Prince
Will
Book 3; pages 353-356
3 January 1804
I Andrew Baker
Senr
. of
I
give and bequeath to my nephews Andrew Baker Shillediay
and
Andrew Baker
son of Joseph Baker
, ten pounds each to be paid them
previous to a general distribution of my personal estate or the money arising
from the sale there of. I give and
bequeath to my loving wife, my brother Samuel's
children, and my nephew
Elliott Baker
all my right and interest
unto three shares in the Buffaloe Congregation Library to them and their heirs
forever.
I
give and bequeath one mostly <?> of the judgement which I have obtained
against George Booke
and Joseph Metta
__<?>_____ County
Court of Prince Edward to fund the Buffaloe congregation one forth of
the said judgement I give to my loving wife and her heirs forever and the
remaining forth forth I give to the session of the Buffalow Congregation and
their successors to be applied to the purchasing of religiuos books , for the
use of such poor youths as are unable to purchase for themselves.
It is my will an desire that the principal for the bonds but no part of
the interest due me form Jessee Mishoux
, Joseph Mishaux
and Daniel Mishaux
be by my executors applied
in the following manner to wit, that the principal of the bond due the first
day of April eighteen hundred and three be given to the chraritable fund
proposed to be raised by the presbytery of Hanover and by the managers thereof
applied to the educating poor and pious youth that the principal of the bond
due 1804 be given to the fund last aforesaid and by the managers thereof
applied to the support of missionaries an the principal of the bond due April
the first eighteen hundred and five to be given the said
fund to be laid out by the managers there of in purchasing useful books
to be distributed agreeable to the rules of the said fund amongst the poore, I
give and bequeath to my sister Easter Shillidaa
and her children, to my
sister Jane Armstrong
and her children to my
sister Matty Davison
and her children, to my
brother Samuel Baker
s children, to my brother Dugg Bakers
children and to my brother
Joseph Baker
and
his children an equal part of all moneys arising from the sale of my personal
estate not before bequeathed also one equal part of all moneys and bonds on
hand at the day of my death and not otherwise disposed of my will and desire
is that the children of my niece Jane Thompson
daughter of my sister
Shillidia receive that part of my estate to which their mother would be
entitled from this will, provided she was alive on the day of my death, if any
of my nephews or nieces should die leaving no issue it is my will that their
portion shall be distributed among the devisees living at the time the
division is made. But should they
depart this life leaving issue alive, my will is that the children of the
deceased have that portion which their parent would have taken if a living, I
lend to my loving wife during her natural life all my land and at her death to
be sold by my executors upon such terms as to them appear most advantageous to
those to whom the purchase money is to be given, my will and desire is that
the money arising from the sale of my land be given to my sister Easter
Shillidaiay
and her children to my
sister Jane Armstrong
and her children to my
sister Matty Davidson
and her children to my
brother Joseph Baker
and his children to my
brother Duggy Bakers
children and Samuel Bakers
children after the same
manner as the personal share already devised to them to have and to hold the
same to them and their heirs forever. It
is my ardent wish and sincere desire that all differences in oppinion (if any)
which may arise respecting my will should may shall be bed decided in the
following manner to wit, the contending parties shall choose each two
intelligent and respectable persons no way interested who shall if possible
agree but if they cannot then they shall call a fifth person to give the
casting opinion which shall to all intent and purposes be as binding upon the
contending parties as the decision of any court of record in this commonwealth
or any court with in the limits of the mited states and lastly, I do hereby
nominate and appoint my loving wife Executrix Andrew Baker
, John Baker
, and William Baldwin
or any one or more of them
executors of this my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this third day of January 1804 and in
the twenty eighth year of the commonwealth.
Witness
Andrew Baker
(seal)
E.
Booker
John
Morton
George
P. Foster