Will of William Baldrige
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this 9th day of
January 1767, I ,William Baldrige
of Little Britain Township and County of Lancaster, being in
perfect health
and memory thanks be to God therefore calling into mind the
mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do
make and
ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say
principally and
first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God
that gave
it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a
Christian
and decent manner 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 wealth wherewith it has
pleased God to
bless me with in this life, I give and bequeath and dispose of
the same in
the following manner and form as follows:
Imprimis and first of all, I allow and
ordain my best beloved wife
sixty-five pounds to be paid upon demand. I also allow and ordain
my wife
sufficient victuals, drink, and clothing and washing and half an
acre of
land yearly plowed to sow flax seed on and also a house by
herself and fire
wood as long as she lives and also the third part of the wool
yearly.
I ordain and allow my son John's heirs
eight pounds.
I ordain and allow my son Alexander five
pounds.
I ordain and allow my son Michael three and
twenty pounds.
I ordain and (allow) my daughter Elizabeth
fifty pounds, only the price of
her mare is to be taken out of the fifty pounds.
I ordain and allow my son John Poston five
pounds.
I ordain and allow my former son Matthew
Atchison seven shillings and six
pence.
I ordain and allow my son Michael all my
plantation.
At my death, I appoint and ordain my wife
and my son Michael to be my Executors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal the day and year
above mentioned.
In presence of us:
Patrick Ewing William Baldrige (Seal)
James Foster
William Foster
W.B. I do ordain five pounds for the use of
John Atchison , son to Matthew
Atchison aforementioned, upon this provision that he makes no
charge for
his wife's clothes which he has returned and also that he
educates his boy
so as to fit him for college. But upon his making a charge for
the clothes
or omitting the education of the boy, he is only to have the sum
before
specified, that is , one dollar.
Witnesses present: William Baldrige(Seal)
William Foster
Mabel Baldrige
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William Foster and Patrick Ewing, two of the witnesses, and
Michael
Baldrige, the surviving Executor, being duly sworn according to
law before
me on this 14th January 1773.
Edw. Shippen, D.R.
____________________
William Foster, one of the Witnesses to the Codicil, being duly
sworn
according to law before me this 14th January 1773.
Edw. Shippen, D.R.
____________________
April the 18th 1768 then received in full the within legacy left
to us in
this Will.
Witnesses present: John Brownlee
Matthew Atchison Elizabeth Brownlee
Anne Atchison
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Will 1773
William Baldrige, deceased
Entered Copy of Probate
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Lancaster County:
On the fourteenth day of January Anno Domini 1773, before me the
subscriber
personally appeared the within named William Foster and Patrick
Ewing, two
of the subscribing witnesses to the within annexed Will and being
duly
sworn according to law, did depose and say that they were present
and saw
and heard William Baldrige, the Testator within named, sign,
seal, publish,
announce and declare the within annexed Will as and for his Last
Will and
Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound and well
disposing
mind, memory, and understanding to the best of their knowledge,
observation
and belief.
Edw. Shippen, Register
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Be it remembered that on the fourteenth day of January Anno
Domini 1773,
the Last Will and Testament of William Baldrige, late of Little
Britain
Township in the County of Lancaster, yeoman deceased, was proved
in due
form of law, and Letters Testamentary were granted to William
Baldrige, the
surviving Executor therein named, he being first duly qualified
well and
truly to administer the estate of the Testator and to exhibit a
true and
perfect inventory on or before the fourteenth of July next and to
render a
true and just account of his administration of the said estate
when thereto
lawfully required.
Given under the seal of said office.
Edw. Shippen, Register
Submitted by: Dave Fehling
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