Person:George McElwain (4)

Will & Estate Records

The will of George McElwain

In the name of God, Amen the first day of January, 1748, I George McElwain of the Township of Hopewell in the county of Lancaster in the Province of Pennsylvania a Farmer being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling to the mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God that Gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors Nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive it again by the Mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me in this life, I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Item first I give and bequeath to Margaret my Dearly Beloved wife the third part of all my goods and Chattles after my Debts are paid Except my plantation and I allow her the Benefit of the Plantation During her widowhood and in Lew thereof She shall keep my two sons to wit Andrew and Joseph McElwein and put them to School During her widowhood or till they Can Read the Bible plain and Read and write Bills and Bonds and Work the Golden Rule in arethmetick perfect.

Item I Give unto my well beloved son Andrew McElwein all and singular my land messages and tenements by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed cleared out of the Land Office and if he dies before he comes of age I allow my son Joseph to become heir and if he does not learn to Read and write and Cypher before his mother marrys I allow him to be put to school and taught as aforesaid

Item I Give to my beloved son Joseph McElwein the one third of my Moveable Estate after all my debts are paid by him freely to be possessed and if he Die before he comes of age I allow my son Andrew to be his Heir and Likewise constitute my well friends William Thompson and Andrew McElwein my only sole executors of this my Last will and testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and Dissannul all and Every former Testaments wills Legacies and Benefits and Exe's by me in any ways before named willed and Bequeathed 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.

(Signed) George Mccelwein (seal)

Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared

By the said George MccElwein to be his Last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers

William Lamond

Daniel Mickie

Lancaster County towit 7th March 17th (?) Then personally appeared William Lamond and Daniel Mickie, two of the witnesses to the above Will and on their oaths declared they were present & they heard George McElvain the testator above named Sign Publish and Declare the above Writing to be his last Will and Testament & that at the doing that he was of sound mind and Memory to the best of their knowledge.

Before me Tho. Cookson D.R.

[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Will Book A-1 139: 1747B] (from Complete History, pp. 293a-294)

Deed Book H, No 8, p. 215, Sussex Co., DE.

This indenture, made this 2nd day of November, 1748, between William Thompson and Andrew McIlvaine exrs. of the Testament and last will of George McIlvaine, who was admr., all and singular of the goods and chattels, Rights and credits of Daniel Mickie at the time of his death who dies intestate as its said, of the one part, and Thomas Carey of Sussex County on Delaware of the other part. Whereas there is a certain tract of land in Angola Neck was legally conveyed to the aforesaid Daniel McKee, dec'd, and whereas the aforesaid George McIlvaine at an Orphans Court held at Lewes for the County of Sussex, 8 of June 1738 obtained an order of the Court for sale of said land in order to satisfy his creditors and sold to John Simeton, Simeton transferred his right to John Black, who sold the same to Thomas Carey (sic), party to these presents.

Estate of George McElvaine afore'sd William Thompson who was admr of Daniel Mickey, Andrew McElwain

From "The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine", Vol. XXIV, 1965-66. p. 28 Philadelphia, Pa., published by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:

Caveat entered by the Widow against probate of the will of George McElwain. I call to my assistance Edward Smout, Peter Morral, and James Galbraith, Esqrs. The Widow Claims her Thirds as Dower of the Whole.

1. ↑ Familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/i/Donald-l-McIlvain/GENE1-001.html.