Will of James Gilliland, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 1832

Source:
Probate records
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Will Book B
Page 34

LAST WILL
of
James Gilliland, deceased.
Registered February 22nd, 1832.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN:  I James Gilliland of Hanover Township Beaver County and State of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and judgment thanks be to God for his mercies calling to mind the certainty of Death, but the uncertainty of the time of it do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following, to wit. Principally and first of all I commend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I commend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial and as to what worldly effects it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I will and bequeath and dispose of [the] in the following manner to wit: Immediately after my decease it is my will that my executors hereinafter named do make sale of whatsoever of my personal property can be best spared from the use of the family, and after having first paid my just debts and funeral expences[sic] the balance may be added to the money in hand coming from the sale of the land in the state of Ohio, and that a lot of [gound] may be purchased therewith wheresoever it may be deemed most convenient for the family to live on and to enable my wife to maintain the children, which lot of ground I would wish to be adjoining or as near to my son Archibald as possible as I would wish him to take something of the oversight of the children. And as my beloved wife Jane has expressed a desire to keep the family together and has come under solemn promise to me to remain my widow and has requested me to leave as much in her hands as will help to enable her to keep the family together, I therefore allow her to keep in her hands for that purpose the balance of my personal property which may remain after the sale above mentioned and may not be otherwise disposed of this my will which together as with the lot of ground is to continue in her hands during her life or while she may remain my widow. And immediately after the death of my said wife or in case of her marriage I allow the minor children to live with my sons Archibald or David or with William Carothers as may be most convenient and I allow all the said property both real and personal to be made sale of my executors and the proceeds to be divided among my surviving children making my little grand-daughter Margaret Beadley as one of the girls is she remains with the family but if she be taken away from the family by her father then in that case she is to get her mothers bed only. To each of the children I allow a Bible to be purchased out of the personal property as soon as they severally shall become capable of reading to my daughter Jane and Lucinda I allow each a feather bed and necessary bedding to wit. of those that now used in the family. And what may remain of the proceeds of the sale above specified, to wit a Bible to each, to Jane and Lucinda each a feather bed and bedding as above and the remainder of the beds and bedding to equally among such as not have received any.  I allow the balance to be equally divided among all the children except James to whom I allow the dum of Fifteen dollars only to my two youngest sons William and George I allow my wearing cloths[sic] and also the piece of thick cloth which is now in the house to be equally for their use besides their shares before recited. And lastly I constitute and appoint my son Archibald Gilliland and John Harshe to be executors of this my will and testament.
    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 9th day of January A. D. 1832.
                                                                                                                               James Gilliland {Seal}

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