Wills: Nicholas Tucker, 1753: Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia Co., Province of Pennsylvania
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Wills: Nicholas Tucker, 1753: Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia Co., Province of
Pennsylvania K.77.
In the name of God Amen, the Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord Anno Domini
1753, I Nicholas Tucker of the Mannor of Moorland in the County of Philadelphia and
Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and
memory thanks be given to God: Therefore, calling to mind the mortallity of my body and
knowing that it is 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 recommend my soul
------ of God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buryed in decent
Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting; but at the general
Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God. And as touching
such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God, to bless me in this life after my
just debts and funeral charges are paid, I give devise and dispose of the same in the
following maner and form.
Imprimis-I give and bequeath to Mary Tucker, my well beloved wife, all my estate
both real and personal (to her, her heirs and assigns forever) excepting what I shall
hereafter devise in this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say; if my estate
proves to be more than what will comfortably maintain my said beloved wife during the
term of her natural life then and in that case I give and devise as follows.
Imprimis-I give and bequeath to Peter Peterson Vanhorn of Bybury in the County of
Philadelphia the sum of Five pounds of good and lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid
to him after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to George Eaton, Senior of Lower Dublin in the said County
of Philadelphia the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful money to be paid t him after my
said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Stephen Gordin of the Mannor of Moorland in the said
County of Philadelphia the sum of Three pounds of like Lawful money to be paid to him
after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to John Brooks of Southamton in the County of Bucks; being
a son of John Brooks, deceased, the sum of Five pounds like Lawful money to be paid to
him after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Thomas Brooks of Bybury in the County of Philadelphia
likewise a son of the said John Brooks, deceased, the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful
money to be paid to him after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Humphrey Brooks, likewise a son of the said John Brooks,
late of Southamton, deceased, the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful money to be paid to
him after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Mary Brooks, widow of the said John Brooks, deceased of
Southamton in the County of Bucks, the sum Two pounds Ten shillings of like lawful money
to be paid to her after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Hannah Brooks, daughter of said John Brooks of
Southamton and County of Bucks, the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful money to be paid
to her after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Rebecca Kelly, daughter of -------- Kelly of the Mannor
of Moorland in the County of Philadelphia the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful money to
be paid to her after my said wife's decease
Item-I give and bequeath to Joshua Jones of the Mannor of Moorland in the County of
Philadelphia, the sum of Five pounds of like Lawful money to be paid to him after my
said wife's decease. And I do hereby constitute make and ordain my said well beloved
wife, Mary Tucker and my trusty friend, Joshua Jones before last mentioned, the
executors of this my last Will and Testament. And do hereby empower them or the
survivor of them to sell and a good and Lawful Title to make to any land or lands
hereditaments or appurtenances that I am Lawfully seized of. And I do hereby utterly
disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and
Bequeaths and Executors by in any way named willed and bequeathed, ratyfying and
confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness, whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced and declared
by the said Nicholas Tucker
as his last will and testament Nicholas Tucker
in the presence of us the
subscribers with the word
Jones enterlined between the
tenth and eleventh lines from
the bottom--
Nathaniel Brittin
Abel Walton
John Keen
I, Nicholas Tucker having given by my will bearing date the Sixth of February Anno
Domini 1753 to Stephen Gordin the sum of Three pounds, now I revoke that Legacy and only
instead thereof, I give him one shilling and I ratify and confirm all other parts of my
will and desire this may be deemed as a codicil to my will. Witness my hand and seal
this 14th day of April 1753
Signed Sealed Published and
declared by Nicholas Tucker
for and as a codicil or action
to his will in the presence of us--
Nathaniel Brittin
Abel Walton
Philadelphia 28 May 1753 then personally appeared Nathaniel Brittin, Abel Walton and
John Keen, witnesses to the foregoing will and the said Nath'l Brittin and John Keen on
oath and the said Abel Walton on his solemn affirmation according to law did
respectively declare and affirm they saw the said Nicholas Tucker, the testator therein
named Sign Seal Publish and Declare the same Will for and as his Last Will and Testament
and that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best
of their knowledge. Also at the same time the said Nathaniel Brittin and Abel Walton
witnessed the Codicil by said Will made and subjoined on their respective qualifications
aforesaid did declare and affirm they saw and heard Nicholas Tucker the Testator therein
------------ ------------ publish and declare of same codicil as a codicil and part of
his Last Will and Testament and that at the said doing thereof he was of sound mind
memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge.
Philadelphia County, PA Will #50