Washington County Pennsylvania
In the name of God Amen I Leonard Roberts, knowing that it is apointed for all men onest to die, do resign my soul to God that give it, and as for the goods that God in his province please to bestow on me. I give and bequethe as follows, to wit;
In the first place, I give and bequethe to my son Dickerson, one hundred and ten acres of land, boundering on Peter Dager and B Roberts,
- to begin at a stone below Dagers grave yard, running
- thence by Peter Dager, untill it strikes Dick Richerson's
- thence by Dick Richerson's
- thence to a coner on the top of the ridge,
- thence with a straight line to a white oke bush a little below Prater's spring,
- thence in a straight line, to the road below the moth of Leonards lane,
- thence with a straight line to a white oke and dogwood at the upper corner of my lane fence,
- thence with a streight line, down the lane to a white oke at the crops fence,
- thence along tht fence over on the bank to a stone, and shall run
- thence, with one direttion either to the right or left, to his that is Treabers place as shall give him his quantity.
And to my son Leonard I give and bequethe as follows, one hundred and seventeen acres of land,
- beginning at a hickory sapling, at the corner of a wood pack, running
- thence with a streight line to a white oke bush a little below Praters spring,
- thence thence with a streight line up the hill to Richardsons coner,
- thence down Richardsons line to Jinkenses corner,
- thence along Jenkenses line two hundred and twenty perches and perhaps more, leaving an open line, on that end to make him up his quantity.
And to my son Asa, I give and bequethe as follows, the remainder of my plantation, which contains one hundred and sixty acres with some exceptions that is, that he shall take care of my daughter Cloe, if he takes care of Cloe, it shall go well with him, he shall have the plantation, and many of its appurtances, that is all the farming utensial, with all that is in the barn, the culing bos, and grain vessels, horse gares.
I give Cloe, one bed and its appertainances, the white curtains, and and one mare, one cow, which if Asa sees proper to keep them for her well, if not sell them, the money will eat nor drink nothing, but if Asa's wife should be vexatious at Cloe, and she should have need of other quarters, Asa shall give Cloe, four hunderd dollars, to be paid in sixteen years, twenty five dollars per year, and if Cloe dye, in four year or sooner, or later, his obligation is done intirely, and I likewise give the rifle gun to Asa,
and as my two daughters Mary and Lusy, I give and bequethe to them the quarter of the sexion of land on Conotten equally, an if one die without bodyly ayrs, the other shall have the holl of the place, by paying Patty and Ruth forty dollars each and I further give and bequethe to my daughter Lucy allso, one feather Bed with its appertainces, with curtains, her choice of the young mares, and her choice of the cows, one and calf, and two sheep, and the loom and all the reeds, and gars, and the side saddle.
and I all, give and bequethe to my daughter Martha, that place I bought of Susman, and
I also give and bequethe unto my daughter Ruth Guttery, all my household furniture, with some exemptions that is my wife shall keep two of her choice of the beds her livetime, and as many of the chairs as she pleases, one table and furnature, and case of drawers and corner cuberd, and one wheel, and Lucy shall have one wheel, and Cloe shall have one wheel and one side saddle. I mean spinning wheels and my wife, shall have her choice of houses and fire places, and shall have the young orchard, and one cow and three sheep, and shall have privilege of the yard to go out and in, the surpluis stock to be appropriated to the paying of fer Patys place,
another exception is that
- Nancy Kerr and Polly Kerr, shall have two of the beds and
- my son Dickerson shall give my wife ten dollars in money, and five gallons of whiskey pr. year, and
- my son Leonard shall give my wife, eight dollars in money and five bushels of corn pr. year, and
- my son Asa shall give my wife ten bushels of wheat and grind it for her and give her three hundrd weight of meet, and shall keep for her one cow and three sheep, and
- all three of my sons shall jointly and equilly keep and prepare my wife fire wood, and
- my wife shall have a soverian power as seemeth good to herself, there shall be nothing tranacted without her approbation, whatever she sees necessary shall keep her lifetime about the house.
- Patty shall have such loose stuff as is not identifyed if any.
- My son Dickerson shall have my dixaneryes [dictionaries], and my son Lenard shall have my cloths. And I do herby constitute and ordain my son Dickerson executor and my wife executrix of this my last Will and testament.
As witness my hand and seal this Twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, signed, sealed in the presence of test
Jacob Dager
Peter Dager
Leonard Roberts (seal)
Washington County ss:
Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord 1824, before me Saml. Cunningham Deputy Register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for said country, came Jacob Dager, and Peter Dager, the subscribing witnesses to the within last Will and testament of Leonard Roberts decd who on their solem oaths do say that they were present, and did see and hear Leonard Roberts the testator hereof, sign seal, publish pronounce and declare the same as and for his last Will and testaet. And that at the tie his so doing, he was of sound and disposing mine, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and belief.
Jacob Drager
Peter Drager
And sworn to and subscribed before me
Saml. Cunningham, Dp. Regr.
Be it known to all to whom it may concern that I , Sarah Roberts, being weak and infirm, and entirely unable to attend to business of a pubic nature, do hereby renounce and decline, acting as executrix of the last Will and testament of my husband Leonard Roberts late of Washington County deceased,
In testimoney whereof I have here unto set my hand, this 25th., day of August A.D. 1824.
her mark
Sarah Roberts
Witness present -
James Burgon
Richard Lovett
