WILL - FRANCIS BOYD - Westmoreland Co; PA
In the Name of God Amen
I FRANCIS BOYD of the township of South
Huntingdon in the County of
Westmoreland + state of Pennsylvania
being very weak in body, but
of sound mind Memory + understanding
(praised be God for it) +
considering the certainty of death and the
uncertainty of the time thereof
and to the end. I may be the better
prepared to leave this world
when ever it shall please God to call me
hence. Do therefore
make + declare this my last will + testament in
manner following--that is
to say first + principally I commend my Soul
into the hands of Almighty
God my creator hoping for free pardon and
remissions of all my sins
+ to enjoy Everlasting happiness in the
heavenly kingdom through Jesus
Christ my savior--my body I commit to the
Earth at the Discretion of
Executors herein after named + as to Such
worldly Estate wherein it
hath pleased God to bless me in this life I
give + dispose of the same
in the following manner--to wit--I will that
all my Just debts as shall
be by me owing at my death together with my
funeral Expenses and all charges
touching the proving of--or otherwise
concerning this my will Shall
in the first place out of my personal
Estate and Effort be fully
paid + satisfied and from and after payment
thereof + subject there to--all
the remainder of my Personal Estate, to
wit, two hundred + ten dollars
in Cash--Seventy four Dollars (arrears)of
pay due to me from the board
of war one feather bed and beding all my
kitchen and table Furniture
with all out standing debts due to me I give
and bequeath to my loving
Niece ELIZABETH BOYD daughter of my brother
HUGH --Together with a land
warrant for one hundred +
sixty acres Military bounty land Number Eight
thousand Six hundred + Sixty
three which is deposited in the general
land (office) at the seat
of Government thereto await my orders for it,
which I also Give and bequeath
to my said Niece ELIZABETH BOYD to her +
her heirs for ever and lastly
I make and ordain John Robertson of the
township aforesaid Executor
of this my last will + Testiment hereby
revokeing all other wills
+ bequests by me made and declaring this + no
other to be my last will and
testiment in witness whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and Seal
the thirty first day of March in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred + twenty by the said testator as
his last will + testement
in the presance of us who in his presence and
at his request had Subscribed
as witnesses
Andrew FINLEY
Andrew FINLEY Jr
Signed: Francis BOYD
*Westmoreland County
Before me the Subscribe Register
in + for said County came Andrew
Finley Esq and Andrew Finley
the Subscribing witnesses to the
within Will who being duly
sworn agreeable to law deposeth they were
present when the Testator
FRANCIS BOYD Signed pronounced and declare
the same was his last Will
+ Testiment, that at the same time he was
as they believe of sound mind
memory and understanding that they
signed as witnesses thereto
in presance of the testator + at his
request that the names Andrew
Finley + Andrew Finley junior are the
hand writing of the deponants
Signed: Andrew Finley
Andrew Finley
Before Robert A. Montgomery
Recorded 1821
Source:
Westmoreland Co; PA Wills,
Vol 2, Will Book #2
FHL film #1316410
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