I Sarah Williamson of the Township of Newtown in the County of Chester in Pennsylvania; Do Make this My Last Will and Testament in the manner following, that is to Say
first. My Will is that all my Just Debts and ffuneral Expences be paid as soon as Conveniently may be after my Decease.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Williamson and my Son-in-law Abel Green, the Sum of One Hundred pounds in Silver or Gold at the rate of Seven Shillings and Six pence for one Spanish piece of Eight, in trust for the Use of my Son Daniel Williamson, to be applied towards his peculiar Maintainance, Wearing Apparrel, and other Necessaries for him, at the Discretion of my said Son John and Son-in-law Abel, and the Survivor of them the Executors of Such Survivor or Such other persons as be Shall by will or otherwise appoint. but if my Said Son Daniel Shall Die before the Whole Money and Interest thereof be so applied, the remainder thereof shall be paid to heirs or Legatees.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Brinton, my best feather Bed and all the furniture thereto belonging the better to Enable her to Entertain her friends.
Item I Give and Bequeath my Wearing Apparrel to be Equally Divided among all my Daughters that Shall be living at the time of my Decease.
And all the rest and residue of my Estate I Give and Bequeath to my Daughters Margaret Brinton, Alice Buckly, and Jane Green, and to my Son John Williamson, to be Equally Divided among them, or Such of them as shall be living at the time of my Decease.
And I do hereby Constitute and appoint my Son John Williamson and my Son-in-law Abel Green Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other Wills and Testaments by mee made. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Eleventh Day of the twelfth month in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one 1781.
SARAH WILLIAMSON (Seal)
Signed Sealed, published and Declared by
Sarah Williamson, to be her Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us.
Ann Williamson
George Miller.
[Endorsement]
July 27th 1789. Then Personally appeared Ann Williamson and George Miller and on their
Solemn Affirmations according to Law did severally declare affirm and say that they were Present and did see and hear Sarah Williamson the Testatrix within named Sign Seal Publish pronounce and declare the within Writing as and for her last Will & Testament and that at the doing thereof she was of a sound and well disposing mind and memory to the best of their understandings, and the said George Miller on his Solemn Affirmation as aforesaid doth further declare and say that he drew the within Writing by the direction of the ?? Sarah Williamson and that the Word (his) was by mistake omitted in the 15th ?? of said Writing between the words (to) & (Heirs), the intention of the Testatrix being that the remainder of the Legacy therein given (if any) should go to the Heirs or Legatees of her son Daniel.
Affirmed before me
Pers'. Frazer, Regis"
Codicil to the foregoing will.
I Sarah Williamson of the Township of Newtown in the County of Chester in Pennsylvania Do this Second day of the Ninth month in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four, make and Publish this my Codicil to my Last Will and Testament, in the manner following that is to Say, Whereas I have in my Said Will given to my Daughter Alice Buckly one Equal part or share of the residue or remainder of my Estate. Now my Will is that Such part and so much thereof as Will pay and Discharge all the Money Due from my son Daniel Williamson to my Said Daughter Alice Buckly, or to the Estate of her former Husband Benanuel Lownes Shall be Deducted out of the part or Dividend of my Estate given to her in my Said Will, and Applied to pay and Discharge the said Debts. Provided always that Such part of the said Debts or Demands which I persuaded my Son-in-law Benanuel Lownes to pay for my son Daniel Shall not be Included or so Deducted but Shall be paid out of my Estate before any Division thereof be made. And this present Codicil Shall to all Intents and purposes be a part of my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seale
her
SARAH S WILLIAMSON (Seal)
in the presence of mark
George Miller
Ann Williamson
The foregoing codicil was proved on the same date as the will, and letters of administration were granted to John Williamson, the other person named as executor being deceased.