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CHESTER
COUNTY, PA
WILLS - Abstracts
of Wills
The first date is when
the will was written, and the second date is when
it was proven.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will Book C, pages 400-499)
BOYD, HUGH. West
Nottingham.
September 16, 1754. September 30, 1754. C. 500.
Provides for wife Margaret. To daughter Rose McCord £5. To
daughter Jean Findly £5. To daughter Anne Meak £5. To son
Francis, plantation I have already given him, which I bought of Wm.
Mckim; also £5. To daughter Mary Boyd £80 when of age. To
son Alexander the place where I live being 200 acres when of age.
Executors: Son Francis and son in law Robert Findly. Wit:
James Scott, William Mershel, Jean Rowland. * Mentions land bought of
William McKim.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will Book D, pages 1-105
BOYD MARY. East
Nottingham.
October 7, 1755. December 23, 1755. D. 23.
To cousin Samuel Jackson all lands and moveable effects, also Executor.
Test signed.
Wit: John Cooper, William Ross.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1762-3)
BOYD, WILLIAM.
Sadsbury.
January 13, 1762. January 27, 1762.
Orders tombstone for grave of self and first wife. Provides for
wife Elizabeth. To son Alexander £100. To son John 15
pistoles. To daughter Martha Stuart £50. To daughter Janet
Boyd £100. To daughters Mary, Ann and Hannah Boyd £100 each.
To son William £200. To daughter Elizabeth Boyd £100.
Executors to sell 400 acres off the south end of plantation, remainder
equally divided. Executors: Brother James Boyd and wife Elizabeth.
Witnesses: Andrew Sterling, Alexander Simrall, Robert Meser.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1764-5)
BOYD, JAMES.
Sadsbury.
February 15, 1764. May 29, 1764.
Provides for wife Jane. To son Andrew the mill and premises where
he now lives in North London and East Nottingham. To sons Daniel
and Robert 5 shillings each having had their part. To sons Matthew
and George all estate real and personal in Sadsbury paying legacies.
To daughter Hannah £50. To daughter Mary £100 when married.
Executors: Wife Jean and son Andrew.
Witnesses: James Cochran, Jr., Math. Henderson, William Boyd.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1766-7)
BOYD, WILLIAM.
Oxford.
April 14, 1767. May 20, 1767.
Executors to sell tract of land in Londongrove now in tenure of George
Lockey. Provides for wife Jane including plantation where I now
dwell until son James comes of age. To son James 2/3 of said
plantation at 21 paying legacies. To each of my other children,
viz., Hannah, Mary, John, William and Jane Boyd £50 as they come of
age.
Executors: Geo. Currey, Esq. and James Evans. Letters to Correy,
the other renouncing.
Wit: David Drew, David Fleming, Robt. Correy.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1766-7)
BOYD, JANE. Relict
of Wm. Boyd Oxford.
April 25, 1767. May 20, 1767.
To son James Boyd that 1/3 of real estate left me by my husband, at 21
paying to the other children, viz., Hannah, Mary, John, Wm. and Jane
Boyd £5 each as they arrive at 21.
Executors: Geo. Correy, Esq. and Jas. Evans. Letters to Geo.
Correy.
Wit: David Fleming, David Drew.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1768-9)
BOYD, ADAM.
Sadsbury.
February 12, 1768. December 21, 1768.
Provides for wife Jane. To son Andrew my plantation in Sadsbury
with stock &c.,paying legacies. To daughters Mary, Hannah and
Elizabeth £60 each. To son Samuel all remainder of my books
provided he enter the ministerial office, otherwise to be divided.
To daughters Margaret Tate, Janet McMordie and Agnes Smith 5 shillings
each. To sons Thomas, John and Adam 5 shillings each. To son
Samuel £5.
Executors: Sons Thomas and Andrew.
Overseers: Rev. Sampson Smith and John Miller, Esq.
Wit: Wm. Armstrong, Alex. Rogers, John Sharp.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1797-8)
SHEPPARD, JAMES. E.
Nottingham.
February 9, 1796. November 28, 1798.
To wife Mary all estate, real and personal, except following legacies.
To daughter Lydia, wife of John Meckerry, daughter Mary, wife of
Alexander Boyd, and daughter Ann, wife of John Boyd, 1 silver dollar
each. To sons John, William and Isaac and daughter Jane Sheppard $1
each. To granddaughter Rebecca, daughter of Lydia $1, etc.
Executors: Wife Mary, Jesse Begh. Letters to Mary.
Wit: David Gatchell, James Erwin.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1807-8)
BOYD, ANDREW. East
Nottingham.
January 23, 1808: February 4, 1808.
Provides for wife Mary.
Land to be sold and estate divided between sons James and John Boyd, who
are also executors.
Wits.: Walter Finney, John McDowell.
BOYD, WILLIAM H. Kennett.
September 6, 1808.
Elizabeth Boyd and Caleb Harlan, Administrators.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1812-14)
BOYD, SAMUEL. Sadsbury.
No date. May 4, 1814.
To wife Mary all real & personal estate until son George is 21, when
he is to have one-third of est. and when son John is 21 he is to have
one-third and wife the remainder absolutely.
Executor: Wife Mary Boyd.
Wits: John Smith, James Boyd.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1816-18)
BOYD, GEORGE. Sadsbury.
July 14, 1817. November 16, 1818.
Provides for wife Mary.
To my son Matthew the plantation on which I dwell, with stock, &c.,
and Oliver Wesley Sims, my negro boy, subject to legacies.
To son William $1. To son Samuel's two sons, George & John £100
each.
To son Joseph $1333 1/3.
To daus. Hannah and Mary Boyd $1333 1/3 each.
Remainder to wife and two daughters.
Executors: Wife Mary and son Matthew Boyd.
Wits: John Smith, Thomas McClellan.
Wills: Abstracts and
Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1821-25)
BOYD, JAMES, Esq. Penn.
----, 1820. August 18, 1821.
Provides for wife Mary. To dau. Margaret Hodgson a suit of mourning, she
having received of me a tract of land.To Mary Nivin Montgomery, Eliza
Hodgson, Jane B. and Mary N. Hodgson $1000 each out of my real estate.To
grandson James Boyd Hodgson the plantation on which I live, containing
151 acres, and wood lot of 6 acres, at 21, subject to payment of $2750.
To grandson Joseph Hodgson my plantation in Upper Oxford, containing 150
acres, subject to payment of $1250 after wife's decease. To my sisters
Mary Boyd and Jane Cochran $100 each. To the congregation of Faggs Manor
$100. Remainder to 6 grandchildren before named. Executors: Nephew James
Boyd, son of bro. John, and James Ramsey,
of Londonderry.
Signature proven by Thomas Davis & Ziba Pyle, Esq.
Letters c t a to James Hodgson, the Exrs. named renouncing.
BOYD, MARY. Penn. October
4, 1822.
James Hodgson, administrator.
BOYD, JOHN. West
Fallowfield. May 28, 1823.
James Boyd, administrator.
BOYD, MARY. Sadsbury. May
4, 1825.
Matthew Boyd, administrator.
Will of
William Boyd of Sadsbury, Chester Co; PA
From the
Surname Registry pages on the Chester Co. PA GenWeb site, I see that you
are researching BOYDs of that county. Can you, by any chance, shed
light on this Chester Co. BOYD family?
Will of William BOYD of
Sadsbury, Chester Co., PA; written January 13, 1762; proved January 27,
1762. Orders tombstone for grave of self and first wife.
Provides for wife Elizabeth. To son Alexander £100. To son
John 15 pistoles. To daughter Martha STUART £50. To daughter
Janet BOYD £100. To daughters Mary, Ann and Hannah BOYD £100
each. To son William £200. To daughter Elizabeth BOYD £100.
Executors to sell 400 acres off the south end of plantation, remainder
equally divided. Executors: Brother James BOYD and wife Elizabeth.
Witnesses: Andrew STERLING, Alexander SIMRALL, Robert MESER.
The reason I ask is
because I am tracing a Martha STEWART/STUART (b. abt. 1757, birthplace
unknown) in Phila. Co., and found this Phila. will of a Hannah BOYD that
mentions her: Hannah BOYD - Proved 15 Aug 1782, File #150, Book S, p.
158. Written 19 Jul 1782. To brother-in-law John STILLE and
sister Martha STEWART. Executrix: Martha STEWART. Witnesses:
Joseph GARDNER and John STILLE. Unfortunately, there are no
identifying materials in that Phila. will file. I found the record
of this Hannah BOYD's burial at 2nd Presbyterian, Phila.: Hannah BOYD,
age 35, buried 7 Aug 1782, sister of Mr. STILLE (so this Hannah BOYD was
b. abt. 1747). I assume that Hannah knew what her relationship was to
Mr. STILLE when she directed her Will, and that the minister got the
relationship wrong. John STILLE's wife may have been Hannah BOYD's
sister. There is a record of the marriage of a Mary BOYD to John
STILLE in 1763 in Phila. -- one year after William BOYD's Chester Co.
will mentioning a daughter Mary.
Lani
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