Swan, John. Will of, Greene County, PA
November 3, 1800
Transcribed and Submitted by Bill Davison

Will of John Swan deceased 

(No 36)

 

In the Name of God Amen, I John Swan of Seineor of 
Cumberland township Green County and State of 
Pennsylvania, Farmer, being in good health of body 
and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, 
calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that 
it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my last Will and Testament-

that is to say-principally and first of all I give and 
recovered (?) my Soul unto the hand of Almighty God 
that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to 
be buried desant Christian Burial at the discrecion of 
my Executors nothing doubting but at the general 
Resurection I shall receive the same again, by the 
mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate, 
wherewith it has pleased God to ? me with in this 
life I give devise and dispose of the same in the 
following manner and form. 

First, I give and bequeath to Elizabeth, my Swan my 
dearly beloved wife the Plantation I now dwel in kown 
by the name of Roach together with all my Negroes Goods 
and Chattles thereunto belonging during her Widowhood 
for her life time. 

Itim, I give and bequeath to my youngest son 
William Swan the before mentioned Plantation whereon 
I now live on, known by the name of Rock aforesaid to 
be fully possessed by him the said William Swan my 
youngest son immediately after the death of his mother 
the said Elizabeth Swan acepting and reserving to my 
sons Charles Swan, Richard Swan, William Swan and 
Elizabeth Hughes as follows, that all my moveable 
pro[perty goods and chattels to be divided equally 
betwen the said said Charles Swan Richard Swan, 
William Swan and Elizabeth Hughes, 

also I do give and bequeathe to my Daughters namely, 
Sarah Hughes, Marthy Hughes, and Mary Isacks the sum 
of One hundred hundred Dollars each in property to be 
levied out of my Estate and to be paid to them at 
the death of their Mother Elizabeth Swan by my Executors 
and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul 
all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legaces, 
Bequesths and Executors by me in any wise before named, 
willed and bequeathed, ratifying this and no other to 
be my last Will and Testament. 

I do here nominate and appoint my three sons Charles Swan, 
Richard Swan, and William Swan, whole and sole Executors 
of this my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of November 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred.  

Signed, Sealled, published, pronounced, and declared, 
by me, the said John Swan as his last Will and Testament 
in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the 
presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.  

Thomas Lucas, Joshua Vanmeter, Thomas Swan

 

Greene County, ss

Seal   On the sixth day of January in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and one, before me 
John Boreman Register of the Probate of Wills and granting 
Letters of Administration in and for the said County 
personally came Thomas Lucas, and Thomas Swan, two of 
the subscribing Witnesses within named, and on their 
solemn Oaths did depose and say, that they were present 
and saw and heard John Swan the Testator within named, 
sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing 
and annexed Instrument of writing as and for his last Will 
and Testament and that at the time of doing thereof he was 
of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to 
the nest of their