Will and Estate of Philip King, dated January 8, 1821 Philip King's Will proved October 21st 1824
Registered in Volume 15 page 106
No. 7564
In the Name of God Amen J. Phillip King of the Township of Pikeland in the County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania Being Perfect health and of a Sound Mind and Memory but calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body do Make this my Last Will and Testament first that all my Just Debts and funeral Expenses be first paid and all the Rest or Remainder of my Estate Ordered as followeth
ITEM. I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved wife Mary one cow of her choise [choice] out of my Stock one Stove and pipe two Beds and their furniture of her choise and the Little House called the Weaver Shop with Priviledge of Ingress & Regress during her Natural Life and as much of my Houshold [Household] & Kitchen furniture as She may think She wants During her natural Life and after Decease to be sold at Publick Sale and the amount thereof to be Divided Equally Between my five children Namely Michael; Peter; Jacob my Daughter Catherine Orner & Eve Emry also I order and Direct that my son Peter his heirs Executors Administrator as assigns Shall Deliver unto my said wife yearly and Every year During her Natural Life in the Months of November or December one hundred wait of Good pork fifty wait of Good Beef also when she may Demand Eighteen Bushels of Rye three Bushels of wheat three Bushels of Buckwheat three Bushels of Indian Corn Twelve Bushels of potatoes yearly one Quarter of the Garden for her use the part She may chose [choose] also Liberty in the Spring house for her Milk and also Liberty in the Cellar to put her Meat or what she may want to put therein and also her Cow Kept well winter and Summer firewood cut and Halled to the Door fit for her use & also I order and Direct that my Executors Shall Imediately after my Decease do put out on Interest the sum of five hundred and thirty three & thirty four cents and the Interest thereof to be paid unto my said wife yearly and Every year During her Natural Life and after her Decease to be Eqully [Equally] Devided [Divided] Between my said five children Share and Share alike.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my Peter my Plantation whereon I now live in the Township of Pikeland containing about one hundred and fifty Acres to him and his heirs or assigns for Ever Subject to the Several Articles that he is to Deliver to my Wife and the Priviledges above Mentioned for her use and also to pay the sum of three thousand four hundred & Sixty Six Dollars and Sixty Seven cents Lawfull Money of the United States to be paid unto my Executors in the following Manner the sum of two hundred Dollars Yearly and Every year untill the whole is paid the first payment due one year after my Decease to be Equally Devided Between my said five children.
ITEM. Whereas I have Given my Son Michael the Sum of five hundred Pounds for which I have his Bond but no Interest to Charged on untill my Decease then to go upon Interest and to be Accounted for to my Executors out of his Share of my Estate.
ITEM. Whereas Benjamin Emry the Husband of my Daughter Eve has Receved [Received] from me the Sum of four hundred Dollars but no Interest to be Charged on it untill after my Decease which Sum with the Interest that may accrue on it after my Decease to be Accounted for out of her Share of my Estate.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my two Grand Children Phillip Longaker & Mary Longaker the Sum of One hundred Dollars Each to be paid them when the [they] arive [arrive] to the age of Twenty one years but if Either of them Should die before the arive to that age without Lawful Issue then in that case the Survivor Shall Receve [Receive] that Share but in Case both of them Should Die before the arive to that age then their Legacy Shall Return Back unto my Estate and be devided in the same Manner that the Rest of my Estate is Devided and I order and Direct that my Executors Imedeally [Immediately] after my Decease do put out on Interest the said Two hundred Dollars and pay the Interest thereof unto my Said wife Mary untill the arive of Age but if my wife Should die before the arive of Age then in that Case my said Grand Children Shall have it with their Legacys as aforesaid.
I order and Direct that my Lot of wood Land on the Valley hill Shall be sold by my Executors as soon after my Decease as they may think Best and I Authorise them to Make a Deed to the purchaser or the [unreadable Surver?] of them.
I order and Direct that my Executors do sell all the Rest or Remainder of my Personal Estate as soon after my Decease as they may think Best and the Money arising from the sale thereof and all the amount of my Estate be Equally Devided Between my five Children. Namely Michael Peter Jacob Catharine Orner & Eve Emry Share and Share alike.
And also I do Nominate Constitute and ordain my sons Michael King, Peter King & Jacob King Executors of this my Last will and Testament & I do hereby Revoke disallow all former will or Wills Retifying [Rectifying?] and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one.
Signed sealed Published & Delivered by the
said Phillip King as & for his Last will and
Testament in the Presents of us the Subscribers
who at his Request and in his presents Subscribed
our names as Witnesses threto [Signature & Seal of Philip King]
Adam Stine
David Pennebecker - sworn Oct. 21st 1824
John Ralston - do - same time --
To the Register of Chester County ~~~~~~~~~~
this is to Certify that I the undersigned one of the Executors Named in the Last will and Testament of Phillip King Late of the Township of Pikeland Dec.d do hereby Renounce My Executor Ship of Said will and Give it all over to the other two Executors Named in Said will Namely Michael King and Jacob King as Witnes My hand and Seal this Twenty first day of October One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty four_________ 1824 _______
[Signature & Seal of Peter King]
Inventory
of the Estate of
Philip King dec'd
No. 7564
Filed October 21st 1824
A true and perfect inventory and just appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of Philip King late of this township pikeland in the county of Chester Yeoman deceased at the time of his death, to wit. --
$ (Dollars) C (Cents) Cash 151 01 Wearing apparel 8 -- Goods bequethed to his widow, to wit 1 Cow $ 12.00 2 Beds and bedding 17.00 1 Twenty four hour Clock 10.00 1 Corner cupboard and its contents 10.00 1 Chest and its contents 6.75 1 Ten plate Stove and 7 Chairs 10.20 1 Coverled, Sheet and table cloth 4.50 1 Blanket 1 piece of flaxen linen 10.00 1 piece of flanel and 2 bags 3.50 1 Lot of Kitchen furniture 5.00 1 bag of feathers Wheel and reel 3.00 4 books and Looking glass 1.31 1 Table and bake iron 1.00 1 Tub, Churn and Stand 2.00 1 Half barrel and 1 Hatchel 1.00 3 open headed half barrels 0.25 1 Watering pot and lamp 0.43 1 Shovel and tongs 0.25 1 Lot of Earthen pots 0.40 98 59 2 Waggons 2 Ploughs and Harrow 51 -- 2 Horses 1 Cow and 5 Sheep 85 -- 4 Hogs and 1 small shoat 26 -- 2 Grind Stones 1 Wheelbarrow 2 75 1 Log chain and forked Chain 1 75 Horse gears and neck chains 17 15 1 [unreadable Swingling?] mill and Hatchet -- 50 Indian corn in the ear thought to be worth 21 -- Wheat and Rye in the Sheaf 70 -- Rye threshed lying in the Spring house loft 20 -- 1 Winnowing Mill and half a bushel 4 75 1 Cross cut saw and [unreadable Well roap?] 2 50 2 Dung forks 2 Hooks and 1 Shovel 1 -- 10 Cows Chains and 2 pair of Hobbles 2 50 1 fifth chain and 2 plough coulters 3 25 2 [unreadable ess?] Knives for cuting Turnips -- 25 1 Cutting box and 3 pitchforkes 1 75 1 Swingletree and [unreadable bryer?] Hook -- 40 1 Cyder Mill press trough 2 -- 1 Iron Kettle and a pair of Steelyards 4 50 1 pair of Mall [Maul] rings and wedges -- 50 1 Ax, Sledge, Shovel, Spade and Old Iron 2 13 1 Tub 1 Bucket and iron Kettle -- 38 1 Crowbar 1 Grubing [Grubbing?] hoe and some C. Tools 2 50 1 Crout tub Iron Kettle and Pot hooks 2 75 1 Dressor in the Kitchen and some earthen dishes -- 88 1 pair of scales and Weights -- 25 1 Brass ladle and blowing shell -- 22 1 Copper Kettle and ten plate stove 17 -- 17 bags 2 Chests and some Bee hives 5 48 3 pair of bedsteads beds and bedding 23 -- 1 Scythe and Cradle and wire scieve 2 -- 1 Musket 6 Chairs and 1 Chest 1 15 1 Wool wheel and 1 little Spining wheel 1 25 2 Saddles 1 Chair and Sheep shears 2 -- 1 Large Bible and some other German books 6 -- 1 Cloeths [Clothes] press and a lot of pewter plates 3 -- 4 pieces of tow linnen and 4 Yards of tow [unreadable Stripe?] 16 -- 5 Empty Hogsheads and 5 barrels 4 25 3 Coverleds 5 Sheets and 1 bed case 13 50 1 Market wallet, Woollen and tow yarn 6 90 Bonds and Notes 6180 70 Book Accounts 23 92 ˝ Whole amount of his personal Estate 6891 41 ˝
Taken and appraised by us the Subscribers the Eleventh day of October AD 1824
[Signatures of Henry Slayer and James Pennebecker]
Chester County
On the Eighteenth day of October 1824 before me the subscriber, one of the [Justices of the Peace - crossed out, substituted phrase is illegible] in and for said county came the above named Henry Slawyer and James Pennypacker who being qualified according to law, do declare that the above inventory contains a just and true appraisement of the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the said Philip King deceased, so far as the same came to their knowledge.
Witness my hand and seal
[Signature & Seal of John Ralston]
Administration
Account on the
Estate of
Philip King
decd
No. 7564
filed September 24th 1825
The account of the Administration of Michael King and Jacob King Executors of the last Will and Testament of Philip King late of the Township of Pikeland in the County of Chester deceased.
Dollar Cts These accountants charge themselves with the amount of the Inventory and appraisement filed in the Register's Office 6891 41˝ To Cash recd. Interest on Jno. Miller's note 36 ~ Do ~ Do ~ Jno. Bower's Do 70 12˝ ~ Do ~ Do ~ George King's Do 4 78 ~ Do ~ Balance of Jno. Miller's Do 7 00 ~ Do ~ Interest of Valentine Ludwick's note 1 13 ~ Do ~ Do ~ Jno. Bower's Do 1 50 ~ Do received of Samuel Jones purchaser of a lot of woodland on the Valley hill being the amount of sale 19 00 ~ Interest received of Isaac Davis 65 6995 96
Errors Excepted
September 23rd 1825
[Signature of Jacob King] } Executors
[Signature of Michael King] }
Dollar Cts By Cash paid Register for Letters Testamentary 4 56 ~ ~ ~ John King for Beef 1 14 ~ ~ ~ David Upperman for threshing corn 1 00 ~ ~ ~ John Jefferis expenses when proving will 1 62˝ ~ ~ ~ Anthony W. Olwine for Liquor -- 46˝ ~ ~ ~ Samuel Walker for crying sale of lot 1 00 ~ ~ ~ Anthony W. Olwine for Store good 1 19 ~ ~ ~ George Strickland for crying vendue 5 00 ~ ~ ~ John Miller for threshing 5 00 ~ ~ ~ David Upperman Do 4 80 ~ ~ ~ David Pennebacker for hauling rye 1 12˝ ~ ~ ~ George King ~ -- 55 ~ ~ ~ Ezekiel Powell for dresing flax 1 20 ~ ~ ~ George Hartman road tax 5 06 ~ ~ ~ Simeon Siegfried for advertising 1 00 ~ ~ ~ Samuel Jones for Clerking at vendue 1 50
[By] Cash paid the Heirs of Rees John deceased out of the amount of the balance which remained in the hands of the said Philip King as Executor of the Said Rees John viz.
To Lydia Wells assignee of David John.............$477.00
" Wm Quay & Sarah his wife...........................539.33
" Wm Quay assignee of David John...................54.34
" Joseph John.................................................437.92
" Amos John pr order.......................................2.50
" Joseph Millard & Phebe his wife...................539.33
" Isaac Evans assignee of Amos John...............198.90
" Ruth Sturgis......................................................2.50
___________ 2251 82 " amount of goods willed to the widow app. at 98 59 " the amount of a hog presented by the Heirs to the widow which was appraised at the sum of 6 00 " amount of John Miller's note not recoverable 21 63 " Cash paid Cromwell Pearce Esq. Sheff. [Sheriff?] cash on a venditioni exponas issued at the suit of Frederick Mosteller versus John Upperman of which said Upperman the said Philip King was Administrator 18 17 " Cash paid for Stating this account 1 50 " Do paid Register's fees for passing this account, copy notices [unreadable -- etc?] 6 31 - 30 " Compensation allowed accountants... 300 ~~ " Cash paid Clerk of Orphan's Court his fees for Confirmation & Copy of this a/c 1 00 By this sum directed by the testator to be put out at Interest during the life of the widow, the interest to be paid to her_ _ _ 533 34 By this sum bequethed to Philip Longacre and Mary Longaker to be paid out at interest until they arrive of age and the Interest paid to the widow annually 200 ~~ By Cash paid John Duer Esq for counsel relative to the estate of John Upperman dec.d, the estate of Rees John dec.d and the estate of the said Philip King dec.d 15 ~~ By this sum bequeathed by Rees John dec.d to his grand daughter Hannah Mincher John to be paid to her when she arrives at the age of twenty four years, which sum remained in the hands of the said Philip King as Executor of the said Rees John dec.d 250 ~~ ____ 3739 57 Balance in the hands of Executor 3256 39 6995 96