Document. Will of Samuel Houston (6), c1739

In the name of God amen, the nineteenth Day of September, in the year of our lord god 1739, I Samuel Houston of Penselviney in the Countey of Chester farmer, being very sick and weak in bodey, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto god therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally, and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave it, and for my body, I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in A Christianlike, and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Ignatius, I give and bequeath to Ester my Dearly beloved wife, whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain my only and sole Executrix of my last will and testament, all and singular my estate real and personal during her natural life provided that she payes yearly to Martha Houston my mother three pounds penselviney money in lieu of or roué of the yearly métiers my father will me to give her during her natural life in likemaner that she clears all the dets I owe and puts all the personal estate to despodissment Excepting one Sixt of Inverse her sedeal and whit and her close and after the charges herby accruing are all cleared, that she and the appraisers gives a true account of all the personal estate to the overears after menshoned and that the one half of the then personal estate be returned at her decease to Robert Houston, Cristefer Houston, James Houston, Ane Walker, Margrat Linn, Gnat Linn, Martha Linn Equally to be divided amoungst them and if Cristefer or James Houston deyes befor this becomes due that the one that survies may have the other shear and if Robert Houston deyes that his oldest son have his shear and likewise that the plantation called Philips bottom and do [ditto] hill with both the rights thereunto belonging together with all the improvements thereon or in anywaye thereunto belonging be returned to Christefer Houston and James Houston free of all charges or encumbrances and that the said Christefer and James Houston are herby obliged after their coming to full possession of the said land in the space of three years after shall pay to Robert Houston, Ane Walker, Margrat Linn, Gnat Linn, Martha Linn each of thos persons named hear teen pounds or their eaires and I herby appoint over sears Hugh Linn' and Samuel Thomsen to see that the half of the personal to be returned at the decease of my Executrix be not vested and if they see caus to take seal for its being secuered and in likemanner to prevent the plantation being abused for I will it not to be sowed with winter grain above one in three year each of the three fridge formerly in wheat and ther be no more cleared excepting half of acre each year and that there be no eimber timber sold nor given of the plantation excepting poplar and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, will and legacy bequests and Executors by me in any will before this time named, willed and bequeatied , ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.

Samuel Houston

Signed Sealed published and declaired by the said Samuel Houston the testator as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of one the subscribers, viz.

John Thompson} Inv May 27th 1741, Inv

Robert Loringhsig

Matthew Thomson} Inv.

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