Bedford
Co., Pennsylvania Wills, Volume 1
pages 51-100
Submitted by James Boar
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page 51 - 52 Dublin
Twp., Co. of Bfd.
JOHN BURD
Wife Elizabeth (Inst of 200 pd during her life) Then to grandson & dau.)
continued on next page
grandson emson Wright
granddau. Elizabeth Walker
grandson half of 2 tract land being partnership of me and William Wilds at foot
sidling hill.
Benj. Burd and Uncle of Eliz. Walker
To grandson John Burd Sr. (son of Benj. & Rebecka) (Burd farm whereon James Mury
lives. The farm in valley between sidling hill & Rays Hill on both sides of old
trading path from Rays Town, now Bedford, to Ft. Littleton.
To grandson John Wilds (son of Wm & Ann Wilds)
To grandson John Burd (son of James & Jane Burd)
To granddau’s Elizabeth May & Jane (dau of (Thos & Margret Burd)
To S-in-law William Wilds (my silver Watch)
To my 3 beloved children 8 shilling 4 or 24 pence
Benjiman and James and Ann Wilds
To Elizabeth Uncles & Margret Ramsey 8 shilling
Exec: Wm Elliot, William Wilds, Benj. Burd
Wit. David Beckwith, Chester Bailey
John Burd (seal) Recorded 16 Feb. 1797
page 53 - 54 Providence
Twp., Co of Bfd.
THOMAS WOODS, Farmer
Wife ______ Agnes
(1) son Henry (50
pounds)
(2) son William
(50 pounds)
(3) dau Sarah
(intermarried Robert Bradshaw)
(4) dau Rose
(intermarried Hugh Means)
(5) dau Nancy
(intermarried John Culbertson)
(6) dau Margaret
(intermarried Thomas Collin)
(7) Son Thomas (a
cert in tract land)
(8) Son George (a
cert. paptent being in Hendricks run in Westmoreland Co.)
Monies to be equally divided between my two sons John and Joseph & Robert a
natural son of my dau. Margaret)
Exec: Thomas & Go. Woods
Witt: Wm. Bealy - James Heydon, Josiah Espy - James Ashbrook
Prob’t 8th July - 1793
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page 55
ADAM YOUNG, Died intestate
To Elizabeth & William Young adm. of all singular goods
& chattels rights & credits of Adam young late Bedford Co. yeoman deceased
Feb. 29 - 1796
page 56 Apr. 30, 1793
JOHN BONET
Wife Dorothy - are her full and thirds of shares.
(1) son John
Bonnet (tract land in Quamahoming Twp. Bfd. Co. 317A likewise a Mullato boy name
Patrick
(2) son Jacob
Bonnet (tract land in Bfd Co. known by the name Snake spring tract.
(3) Son Isaac
Bonnet (tract land in Bfd Co. known by also to pay son-in-law Petter aniony
(4) dau Hessay
(tract known as Casper Teenebough (Casper Difibaugh))
also give to wife little bound girl Susay as long as wife lives.
Exec. Dorothy & son Isaac
Wit: Thos. Hay, Wm. Todd, John Clark
Prob’t 15 Aug. 1793
page 57 - 58 - 59 - 60
Town & Co. of Bfd Oct. 18 - 1793
SAMUEL SKINNER JR.
Wife: Margaret Skinner (1/3 of all personal est)
To my children -
(1) John
(2) William
(3) Elizabeth
Exec. My brother in law - Geo. Graham my wife
Witt: Samuel Skinner Jr.
Note: Sam’l Skinner dec’d, & court made new appointment.
Prob’t Nov. 25, 1794
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page 60 - 61 - 62 Belfast
Twp.
SAMUEL CROSSAN JR.
Wife: Hannah:
(1) son Thos.
Crossan Jr. (all books - globes telescope & survey Instruments.
All my children to be bound out to learn to work.
(1) Elizabeth
(2) Margaret
(3) Frank
(4) Mary
(5) Ann
(6) Rachael
Appoint my Father Thomas Crossan my Exec.
Witt. Thos. Marton, Benj. Hull
* Thomas Crossan wife Jane - Brother in-law John Woods & Gel Woods
Prob’t. May 3 - 1790
page 63 Colerain Twp.
Bedford Co.
SAMUEL HALL
(dau. marr John Cessna)
But at present lying in the house of John Cessna my
son-in-law in low state affecting at my death he John Cessna buy me, have all my
goods to sell to pay him what I am indebted to him.
I, allow John Cessna to take my son Robert, keep him until arrives of age.
Wit. Geo Elder
page 64 - 65 - 66
Belfast Twp
THOMAS CROSSAN
Wife Margaret
(1) son John
(2) son Samuel
To John Crossan tract land lives on called crossan Hall
To 6 daughters of son Samuel 70 pounds.
Thomas Crossan (son of Samuel)
To John my watch and cloath
To my Brother Samuel - gray mare I bought from Henry Werts.
Exec. John Crossan my son. 1790
Henry Werts.
Since making my will, my wife is deceased. I bequeath to
Elizabeth Crosson, Samuel Crossan Eldest daughter my bed & bedding my wife’s
deceased clothes, spinning wheel big reel & wheel.
Witt. Benjamin Hall, Stephen Hill, Thomas Morton
Prob’t. 1791 Apr. 13
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page 67
HECTOR McNEAL
Be it remembered on 9th day Feby - 1797
Letters of administration on Estate of Hector McNeal late of Bedford Co.
dec’d were granted to Henry Werts and Abn or r Faith. Final settlement 10 Ara
D. D. 1798
page 68 - 69 Colerain
Twp.
HENRY COUNTY
Wife Catharine
(1) Salamya
(2) Elizabeth
(3) Susana
(4) Petter
(5) Cartole
(6) Samuel
(7) Henry
(8) Mana
(Maria) continued on next page
(9) Matabina
(Matelena)
Exec. Catharine my wife, Petter my son, Frances Richey my friend.
Witt: Adam Cuntz, James Mortimer Jr.
Will Feb. 1, 1795 Prob’t. Mar. 11, 1795
page 70
JOHN SMOUSE ( in German)
Wife Dority
(1) my son Peter
Smouse
(2) my son Geo.
Adam Smouse - 40 pounds
(3) my dau Cataran
Richey - 40 pounds
(4) my dau
Suzeanear Cunse - 40 pounds (Koontz)
(5) my dau Adelan
Cunse - 40 pounds (Koontz)
(6) my son Mickel
(7) my son Charles
Exec. Dority Smouse, Peter Smouse
Witt Adam Kuntz (In Ger), John Theodore Hoflers, John Bagley
Will Aug 16 - 1794 Prob’t Oct 4 - 1794
note: (cunse is at Present Koontz)
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page 71 - 72 Colerain
Twp May 28 - 1791
GEORGE OSTER
Wife ?
(1) oldest son
Jacob - 5 shillings
(2) son John
(3) dau. Mary
(4) dau. Elizabeth
(5) dau Catharine -
1 cow - bed & bedding
(6) son Nicholas 2
horses - 1 highest priced, 1 lowest priced.
(7) dau. Barbarah -
1 cow bedding 2 sheep
(8) dau. Shusanna -
1 cow bedding 2 sheep
(9) youngest son
George
Exec: youngest son George, Edward Rose of co & Twp. above mentioned.
Witt: Edward Rose, Alen Rose, Thos. Burns.
Prob’t. Aug 18 - 1795
Edward Rose renounced his exectorship.
Page 73 - 74 Providence
Twp.
FREDERICK FRAIZ
Wife:
(1) Son Ludwich
(2) Son David
(3) dau Catharina
(wife of John steel living in the state of _______
(4) son Frederick
(living in state of Ky)
Viz: my beloved children John - Elizabeth - Mary - Elizabeth - Margaret - David
Exec: David Fraiz by beloved son, John Hendricks my friend
Witt: Jacob Snider, Joseph Ferguson
Will June 14 - 1796 Prob’t. Aug 25 - 1796
page 75 Air Twp
HENRY CHAPMAN
Wife Mary
(1) son John
Chapman
(2) son Henry
Chapman
(3) dau Elizabeth
Chapman
(4) dau Mary
(5) son Nathaniel
Witt: David John Margret John Jacob John
Prob’t. Aug. 2 - 1796
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page 76
WM KERNEY
On March 12 - 1797
Letters of Adm. on Est of William Kerney late of Bfd. Co. dec’d. Letters
to William Kerney & John Leverng
1798 Mar 4
page 76 - 77 Woodberry
Twp
JACOB SMITH
Wife: Rosana Smith
(1) oldest son
Jacob.
(2) youngest son
Jacob to provide firewood for wife
(3) dau Agnes Smith
(50 pounds & her mothers riding sadle at her decease)
Exec youngest son Jacob, John Wareham Sr.
Witt: Geo. Wareham, James Sommervill, Elizabeth (her x mark) Wareham
Will Nov. 1 - 1796 Prob’t July 1 - 1797
page 77 - 78
DANIEL COLLINS
Wife: Jane Collins
(1) son Thomas
Collins the plantation (wife Marg’t Woods - dau Thos. Woods)
Exec. Peter Arnolt, Matthew I voy
Witt: James Heyden, Richard Buck
note (Peter Arnold)
No dates given
page 78
JOHN STEART (STEWART
Be it remembered that on 13 day Nov. 1797
Letters of adm. on Est of John Stewart late of Colerain Twp. Bedford Co -
deceased, were granted to James Stewart & Joseph Stewart sons of the said dec’d.
1798 - Dec 19th
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page 78 - 79 Belfast
Twp.
MOSES DISHONG
Wife Cathran
(1) son William 3
pounds
(2) son Matthias
(3) son Henry
(4) son Frederick
(5) son Baltis
(6) son Peter
(7) son
Christopher
(8) son Adam
(9) dau Caty
(10) dau Mary
(11) dau Elizabeth
Exec. My wife Catran, Baltis Dishong
Witt. Michael George, Thomas Morton.
Will Sept. 25 - 1795 Prob’t Jan. 18 - 1798
page 80 - 81 Colerain
Twp.
THOMAS DAVIS
Wife Mary
Est. to be sold & divided amongst my youngest children
viz. Elizabeth - Gee - Sarah - Avis & son William
Exec. My wife Mary Davis, Thomas Stuart
Witt: John (his x mark) Lashley, Jacob (his x mark) Browmen, Exekiel
(his x mark)
Coxe
Will Jan 6, 1798
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page 81 - 82 Colerain
Twp.
FREDERICK FILLER
Wife: Catharine (Putter ware - furniture - 1 cow (Pots - spinning wheel - her
chest - 2 Bee seaps) (Now at Nicholas Bowders.) To keep & educate my children &
use money from rents of plantation rented to Philip Plaver??
Exec: Wife Catharine, Nicholas Bowder Jr.
Witt: Joseph Friend, James Dunahoe
Will Nov 15 - 1797 Probt. Dec. 20 - 1797
page Air Twp.
June 18 - 1797
GEORGE FREE
Wife ?
Est. to be divided among my children when they arrive to the age of twenty one.
Exec: John Smith, Philip Coleman
Witt: Christopher Baker, Peter Humbert (in German), Frederick Free
Prob’t. Aug. 24 - 1797
page 84 - 85
EDWARD TAYLOR
Wife Elizabeth Taylor
(1)
Son John, (2)
William to John &
William plantation in Bfd co. at foot of the Alleghany Mt. 300 a. on which John
Burns lives being on State Rhoade. Also a tract land situate in Ligonier Valley
- Westmoreland County.
A tract land on Dry Ridge on which I built a good
cabbin & cleared 15 a. said land to be given my daus. (3)
Elizabeth Taylor,
(4) Sarah, (5)
Jean, (6)
Mary
Also the 4 notes of John Garretson containing 35 lbs.
be distributed.
Exec. James Taylor Esq. & Ephraim Adams
Witt: Thomas Hay, Peter Dull (In Ger)
Will Oct 20 - 1797 Prob’t Jan. 5 - 1798
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page 86
RACHEL KENTON
Rachael Kenton transfers notes to following children:
One note given to Ann and Rachel McGaughy for their Mothers share - given to
Thomas Kenton (son of John)
Thomas Kenton
Robert Kenton
continued on next page
Carson Kenton
Simon Kenton
To other 4 girls
To Simon Kenton bed clothes that is at Rachel Adams
To Jane Nixon bed clothes beside her share of notes.
If James Anderson will not allow his children Sarah &
Simon Anderson to get his wifes share it must be divided between Rachel Adams -
Jane Nixon, Rachel Rose - Ann and Mary Rose who is to get their mothers.
Exec. Thomas Kenton
Witt: Valentine Wert & Robert Larimer
Probt. Sept. 22 - 1798
page 87 - 88 - 89 Bedford
Twp. Will Nov. 6 - 1798
ADAM SAMUEL
Wife Christina
(1) son Ludwick
(tract adj. Fredk Richards, Geo Sill, Wm. Griffith) Ludwick to stay on
plantation until youngest daughter arrives of age 18 yrs.
(2) son Michel
(3) son Adam
(4) dau Cnistina m.
John Nuloy
(5) dau. Susannah
m. John Bomgardner
(6) dau Elizabeth
(7) Evah
Exec. Son Ludwick
Witt: Geo Coffman, Jacob Helm, John Helm
Prob’t. Dec. 14 - 1798
page 90 St. Clair Twp.,
Inn Keeper Sept. 26, 1797
TIMOTHY RYAN
(1) son Derry
To my wife and _____
My brother Matthew Ryane of Frederick Co. Md. the plantation tract I now live
on.
Exec: my wife Jane, Brother Matthew Ryan (clergyman)
Witt: Mary Hay, Joseph Rouzer, John Anderson
Prob’t 1798 - 20
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page 91 - 92 Collrain
Twp. June 15 - 1798
MARGARET PATTERSON
Widow of James Patterson
Beloved niece Elizabeth Rose (riding coat - roan mare)
Beloved Margaret Patterson Williams (dau. of Henry Williams of Cumberland Valley
all residue property & est)
To Nephew Henry Williams sole exec.
Exec. Heny Williams
Witt: Geor Elder, Jonathan Hendrickson
Prob’t. Aug 11 - 1798
page 92 - 93 Bedford Co.
WILLIAM KARR
Wife Sarah
(1) Eldest dau Jane
- 19 pounds
(2) dau Agnes - 15
pounds
(3) dau Margaret 10
pounds
(4) dau Sara - 10
pounds
(5) Son William
(remainder of Est)
Exec. Sara my wife & John Canton
Witt: Joshua Wright, Robert Brown, Martin ____________
June 11 - 1798
page 94 Twp Woodbery Bfd.
Co.
JACOB SMITH
I bequeath to my wife Rosanna the sum of 10 pounds. (this will is registered
before in this book) Pg. 76
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page 94 - 95 Belfast Twp.
Bedford Co.
CONRAD CLINE
Wife: Anna Cline
150 A patent land on Licken Creek in Belfast Twp. to be given my youngest son
Conrad.
(1) son William 5
lbs.
(3) son John 5 lbs.
(4) son Tife? Cline
(5) son Abraham
(1) dau. Anna Sipes
(2) dau Caty Sipes
continued on next page
(3) dau Mary
Wink
(4) dau Elizabeth
Cline
(5) dau Margaret
Cline
Exec. Son John Elias Wink
Witt; William Dishon, Peter Staffee, Matthias Cline, (in German)
Will Dec. 23, 1797 Prob’t. Aug 5 - 1798
page 95 - 96 Bedford Town
Jan. 4 - 1794
HECTOR McNEAL
Wife ?
Exec. Wife:
Witt: Heny sides, John McNail, Thos. Norton
Probt. Feb. 24, 1797
page 97 Taylor
will registered before in this book
page 97 - 98
BENJAMIN LUPTON
Peter Margret - David Konklin - William Small - James Heydon all Bfd. Co. bound
unto John Anderson
Esq. Payment of money.
Adm. of credits of Benj. Lupton dec’d
Witt. Thos Anderson, Richard Buck, Peter Margret, david Conklyn, James Hydon, Wm
Small
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page 98 Nov. 13
- 1797
JOHN STEWART
Bondsman
James Stewart - Joseph Stewart - Thomas Bradshaw on credits of John Stewart
page 99 - 100
WILLIAM KEARNEY, dec’d.
Bondsman: William Kerney - John hevering, Henry sides, & John Mackey.
Witt. Geo. Funk Jr. & Richard Buck
Mar. 12 - 1797
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