Will OF Issac Edwards
Submitted by Tinsley September 2001 Last Will & Testament of Isaac Edwards Proved January 24th 1835 Registered in will book No 11 page 302 #6798 Be it remembered that I, Isaac Edwards of Northampton Township in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania, Gentleman, do make my last Will and Testament in the following manner. Viz Imprimis: I will and order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my Executors out of my estate Item: I give to my two grandchildren, Sarah Burrows and Asbury Burrows children of my daughter Rebecca five hundred dollars each to be paid by my son John payable with five percent per annum Interest when they shall respectively arrive at the age of twenty one years, Interest to commence at the expiration of one year after my decease. But in case either of my said grandchildren shall die before attaining the age aforesaid without lawful issue, the survivor shall receive the share of such decedent, And should both die under the age aforesaid and without lawful issues, then these legacies shall lapse and become a part of the residue of my estate and be disposed of as such. Item: I give to my daughter Martha the wife of Henry Harding five hundred Dollars payable to her immediately after my decease. Item: I give to my son Isaac my wearing apparel and body linnen. Item: I give to my grandson Henry the son of my son Jacob my watch and silver tea spoons. Item: as I have already given and advanced to my sons John, Jesse, Isaac, George and Jacob the proportions of my estate which I consider as the full shares which they should respectively have, Therefore I give to my two grand sons Henry and John, the sons of my son Jacob, the whole residue of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be found to them or the survivor of them, in case of the death of either under the age of twenty one years and without lawful issue. And Lastly I appoint my son John Edwards and my friend John Paxton of Bensalem Executors hereforwith the customary and necessary powers to carry the same into execution. In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal hereunto. Dated the twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. Executed in the Presence of us the words to be paid by my son John being _______ before the execution between the Six and seventh lines Isaac Edwards
Codicil: I Isaac Edwards the within named testator, do hereby make and publish this codicil to be added to my last Will and Testament in manner following viz I give and bequeath my Mahogony Desk to my grandson Henry Edwards son of my son Jacob. And Whereas in my said Will I have appointed my son John Edwards one of my Executors - I do hereby declare that my will is and I hereby appoint my friend William Carr Esq of Warwick Township to be Executor of this my Will and codicil with the within named John Paxton, instead of my said son John, And Lastly it is my will and desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last Will and Testament aforesaid. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal hereunto the 10th of September 1832.
Signed sealed and declared by the Testator to be a codicil to his Isaac Edwards Last will and Testament who at the [signature] same time recognized such part of his preceding will as remained unaltered by this codicil. Sam Hart [signature] Amy Hart [signature]
Bucks County ss - On the twenty fourth day of January AD 1835 personally appeared before me Register of Wills of Bucks County Saml Hart and Amy Hart the subscribing Witnesses to the annexed instrument of writing purporting to be a codicil in last will and Testament of Isaac Edwards deceased and being first Duly affirmed did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Isaac Edwards the Testator sign and seal publish and declare the annexed paper writing as and for a codicil to his last will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound Mind and Memory and of disposing understanding to the best of their knowledge and beliefs. Andrew Heller, Register [signature]
Bucks County, ss. Be it remembered, that on the twenty fourth day of January AD 1835 the annexed last Will and Testament of Isaac Edwards was duly proved, when Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to John Paxton & Wm Carr Esqs. on the 11th day of February 1835 - the Executors therein named they having been duly affirmed well and truly to administer all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased, and that they would render into the Register's Office of the said county within one month from this date, a just and conscionable appraisement thereof, and that they would within one year, or when thereunto legally required, render into said office a just and true calculation and reckoning of their whole administration; and that they would diligently and faithfully regard, and well and truly comply with the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of this commonwealth, entitled "An Act relating to collateral inheritances," passed the 7th day of April, 1826. Andrew Heller REGISTER.
Estate inventory taken December 29, 1834 by Lawrence Vandegrift and Joseph Addis. The total of $3309.04 included personal property and loans owed by George Fetters, Isaac Hobensack, Jacob Edwards and Charles Harding.
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