Wills: James Beatty M.D. 1819: South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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Will No. 677 Filed 27 October, 1819     Greensburg, Pa.

        In the name of God, Amen. I, James Beatty, late of West Newton in the
Township of South Huntingdon, County of Westmoreland, and state of Pennsylvania,
being sick and weak in body, but sound in mind, memory, and inderstanding,
considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of time thereof, and being
desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be better prepared to leave this
world when it shall please Almighty God to call me home.  I do therefore make and
publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
First and principally, I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God, and  my body
to the earth to be decently buried at the direction of my executors herein after
mentioned. And after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, the remainder of
my estate to be divided as shall be hereinafter mentioned
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Dorcas, the one third of all my estate,
agreeable to the laws of Pennsylvania, except such articles as shall be here after
to be particularly bequethed to certain persons, of which her bed and bedding and
trundle is part which my will and desire is that my executors give her without
taking any amount to have appraised.
And further my will and desire is that my wearing apparrel be equally divided among
my children. and my riding whip to be kept by my execitors for my son Williamson
until he arrives to the years of manhood, and neither of them to be appraised.
I will and bequeath to my four children, namely Williamson, Marissa, Margaret, and
James, the remainder two thirds of my estate, except my saddle. My  will and desire
is that my personal property be sold by my executors as soon as convenuent after my
decease. (except such articles as my widow shall desire to take at the evaluation
laid on by the appraisers of my property), not to exceed her dividend and my
childrens share of the anount to be disposed of for my children at the discretion of
my executors
Further, as soon as my executors can dispose of my real estate at a price they shall
think proper or sufficient for it, to be sold by them, and the money apportioned as
above.
The whole of the legacies for my children to be kept  for them until each one of
them shall arise  to his or her age  of twenty one years, or day of marriage as
first shall happen
If one or more of my children should die before the age of twenty one or day of
marriage, then their legacies to be divided among the surviving children.
I will and bequest to my father, James Beatty, my saddle without being appraised or
valued
My will and desire is that my father, James Beatty, shall have the care of the
education of my children, and that my widow live with him in such place as he shall
provide if she thinks peoper to do so
Lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my father, James Beatty, of Washington
County, and my friend, John C. Plumer of Westmoreland County my executors of this,
my last will and testament, revoking all former wills by me made to be null and void.
Ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament, in testimony whereof I
have herewith set my hand and affixes my seal this seventh day of October, Anno Domini
one thousand eight hundred nineteen ( 1819)                     J. Beatty

Signed, sealed, published and declared by James Beatty, the above named testator as
and for his last will and testament in the presence of us at his request in his
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses
thereto 

 William Baldwin   Thomas Hall

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