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474 Pennsylvania Gleanings in England. PENNSYLVANIA 474 Pennsylvania Gleanings in England. PENNSYLVANIA GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND. BY LOTHOP WITHINGTOBT. GEORGE MAUND, Citizen and Merchant taylor of London. Will dated 4 June 1703; proved 1 November 1703. To my sister Barbary Pepiat of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, £50, and all my lands in Backs County in that Province. If she be dead, between my cousin Elizabeth Wheatcroft and sister Ann Peppiatt of London. To cousin Elizabeth Wheatcroft Picture of me and my wife, To my uncle Gemhem Wheatcroft £5 and to his wife £5. To my uncle Henry Davison £10. To Elizabeth Bembricke £10. All the rest, and salary due from Company of Whipmakers, to Mr, William Bembricke and Mr. Robert Dowley of London, Wyredrawer, joint executors. Note that it is the desire of George Maund to be buryed in Gindalls ground by his wife and that his bowels be taken out and buried in a Cask by themslves and that he be embalmed within and without the ancient way and laid in a Deal coffin, covered lead and soddered up. Witnesses: Jocelyn Dansey, Ed: Newbolt. London, October 24, 1703. To My Partners, Sir Richard Blackmore, Sir James Eaton, Mr. Hacker, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Campheild, Mr. Chance, and Mr. Thursby, 20s. ring each. Ditto to Mr. Holester Mr. Bembricke, and Mr. Robert Dawley. To Thomas Jones, and John Shurley, 10s. rings. To Mrs. Newbolt the Table bedstead. To William, servant in this house, 10s. My clothes to be valued and money given to Mr. Henry Davison in Chiswell Street. To Mr. Francis Clarke 10s. when he pays a debt of 40s. To Mr. Carnell a 10s. ring. Mr. Wase in King Street to open me. Cosin Thomas Maund to have 10s. Degg, 192. JAMES THOMAS late of Philadelphia [in Pennsylvania, but now of St Margarets, Lothbury, London-Private Act Book] Pennsylvania Gleanings in England. 475 Will dated 22/4/1706; proved 11 February 1711. To my Bro. Micah Thomas & his children £30. To my Bro. Gabriell Thomas (& what he oweth me) £20. To my Sister Mary Snead & her children £20. To my Sister Eachel Wharton £40. To my Unkle James Thomas £20 a year for life. To my cousins or neeces Elizabeth Mary & Rachel "Williams £50 each after dec of my said Unkle J. T. To my nephew the Bro of Sd Williams if living £50. To my cousins the children of Thomas Wharton & Rachell my sister after dec of Sd TJnkle J. T. £20 each. To my executors £50 as follows. To Edward Shippen Sen8 & his Grchildren Edward & Elizabeth Shippen £20. To Samuel Preston & his daus Margaret & Hannah £30. To the poor of Philadelphila the interest of remainder of my estate after the death of my said Unkle J. T. Executors: Edward Shippen & Samuel Preston. Merchants of Philadelphia. Witnesses: Philip Russell, Walter Haling, Jonathan Baily, Morris Edwards, Sussex on Delaware Bay. 7 November 1710. Jonathan Baily, <fc Philip Russell depose to Tho: Fisher Register for Co Suffolk of the truth of above. 38 Barnes. WILLIAM LOGAN of the City of Bristol, Doctor of Physick. Will 29 October 1757; proved 4 January 1758. To my two sisters in Law, Rachell and Elizabeth Parsons, my lands in the parishes of East and West Charlton, county Somerset. To Ann Parsons, daughter of Henry Parsons, late of Bristol, Grocer, deceased, £100, to be paid to Wil- liam Barnes, Esq., her grandfather. To my sister in law, Amelia Parsons, £100. To Rachell, Elizabeth, and Amelia, all the plate which was my wife's at my marriage with her. To my Brother in law, Giles Bayly, Esq., £100. To my Brothers in law, William Shepheard and John Shepheard, £100 each. To Rachel, wife of—Hilhouse, merchant, and her sister Mary Parsons, £20 each. To my niece, Hannah Smith, wife of John Smith, of Phyladelphia in America, £1000. To the two daughters of my Nephew Isaac Morris of Pennsilvania in America, by Sarah his 476 Pennsylvania Gleanings in England, wife my late niece deceased, £100. To Nephew James Logan, £1500. To my friend James Macarthy, merchant, my Gold watch and gold headed cane. To the Infirmary in Mandlin Lane £100. To William Biss, my coachman, 2 ginueas. To John —, my footman, £5. To servant maids, Ann and Hannah, £5 each. Residuary Legatee: Nephew William Logan, merchant, and if he dies, his children. Executors : Giles Bayly and Archibald Drummond, Dr. of Physic, to whom I give 30 ginueas and my MS Common- place Book. Witnesses: Walt. Hawkesworth, Thomas Evans, Jno. Grigg. Button, 17. RICHARD MATHER. Will 28 June 1758; proved 18 April 1763. Lake George Camp. Dear Bror. June ye 28, 1758. We have a large Army encamped here, healthy and in good Spirits waiting in a few Days to go into our Battoos for Ticonderoga Crown Pointt 1ST. We are hourly expect- ing news from Louisbourgh as yet have had no good from that Quarter. Capt. Lee is very well I releived him on a guard yesterday in his Indian Dress which he seems very fond of. The Capt L* is gone to Louisbourgh, you must excuse my short Lre as I have just seen the orders of an Express's going to New York in an hour's time which time is almost expired. I wrote my last from New York in Case you have not received it I shall mention to you that I have left £500 Peices Curency which is near £300 St. in the hands of a Mr. Stedman, Merchant at Philadelphia and besides which whenever the Royal Americans Accounts are settled there will be a Ballance considerable due to me all which I leave to you in case of Accidents. I (thank God) am now in the most perfect Health indeed I took Care all Winter to lay in a good Store my Love to you all with com- pliments to all friends from your Afit Brother Richd Mather (you'll hear from me the first oppty) P. Packet To Thomas Mather Esq at Chester, Europe. Pennsylvania Gleanings in England. 477 18 April 1763, administration granted to Brother Thomas, next of kin to Richard Mather, late Captain of 1 Batt Roy Americans, now in Pittsburgh, N. A. deceased. "Witnesses; Thomas Mather, Proger Mather, Witter Ouming Caesar, 190. [ROCKINGHAM, 645.] WILLIAM GALE, of the Parish of St. James in the County of Cornwall, in the Island of Jamaica, Esquire, now residing in the Parish of Saint George Hanover Square, in the County of Middlesex, in the Kingdom of Great Britain. Will 30 October 1784; proved 11 December 1784. To Executors, all unsettled or uncultivated Lands, to wit half part of 300 acres at Lambs Spring, in Parish of Saint Elizabeth in said Island of Jamaica, Patented in name of my late Father, John Gale, deceased, and half of two other Runs of Land of 300 acres each at Burnt Savannah in said parish of Saint Elizabeth, one Patented in name of said John Gale, and other in name of John Eastwick (the other Moieties of said three Runs of Land being the property of the Widow of my late Brother, Jonathan Gale, deceased), also the Moietys of three Runs of 300 acres each at Lambs Spring, aforesaid, Patented in names of John, Jonathan, and Joseph Dicken- son, one in name of each of them, also my undivided Moities of Lands, late of Joseph Dickenson, deceased, in City of Philadelphia, and in Pensylvania and Isew Jersey, in trust to sell said lands etc, and money to be laid out in purchase of Slaves and other purposes for improvement of my Sugar Plantation, and said Slaves and improvements to be part of residue of estate etc. I desire that David Lewis, son of my sister Mary Lewis, deceased, to be educated and maintained at charge of my estate till 21., and then annuity of £100 sterling for life over money in my hands belonging to him (about £1000 Jamaica Currency) owing for part of his late Mother's fortune left in my hands and settled under deed of trust executed in Jamaica by his late Father and Mother about A. D. 1760 etc. I desire my Plantation and Sugar 478 Pennsylvania Gleanings in England. Work called York and Lands belonging in Parishes of St. James and Trelawney, in said Island of Jamaica, also several Penns and Lands in said Parishes, and Negro and other Slaves, Cattle, Utensils, and other lands in Jamaica or else- where to Friend and Kinsman, Edward Morant, late of Jamaica, but now of Brockenhurst in the County of Hants, Esquire, and Friends, Henry Dawkins, also late of Jamaica, now of Handlinch in county of Wilts, and Beeston Long the Elder, and Samuel Long of the City of London, Esquires until 1 January 1796 upon Trust to Mortgage same, also to complete improvements upon Sugar Plantation called York, according to plan already fixed under direction of my attor- ney in Jamaica, compleating New Works now nearly finished and repairing old works, so as to have two good setts of Works, also to purchase Slaves, Coppers, Still, etc. to com- pleat the number of 700 slaves for use of said Plantations and Pens, and upon Finishing Trust to pay out of Profits to my kinsman John Morant, son of said Edward Morant, the yerely sum of £200 during period of the trust, and after 1 January 1796, said Trust estate (subject to annuity of £200 to said John Morant and assigns for joint lives of said John Morant and Edward Morant, to Edward Gregory Morant, youngest son of said Edward Morant, provided he take the name of G-ale, but in trust to said Henry Dawkins, Beeston Long, and Samuel Long to preserve contingent remainders to heirs male of said Edward Gregory Morant all taking name of Gale, in default to John Fisher, son of Mrs.
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