John Finley (1724 - 1783)

Born 1724 in Co Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Rippey) Finley — married 1741 in Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1783 at about age 59 in Letterkenney Twp, Cumberland, PA

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Biography

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Name

Name: John /Finley/^[2][3][4][5]

Will

Will of John Finley of Letterkenny, Cumberland Co., PA, WB D:38, 9 August 1783 ________________________________________ IN THE NAME OF GOD. AMEN. I John Finley of the township of Letterkenny the County of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman, being very in body but of perfect sound and disposing mind and memory blessed the God therefore and Calling to mind my mortality and being desirous of making a disposition of Such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life do make this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to Say, It is my will and I do order that the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be fully paid by my Executors hereafter named as Soon as Convenient after my decease.

Item. I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Finley one full third part of the Yearly rents and profits of my Plantation where on I now dwell and the Negro wench called Rachel and all my household furniture and the two lower back rooms and part of the kitchen and firewood Cut and laid to her hand during the natural life of her my said wife. I also give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Armstrong the sum of five Shillings lawful money of Pennsylvania I also give and bequeath to my son James Finley the Sum of five Shillings like money aforesaid, I also give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Jack the Sum of five Shillings like money aforesaid. I also give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah McConnochee five Shillings like money aforesaid. I also give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Rippey five Shillings like money aforesaid. I also give and bequeath to by son Joseph Finley five Shillings like money aforesaid And I give and bequeath to my son John Finley all that plantation and tract of land whereon I now dwell, Situate in Letterkenny township and County of Cumberland aforesaid bounded by the respective lands of Samuel Culbertson, James Stewart, James Finley and the heirs of William Sharp Containing about four hundred acres and the usual allowance of six pr Cent for roads (be the same more or less) together with appurtenances to hold to him the said John Finley during his natural life subject to one full third part of the Yearly rents and profits thereof herein bequeathed to my wife and payable to her Yearly and every year during her natural life together with the priveleges as aforesaid, And after my said son (?) if he shall die leaving lawful issue I give and devise the same plantation and tract of land to his heirs as tenants in Common and their respective heirs and assigns forever, but in case my son John Shall die without leaving lawful issue I give and devise the same plantation and tract of land to my Son James Finley to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever. I also give and bequeath to my said Son John my negro man named Peter and after my wifes decease my negro wench Rachel. And I also give and bequeath to my said Son John all the Personal estate whatsoever except what is herein before or after otherwise bequeathed. I also give and bequeath on third part of my horned Cattle and Sheep to and between my two grandsons John Jack and John McConnochee in equal shares and I do by these presents nominate Constitute and appoint my Son James Finley aforesaid to be Sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby utterly revoking and disannulling all other wills and testaments by me in any wise heretofor made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In Witness whereof the said John Finley have hereunto set my hand and Seal the ninth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty three. Signed Sealed Published pronounced and declared by the Said John Finley as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence and at the request of the said testator John Gray John Finley (seal) Samuel Finley Matthew Henderson Be it remembered that on the 21st day of October A.D. 1783 the last will and testament of John Finley deceased was legally proved of which the foregoing record is a true copy and Letters, testamentary issued in Cannon(?) form to James Finley the Executor therein named on the said 21st day of October 1783. Inventory and account to be exhibited into the Registers office at Carlisle in the time appointed by law, Witness my hand, William Lyon, Regr.

Sources

1. ↑ Finley-1130 was created by David McConaughy through the import of HannahFinley_2015-01-30.ged on Jan 30, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S35 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
3. ↑ Source: #S76
4. ↑ Source: #S130 Data: Text: Residence date: 1274-1938 CONT Residence place: Pennsylvania, USA
5. ↑ Source: #S35 Page: Ancestry Family Trees

• Source: S130 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Torrence and allied families Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Torrence, Robert McIlvaine,. Torrence and allied families. Philadelphia: Wickersham Press, 1938.Original data: Torrence, Robert McIlvaine,. Torrence and allied families. Ph; Repository: #R1 NOTE"Under the auspices of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania."|||"Printed for private distribution; this copy is 119."|||Coat of arms on cover.|||Includes index.|||References: p. 295.
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• Source: S76 Author: Judy McGrew Title: Hough/Finley/Brock/Bond/Guynn/Shurtleff NOTEABBR Hough/Finley/Brock/Bond/Guynn/ShurtleffTEXT http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmac&id=I5549