John BONNET of Bedford Co., PA April 30, 1793
In the name of God Amen, I John Bonnet of the state of Pennsylvania County and Township of Bedford former being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to god for it calling unto mind the Mortality of the body I recommend my soul into the hand of allmighty God that gave it and my body I commend to the earth to be buried in Decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors and lacking such worldly state wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and term ~ First I give and bequeath to Dorathy my dearly beloved wife her full thirds of all and every the notables book debts notes Bonds and money in hand and of the owner of the snake spring farm ten pounds per annum as long as she lives and likewise Ten pounds per annum of the owner of the farm I now live on as long as she lives and a dwelling house to be build her on said farm by the owner if demanded also I give to my well beloved son John Bonnet having given him already the sum of four hundred pounds I likewise give him all that [ ] plantation or tract of land in Bedford County known by the name of the snake spring he paying his mother the some of ten pounds per year as long as she lives likewise he the said Jacob is to have his full share of the movables also I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Isaac Bonnet the plantation I now live on known by the name of Toddsburg out of which plantation he the said Isaac is to pay to my son in law [ ] the sum of six hundred pounds good and lawful money of pennsylvania to be paid as [ ] to wit. In one year after my decease one hundred pounds and one hundred pounds per year until the whole six hundred pounds is fully paid likewise my son Isaac is to have his full share of all the movables likewise Peter Anconss is to have his share of the movables also I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter [ ] all that tract or plantation formerly the property of Casper [ ] Containing two hundred and fifteen acres with all and singular the improvements theron made I likewise constitute make and Ordain my well beloved wife Dorothy and my son Isaac the Executors of this my last will and Testament ~ I likewise give to my beloved wife the little Colored girl Susay by name as long as she my wife lives ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Bonnet as his last will and Testament in the presense of us}
Thomas Hay John Bonnet {Seal}
William Todd
John Clarkson}
Bedford County [ ] Before me David Espey Esquire Register for the probate of wills and Granting letters of Administration in and for the County of Bedford in the state of Pennsylvania possessing [ ] [ ] within named Thomas Hay William Todd and John Clark the subscribing witnesses to the will and Testament in writing and upon their solemn oaths respectively taken before me according to law do defend and [ ] they were personally present and heard and saw the within named John Bonnet [ ] [ ] [ ]Publish and declare the within instrument of writing as his last will and testament that at the time of [ ] [ ] the same he the said John Bonnet was of sound and disposing mind and memory according to the best of these deponants knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names as witnesses of the [ ] at the request of the testator and in his presense ~
Sworn and Subscribed at Bedford} Thomas Hay William Todd John Clarkson
