Benjamin Bartholomew - 1784

BARTHOLOMEW, BENJAMIN. Chester Boro. September 29, 1784. Codicil: November 4, 1784. December 2, 1784. Provides for wife Sarah. To brother Edward £200. To my nephews John and Benjamin, sons of brother Joseph, £100. To nephew Joseph, son of brother Thomas, £150. To sister Rachel Davis £50. To niece Hannah, widow of Archibald Thompson, £80. To Catharine, widow of brother Thomas, deceased, £50, and to her daughter Elizabeth Griffith £50. To Sarah Boggs, my former housekeeper, £50. To nephews John and Joseph, sons of brother Andrew, deceased, £100 each. To John and Elizabeth, children of my sister Elizabeth Davis, £50 each. To niece Sarah Willson £50. Executors: Brother Edward, nephew John, son of brother Joseph. Codicil gives to Baptist Meeting in Tredyffrin £150. To Hannah, wife of nephew John Bartholomew, a feather bed. Wit: John Odenheimer, Henry Odenheimer.





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