In the name of God Amen. I
John Thompson of Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County and the State of Pennsylvania being desirous of having my worldly
matters arranged whilst I have the strength of body and mind so to do make
and publish this my last will and testament as follows:
Furst
it is my desire that all my lawful debts be paid by David
out of the share that he gets. And in the 2nd. place I will and bequeath to my wife Mary
Ann her choice of the two rooms of the house as long as she wishes
to live on this farm, and one cow and four sheep, also all the household
furniture and kitchen furniture together with the beds and bedding the cow
and sheep to be kept for her by David without
charge and furthermore I allow her the buggy and harness belonging there
to and David is to furnish a sufficient
quantity of wood for one fire and give her a comfortable maintenance or
pay at a reasonable rate therefor in case he refuses or neglects to do so. The buggy is to go to Moses and David
at the decease of my wife and the old gray mare I give to my wife and
daughters jointly as long as they live together and it is my desire that Polly
Jane, Mariah, Emiline and Synthia Thompson
have a home with their mother as long as she live.
And Polly is to get of David
and Moses five dollars yearly out of the
store or some other property that she may need and to my daughters that
are single I bequeath one hundred and thirty acres of Pine lot of land and
also that lot of land I own near George Sheaklys
farm to be equally distributed among them and to Mariah,
Emmaline and Synthia I will each of
them a decent side saddle to be paid for out of the stock that I shall
hereafter will to David when they come of age
the land to be sold at anytime that a majority of them agree there to.
Also I will to the girls one cow and five sheep to be their joint
property as long as they live single or unmarried which is to be kept by David
without charge or cost to them. These
are to be taken also out of the present stock on the farm and when they
get married or come of age I allow David to
give each of them one cow and three sheep and I do further will to them
the loom and appurtenances there to belonging all aforesaid articles and
gifts are to go to the surviving sisters in case any of them shall die
without having heirs of their own. I
also bequeath to Moses fifty acres with the
allowance of the east side of the land that I live on beginning at the
south line near the school house thence north through the improvements
thence west for enough to make the above described piece of land by
running North to Roberts line and the balance
I bequeath to David for which he is to do and
perform to his mother and sisters as before specified and I further will
to Moses and David each
one mare and forty acres of the Pine lot land between them where the
timber is the other part having been given to the girls by me as above and
further I will to Moses and David
jointly my wagon farming utensils and windmill and they are to sow a half
bushel of Flaxseed each year for the girls as long as they remain at home
and single the girls are to furnish the seed and further I will to David
all my horses, cattle, sheep and hogs not here to for enumerated except
the wool of the years growth. My
wife and girls to get to furnish themselves with some necessaries that
they want and they are to get half the garden and use of the spring and I
further will and bequeath to my son Robert
all that parcel or piece of land surveyed by John
Sheakley containing sixty acres with the allowance and in case of
any difficulty between any of the legatees with regard to the division of
the property then in that case it is my will that each of them choose an
arbitrator and submit the matter to them and their decision to be final.
In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day
of Feb. 1848.
s/ John Thompson,
Benjamin Thompson, C
Montgomery
Submitted by Bob
Steinbach, given to him by his great-aunt, Martha May McDowell. |