WILL: Robert BRADFORD, 1802, Franklin Township, Greene County, PA

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Will of  Robert BRADFORD, transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Ricki Dickerson,
Greene County, Franklin Twp., Pennsylvania, Will Book Vol. # 1, pp 32-34, Will # 
52. 

This is transcribed exactly as written.

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Bradford of Franklin township Green County and 
State of Pensylvania, first it is my will and I do order that all my just Debts 
and Funerel expences be duly paid and sattisfyed as soon as conveniently can be 
after my disceace. I being in a lo state of helth but being in my full memory 
and in my proper sences at this present - thanks be to God for his mercies 
bestowed on me, Item I give and bequeth to - loving wife, Marget my Plantation 
and all the Farm during hir natural life for to mantain hir in a dacent living 
and also I give to my wife Marget hir choice of my Cows and she is to have two 
Cows and four sheep and four Hogs and one Fether Bed and Beding and the one 
third part of the Puter and all hir milking vessels also I give my wife the 
Chest all the Flax, and the one third part of all the Linnen Cloth that's in the 
house and the one third part of a peace of Lincey that is to weave and also I 
give my wife Marget twenty pound in Cash and I give to my wife Marget two 
Hogseds and two of the Cast Pots and also I give unto my loveing wife Marget the 
one third part of the winters grain that is on the Stacks at this present and 
the one third part of the Corn that is in the ground and the one third part of 
all the winter grain that is put in the ground this fall and also I give 
Daughter Elisabeth the sum of twenty pounds in Cash and I also give to my 
Daughter Dianah twenty pounds in Cash and also I give and bequath to my youngest 
son William Sixty pounds 0and I also give to _____ son John thirty pounds and I 
also give and bequath to my oldest son James sixty pounds and and I also give 
and bequath to my son Thomas the sum of Sixty five pounds and I give to my son 
Thomas all my Clothing and I also give to Jameses son Robt. one Sucking Colt 
that is now with the Mare and I give to my son Ths. five head of Sheep and also 
I give to my son Ths.The two yearling heffers which I got from sd. Thomas and 
also give Thomas fifty acers of Land where he now lives including that last 
feild that Robt. Bradford clear'd down the hill so that he can have a Slinger 
Camp and I also give to my son James and Thomas Bradford all my Stock to be 
divided equly divided between them and the sd. James and Thomas is to pay my son 
John tenn pounds out of the Stock and after my wife's dicease I give to my son 
James the remainder of my Lands and Tennements after Thomas gets fifty acers and 
I also give to my son Ths. one Iron tooth harrow and Log Chain and after Thomas 
and my wife Marget gets their Sheep that is left them in this present Will I 
give the rest of my Sheep to my son James and for the rest of my houshold 
furniture and farming Utenticls I give to my son James and Thomas for to be 
equly divided betwesi them and also I allow my sons James & Thomas to pay out of 
their part all the freedoms that Wm. Knot is to have and I do impower James 
Bradford, William Inghram & Solomon Eagen to be my Exaceters and I acknoledges 
this instrement of righting and I do revoke all otter Wills and testaments as 
witness my hand and seal this 12th day of September 1802.
Witness present - Agness Inghram                         his
                      Hir                       Robert  O  Bradford  - (Seal)
                  Hannah  X  Rinehart                    mark
                      mark
                  William Inghram

N.B.: their one hundred & seven pounds stands on Mr. Boreman's Docket which sum 
was not remember'd which money I give and bequath to my three Sons that is James 
John & Thomas to be equilly divided amoughst them the above Judgement is against 
Wm. Ditterline and also if after my diceace that if my wife Marget should stand 
in need of any more exclusive of twenty pound that I low hir in this writhin 
instrument of wrighting the above named James, John & Thomas is to pay to the 
above named Marget the sum of tenn pounds out of the above sum as witness my 
hand and seal this 12th day of September 1802.

Test. -     Agness Inghram                        his
                  Hir                     Robert  X  Bradford  - (Seal)
            Hannah  X  Rinehart			  mark
                  mark
            William Inghram

Green County
(Seal)      On the eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and two, before me John Boreman Register for the probate of Wills 
and granting Letters of Administration in and for the said County, personally 
came Agness Inghram and William Inghram two of the subscribing Witnesses to the 
foregoing and annexed Instruments of Writing, and on their solemn Oaths did 
dispose and say, that they were present and saw and heard Robert Bradford the 
Testator within named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same as 
and for his last Will and Testament, and that at the time of doing thereof, he 
was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their 
knowledge, observation and belief, and that they also saw Hannah Rinehart the 
other Witness subscribe to her marks thereto.
Sworn and Subscribed this day                         Agness Inghram
above written, before me.                             William Inghram
              John Boreman Register.
Registered the 11th October 1802, and Letters Testamentary granted to James 
Bradford, William Inghram and Solomon Eagon, Executors the same day.