Will of Richard Farthing
In the name of God amen! I, Richard Farthing ,of the
I give to my son Landy
Farthing, 30 acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the
land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract
whereon I now live.
I give to my son John Farthing 30 acresof land more or less agreeable to the lines around the
land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract
whereon I now live.
I give to my son William Farthing 30
acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live
to be laid offagreeable to the lines now established.
I also give my son William theuse of the spring he
now uses forever in common with his brother RichardFarthing.
I give to my son Abner
Farthing 30 acresof land more or less agreeable
to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and
being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son Solomon Farthing 30
acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son Dudley Farthing one
feather bed and furniture
I give nothing more to my daughters MichaelNicholas and Rebecca Parsons than what
I have heretofore givenit them on their intermarriage
that being in my opinion equal to theirportion of my
estate.
I give to my son Richard Farthing the
remainder of my estate real and personal subject to the payment of my just debtsand the maintenance of his mother Grisell
Farthing during the remainder of her life and in the event of his failing
or refusing to afford his mother sufficient maintenance for her comfort then
and in that case it is my will and I direct accordingly that my wife the said Grisell Farthing shall enter upon and be possessed of all
that part of my estate which I have conditionally given to my son Richard for
and during her life and at her death it ismy will
that the same revert to the said Richard Farthing his heirs andassigns
forever.
lastly I do appoint my son Richard Farthing andmy friend Thomas H. Wooding executors to this my
last will and testamenthereby revoking all former
wills by me made.
In witness wherof I
have hereto set my hand andseal this 11 th day of March 1807.
/s/ Richard Farthing
in presence of David Bradley Zachariah Riddle
Examined Susana Wooding
At a court held for
Teste Will Turnstall C.S.
Submittedby Barbara Farthing Bonham
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