Wills: Elijah Adams, 1799, St. Clair Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by W. David Samuelsen (dsam at sampubco dot com) Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ ____________________________________________________________ Source: sampubco.com Bedford co. Pennsylvania Will Book Vol. 1 page 118 Written: 19 Jan 1798 Probated: 21 Jan 1799 Whereas I Elijah Adams of St. Clair Township, Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania Being in sickness of Body but of Prefect mind and memory Calling to mind the Certainty of Death and uncertainty of life have made and Appointed this my Will and Testament in manner and form following Viz Imprimis first I Recommend my Soul to God who Gave it me and my Body to be Deacently Burried at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named all Funeral Charges and Just Debts Every where to be paid I Give and Bequeath to my beloved wife hannah adams my big Bible three Beds with the bed Clothes and all the Household furniture one Cow two Sheep the old Sorrol Mare and her Saddle and Likewise the third of all my Estate both real and personal after the above mentioned articles are taken out During her natural Life together with the Previlage and full use of the house which I now Live in. I Likewise give and Bequeath to my son Robert Adams the sum of three pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Jane Blair Wife of John Blair the sum of three Pounds in money I Give & Bequeath to my Daughte rRuth McGregger wife of Alexander McGreger the sum of five pounds I Give and Bequeath to my son Elijah Adams the sum of three pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Hannah Adams wife of James Adams the sum of Ten Pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my son Ephraim Adams the sum of fifteen Pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Sussana Adams the sum of fifteen Pounds in money and her side saddle I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Dinah Adams the sum of fifteen Pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my son Obadia Adams the sum of Ten pounds in money I Give and Bequeath to my son Mordecai Adams the sum of Ten Pounds in money I Likewise will and Bequeath to my two sons Obadiah and Mordecai Adams that tract of Land I now live on to them and theirs Heirs forever to be Divided thus begining at a Black oak Corner on the South East Side of the Chesnut Ridge Thence running a Straight line to where the fence Croseth the spring Run thence along the Middle to the Cabin by the bearn thence along the Medow fence adjoining the Big field to the first Cornner of said field Thence a straight line to the West Corner of Ephraim Adams new field that is to say Obadiah adams to have the sath west side adjoining Lands of Thomas Callehan and Robert Adams Provided that he the said Obadiah Adams shall fully Discharge all Debts or Charges that shall be Lawfully due on the before mentioned part of Said Tract of Land without taking any part of my Personally Estate to defrey or Discharge the same Mordecai adams to have that Part where the Building are on Provided that he the Said Mordecai Adams Shall Fully Discharge all Debts or Charges that shall be Lawfully Due on the beforemention and Part of Said Tract of Land without any Part of my Personal Estate to Defray or Discharge the same And I further enjoin my two sons Obadiah and Mordecai Adams Not to sell or Imbrazel the beforementioned Tract of Land untill after the Deceas of their mother I Give and Bequeath to my Grand Son Joshua Smith ten pounds in money one year Schooling and one new Suit of Clothes Provided that he lives remain with his grand untill he is twentyone years of age I Likewise will that tract of Land lying in the Chestnut Ridge adjoining land of Robert Adams and Thomas Callehan Containing one hundred and twenty six acres to be sold by my Executors and with Regard to the remainder of my Estate to be the same more or less after Paying the above Legatees and Answering Every of the afore mentioned Demands and all necessary and Contingent Charges I will and allow that Such remainder be Equally Divided into Ten Equal Shares among my Ten Children I Likewise will that all the Wheat which is now upon my loft shall be at my wife's Disposal and I hereby Authorise and appoint my Well beloved Wife Hannah Adams and Alexander Mc Greger to be my Sole Executors to se this my Last will and Testament Duely Executed According to the true intent and meaning thereof and I hereby utterly Revoke and Disannul all other Will or Wills by me formelry made or to have been made and Confirmed Acknowledged and Declare and only this to be my Last will and Testament which I acknowledge in presence of these Evidence before whom I set my hand and Seal In Presence of us the subscribers which witneth this 19th Day of the first month Anno Domini 1798 - Elijah Adams (seal) Thomas Bowen (sworn) Thomas Penrose Thomas Griffith (sworn) Bedford County ss On the twnety first Day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine Personally came before me the subscriber Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the County of Bedford in the State of Pennsylvania Thomas Bowen and Thomas Griffith two of the subscribing witness to the above instrument of writing and being duty affirmed according to Law did declare & say that they were personally present and heard and saw the above named Elijah Adams sign seal publish and pronounce and declare the above instrument of writing as and for his Last Will and Testmament that the names of these Deponants thereto subscribed is their own proper handwriting that they did also se Thmas Penrose sign his name thereto as witness to such Executor and that the testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of these deponants knowledge and belief Affirmed to and subscribed this 21th day of January Anno Domini 1799 Thomas Bowen Sworn by me John Anderson, Register Comment: Elijah Adams had a very large number of descendants. Some moved with Michael Deaver as their leader to what is now Deavertown in Morgan county, Ohio. Further descendants moved on to Vernon County, Wisconsin along with intermarried families from Morgan County.