William Caldwell (1705 - 1778)

Born 1705 in Ireland

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Died 1778 at about age 73 in Fawn Township, York County, PA

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Biography

William was born in 1705. He passed away in 1778.

In the name of God amen I, William Caldwell of the township of Fawn, County of York, Province of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, blessed by God. I do this day make this my last will and testament in manner following -------------------- Important. It is my Will that after my decese my body be buried in a Christian & decent manner at the digercation of my Executors herein after named. Item. I will that all my just debts be first paid by my Executors Item. I will and Bequeth to my beloved wife Jean the third of my personal estate and Likewise the third of my Real Estate during her widowhood and at the alteration of her widowhood either by death or marriage her part of the Real Estate fully to the two Boys & if any boys dies in there nonage the other is to enjoy their part. Item. It is my will that my wife have all her clothes and a bed and furniture & her sadle Item. I will to my two sons Robert and Samuel my plantation between them. Only Robert is to have forty pounds more than Samuel – Samuel is not to come intill his part til he is of age except the Executors judge it right he should Item. It is my will that the family Lives as Long together as it appears Convenient Item. It is my will that all the Rest of my Personal Estate be equally Divided Between my three Daughters Jannet & Jean & Martha and if any of them Dies in their nonage their share is to be Equally divided between the other sisters above mentioned and that Each of their shares be paid them by the Executors when necessity requires – if there be not as much of the Personal Estate as will make Each of their shares as much as possible I will it be done of the whole Item. I will to each of my Children that is now married the sum of ten shillings that is to say except Catren and her husband I will to them the sum of four pounds & to Margret and her husband ten schillings & to Elizabeth & her husband ten schillings & to Mary and her husband ten shillings & to Isbel & her husband ten schillings. Lastly I do nominate and appoint my wife Jean & my son Robert Executor and Executrix of this my last will here by revoking and making void all former wills by me made confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in writing whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy two Wiliam Caldwell (Seal) Signed and sealed & publicly declared in presents of us James Edger James Gordon York County— Before me Archibald MClean Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Personally came James Edgar and James Gordon the two Subjects being Witnesses to the fore going instrument of Writing and upon their solemn oaths taken with and upon uplifted hand formally say That they were personally present and saw and heard the foregoing or fore named William Caldwell sign his name unto and seal and publish the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and Testament; and that at the time of doing thereof, he the said William Caldwell was of Sound and Disposing Mind and Understanding to the best of their Knowledge and Belief and that they did Respectively subscribe their names thereto as Witnesses in the presence of the Said Testator and at his request Jas Edgar James Gordon Sworn and Subscribed before me at York the 1st Day of March 1779 Arch MClean, Register

July 21 1778 Inventory of the Personal Estate of William Caldwell, deceased, late of York County, Fawn Township (Values are Pounds, Schillings, Pense)

Cash in the house at the time of his decease 56 0 0 Wearing Apareil (Projected at) 16 0 0 One Bed and two new coverlids and sundrys 13 7 0 Bedsteads, ???? and sundrys 9 7 0 Books 2 1 7 Five augers, five chisels, currying knife handsaw & drawknife 1 1 3 Axes mall and wedges hoes and 2 spades 9 3 0 Dresser furniture 4 12 0 Tea overpage & drinking glasses 1 10 0 All the pots and sundrys 15 13 3 All the Hogs cider vessals wagons and sundrys 36 1 0 Two relis stone hammer and sundrys 1 2 3 House Creating 92 0 0 Cow Cattle 44 1 0 19 sheep 12 4 0 Some words unclear Book Account in the name of William Caldwell 18 0 0 of Chester County 320 19 9

York County – Before me Jas Edgar; came James Leeper and Josiah Scott, and upon solemn oath according to Law, (word unclear) that the above inventory and appraisement of the personal estate of William Caldwell, deceased is just and true according to the Best of their skills and judgement

James Leeper Josiah Scott

Sworn and subscribed before me this twenty first day of July 1778 Jas Edgar

Exhibited into the Register Office at York the 1st Day of March 1779 by Jean Caldwell, Robert Caldwell, Executors

Sources

• Last will and testament located at the York County Library and Genealogy Center, Yirk, Pennsylvania