Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Pawling, John May 5, 1733
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Source: "some Account Of Jacob Oberholtzer Who Settled, About 1719, In Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co.", Pa., Cleveland, Ohio: Unknown, 1931
Written: May 5, 1733
In the Name of God Amen. The Fifth day of May in the year of our Lord One
Thousand seven hundred and thrity three I, John Pawling, of Bebber Township,
in the county of Philada., and province of Pensilvania, Gent., being Very Sich
and Weak of Body, but of a perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God
therefor having under my Consideration the mortality of my Body, and knowing
that it appointed for all men once to Dye Do make and Ordain this my last Will
and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I Give and
Recomment by Soul unto the hands of God that gave it, & for my body I recoment
it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner at the
discretion of my execrs., nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I
shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I Give
devise & dispose of them in the following manner and form.
IMPRIMUS My Will is that all my Just Debts both by private and public
Contracts together with my funeral Charges by duly observed and paid by my
exects.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Ephia Pawling (in lieu
of her Thirds or Dower from my Real Estate) the full and just sum of Fifteen
pounds Current Lawful money of Pensilvania to be paid to her yearly by my son
Henry from the day of my decease for and during her Natural life together with
my bed chamber with other necessary privileges in the Dwelling house that I
now lives in, And the use of two acres of Land where she likes best in the
plantation belonging thereunto with the yearly product of Twelve fruit trees
of her own choice in the orchard thereof, And likewife three Negro women kind
names (viz) Bettee, Peggee & Rose, all which above bequeathed, with all the
proper Rights and privileges thereof shall be & remain for my wife's use and
behoof as above s'd during her natural life. And I do hereby further give and
bequeath unto my s'd wife my best Feather bed & bedding, bed-stead & furniture
thereof together with the Thirds of all the remainder part of my person
Estates to be freely & fully enjoyed & possessed by her, her heirs & Assigns
forever. And likewise it is my will that Either and Everyone of the above
named Negro women kind which doth or shall survive my s'd wife the same I do
hereby Give and bequeath with their issue born to them after my Decease for
the use of my son Henry Pawling his heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my Eldest Son the above named Henry Pawling
Four Hundred & Fifty acres of land which I bought of Jost Height, Situate,
lying & being on Perkyomy, together with all the buildings, Edifices,
privileges, improvements and appurtenances thereof to be freely & fully
injoyed & possessed by him his heirs & Assigns from the day of my Decease
thence forward & forever.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my s'd Son Henry Pawling all that part or
share of the will & Land Tenements, Buildings, Edificies, privileges &
appurtenances whatsoever prperly belonging or in any wife appertaining unto me
or mine with all the Rights, issues & profits thereof to be freely & fully
held, injoyed & possessed by him his heirs & assigns from the day of my
decease thence forward and forever.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my son Henry all the remainder part of my
personal estate to be freely & fully injoyed & possessed by him, his heirs &
assigns from the day of my decease thence forward and forever.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my son Henry the use of all my plantations
whereon I now dwell (Except what privileges I have hereinbefore reserved for
the use of my s'd wife) until my two sons (to wit) John & Joseph arrive to
Twenty years of age and then my son Henry shall Quietly & Peaceably Surrender
the premises in good repair unto his above named two Brothers in the manner
and tenor that I shall herein bequeath the same.
ITEM. It is my will and I do Order the same to be observed that my Son Henry
shall teach, or cause his aforesaid Brothers to be taught to Read perfectly
the old and new Testament & also to write a Legal Hand with such Rules of
Arithmetic that is necessary for Common business Aid likewise his s'd two
brothers shall live along with him until they arrive to the age above s'd if
they can agree & their guardians approve thereof except they should choose to
learn a trade, or that their Guardians should judge it most advisable to
dispose of their time another way. I likewise Constitute make & ordain my
loving wife Ephia Pawling & my Son Henry Pawling to be my Sole Exets., of this
my Last Will & Testament giving them hereby full power & absolute authority to
Ask, Sue for, Levy & Recover all my Specialtys, Dues, Demands whatsoever in
order to Enable them to pay & perform the contents thereof.
ITEM. I give & Bequeath unto my son John all the land lying & being the west
side of Perkyomy belonging to the plantation where on I now lives, butted in
the middle of the said Creek & bounded on the east end by the Several courses
thereof from line to line together with all the privileges, improvements &
appurtenances whatsoever to be freely held, Enjoyed & possessed from the time
that he is twenty years of age, by him his heirs & assigns forever, otherwise
if it should happen that my sd. son John dieth before he arrives to the age
s'd. & Leave lawfull issue to Survive him, he she or other shall enjoy the
Land Bequeathed hereby to his, her or their father and possess the same by him
her or them their heirs and assigns Forever.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my youngest son Joseph the other part of the
Land & plantation whereon I now dwells which lies on the East bank of Perkyomy
butted in the middle of the s'd creek Bounded West by the General courses
thereof with all the Buildings, Edifices, Improvements & Appurtenances
whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise Appertaining to be freely held
Enjoyed & possessed by him, his heirs & assigns from the time that he arrives
to twenty years of age thence forward and forever otherwide if it should
happen that my son Joseph dieth before he arrives to the age afd. Leaving
Lawful Issue to survive him, he she or they so surviving shall have the Land
hereby Bequeathed to their thereof during her life aforesaid.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Ellin One hundred pounds Current
Lawfull money of Pensilvania to be paid her or her heirs by my son Henry, his
heirs, exects. Adminst., in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds of money as
above sd. at or before the end of two years next from the day of my decease
and Also Fifty Pounds of like money as afd. at or before the end of one year
next from the day of my wife's decease.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Hannah One Hundred Pounds Current
Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Henry or
his heirs, Executs. Admins. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds or money
as afd. at or before the end of three years next from the day of my decease
and also Fifty Pounds of like money at or before the end of two years next
from the day of my wife's decease.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my daughter Deborah One Hundred Pounds Current
Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Henry or
his heirs, exects. Admat. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty Pound of money as
afd. at or before the end of four years next from the day of my decease & also
fifty pounds of the like money at or before the end of three years next from
the day of my wife's decease.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter rebeckah One Hundred Pounds Current
Lawfull Money of Pensilvania to be paird her or her heirs by my son Henry or
his heirs, exect. Admonts. in manner as followeth (viz) Fifty pounds of money
as afd. at or before the end of Six years from the day of my Decease and also
Fifty pounds of the like money at or before the end or four years next from
the day of my wife's decease. I do likewise nominate & appoint my loving
Brother Henry Pawling and my kind friend and neighboy Owen Evans of Limerick
trustees hereof as well as Guardians over my children giving them full power
to order, oblige and demand that this my Last Will and Testament be duly
observed, paid & performed by my Execrs. and all others therein mentioned
according to the purport, meaning tenor and true intent hereof and I do
utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all & Every other former Testaments,
Wills, Legacies & Exects. by me in any ways before this time named, willed or
Bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will &
Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year first
above written. John Pawling (seal)
I the within name John Pawling on the fifth day of May within mentioned
being the day of the date thereof do Make and Publish this my Codicil to my
Last Will and Testament in manner as followeth (viz.) whereas I & Isaac Dubois
late Decd. are Joynt Purchasers in six hundred and twenty acres of land of
Abraham Dubois it being now undivided so that I cannot herein so distinctly
dispose the same, yet my right therein I freely and fully devise as followeth
(viz) I Give & Bequeath my part thereof wch lies on the west side of Perkyomy
unto my son John Butted on the east side in the middle of s'd creek bounded by
the Several Courses thereof from the line of my other land to be dividing line
between me & the s'd Isaac Dubois together with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereof to him, his heirs & assigns from the time that he
arrives to Twenty years of age (with the same provision that is Specified in
my will for his issue) thence forward and forever.
ITEM. I Give & Bequeath my part of above s'd land which lies on the east side
of Perkyomy unto my son Joseph Butted on the east side in the middle of the
s'd creek bounded by the Several courses thereof from the line of my other
land to the dividing line between me & siad Isaac Dubois together with all the
rights, privileges & appurtenances thereof to him, his heirs assigns from the
time that he arrives to Twenty Years of age (with the same provision that is
Specified in my will for his issue) thence forward and forever and I do Desire
that this present Codicil be made a part of my Last Will & Testament to all
intents & purposes. In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal
the day of the date of the within written will. Whereas there is a Burying
place upon the land that I have bequeathed unto my Son Joseph where divers of
my family & others are buried. It is my will that there shall be a quarter of
an acre laid our commodious thereto which I do hereby Give & Bequeath for a
burying ground from the time of my Decease thence forward and forever. John
Pawling (seal)
INVENTORY OF JOHN PAWLING FROM THE ORIGINAL
"This true and perfect Inventory made the Twenty-fourth Day of May in the year
of Our Lord 1733 (on the Estate both Real and Personal) of John Pawling late
of Bebber Township in the County of Philada, Deceased as the same was
appraised by us the Subscriber's thereof.
Imprimus
s. d.
1 The Sd Deceased wearing apparel & money, --------------------- 30 00 0
to parcel of Books both for Divinity & Law, -------------------- 02 00 0
to Bills Bonds & Cash notes, ----------------------------------- 90 00 0
to Book Accounts, ---------------------------------------------- 142 08 4
to the Sd. Deceased Riding horse Saddle, Bridle & Boots,-------- 24 00 0
to A large Silver Baker & 3 Silver Spoons, --------------------- 10 00 0
to pewter, ----------------------------------------------------- 02 00 0
to :3: feather Beds Boulsters & pillows, ----------------------- 15 00 0
to :4: Rugs & :2: Blankets, ----------------------------------- 05 00 0
to :8: pairs of Sheets, ---------------------------------------- 05 00 0
to A palantine Servan man and woman, --------------------------- 10 00 0
to negro Kuph & his old wife, Mary, ---------------------------- 30 00 0
to negro Jack A runaway, --------------------------------------- 25 00 0
to negro Betty, ------------------------------------------------ 16 00 0
to negro Peggy, ------------------------------------------------ 10 00 0
to negro Rose, ------------------------------------------------- 10 00 0
to Black walnut table, with several old chairs, ---------------- 01 00 0
to "1" old Large Brass Kettle & Ditto Small, ------------------- 03 00 0
to "3" Iron potts, --------------------------------------------- 01 10 0
to "2" wollen wheels & :2: pairs of Wollen Cards, -------------- 00 12 0
to "40" th of wooll, ------------------------------------------- 01 13 4
to "2" old flaxen wheels, -------------------------------------- 00 08 0
to "2" Hatchels, ----------------------------------------------- 01 00 0
to 6 new Bags with a parcel of old Dtto, ----------------------- 00 18 0
to all the Cooperware in the Seller and elsewhere in & about
the premises, ----------------------------------------------- 02 00 0
to :2: Black Horses & :1: Bay mare, ---------------------------- 24 00 0
to :1: Bay Horse & :1: Bay mare, ------------------------------- 12 00 0
to :1: Dunn Horse, --------------------------------------------- 07 00 0
to 1 waggon & Gears thereunto belonging, ----------------------- 10 00 0
to 3 plows & :1: Harrow with their appurenses, ----------------- 03 00 0
to all the Carpenter's tolls with Dibbrs sorts of Implements of
Husbandry as Axes, Hows Forks Spades Shovels etc., ---------- 06 00 0
to 10: Cows & :5: calves with a three year old Bull, ----------- 27 00 0
to :6: stears 3 years old, ------------------------------------- 12 00 0
to :7: Two year old chatles, ----------------------------------- 07 00 0
to :15: yearlings, --------------------------------------------- 07 10 0
to :12: Sheep & :10: Lambs, ------------------------------------ 10 00 0
to :12: Shoats, ------------------------------------------------ 03 00 0
to Adjudged: 240 Bushs of unmowed wheat, ----------------------- 30 00 0
to the Corn in the ground (viz) 40 acres of wheat & :20: acres
of Rye,------------------------------------------------------ 25 00 0
to the plantation & mansion house with 400 acres of land or
there abouts Bounded Easterly as in the Sd. Deceased's will
expressed with all the Buildings & Edifices theron & therunto
belonging, -------------------------------------------------- 500 00 0
to the Remainder part of the Sd. plantation on the west side of
Parkyomony Bounded Easterly as expressed in the Sd. will
Reputed to be 500 acres of land (be the same more or less)
with all the Improvements thereon, -------------------------- 400 00 0
to the plantation of the Sd. Creek lately belonging to Yost Heyt
(the mill land excepted) with all the buildings edifices
thereon with all other Buildings & Edifices thereon &
thereunto belonging, ---------------------------------------- 500 00 0
to the Moiety of 50 acres of Land which formerly belonged to the
Sd. Yost Heyt as also the Moiety of a Grist Mill thereon
with all other Buildings & edifices thereon & thereunto
belonging, -------------------------------------------------- 200 00 0
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2238 09 0
Edward Harman, Robt. Jones.
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