Joseph Westbrook (1783 - bef. 1833)

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Died before 10 Jun 1833 before age 49 in Cooper County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 15 JUN 1783

Birth:

Date: 1 JAN 1783

Place: Cumberland Co., PA

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Notes

Note N159

WILL OF JOSEPH WESTBROOK

written: 2 Feb 1830;

proved: 10 June 1833

In the name of God, Amen. I JOSEPH WESTBROOK of Cooper Co., in the State

of Missouri, being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory and

understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainity of the

time thereof and being prepared to leave this world when it shall please God

to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and

testament in manner and form following; that is to say,

First and principally, I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God and

my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executrix

here in after named, and after my debts and funeral expenses are paid, I

bequeath as follows:

I give and bequeath to POLLY FARIAS my daughter of Cooper County the sum

of - I also give and bequeath unto JOSEPH WESTBROOK, my son of Cooper

County, the sum of . I also give and bequeath unto ELIZABETH WESTBROOK,

my daughter of Cooper County, the sum of ; I also give and bequeath unto

HANNAH WESTBROOK, my daughter, the sum of , I also give and bequeath unto

RICHARD WESTBROOK, my son, the sum of , all of them of the County and

State aforesaid.

I give and devise unto HANNAH WESTBROOK, my wife, my plantation, lands

and tenements, and with it all my personal property, during her natural life,

or her being my widow. In case she, the said HANNAH shall marry, I give

and beqeath unto her the third of all my personal property.

And lastly, I do herby constitute and appoint my dear wife, HANNAH

WESTBROOK, to be sole Executrix of this my last will and testament revoking

and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and

confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament.

In testamony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this

second day of February in the year of our Lord Eigheen Hundred and Thirty.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by JOSEPH WESTBROOK, the above

named testator as for the last will and testament in the presents of us, who

at his request in his presence in the presence of each other have subscribed

our names as witnesses therefore.

John Smith [ Seal ]

John Wilkinson [ Seal ]

Andrew Robertson [ Seal ]

Lindzey Burk [ Seal ]

Will of Joseph WESTBROOK fully proved by Andrew Robertson and John Smith -

June 10, 1833.

signed: Robert P. Clark, clerk

Sources

Cooper County, Missouri, Will Book A, pages 76-77, FHL Film 902853, familysearch.org

Acknowledgments

Thank you to LeRoy Kleinsorge for creating WikiTree profile Westbrook-568 through the import of Kleinsorge Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by LeRoy and others.