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Last Will of Thomas Calvert
The Last Will of Thomas Calvert, Father of Mrs. Anne Hollingsworth
Thomas Calverts Nuncupative Will - (and of Mrs. Margaret Hollingsworth)
#23. A Testament of the truth Concerning Thomas Calverts Will which
will be rehearsed hereafter, he being weake in Body (y)et perfect in
memory.
Item he Leaving to his Daughter Margaret two hundred Acres of Land
with the Improvement Uppon the said Land and the said Margaret to pay
Eight pounds Vnto her sister Elizabeth when the said land and
Plantation were sold.
Item. He left to his Daughter Margaret a standing bed and the
furniture belonging to the said Bedd.
Item he left to his DaughterMargaret a brass still Pott with the
furniture belonging to the said Pott.
Item. one Chest to his Daughter Margaret
Item. one Chest to his Daughter Elizabeth.
Item. he left to his wife and his daughter Margaret all
(p 31) the rest of his goods.
Item. he left to his Daughter Margaret one mare & one Cow.
Dated the 15th of the 1st Month (March) 1685 (1684/5- Ed.). I, Peter
Taylor and George Reade, being witnesses to the fore(sd.)words
from the mouth of Thomas Calvert as witnesses our hands witnesses to the
said Testimony
Joshua Hastings.
the R marke of Randall Vernon
his
Peter P Taylor
mark
George Read
WHEREAS. William Penn by the Providence of God the Kings Authority
Proprietary and Governor of the Province of Pennsilvania Hath granted
a Commission unto me Christopher Taylor Register Generall for the
Keeping a Registers Office for tbe Proving and Registering of wills &
granting of Probates & Letters of Adm' stracon for the said Province.
NOW know ye that I the said Christopher Taylor having Rec'd into my
Office the Last Wi11 & Tastam't nuncupative of Thomas Calvert of
Chester County in the Province of Pennsilvania Husbandman, And having
Registered the same have granted that a Probate be fixed or annexed
to a Coppy thereof it being made manifest unto me the said Chris-
topher Taylor, by Margaret Calvert daughter of the said dec'd & in
the Will menconed together with the Witnesses whose names are thereunto
subscribed, that the Will aforementioned & is absolutely the very
Last Will & Testam't of the said Thomas Calvert Dec'd as aforesaid.
And Whereas I the said Christopher Taylor having granted lawfull probate
of the same do further by virtue of my Comission legally & Lawfully
impower the said Margaret in the will menconed as aforesaid to
enter and be Lawfully possessed of and in all & singular the goods,
chattells Credits, rights, Debts, and Estate both (p. 32) Reall anl
personall as belongeth or appertained to the Dec'd in his lifetime as
his owne proper inheritance and Lving within the bounds Lymits and
Dyoces (? Diocese) of this Province to the intent and purpose
that the said Margaret do & shall pay and discharge all Debts
of right due to any person or persons whatsoever as the Dec'd stood
indebted to at the time of his Decease as also to pay and Discharge all
legacies in the Will b afore menconed & according to the true
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