| The World of Elizabeth Chads
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Inventory filed November 28,
1791 I Elizabeth
Chadds of the Township of Birmingham in the County of
Chester and State of Pa. widow being advanced in age, but
of usual mind and memory considering the uncertainty of
my time here and being willing to dispose of my Temporal
estate do make this my last will and testament in manner
of form following hereby revoking and making void all
wills by me heretofore made.
| Imprimus |
It is my will that my
just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and
discharged as soon as conveniently may be after
my decease by my ex. hereafter named. |
| Item |
I give and bequeath to
my sister Mary Baldwin’s three daughters viz
Catherine Bently, Sophia Bogart and Martha
Johnson the sum of twenty pounds each. |
| Item |
I give to John Robert
Baldwin, sons of Robert Baldwin deceased the sum
of 10 pounds each and May Bently daughter of said
Robert Baldwin the sum of 20 pounds. |
| Item |
I give to William and
James Johnson, sons of Henry Johnson deceased,
the sum of 10 pounds each. |
| Item |
I give the sum of 100
pounds to be equally divided to my sister Martha
Stewart and her children that may be alive at my
death. |
| Item |
I give to Job Harvey son
of Kaziah Harvey the sum of 20 pounds. |
| Item |
I give to Phebe Broomer
Susanna House and Martha House, daughters of my
cousin Amos House, by his wife Sarah as follows.
To Phebe my second best suit of Apparrell and the
sum of 20 pounds. To Susanna my desk, Black
walnut Chest and the sum of 20 pounds. To Martha
my best bed furniture, my best suit of Apparrell
case of Drawers, Tea Table, all my Tea Warr, and
Table linnen with the sum of 20 pounds and in
each case the said Martha should die before she
arrives to the age of Eighteen years, the money
with the other articles willed to here to be
equally divided between her two sisters. |
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I give to Mary, John and
Benjamin House children of said Amos House by his
wife Martha as follows To Mary the sum of 10
pounds. To John my Clock with the sum of 10
pounds and to Benjamin the sum of 10 pounds and
in case wither of said children should die before
come of age, the legacies will’d to such to
be equally divided between the survivors. |
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I give to Mary, wife of
David Regnolds if living the sum of 50 pounds and
if not the said sum to be equally divided between
her two daughters Elizabeth and Lydia. |
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I give to my cousin John
Parker, son of Abraham Parker deceased the sum of
35 pounds and to Kaziah Wickersham, daughter of
said Abraham Parker the sum of 15 pounds. |
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