Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Foster, David October 29, 1817
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Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals
Written: October 29, 1817

Will Book 1 page 178
      Will of David Foster of Franklin Tp, yeoman, being sick & weak directs 
personal property be sold & proceeds disposed of as follows:
To my wife Margaret (evidently the daughter of Samuel McClean see page 122 & 
who later married Isaac Peairs) for her support all the household furniture & 
all the money arising from sale of personal estate, after just debts are paid 
for a comfortable living during her life.
& to have the "litel fier room" & liberty to go out & in any other part of the 
house & then wills as follows to his children:
To my daughter Matillda $70
to my son William $160
to my daughter Elizabeth $70
To my daughter Cathren $60
to my son Grier $110
to my daughter Susanna $80
to my daughter Sarew $70
& to Susanna & Sarew "etch a bed & bedding"
To my son John, I give 60 A of land off land off that end of the place next 
Hendrick Bakelow's land & sd John shall pay into hands of Exrs in 1 yr $20.
To my sons, James & Hanrey [sic] I give the remainder of my land to be divided 
equally between them & in consideration, they shall pay in yearly installments 
as follows:
to my son William $100 in 1 yr
to my son Great $50 in 2 yrs
to my daughters Susanna & Sarew $40 in 2 yrs
to my daughter Matillda #d installment $70 in 3 yrs
to my son William 4 installments $70 in 4 yrs
to Grear, Susana & Sarew 5 installments $100 in 5 yrs
to my daughter Elizabeth 6 installment $70 in 6 yrs
to Great, Susana & Sarew 7 installments balance "manshond above"
to my daughter Catren [sic] 8 installments $60 to be pd by Hanrey himself & 
James & Hanrey to provide my wife Margaret a comfortable living as above & the 
sawmill shall be to James & Greer & lastly appoints son John & Robert Long 
Exrs Dated Oct 29, 1817 David Foster (seal) Witnesses: Andrew Wiley, William 
Wilkin, Proven by them Nov 15, 1817 before Alexr McClean Reg.

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