundred and seventy five pounds Including
what the sd Daugherty is Indebted to me------------
Item I give and Bequeath to my fourth Daughter Elizabeth Rambo
The
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The like sum of On[sic]Hundred and seventy five pounds Including
what the sd Rambo is indebted to me--------------
Item I Give and Bequeath to my fifth Daughter Ann Mash the like sum
of One Hundred and seventy five pounds Including what the sd Marsh is
Indebted to me---------------
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Sixth and Youngest Daughter the like
sum of One Hundrd and seventy five pounds Excluding the Above
mentioned Ten pounds which my son Peter is Ordered to pay her-----
Item I Further Wil and Order that all the Residue of my Personal
Estate after The sd Legacies are paid off shall be Equally Divided
Between my Wife and all my Children and their Heirs Share & Share
Alike------------------
Lastly I Nominate constitute and Appoint my Well Esteemed Friend
Nathan Potts with my son Peter Matson to be my Executors of
this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making
Void all other Wills Testaments Legacies & exors by me at any
time Willed or Bequeathed. Ratifying and Confirming this Only
to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above Writen[sic]
Signed Sealed Published & Declared By Peter Matson the Testor as and
Peter Matson for his last Will and Testment[sic]
in the proved 16 Decemb 1778
presence of us the subscribers. Exors ??????
Samuel Couch ???? 16 Dec 1778
Amos Willits
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Philada Decem 16th 1778. Personally Appeared
Saml Couch and Amos Wilits the Witnesses
to the foregoing will and on their Solemn Qualifi-
cation did declare that they Saw and heard
Peter Matson the Testator therein named, Sign,
Seal, publish and declare the Same for and as his
Last Will & Testament and that at the doing
thereof he was of Sound disposing mind, memory
And understanding to the best of their Knowledge
And belief-
Coram Saml Morris
Reg
Peter Matsons
Will
To be heard 17 November, 1778-
Proved Decemb 16th 1778
Recorded book R. pa:138
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