Fayette County Genealogy ProjectMathew Willey In the name of God Amen. I Mathew Willey of Dunbar Township in Fayette County
and State of Pennslvania Yeoman being sick in body but of sound mind memory and
understanding, blessed be God for the same and considering the uncertainty of
this transitory life do make and publish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following to wit principally and first of all, I commend my
immortal soul to the hand of almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth
to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discetion of my
executors herein after named and as to such wordly estate wherewith it has
pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the
following manner to wit.i allow all my first debts and funeral charges to be
paid out of personal estate which I allow to be sold by my said excutors (herein
after named) at publick sale as soon after my decease as conveniency will permit
except as herein after excepted and obligations which may be on hand on my
decease together with the monies arrising from the sale of my personal estate
aforesaid. I give and dispose of the same as follows viz. To my wife Margaret
for her support I allow at my decease all obligaton which I leave upon my son
Andrew for two hundred and seventy six dollars and fifty cents to be put into
the hands of my son Andrew for the support of my wife for her natural life. Also
I give to my said wife all the household furniture, a bed and bedclothes and one
milch cow during her natural life and at her decease the hole of the residue of
said bequests if any to remain to my son Andrew forever. To my late daughter
Innes' children Sally & Polly I give two dollars each, to my son John I give
fifty dollars, to my daughter Jane I give one dollar, to my daughter I give one
hundred and fifty dollars, to my son James to him and to his heirs and assigned
forever I give my house and lot in the town of Middletown commonly called
"Plumpsock" and two hundred dollars should he survive the war and live
to return but should he not I allow my executors herein after named to sell the
said house and lot and the money arising from said sale with the two hundred
dollars before mentioned to divide equally amongst all my heirs To my son
David's son John I give forty dollars and to the rest and residue of my estate
of what ever kind. I allow to be equally to be divided amonst all my children.
Above navied? and in and lastly I ? constitute and appoint my son Andrew and
James Wiley to be the executors of this my will hereby |