JOHN WILLIAMS. MENCH, BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
John Williams, Sr. was born in Caernarvonshire, Wales.He was the husband of Hannah (Finch) Williams. They had seven sons and one daughter. Hannah died October 11, 1826.
John was a tailor and farmer. He served during the Revolutionary War.
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JOHN WILLIAMS. MENCH, BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
In the name of God Amen.I John Williams of Bedford County in thr State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body bout of sound mind memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence Do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
To wit, Principally and first of all I commend my immortal soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named.
And after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life in the following manner to wit.
I give and bequeath to my children whose names follow the sum of four dollars each to be raised and levied out of my estate, viz To Hannah French, four dollars, to William Williams four dollars, to John Williams Junior four dollars, to Charles Williams four dollars, to Anthony Williams four dollars, to Samuel Williams four dollars.
And the remainder of my estate real and personal I give and bequeath to Hannah my beloved wife by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed during her natural life and at her death that the said estate real and personal all and singular the lands messuages and tenements together with all my household goods and moveable effects to descend to my son Solomon Williams to be by him his heirs and assigns freely possessed and enjoyed for ever.
And lastly I do nominate constitute and appoint my son Solomon Williams to be the Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all former Wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine.
Signed sealed published and declared by John Williams the above named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other habe subscribed our names as witnesses.
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Francis Reynolds.