I have transcribed William CARSON's 1791 will without correcting spelling,
etc. If anyone is connected to this family, I'd like to hear from you.
Thanks.
Glenis Sherwood
gleniss(a)mint.net
Maine
In the name of God ____? I WILLIAM CARSON of Franklin Township Fiatt County
& Steat of Pensalvania yeoman being weak in body but in a perfect Steat of
mind & memory. Calling to mind that all men is mortall and bourn to Die &
Do make ordain and Constitute this my last will and testament in manner &
form as folieth.
In the first place I do Recommend my soll to Allmighty God that give it & my
body to the Erth to be desently buried as my Executors may deract - not
doubting but at the Jenerall Resuraction I will ras _____? The same again.
2dly I do appoint that out of my parsonal property my funeral costs together
with all my Lawful Debts be punctuly paid. 3dly I do appoint that my
Executors Do pay to my Eldest son JOHN CARSON five shillings lawful currency
as the remaining part of his full shares of my whole Esteat likewise that
the fore sd sums in like manner be paid to my Daughters ELISABETH, JANE &
SARAH. 4thly I Do appoint that if my beloved wife SARAH CARSON should find
it nesesery in order to her comfortabel Living to separate from now Dwelling
House & family that she in order to her being out of the Dangor of want do
yearly & Every year draw and reserve the full third part of my Esteat Reael
& personel out of which 3d Part I do will that MARY CASSADY do by my sd wife
be decently deported. During the cors of her life and at her death decently
buried providing sd Cassady should out Live my wife at my wife's death to be
maintained and bured at the coast of my Real Estate. 5ly I do will that my
son ALEXANDER CARSON do have & enjoy fifty acres of my wood land. Joyning
lands of JOSEPH ROAB (?) and JOHN MCLALA. As her part & porseon of my
Esteat 6thly that except as is before specified in feavor of my wife and
MARY CASSADY I do will that my son WILLIAM CARSON Do Have Hold in jois every
pess part & parcel of what may reman of my Esteat both Reail and personel
and I do Hirby constitute and appoint my sons JOHN and ALEXANDER CARSON
Executers of this my Last will & testiment in testimony whereof I have seat
my hand & Seal this 19 day of February in the yer of Our Lord 1791.
WILLIAM (his mark) CARSON (seal)
In preseants of
JOHN MCCLELLAND
HENRY ROBINSON
Fayette County SS
The thirtieth day of January Anno Domini 1792 Before me ALEXANDER MCLEAN
Esquire Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of
administration in and for said county personally cam JOHN MCCLELLAND & HENRY
ROBINSON the signing witnesses to the fore going last will and Testament and
on their Solemn Oaths declared that they saw WILLIAM CARSON the Decendant
Execute the same as and for his Last will and Testament that he appeared to
be in his right mind and not influenced there to by an person to their
knowledge that it appeared to them to be his voluntary and deliberate act
and that neither of them know of a later will and testament made by him.
ALEXANDER MCLEAN Register
Men or audience That Letters Testamentary were the same day granted to the
aforesaid Executors in common form. Inventory to be returned the thirtieth
day of February next ensuing. And on account of calculation and reckoning
on or before the thirtieth day of January one thousand seven hundred and
ninety three or where there unto lawfully required.