IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I Philip Ferree of Leacock township in ye county of Lancaster and Province of Pencilvania, being weak in body, but of sound memory Blefsed be God for ye same and calling to Mind ye Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for all Men Once to Die. I do make Ordain and Constitute this my last Will and Testament in manner and Form Following. I Imp'r First it is my Will and I Give and Devise to Leah my Loving Wife one complete Feather bed, together with all my Household Goods in my Pofsefsion at ye time of my decease and I do further order that my Four Sons ie Abraham Ferree, Jacon Farree, Philip Farree, and Joel Farree Execute and Administer do allow and Give to my Said Wife all further Necefsaris Suteable fo her Support and Manitenance During her Life Fitting her Station And that the aboves, Abraham, Jacob, Philip and Joel Faree my Four Sons shal be at Equal Charge as above. ITEM, I give devise and Bequeth to my Daughter Leah Ferree the sum of Three Hundred Pounds Lawful Money of Pencilvania to be paid to her out of my Personall Estate. Provided Allwais that she do not mary Bryan Quin, and if she marry the said Bryon Quin, I give and bequeth to her the sum of Five Shillings and no more. And the remainder of the above Three Hundred Pounds in case of the Default of the above or her dying without Ishue shall Devolve Equally to my other children wit: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Philip, and Joe Farree and Magdaline the wife of William Buffington. ITEM, I give devise and bequeth to my Granddaughter Elizabeth Ferree, Daughter of Isaac Ferree and my own daughter Elizabeth, Dec'ed the sum of Fifty Pounds Lawfull Money of Pennsylvania to be paid to her out of my personall Estate, In the manor and form following vis, Fifety Pounds when she arrives at the age of Twenty years and Fifety Pounds at the age of twenty-one years and Fifty Pounds when she is at ye age of twenty-two. And if ssaid Elizabeth should Die Before the above named periods of Twenty, Twenty-one and Twenty-Two Years of age without Ishue, that then whatever part of Percell of the above named sum may be due at the time of her Decease, shall be equally divided amongst my children above named. Item, the Remainder and Residue of my Estate shall be equally divided between my Four sons Abraham, Jacob, Philip, and Joel. Note, The Reason that I lave my Five sons and my Daughter Magdeline Wife to William Buffington Nothing in this my last Will is Because they have received their shares Otherwais Provided in my Life Time and Further, Whereas a Certain Mefsuage or Tract of Land now belonging to my Sister Jane Davis - I say now, Whatever part or Parcel of said land may at anytime become my property, I order to be divided amongst my children. Vs Abraham Isaac, Jacob Philip and Joel Ferree, My Daughter Magdeline, William Buffington Wife and Daughter Leah. AND, Lastly I constitute make and appoynt my Two Sons Abraham Ferree and Jacob Ferree and my Trusty Fried Samuel Lefavor my Only Sole Executors of this as my Last Will and Trestament. In Witnefs thereof I have thereunto set my Hand and Seale this thrid Day March in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-three. 1753
The 28th July 1753 Before me the Subscriber came John Rankin and John Clark Two of the Witnefses to the within written Will and the said John Rankin on his Corporal Oath and the said John Clarke on solumn Affirmation did Declare and Say that they were present and saw and heard the within Testator Philip Ferree Sign, Seale, Publish and Declare the within writing as and for his last Will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of sound difsposing Mind, Memory and Understanding according to the best of their knowledge, Observation and Belief and that they also saw Andrew Link also Subscribe his name as another Witnefs to the said Will
Note that Abraham and Jacob FerreeBE IT REMEMBERED, that on the 26th day of July 1753 the last Will and Testament of Philip Ferree, Deceased was proved in due form of law and Probate and Letters Testamentary were granted Abraham Ferree, Jsacob Ferree and Samuel Lefavor the Executors named in said Will the said Abraham Ferree and Jacob Ferree and Samuel Lefavor first Dyly Qualified by Ssolumn Affirmation well and truly to Administer the said Decedants Tstate at to bring an Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Langston on or before the 26th day of August next. And also to render an Account when thereunto Lawfully required. Given under the Seal of said Office.