John WILLIAMSON

1690 - 1760  (69 years)

• Name	John WILLIAMSON
  Born	11 Nov 1690
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 1760
  Will Probated	14 Aug 1760	Newtown twp., Chester (now Delaware) Co., PA
  	I John Williamson of Newtown in the County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman, being weak of Body, but of Sound disposing mind and Memory, Praise be given to the Lord for the Same; And Considering the Certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, I do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, Principally and first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to be Buryed in a Christianly decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter Named; And as touching such Worldly Estate as it hath Pleased God to Bless me with in this Life, I Give and devise the Same in the following manner and form. Imprimis, my Will and mind is that all my Just Debts and funeral Expenses be paid and Discharged by my Executrs as soon as Conveniantly may be after my Decease. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Wife Sarah Williamson the sum of Three Hundred Pounds Currt Money of this Province to be paid to her Immediately after my Decease, And my Chaiz with the Harnice and Horse thereunto belonging and my Servant Boy James Shepherds Time, with two Cows Six Sheep And all the Provisions in the House both Corne Meat and Hay. And my Will is that my Said Wife may have such part as she thinks Proper of the above Said Three Hundred Pounds in Household Goods as they shall be Appraized by Honest and able men appointed for that Service. I also give and Bequeath to my Said Wife the whole and full Use, Rents & Profitts of my Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land whereon I now Live with all the Appurtinances thereunto belonging During her Widdowhood, And my Will further is that Immediately after the Marriage or Decease of my Said Wife, that my said Plantation shall be Rented and Sett out and the Money Arising there from shall pay to my son Daniel Williamson The Sum of fifteen Pounds Currt Money of this Province which Said Sum of fifteen Pounds I give to him to be paid by my Execurs and their Survivors Yearly and Every Year during the Natural Life of him the said Daniel Williamson, And the Remaining part of the Yearly Rent of my Said Plantation if any there be I give to my Son John Williamson And my Will further is (that Immediately after the Decease of my son Daniel Williamson) that my Son John Williamson Shall have the Said Plantation and Tract of Land with all the Improvements and Appurtenances there unto belonging to him his Heirs and Assigns for Ever, he Paying or Causing to be paid, to my Grand Children that Shall be then Alive the sum of two Hundred Pounds Currt Money to be Equally Divided Among them Share and Share alike. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Hoops the sum of Ten pounds Currt Money (and her Husbands Bond for Twenty pounds with the Interest there on (and no more) to be paid to her within one year after my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Calvert the sum of Ten pounds Currt Money and her Husbands Bonds, one for Thirty pounds the other for five pounds, with all the Interest thereon, to be paid to her within one Year after my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Brinton the Sum of Ten pounds and her Husbands Bond for Twenty pound with the Interest thereon, to be paid to her within one year after my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Alice Lowns the sum of Ten pounds Currt Money and her Husbands Bond for Twenty pounds with the Interest thereon, to be paid to her within one Year after my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Esther Mendinghall the Sum of Ten pounds Currt Money and her Husbands Bond for Twenty pounds with the Interest thereon, to be paid to her within one Year After my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Green the Sum of Ten pounds Currt Money and her Bond (when she was the Widdow Regester) for Thirty pounds with the Interest thereon, to be paid to her within one Year After my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath to Each of my Grandsons that are called John the Sum of Twenty Shillings, to be paid to them within one Year After my Decease. Item I Give and bequeath all the Reversions and Remainder of my Estate not herein mentioned or disposed off, to be Equally Divided Among my Children (Viz??) John, Daniel, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, Alice, Esther, and Jane, Share and Share alike I Nominate Constitute and appoint my Beloved Wife Sarah Williamson and my Son John Williamson to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby Revoking and making Void all former Wills by me heretofore made or Declared Either by Word or Writing. And Lastly I Nominate and Appoint my Kinsman George Smedley (son of George) and my Friend Thomas Massey to be my Trustees of this my last Will and Testament to see the Same Duly Observed and Performed According to the True intent and Meaning thereof. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale this Twelfth day of the first Month call'd January in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty Nine. 1759. Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared by JOHN WILLIAMSON (Seal) the said John Williamson to be his last Will and Testament in the Presence of Samuel McClellan Abel Green Morda Moore. The foregoing will was proved by Samuel McClellan, on oath, and Mordecai Moore, on affirmation, August 14th, 1760.
  Buried	Newtown Square Friends, Newtown Square, Delaware Co., PA
  Person ID	I6617	Primary
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Daniel WILLIAMSON,   b. 8 Sep 1665, Stretton, Cheshire, England ,   d. 1727  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary SMITH,   b. 24 Feb 1660, Pownall Fee, Cheshire, Engalnd ,   d. 1 Apr 1696, Mobberley, Cheshsire, England  (Age 36 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1685	Chester Co., PA
  Family ID	F2789	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah SMEDLEY,   b. 1694, Chester, Delaware Co., PA ,   d. 29 May 1789  (Age 95 years)
  Married	Feb 1714	Chester Co., PA
  Children	+ 1. Margaret WILLIAMSON,   b. 17 Dec 1719, Newtown, Bucks Co, PA ,   d. 24 Jan 1801  (Age 81 years)   2. Hannah WILLIAMSON,   b. 1710,   d. 1747  (Age 37 years) + 3. Mary WILLIAMSON,   b. 02 Oct 1715 + 4. John WILLIAMSON,   b. 21 Jan 1727/28,   d. 11 Nov 1794  (Age 66 years) + 5. Sarah WILLIAMSON,   b. 28 May 1718,   d. 1789  (Age 70 years) + 6. Alice WILLIAMSON,   b. 22 Apr 1721,   d. 25 Apr 1812  (Age 91 years) + 7. Esther WILLIAMSON,   b. 22 Feb 1723,   d. 1768  (Age 44 years) + 8. Jane WILLIAMSON,   b. 30 Jun 1725,   d. 1 Nov 1797  (Age 72 years)   9. Daniel WILLIAMSON,   b. 10 Sep 1732,   d. Apr 1805  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2788	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Headstones

  Williamson, John 1690-1760