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EDWARD NICHOLS
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT

(Transcribed from microfilm found in the Carlisle Historical Society Library)

Edward Nichols
Last Will and Testament

        In the name of God Amen. the twenty second day of April in the year of Our Lord 1777, I, Edward Nichols of the Province of Pennsylvania in the County of Cumberland, a farmer being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God; therefore calling unto men the mortality of my body and knowing that it is apparent for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.  That is to say principally and first of all; I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it; and for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God.  As touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

        Emphasis - It is my will and I do order that in the first place, all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.

        Item, I give and bequeath to Sarah, my dearly beloved wife, one third of all my personal estate and her choice of one horse and two cows and her living in my old dwelling house.  During her natural life or her marriage, then she is to leave the house to William and likewise out of my real estate and allow her ten pounds per year, to be paid her by my sons, John and William Nichols.  That is, John 5 pound per year and William 5 pound per year to be paid by them per year during her natural life.

        Item, I give to my well beloved sons, John and William Nichols, the place I now live on to them and their heirs and assign forever to be equally divided between them.  That is, John is to have the upper end of my place... that is, that Place where Joseph Nichols lives.  My old dwelling place where I now live on to my son, William, and his heirs and assign forever likewise allow that Joseph Nichols be paid out of my movables, five pounds lawful money.

        Item, it is my will that Rebecca Nichols and Agnes Nichols, my daughters, be paid ten pounds a piece out of my movables.

        Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Agnes, the place that I live on in the mountains to be her heirs and assign forever.  Likewise, it is my will that the place that I have that lays on River Susquehanna to be sold.  Susannah, my daughter, I allow to be paid ten pounds out of the place and the remainder to be divided between the boys and girls, part and part alike.  Likewise, it is my will that Henry, my grandson, be paid five pounds out of my movables for to school him and it is my will that Henry, my grandson, have his living out of the place until he becomes of age of eighteen years and then to cease.  Likewise, it is my will that Samuel Nichols, my son, out of the movables be paid five pounds if he comes home one year after my decease.  Likewise, it is my will that my dear daughter, Agnes, have acres on William Nichols part to have the benefit and privilege of it for two years.  Likewise, I constitute, make and ordain persons hereafter named viz. John Sellars, John Nichols, and Joseph Knukelton, my only and sole executors of this my last will and testament.  I do hereby utterly revoke and disallow all and every other will, legacies and Executors by me in any wise before this time named, willed and bequeathed and I ratify and confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament.

        W. B. forget but before signed Recollected and set down that is my will that my place in Juniata be divided between all my children viz. John, John, William Samuel, Susannah, Rebecca, and Agnes; be equally to share part and part alike and likewise it is my will that the remainder of my personal estate be equally divided boys and girls and part alike; but if Samuel Nichols comes not home in one year then his part is to be divided among the rest equally.  I likewise ordain this with the aforementioned articles as they are divided, to be my last WILL and TESTAMENT.

        In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and pen the day and year above written.

                                                                                        Edward Nichols

        Signed, Sealed, published, pronounces and declared by the said Edward Nichols as his last will and testament in the presence of the subscribers;  Robert Knukelton
                                                                                            David Parks
                                                                                            Cumberland County, Penna.

 

 
                                  

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