Re: MALONE-VA, 1600s
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In reply to:
Re: MALONE-VA, 1600s
1/08/99
A COPY OF RICHARD MALONES WILL BELOW.
Richard Malone of Centre Co., PA born approx 1735 died Sept 17, 1801.
In the name of God Amen, I Richard Malone of Bald Eagle Township in Centre
County and State of Pennsylvania being weak in body, but of perfect mind and
memory, blessed be God for the same, calling to mind the uncertainty of this
life, doth commit to writing this my last will and testament viz:I
recommend my soul to Almighty God the Author and Giver and my body to the
earth, to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my
executors hereinafter named.
Item.I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary all that
part of the Old tract whereon I now live, which lies on the south side of
the Bald Eagle Creek toward the bringing u p of my two youngest children
viz:Frederick and Morgan, until the youngest of them arrives at the age of
twenty one years, ( if they live so long ).Together with the late survey
of one hundred acres adjoining, at which time the said two tracts or pieces
of land to be equally divided between them, to them & their heirs, reserving
one third of the part of the profits arising therefrom to the use of my said
wife Mary during her widowhood and longer.Likewise I give unto my said
wife two of my best cows my brown mare with saddle and bridle, with my best
bed and bedding thereunto belonging with all the furniture she brought with
her to me.Likewise at the time of my black man Hark if he chooses to live
with her for the space of five years and he behaves himself will then be
free at the expiration of that time.Otherwise to be sold and the money to
go to her for bringing up said children.Item.My will is that the rents
now due with all my just demands against my son-in-law Joseph Alexander be
secured by my executors hereinafer named, to be by them applied to the use
and support of the said Joseph Alexander's children.Item.All the
residuary part of my estate both real and personal wheresoever it may be
sold, and the money arising therefrom, after paying my just debts and
funeral expences to be equally divided between the whole of my children.
Viz, Ann Armstrong, Francis Malone, Francis Allexander, Richard and Lesslie
Malone, Samuel and Hartley Malone and Catherine Boggs, Frederick and Morgan
Malone and Rebecca Howard and James Ramsey.
And furthermore I do nominate and appoint Thomas Hamilton Samuel
Miles & John Miles to be the executors of this my last will and testament,
hereby revoking all wills whatever by me made heretofore.Witness my hand
this third day of August in the year of our Lord 1801.
Richard Mallone
Signed, published and declared and uttered by the said Richd.
Malone to be his last will and testament the interlineations in the
sixteenth and twenty fifth lines of the first page from the top and the
second line from the top of the second page being first made.
Thomas MemmengerAffirmed
Wm. W. MilesSworn
his
HenryXGatesSworn
mark
I left in all the errors and misspellings although I'm not sure if they were
made in the original will or by the typist of the registered copy.
Now it seems in order for Richard's children to be able to inherit or be
proven heirs, they had to document that they were Richard's children. So
accompanying the will was a transcript of Richard's bible listing the birth
dates of his children which is included below.
Anne Malone daughter of Richd & Mary Malone was born
on the 14th day of May 1755.
Francis Malone son of Richd & Rebecca Malone was born January the 17th 1760.
Frances Malone daughter of Richd. & Rebecca Malone August 27th 1762.
Richard & Leslie Malone twon sons of Richd. & Rebecca Malone were born
Sseptemer the 11th 1765.
Samuel Malone son of Richd. and Rebekah Malone was born February 14th 1767.
Rebekah Malone daughter of Richd. & Rebekah Malone was born April 30th 1769.
Catherine Malone daughter of Rich'd and Rebekah Malone was
born December 11th 1773
Hartley Malone son of Rich'd & Rebekah Malone and Rebekah Malone his wife
was born September the 9th 1778.
Frederick Malone son of Richd & Mary Malone was born on Sunday Morning about
? o'clock the 3rd day of December Anno Domini 1796
Morgan Malone son of Rich'd & Mary Malone born on Thursday January the 31st
about nine o'clock P.M. 1799.
I do certify the above transcript was taken from the family bible of RIchard
Malone late desceased the seventeenth day of September Anno Domini 1801.
Witness my hand and the official seal.
3/9Richard Miles (SEAL)
CERTIFIED FROM THE RECORD this 16th day of July A.D. 1929.
Harry A Rossman
(signed)
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Clerk of the Orphan's Court of
Centre County, Pennsylvania