BOYD WILLS - Abstracts - PHILADELPHIA CO; PA
The first date is when the
will was written, the second date is
when it was proven.
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Book E
POWELL, EVAN. Philadelphia.
Innholder.
September 3, 1741. August
18, 1747.
Exec and Wife: Hannah.
Grandchildren: MARY and HANNAH Boyd
Daughter: HANNAH (BOYD)
Wit: George Ducket, Magnus
Falconer, John Dougleish.
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Book G
BOYDT, WILLIAM. City
of Philadelphia. Shipwright.
October 2, 1748. November
8, 1748.
Wife Hannah and children.
Exec: HANNAH BOYDT
Wit: Richard Wright, PHILIP
BOYDT and Alexander Seaton.
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Book L
BOWLING, LUCY. City of
Philadelphia. Widow.
August 1, 1754. May
16, 1759.
Children: Ann, wife of John
Young.
Daughter-in-Law: HANNAH BOYD,
widow of WILLIAM BOYD
Grandchildren: Children of
WILLIAM and PHILIP BOYD, decd.
Guardian and Exec: Thomas
Say
Wit: John Reily, John Bowen.
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Book N
MILLER, JAMES (of London).
City of Phila. Mariner.
December 13, 1705. - - -.
Codicil. Wife: Phebe. Child:
James Miller (of New Castle, PA)
Brothers and Sister: John,
William, MARY BOYD
Execs.: Joseph Pidgeon, Josiah
Bolfe
Wit: John James, Henry Young,
John Barrett
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Book S
BOYD, HANNAH. City of Phila.
July 19, 1782. August 15,
1782.
Brother-in-Law: John Stille.
Sister and Exec: Martha Stewart.
Wit: Joseph Gardner, John
Stille.
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Book W
BOYD, ELIAS. Southwark,
Co. of Philadelphia, (Estate in New Jersey)
Signed 27 Jan 1791.
Proved 05 Nov 1792.
Sons - ELIAS, SAMUEL, WILLIAM.
Exec: Brother NATHAN and Sons
ELIAS, SAMUEL and WILLIAM BOYD.
Witnesses: Henry Hawkins,
Benjamin Jones.
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Book X
WILLIAMS, MARY. Northern Liberties.
Philadelphia. Widow.
September 18, 1810.
November 13, 1810.
Estate to children namely:
SARAH BOYD (wife of WILLIAM BOYD),
John, Eliza and Mary Williams.
Exec: Brother-in-law James
Stokes, he to be guardian of her three
minor children: John, Eliza,
Mary.
Wit: George Ireland, Peter
Thomson.
BOYD, JAMES. City of Phila.
Merchant.[Estate in Bridgeton, New Jersey.]
May 4, 1795.
May 21, 1795.
Mother: MARY.
Nephews and Nieces: Charles
Ewing [Son of Sister MARTHA] and
to all of the Children of
Sister SARAH.
Exec: Brothers-in-Law James
Ewing, David Potter.
Wit: James Boggs, Samuel Watt,
Joseph Thomas.
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Book 2
BOYD, CATHARINE. Northern
Liberties, City of Phila. Widow.
January 23, 1808. February
29, 1808.
All estate to sons FRANCIS
and EDWARD BOYD
Late father Edward Laskey.
Exec: Brother-in-law
John W. Fraley.
Wit.: Samuel Wheeler,
Jacob Gardner.
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Book 4
BOYD, ANDREW. Philadelphia
February 27, 1812.
March 16, 1812.
All estate to daughter SARAH
BOYD and grandson ANDREW BOYD KITCHEN.
Execs: SARAH BOYD and friend
John Hall of Philadelphia, watch maker.
Sd. Sarah to be guardian of
grandson.
Wit: William Newell and Nathan
Eyre.
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Book 5
SCHNEIDER, CASPER. Northern
Liberties. Phila. Co. Distiller.
November 26, 1813. February
7, 1814.
Provides for wife Rachel Schneider.
Mortgage Bond and Warrant of
Attorny from Leonard Hocker,
December'd, to George G. Waelper & Co.
Also Bond and Warrant from
Rachel Hocker and Samuel Clothier.
Children Catharine Schneider
and ELIZABETH BOYD.
Grandchildren Catharine Schneider,
Jr., and Hannah Schneider,
children of late son John
Schneider, December'd.
Execs: Two daughters Catharine
Schneider and ELIZABETH BOYD.
Wit: John Goodman, William
Binder and William Giles.
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Book 7
BOYD, PARKS. Philadelphia.
Pewterer.
May 9, 1819.
October 28, 1819.
To John Cook, of Philadelphia
, in trust for my children, SARAH
MONKHOUSE, MARIA BOYD and
ELIZA BOYD, until 01 Jan 1824.
Exec: Said John Cook.
Wit: John Morris, George Worrall.
Codicil: May 9, 1819. Said
daughter, Sarah Monkhouse, to have no
further benefit from my estate
as she has had her full share.
Executors to pay $1.00 per
week for board of her daughter, Eliza
Monkhouse, etc.
Wit: Same as to Will.
Source:
FHL film #384806,384807,384808,384809,384810,384811,384812,384813
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Karen Schode from Ohio, USA