Bedford
Co., Pennsylvania Wills, Volume 1
pages 201-250
Submitted by James Boar
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Carpenter Bfd. Twp
WILLIAM SCOVIL
Wife: Mary
(1) son William,
(2) son Henry
Exec: son William
Witt: James Williams & Peter Ling
Prob’t. 12 Sept - 1803
page 202 - 203
Mar. 25 - 1797
AZARIAH McCLANE
Wife: Sophia
(1) oldest son
Samuel
(2) second
son John
(3) third son
William
(4) dau.
Mary Keiser
(5) dau.
Sarah Harding
(6) dau.
Elizabeth
Exec. Wife sophia, son Samuel
Witt: Joshua Delaplane, Samuel Charlton, William Ebrecht, Geo. Ross
Probt. Nov. 3 - 1803
page 203 - 204
Providence Twp. July 28, 1803
NATHAN CHANEY
Wife: Susanna
(1) son John, (2)
son Ezekiel, (3) dau Ann, (4) dau Susanna, (5) dau Elizabeth
Exec. Wife Susanna & son John
Witt: Thomas Fanagan, John Foor, John Bomgardner
Probt’d. Feb 11 - 1804
page 205
ANDREW VALENTINE
Wife: Margaret Vallentine (3/4 of all my est)
one part to Maryett McDannel her first son Conrod McDannel
Exec: Frederick Rice Jnr., Geo. Hardinger
Witt: Conrad Hardinger, Lawrence Slygea (Sliger)
Prob’td. Mar. 29, 1804
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page 205 - 206
Southampton Twp Feb. 8 - 1804
WILLIAM ROBISON
Wife: Jain
(1) dau. Nancy
Exec. Wife Jain & my son Thomas.
Witt: James Shrine, James Robinson, Thomas Moode
Prob’td. Apr. 30 - 1804
page 207 Twp. co of Bedford
May 17 - 1804
CALEB WILSON
(1) dau Abigal Helm
(2) son Isaac
Wilson
(3) dau Estere
Flitue
(4) dau Mary Helm
(5) dau Elizabeth
Sleek
(6) dau Sarah Jones
(7) son William
(8) dau Susanah
grandchild Elizabeth McRake
Exec. Thos. Blackburn Snr., Mary Wilson
Witt: Joshua Pierson William Wilson
Probate May 26 - 1804
page 208
Air Twp. Bfd. Co. Nov. 10 - 1803
WILLIAM SLOAN
Wife Francess
(1) dau Mary, (2)
dau Sarah, (3) dau. Martha, (4) dau Ann, (5) dau Susanah, (6) dau. Jean,.(7) son
John, (8) son Thomas (his oldest son William 50 pounds)
Exer. My wife & 2 sons - James Neilson & John
Witt: William Alexander, William Knox Alexander
Probt’d. June 15 - 1804
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page 209 - 210
July 9 - 1807 Greenfield Twp.
JACOB STIFLER
Wife: Catarina
(1) dau. Eifa wife
of Henry Helsel
(2) dau. Elizabeth
Feesol
(3) son Peter
(4) dau Catarina
wife of Fartenant Tickerhof (Ferdenand) (and his 4 heirs Catarine - Jacob -
Henry - Elb.)
(5) son Adam,
(6) son John,
(7) son Michael
(8) Conrad.
Exec. My wife Catarina
Witt: Matthias Sheply & Peter Smith in Ger. & John McConly
Probt’d. Nov. 9 - 1807
page 211 - 212
JOHN GRAHAM, yoeman
Wife: Agnes
son John, (2) son George, (3) dau. Esther wife of James
Burns, (4) dau. Eleanor wife of John Webster, (5) dau. Agnes wife of John
Parker, (6) dau. Martha Graham, (7) dau Catharine
my grand dau Agnes Burns
my grand dau Eleanor Webster
my grand dau Eleanor Parker
Exec. Wife Agnes, sons John & George
Witt: Alexander McVicker, James Taylor
Prob’t Oct. 3 or 13 - 1804
page 212 & 213 June 3 -
1800
JOSEPH POWELL (Minister of the gospel)
Wife: Rachel Powel
(1)
dau Mary, (2) dau.
Elenor, (3) dau Anna, (4) dau Rebekah, (5) dau Rachel, (6) son Joseph, (7) son
Samuel (8) son John
Exec. My wife & oldest son Joseph
Witt: John Stilwell, Jacob Hart, John Hart
Probtd. Nov. 28, 1804.
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page 214
St. Clair Twp. Bedford Pa. Dec. 27 - 1797
JAMES WILLIAMS
Wife: Mary
(1) dau Sarah
(2) dau James
(3) son Ephriam
(tract in St. Clair Twp I now dwell in)
(4) son Benjamin
(tract land on head waters Wills Creek of the glade Pike now Londonderry Twp.)
(5) dau. Sarah
(6) dau Hannah
Berry
(7) dau. Mary Ogle.
(8) To Sarah’s dau
Nancy - 30 pounds
(9) Exec. Two sons
Ephraim & James
(10) Witt: Thos. Vickroy, William x Clark, Mary x Clark
(11) Probated. Jan 7 - 1805
(Copied a second time under
pages of listed 124, 215-216 but add the following
page 216
Note: James Williams cancels tract to Benj. and gives a certain tract No. 4350 &
naes James McIntire. The two sons Ephriam & James the tracts on waters of Wills
Creek in the counties of Bedford & Somerset in names of James Dayly & John
McHaffey No. 3176 & 3174 - cont. 521 acres.
Witt: Thos. Vickroy, Robert Appleby, Benj. Williams.
page 217-218
Providence Twp. Mar 3 - 1805
FRANCIS RICHEY
Wife: Catharine
(1) son Abraham
grand dau. Mary Stiffler (one spinning wheel - 30 pounds)
(2) son Samuel, (3)
son Henry, (4) son Michael, (5) son John, (6) dau Christianna, (7) son Jacob (8)
son Philip, (9) son Isaac
Exec: my son Samuel, friend (Samuel Deal
Witt: John Hershberger (in Ger), Jacob Snider, Philip Fishburn
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page 219
Balfast Twp. Jan. 16 - 1804
JOHN BLACKWOOD
Wife Rebackah
(1) son
James }
(2) son William
}The Plantation I now live on
(3) dau Janey
(4) dau Ezable
}
(5) dau Nancy
} 50 lbs.
Exec: son James & William
Witt: Jacob Wink Sen. & James White
Prob’t. June 6 - 1805
page 220 - 221
Air Twp. Aug. 13 - 1805
WILLIAM SHAW
Wife: Jane
(1) dau Jane
Hedleston
(2) dau Nelly
Caldwell
(3) dau Martha
William Wallace (boy that lives with me - 50 pounds if
he stays with my wife after my decease)
Exec: wife Jane, James White
Witt: William Taggert, Daniel Lavering, John x Scott
Probt. Sept. 3, 1805
page 221 - 222
Londondery Twp. May 9, 1804
HENRY AMERINE
Wife? (living but no name given)
(1) Son George (10
shillings)
(2) dau Mary
Exec. David Bonnell, Geo. Carpenter
Witt: Andrew Woolford, Christian x Wollford, Charloittia x Woolford
Probt. Sept 23, 1805
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page 222 - 223
Twp. and co. of Bfd. Sept. 13 - 1803
ALLEN ROSE
(1) dau Rachel }
(2) dau Ann }
(3) dau Mary }
}bed & bedding - cow - all of my peuter - spinning
wheels.
(4) son
Edward }
(5) son
Samuel }
(6) son
William }
}these sons to pay off to - last 4 sons
named.
(7) son Thomas
(8) son Allen
(9) son John
(10) son Arthur
Exec. my brother in law - John Kinton, my sons William & Edward
Witt. Thos. Vickroy, Wm. Drinning, Samuel x Rose
Prob’t Nov. 11 - 1805
page 224
Woodberry Twp. Mar. 20 - 1805
JOHN DILTS SENr.
wife: Margrit
(1)
son William, (2)
son John, (3) dau Ann, wife John Hipple, (4) dau Mary wife of Henry Deal, (5)
dau. Magdelene wife Joseph Shoup (6) dau Sufia dau John Bennor, (7) dau Dorratha
wife Isaac Cronk
Likewise Margret Hector (dau of Sabastian Hector) (my
grand daughter - devise her mothers share)
Exec: William Dilts
Witt: John Puderbough, Adam (his A. B. mark) Borger
Prob’t. Nov 27 - 1805
page 225
Air Twp.
JOHN KENDALL
Wife: Martha
To Mary Linn - (50 pounds when comes of age & does not live elsewhere)
(1) dau Mary
(2) son Robert
(3) son William
(4) dau Isabela
To grand dau Martha Gibson (30 pounds)
To grand son John Kendal (son of Francis Kendal
(5) son James
Exers: sons Francis & James, William Alexander Senr.
Witt: Robert Alexander, Robert McClean
Prob’t. Nov. 26 - 1805
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page 226
Hopewell Twp. Jan. 27 - 1806
GEO NIXON
(1) dau Mary
young }
(2) son John
Nixon }
} place to be divided equally
To grand son John Nixon - (2 yr old Filly)
Sara Gutherie (5 shillings)
Margaret Bradwhaw (5 shillings)
William Nixon (5 shill)
Barbara Hughes (5 shill)
Rosanna Pettit (5 shill)
Thomas Nixon (5 shill)
Rebeckah Fanagan (5 shill)
I order Thomas Fanagan to have all my military right
which I claim now in hands of Samuel McCullock for recovery.
Exer: Thomas Fanagan, John Piper
Witt: James Piper, & Alexander Young, Walter Elder
Prob’t. Feb. 4 - 1806
page 227
Nov. 20 - 1805
JACOB WINK SENR.
Wife: Elizabeth
son Jacob
Adam
Eliza
dau. Mary Davis
“ Elizeybath dec’d. (her children)
“ Rebecca
“ Ida Melot
son John
Urich
Execr. sons John - Elias - Uriah - Adam
Witt. Thos. Morton, William Morton
Prob’t. Nov. 20 - 1805
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page 228
Colerain Twp. Jan. 16 - 1806
JOSEPH FRIEND
Wife: Rachael
(1) sons John
(2) sons Joseph
(3) sons Williams
(4) sons Jonas
(5) sons Jacob
(6) dau youngest Rose
My servant girl now living with me, Rebecca Rosann, Miller shall be
faithfully discharged.
My 4 married daughters.
(7) Mary Drennen }
Elizabeth Wilson }
Sarah Williams }
Rachael
McCaslin }
} 50 pounds
Exec: sons John & Joseph
Witt: Joseph Stewart, John Cessna, Joseph Jr. (of John
Prob’t. May 6 - 1806
page 229-230
Dublin Twp. Oct. 1 - 1803
CHRISTIAN KEYSOR
Wife: Mary
(1) son John (Impt.
Now lives on)
(2) dau Rachael
Baird
(3) dau Isabella
Thomas
(4) dau Martha
Lieser
(5) dau Catharine
Ri (f) for s st
The heirs of: Susanna Miller & Sally Statlesmyer & Mary Taylor.
Also, boy by name John Foutch, if he stays with my wife
Exec. Wife Mary
Witt: Jacob Shock, Wm. Taggart, Daniel Bloom
Prob’t May 7 - 1804
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page 230 - 231
Colerain Twp. Mar. 15, 1806
JOHN FEIGHT
Wife: Mary
My plantation on co. & Twp. aforesaid to my sons viz.
(1) son John, (2) son George, (3) son Frederick, (4) dau Catharine, (5) dau
Elizabeth, (6) dau Mary
signed in Ger.
Exec. Cornelius Sullivan, Henry Whelstone (in Ger)
Adam Henning,. Solomon Dehl (in Ger)
Prob’t. May 13 - 1806
page 231
Colerain Twp. May 5 - 1806
JOSEPH FRIEND JR.
Wife: Johnson
To nephew Peter Johnson (son Joshua & Eleanor) a tract land on NotenCreek -
Harden Co. state of Ky - 246A
my tract land 300 a on waters Town Creek - South Hampton Twp. he sold for
expenses.
Remainder to my nephew William Stewart - John Johnson & Peter Johnson & My niece
Mary Johnson.
My Negro man Dick, that is in the possession of Joseph Kirkpatrick living in
Harden Co. Ky.
Exec: My brother in law Joshua Johnson, Anthony Smith.
Witt: Robert Gordon, Patrick Heany, Joseph Stewart
Prob’t. 26 May 1806
page 233
Hopewell Twp. 28 May - 1806
JOHN CRAMER
(1) son John Cramer
(2) dau Mary Kunce
(3) son Jacob
Cramer
(4) son David
Cramer
(5) son Simon
youngest son
(6) dau Catharine
youngest dau
(7) dau Hannah
Lower
(8) Susanna Cramer
Exec: Henry Mick
Witt: Richard Silver, Casper Fluck, Henry Dasher
Prob’t June 16, 1806
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page 234
Twp & Co. of Bedford May 16, 1797
DAVID POTTS
Wife: Alce Potts
(1) Son Jonathan
(land bot from Rhinehart Wolf)
(2) dau Ann wife
Elisha gready
(3) dau Hannah wife
Peter Swesey
(4) dau Reachel
wife Archabald Adams
To Mary my grand dau (dau of Hannah)
Exec: wife Alce & my son, Jonathan
Witt: Wm Griffith, Henry Caldwell, Jean Caldwell
Prob’t. July 1806
page 235 - 236
Colerain Twp.
ANDREW BELTZ
Wife _____
(1) son Frederick (
to have plantation I live on for 600 pounds
(2) dau Catharine
Newswanger 50 Tor t
(3) son Andrew
(4) dau Juliana
Exlino
(5) son Henry Beltz
(6) dau Elizabeth
(7) son Adam
Exec: Geo. Waltman, son Frederick Beltz.
Witt: Geo. Waltman, Frederick Beltz (in Ger), Christian Hanker
Prob’t 12 July 1806
page 236 - 237
Bethel Twp. Jan. 27 - 1806
JANE BREATHED SENr.
(1) Son William
(2) dau Elenore
Thomas (widow John Thomas dec’d.
(3) son Geo.
Breathed
(4) son Raney
Breathed
(5) dau. Catherine
Hunter
(6) son James
Breathed
(7) son Isaac
Breathed
(8) dau Jean
Breathed
(9) son Francis
Breathed
(10) son John Breathed
my three apprentices - Viz. Mary Swartzwelder, Ann Peal and Margart Peal.
Exec. Son John Breathed.
Witt: James Parsons, James McKee, Thomas Moode
Prob’t Aug. 4 - 1806
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page 237 - 238
Belfast Twp. 28 Nov. 1806
JOHN TRUAX
Wife: __________
(1) eldest son
Obediah
(2) son Samuel
(3) son Jacob
(4) son John
(5) son Richard
(6) dau Ann
(7) dau Beththenia
(8) dau Sarah
(9) dau Rebecca
(10) dau Elizabeth
(11) dau Jean
Exec: sons Obediah & Samuel
Witt: Thomas Runyan, James Hollenshead, Stilwell Truax
Prob’t. Jan. 23 - 1807
page 238 - 239
Woodberry Twp. Aug. 26 - 1806
HARMAN FETTERMAN
Wife: Elb.
(1) son Philip
(first offer of farm)
(2) son Daniel
(3) son Michael
Exec. Jacob Butterbaugh, Michael Fetterman
Witt: Willis Gibboney, Joshua Cumpston, John Kirker
Prob’t. Jan 31, 1807
page 239 - 240 - 241
Air Twp. Oct. 24, 1795
THOMAS STEPHEN
Wife: Mary
(1) eldest son Levy
(2) youngest son
Thomas Junior
(3) dau Margret
(4) dau Mary
(5) son Richard
(6) dau Sarah
(7) son Samuel
(8) son Gemina
Exec. Sons - Levy & Thomas Jr.
Witt: Jacob Hart, Benjamen Stephen
Jan. 8 - 1807 changed will as follows: Wife 1/3 part to sons 60 pounds.
Prob’t. Feb. 10 - 1807
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page 241 - 242
Woodberry Twp. May 26 - 1806
JOHN METSGER
(1) son Andrew
(2) son John
(3) son Henry
(4) son Jacob
(5) eldest dau
Elizabeth
(6) dau Susana
(7) dau Catharine
(wife Henry Bender)
(8) dau Christina
(9) dau Mary (Now
dec’d, intermarried Ludwick Clappert)
Exec: son Jacob Metsgar (Woodberry Twp. Huntingdon Co.)
Witt: Jacob Puderbough, Casper Dilling
Prob’t Feb. 16 - 1807
page 243
Cinclear Twp. (St. Clair) 20 Feb. 1807
JANE STEWART
(1) son James
(2) son Charles
(3) dau Susanna
(4) Exec: Robert
Adams
Witt: James Adams, William Adams, Mary Adams
Prob’t. Mar 4 - 1807
page 244
Colerain Twp. Feb. 1 - 1807
THOMAS BEETEL (BIDDLE)
Wife: Mary (all land)
(1) son Benjamin
Betel
(2) dau Betty (wife
of Sam (Backly) Beckley
Exec: Samuel Bethel
Witt: Peter Arnolt (Arnold), Geo. Hofman
Probt. Mar 14 - 1807
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page 245
Air Twp. Apr. 1 - 1807
BARTHOLOMEW RHOHARTY
To Ann Linn (50 a land from my place)
To Lodwick Cunneham (50 a)
I give & devise 1 part to be used as the use of Presterterian congregation,
lying in great cave, the meeting house to be built in McConnells Town in said
Twp. another part to the Poor, that may be chargeable to Twp Air, to be used by
overseers of Poor.
Exec. William Patterson of Air Twp., James Nilson of Air Twp.
Witt: Abendago Stephens, Lawrence Bulger, Philip Butner, Abraham Bulger,
Ludwick Garnegan
Probt. 28 Apr. 1807
page 246
Hopewell Twp. Dec. 7 - 1806
THOMAS JOHNSTON
Wife: Ann (my lands in Franklin Co. - my house & personal Est.)
Exec: my wife & Thomas Davis
Witt: Geo. Reynolds, Jame Hodge, James x Johnston
Prob’t. - July 24, 1807
page 246 - 247
Twp. & Co. of Bfd. Aug. 25 - 1807
GEORGE WOODS
I empower my exec. To do the best interest for my wife and children
Exec: my Father - in - law Dr. John McDowell, my Brother henry Woods & Dr.
John Anderson
Witt: Hugh Barclay & Wm Proctor Jun.
Probt. 29 Sept. 1807
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page 247 - 248
Belfast Twp. Feb. 24, 1803
JACOB TREWEX (TRUAX)
Wife: Ruth
(1) son Richard
(2) son Jacob
(3) dau Beththeanna
(4) Son Benjimin
(5) dau Charrity
(6) dau Sarah
(7) dau Ruth
(8) son John
(9) dau Mary
Exec: sons Richard & Jacob
Witt: Thomas Runyan, James Hollenshead
Prob’t. Oct 27 - 1807
page 248 - 249
Twp. & co. of Bfd. Nov. 17 - 1807
HUGH BARCLAY
Wife: Hetty (wife & children to have all of est.)
Exec: Wm. Proctor Jun. & Josiah Espey Esq.
Witt: Geo. D. Foulke, Samuel Davidson
Prob’t. 28 Dec. 1807
page 249 - 250
Hopewell Twp. Feb. 6, 1803
ZACHERIAH CHANEY
Wife: Nancy
To brother Greenberry Chaney (5 shillings)
To Nephew Joshua Chaney (5 s)
To Nephew William Chaney (5 s)
After wife’s decease, I give all personal est to Susanna Horton & her husband
Abner Horton.
Exec: My wife & Abner Horton
Witt: Amos Evans, Zachariah Davis, Miles Evans
Prob’t. Dec. 8, 1807
page 250
St Clair Twp. 20 Jan 1808
SAMUEL HULL
Wife: _________
(1) son Benjamin,
(2) dau Catharine, (3) dau. Susana, (4) dau. Sarah, (5) Polly, (6) Rebecca, (7)
Hannah, (8) Elb. (9) son Gabrial, (10) dau Pheaby
My son-in-law Henry Snider ( I appoint guardian for my son Benjamin)
Whereas Peter Hull late of Lancaster County by his will pg. 250 & 260 & 252 and
test. Bequeath unto my Father Isaac Hull 5 pounds & whereas my Father by his
last will & Test. Did empower me to settle est.
Exec: Joseph Hewitt & Ephraim Williams
Witt: Joseph Hewitt & Ephraim Williams
Prob’t. Mar 2 - 1808
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