CA1402

Register of Wills, Vol. 2 Norristown, Montgomery Co., Penn. 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1402)

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Will of Sam^l Hines

    The first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three I Samuel Hynes of the Township of Hatfield in the County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being of sound and disposing mind and memory blessed be God for the same do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner following that is Principally and first I do Recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executrix and Executor herein named in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection by being enabled to believe in the infinite merits of our adorable Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Touching such worldly Estate which God hath given me.  I do give and dispose of the same in the manner following
Imprimis my will is and I do order that all my Just debts and funeral Charges be paid and discharged.  Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my beloved wife her chest of drawers bed and all the beding thereunto belonging her choice of six chairs a Table an Iron pot Tea Kettle and Tea pot and all her Tea ware also her choice of one of my Cows also my pewter and knives and forks - Item my will is and I do order that as soon as convenient after my decease all my Estate real and personal wherever the same may be, be sold by my Executrix and Executor to enable them to fulfill this my will excepting what I have bequeathed to my beloved wife and my will is that no legatee herein be mentioned and shall be permited to have any part of My estate at the Appraisement.  Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth the sum of fifty Pounds Current Lawful Silver money of the State of Pennsylvania. Item my Daughter Mary Wife of William McCasin and my Daughter Elizabeth widow of Philip Wentz deceased being advanced by me at the time of their marriage I therefore bequeath them no Legacy only as Residuary Legatees.  Item I give and bequeath unto Daughter Margaret Hynes, Ann Hynes, Hannah Hines and Eleanor Hynes the sum of fifty pounds Current Lawfull Silver money of said State to each and to every one of them.  Item I give and bequeath unto my son Matthew Hynes the Sum of fifty Pounds Silver money as above said.  Item I give and bequeath unto unto my son Samuel Hynes the sum of fifty pounds Current Silver money as aforesaid. Also I give unto my said son Samuel Hynes my mare and colt.  Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife and unto my above mentioned six daughters and two sons all the Residue of my Estate after paying my Just debts and the legacies above mentioned to be equally divided among them.  Item I do nominate and Constitute my said beloved wife to be Executrix and my Friend John Todd of the Township of Newbritain Yeoman to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament and to hereby authorize them or the Survivor of them to make sale and conveyance of all my Land and Tenement wherever the same my be in as full and ample amanner as I might have done before my decease.  Item I do hereby revoke all and every former will by me made Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and Year abovesaid

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by                          Samuel Hines
said Samuel Hynes as and for his last
will and Testament in the presence of us

Isaiah Thomas John Taylor

Personally came each of the witnesses to the foregoing will and being duly affirmed according to law did say that they were Personally present and did see Samuel Hines the Testator therein named sign and seal & heard him promise and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of a perfect sound disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge that they subscribed their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of the Testator in his presesince at his request and in the presence of each other.  Be it remembered that on the16th day of August 1803 the foregoing will of Samuel Hines was proved in due form of law and letters Testamentary granted unto Elizabeth Hines and John Todd [?] therein named they having first sworn will and truly to perform the same and render an account according to law. Given under my hand & seal & registered the 16th day of August 1803.

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