Wills: Andris Souplis/Supplee/Suplee, 1724: Kingsessing Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA

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Will of Andris Souplis

In The Name of God Amen This Twenty fifth Day of March in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty four I Andrew Suplea of
the Township Kingsess in the County of Philadela in the Province of
Pensilvania, Weaver, Being Aged & weak of Body But of Sound & perfect
Memory & health praised be God and knowing the uncertainty of this Life
on earth and Being Desirious to Settle things in order Do Make this my
Last Will & Testament in Manner & form following That is to Say First
and principally I Comend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator And my Body
to the earth from whence it was Taken to be buried in Such Decent &
Christian Manner as to my Executls hereafter named That be Thought Neet
& Convenient And as Touching Such worldly Estate as the lord in Mercy
hath lent me my will & Meaning that the Same Shall be Employed &
Bestowed as hereafter in this my will is Expressed
And first I will that all my funeral Charges and Just Debts be fully
paid & Discharged by my Executls hereafter named And The Remainder of My
Personal Estate Goods Cattle & Chattles (after my sd Debts are paid) I
will and Order that the Same be Divided into three Equal parts and Third
part I Give to my welbeloved wife, Gertra Suplea And the other Two parts
to be Equally Divided Between my five Children (viz) Bartholomew Suplea,
Margaret, Andess, Ann and Jacob.
And As for my House & plantation and Tract of Land Thereunto Belonging
and all other the Appurtenances whereon I now Live, my will is that My
Loving wife Gertra aforementioned Shall have and Enjoy the Same for &
(the original paper is torn at this point) Her naturall life ( if
remaining my Widow) Provided she always (again, the paper is torn)
Timber now (torn) premises (torn) Of any nor Clear any Land And (torn)
Of no more Timber then what will be wanted for Reparing the Buildings
Fences & firewood. And after my sd wifes Decease or Marriage my will is
that my Son Andrew Supplea & my Son in law Peter Caylor Do Sell my Sd
House and plantation Land & appurtenances for the Best price that Can be
had for the Same And that they or the Survivor of them Do make a Title
to the purchaser thereof which I do hereby Impower them to Do And the
Money Arising from the Sd Sail my will is that the Same Be Equally
Divided Among my Children aforenamed And as Touching my Daughter Anns
Share the Sd Money arising from the sail of my Sd Land and her Share of
my personal estate afforementioned my will is That the Same be Lay'd out
on Interest by my Exts for her use the Interest to be paid her yearly
And in Case She Survive her present husband Charles Yeocum Then the Sd
Money to be paid her wholy but in Case he Survive then the Same to be
Divided Amongst her Children And to be paid to them at the Respective
Age of Twenty one years or Marrige day which of the Two Shall first
happen each parties Share to be kept at Interest for the Respective uses
untill paid And I Do hereby Nominate my Sd Son Andrew Supplea & my
Soninlaw Peter Cayson Executls of this my Last will & Testemt: Hereby
Revoking all former wills by me made either by word or writing &
declaring to be my Last will & Testament
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal dated the day &
year above Written

Andris Souplis
Sealed Signed published & Declared to be his
Last will & Testament in the presence of us
Edward ..
Four other names which are not legible