Wills: Last Will & Testament of William Warner (1703): Philadelphia Co., PA
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I WILLIAM WARNER of the Township of Blockley in the County
of Philadelphia & province of Pensilvania Yeoman Being at this
time in Reasonable Good Health of Body And of a Sound & well
disposed Judgment & Understanding praised be the Name of the Lord
for his Mercy and Goodness Towards me But considering the Frailty
of this Transitory life & the uncertainty thereof I have thought good at
this time to make my last Will & Testament And as to that Worldly
Estate as it hath pleased Allmighty God to bestow upon my Will is that
the Same be disposed on by my Executors after my Decease after all my
just Debts that I owe are paid In manner & form Following that is to
Say First I comitt my Soul into the Hands of Allmighty God my
Saviour & Keeper And my Body to be decently buried by my
Executors hereby named. Secondly, I give & bequeath unto my Dear
& loving wife[Ann]e Warner the full & equill halfe of my backward
Meadow during [her?] Natural Life And after her decease to decend to
My Son Isaac Warner as is herein after menconed As also I give unto my
Said wife during her natural life the one half of my Plantation
whereon I now Live and after her decease to my said Son Isaac as
also I give unto my said Dear wife the one half of all my Cows Sheep
& Cropp of Corn both within & without Doors As also all & Singular my
Horses Mares & Colts And all the rest & residue of my personal Estate
as Goods & Chattles not given or otherwise disposed of by this my last Will
Thirdly I give & bequeath unto my Son John Warner one hundred acres of
my Backward Land Together with the one half of the Meadow thereunto
Belonging over & above the said one hundred acres of Land before given
him as above To Hold unto him his Heirs & Assignes for ever With
the use of my Iron Tow Hetchel & Iron Barr As also one of my
Setts of Curtains after my wife's Decease I also give unto my sd Son
John Warner the Sum of Twenty pounds to be paid him by my
Executors or Executor within Twelve months after my decease
Fourthly I give & bequeath unto my Son Isaac Warner fifty
acres of my Backward Land Excepting out of the Same the meadow
wch I have otherwise disposed on Until after the decease of my said
Dear wife And then I do ordain that the said one half Shall descend
to my said Son Isaac Together with the one half of my plantation
all which said Land Meadow & one half of my plantation with the
other half of my plantation after the Decease of my Dear wife
(or thus to make it plain) I give to my said Son Isaac Imeddeatly
after my Decease the fifty acres of backward Land & half of my
plantation with the other half plantacon & half ye Meadow
after his mother's decease To hold unto my said Son Isaac during
his Natural Life And after his Decease to his Eldest Son then
living And for want of Such Son to his Eldest Daughter & So to
his or her Heirs & Assignes for ever & I Also give to my said Son
Isaac the one half of all my Cowes Sheep & Cropp of Corne what:
soever with the use of my Iron Tow Hetchel & Iron Barr
Fifthly I give & bequeath unto my Son William Warner the
Sum of Ten pounds to be paid him by my Executors within one
year after my Decease As also Six bushels Corn each year for
Eight Years together next after my Decease to wit three bushels of
Wheat & three of Rye by my said Executors. Sixthly I give &
bequeath unto my Son in Law James Kite fifty acres from off my
Backward Land (Excepting the Meadow before given) All which said
Backward Land I do desire may be divided in the most Equillest manner
for the benefitt of all my said Children And I also give unto my said Son in
Law James Kite one hundred acres of Land where he now liveth To Hold
the said one hundred & fifty acres of Land with All the Improvements &
appurtenances during his Natural Life And then to one of his Son's That
is to say James Kite or to Abraham Kite or to whether of them two my sd
Son in Law shall see fit to Nominate in & by his last Will or by word of
Mouth To Hold my said Son in Law & after his Decease unto Such of
his Sons as he Shall name his Heirs & Assigns for ever I also give unto my
said Son in Law James Kite All my Interest in ? to that Meadow by
Schuylkill side which I have upon Lease unto him his Heirs & Assigns
As also the use of the Iron Tow Hetchel ? Iron Barr which my Will is Shall
remain for the use & Benefit of my Son John's Family, Isaac's family &
James Kite's family for ever. Seventhly I give & bequeath unto my Son
Robert Warner All & Singular my two Houses Scituate & being in Draycot
in Worcester Shire in the Kingdom of England wch I bough of Joseph
Woodward To Hold unto him his Heirs & Assigns for ever he paying there:
fore unto my Brother Isaac Warner five pounds Sterling mony of England
or to his Assigns And Lastly I do ordain my Dear & Loving wife Anne
Warner & my said Son Isaac Warner Executors or Executor of this my
last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made &
this I do declare to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I
have hereunto Let my Hand & Seal this Eighth day of September Ano
Dom 1703 William Warner Seal Signed Sealed published and
declared in "presence of us" Eph: Johnston Francis Cooke Elizabeth
Binghurst
Philada October 18th 1706 Then psonally appeared the within named Francis
Cook & Elizabeth Binghurst two of the Witnesses to the within written Will & on
their Solemn Affirmacons according to Law did declare that they were present &
Saw the within named William Warner Sign Seal publish & Declare the within
writing as his last Will & Testament And that at the doing thereof he was of
sound mind Memory & understanding to the best of their Knowledge
Coram Pet Evans D Regr
Be it Remembered that the 18th 8ber 1707 The last Will & Testament of William Warner
was proved in due form of law And probat & Letters of Adminon was granted to Anne
Warner & Isaac Warner Execs therein named being first Attested well & freely to adminis:
:ter & to bring an Inventory of the Testators Estate into ye Regrs Office at Philada on or before the
Eighteenth day of 9ber next ? also to render Accot when required. Given under the Seall of the
said Office. [C] Pet Evans D Regr