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    3. Also posted under Penn Wills - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dpa.html Wills: Abstracts 1809-1817: Will Book H: Cumberland Co, PA http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/wills/willbkh.txt MC FARLAND, MARGARET, West Pennsbro. November 25, 1809. January 3, 1810. Dau. Mary married to John Scot. Dau. Ann married to John Johnston. Nees Peggy McFarlane. Daus. Jenny married to William Thompson, Margaret married to Hugh McClelland and Elizabeth wife of Thomas Walleis (Wallace). Dau. in law Elizabeth McFarland. To Samuel Myers for heirs of James McFarlane decd. Exs: William Thompson and James Davidson. Wit: John Dunbar, Isa. Graham. Codicil: December 17, 1809. Now of Newton Township. Nephew Arthur Graham one of Exs Wit: Hugh Thompson, Isaiah Graham. H. 30-31. YOUNG, ELEANOR, widow of John Young, late of West Pennsborough Township, farmer, Newton. March 11, 1811. August 29, 1811. Son William Young's oldest children. Dau. Sally McKinney's two eldest children. Dau. Elizabeth Davidson. Grandchildren, John Young Davidson, Eleanor Davidson, Samuel and William Davidson and Nancy Davidson. Exs: Alexander Thompson and Atcheson Laughlin. Wit: Jno. Geddis, Andrew McCord. H. 87-88. DAVIDSON, ROBERT, D. D., Carlisle. November 5, 1812. December 17, 1812. Wife Jane. Son Robert when eighteen years of age. Children of bro. John Davidson, decd., of the State of Maryland. Children of Margaret Herrick of the State of Ohio. Children of James Cameron of Cumberland Co. Exs: Wife Jane and David Harris of City of Baltimore. Wit: James McCormick, Simon Boyd, Sarah Montgomery. H. 147-148. LECKEY, ALEXANDER, West Pennsborough. March 11, 1813. March 29, 1813. Wife Elizabeth. House and land in Frankford Township occupied by William McCoy. Eldest son Daniel, land where he now lives in Frankford Township. Land in sd. Township adjoining lands of James Laird and Abraham Landis. Son George. House in Newville. Eldest dau. Prudence Irvine. Other daus. Sarah Leckey, Ann Leckey, Mary Leckey, Isabella and Emily Leckey. Grandson William Alexander Leckey, son of son Daniel. Seventh dau. Hetty Leckey. Grandson Alexander Leckey Irvine, son of dau. Prudence Irvine. Son Daniel Leckey and James Irvine guardians for their own children to whom bequests are made. Exs: Wife Elizabeth and Daniel Leckey and Geo. Leckey. Wit: John Davidson, James McKihan, Wm. Davidson. H. 164-166. MC FARLANE, ELIZABETH, widow of John McFarlane, Esq., West Pennsboro. Sons Robert and John. Dau. Jane married to James Davidson. Son William. Minor children, viz., Samuel, James, Clemence, Eliza and Polly. Ex.: Son Robert McFarlane. Wit: Jno. Geddis, John Green. H. 256-257. DAVIDSON, GEORGE, Mifflin. August 28, 1814. October 10, 1814. Wife Mary. Only dau. Jane Eliza Davidson, a minor. Exs: Uncle Richard Woods of West Pennsborough and bro. in law Samuel Woods of Dickinson Township. Wit: Daniel Knettle, William Brown. H. 284-286. RAMSEY, WILLIAM, Senr., farmer, South Middleton. October 24, 1816. November 4, 1816. Wife Elizabeth. Sons William and David. Two daus., viz., Sarah and Elizabeth Ramsey when children are of age. Exs: Searight Ramsey and William Barber, Senr. Wit: Thomas Baker, David Davidson. H. 445-446. Wills: Abstracts 1817-1825: Will Book I: Cumberland Co, PA http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/wills/willbki.txt BELL, SARAH, widow of James Bell, East Pennsbro. April 15, 1819. June 21, 1819. Sons Thomas and William. Daus. Polly, Jane Dunlap and Rebecca wife of Thomas Williamson. Grandson John Culbertson. Granddaus. Rev. John Riley. Exs: Sons Thomas Bell and William Bell. Wit: John Davidson, Tho. Urie. I. 127. DAVIDSON, JAMES, yeoman, West Pennsborough. September 17, 1819. October 27, 1819. Five children, minors, viz., Nancy, Elizabeth, John, Margaret Jane and Mary Ann. Exs: Isaiah Graham, Esq. and Robert McFarlane. Wit: Arthur Graham, James Rea. I. 144-145. BRITTAIN, ADAM, Mifflin. April 24, 1820. June 10, 1820. Wife Ann Dau. Martha married to Isaac Weakley. Unmarried daus. Nelly and Mary. Sons George, Samuel and William. Wit: John Scouller, John Y. Davidson. I. 164. DAVIDSON, WILLIAM, yeoman, Westpennsboro. March 13, 1820. May 13, 1820. Wife. Three children son William Gass Davidson, only named. Sister Ann Crawford. Land near bro. George's. James Giffen's land. Exs: Richard Woods and nephew George Davidson. Wit: Jno. Geddis, John Davidson, Junr. I. 168-169. CRAIN, RICHARD, North Middleton. April 3, 1817. September 5, 1820. Son Richard. Margaret Crain, widow of George Crain. Dau. Elizabeth Crain. Son William. Children and grandchildren, to wit, Mary Hamilton, Jane Vanhorn, Ann Dill, Elizabeth Crain, William Crain and Abner Crain. Exs: Patrick Davidson and Joseph Clark. Wit: Jas. Lamberton, Henry Stoffer. I. 174. CAROTHERS, JOHN, Westpennsborough. ---. October 7, 1822. Wife Mary. Son William. Dau. Jane Conly. James Geason. William Carothers, Armstrong Carothers. Land known by name of Irish Town. Exs: James Neal, son William Carothers and son in law Joseph Conly. Wit: George Davidson, Senr., John Fleck. Codicil: August 12, 1822. Names dau. Mary Carothers. Wit: James Carothers, John Davidson. I. 259-260. WOODS, RICHARD, Westpennsborough. October 5, 1822. 22 Feb 1823. William and John Kere, Lilly Woods, their sister wife of Samuel Woods, Junr., and Mary Kerr, all children of sister Mary who was intermarried with William Kerr, Senr. William Woods and Samuel Woods, Junr., sons of bro. Thomas Woods, decd. Former property of Samuel White. Nathan Woods, son of bro. William Woods, decd. Mary Davidson, widow of George Davidson and dau. of bro. Thos. Woods, decd., and her dau. Elizabeth Means, dau. of sd. bro. Thomas, decd. and intermarried with John Means of Alleghany Co. Jean Cowan who now lives with me. Bro. Samuel Woods and his sons William, James and Richard and his dau. Jane Woods. Jean Woods dau. of bro. William, decd. Thomas Trimble's three children, minors. William Agnew Kerr, minor son of John Kerr. Appraisers David Sterret, Thomas Patterson, John Harper and Samuel McKechan, Junr. Exs: William Kerr, Junr., Nathan Woods and Isaiah Graham. Wit: David Shellaberger, George McBride. I. 280-282. DAVIDSON, JOHN, farmer, Westpennsboro. February 18, 1823. March 4, 1823. Wife Leacy. Grandsons, the sons of son John, decd., and the sons of dau. Margaret who was intermarried with James Herron. Land in Lycoming Co. Grandchildren, children of son James, decd. Sons Hugh and Alexander. Children of dau. Susannah who was intermarried with James McCord. Dau. Leacy wife of Robert McCord. Son William. Granddau. Leacy dau. of said dau. Susannah. Exs: Sons Alexander and William and son in law Robert McCord. Wit: Alexr. Thompson, Jno. Davidson, Junr. I. 289-290. WALLACE, THOMAS, weaver, Newville. October 7, 1822. January 7, 1823. Wife Sally or Sarah. Only son Thomas Wallace, now a soldier in the British Army, reported to belong to the train of Artillery serving in West Indies. Dau. Mary intermarried with a man named McCuley in Parish of Clogne, County tyrone, Province of Ulster, Ireland. Dau. Sally or Sarah married to a man of name of Irwin living in Newville. Exs: William Richey, Esq. and Dr. John Geddis, both of Newville. Wit: Jno. Moore, George Davidson. I. 292-293. THOMPSON, MATTHEW, farmer, Mifflin. March 7, 1821. October 28, 1823. Wife Ruth. Sons Samuel and William, minors. Land in Harrison Co., Virginia. Dau. Rosanna Glenn. Exs: Wife Ruth and William Glenn of Newville. Wit: Alex Thompson, Jno. Geddis, Wm. Thompson. Codicil: October 9, 1823. John Davidson, Esq. of West Pennsborough and Hugh L. Kenneday. I.321-323. URIE, GRIZZLE, North Middleton. December 29, 1819. November 25, 1823. Son Thomas Urie, Esq. Dau. Catherine Jacobs. Exs: Sd. son Thomas Urie. Wit: John Davidson, James Keyes, Andw. Carothers. I. 340. DAVIDSON, HUGH, West Pennsboro. March 29, 1824. April 13, 1824. Bros. Alexander and William. Sister Lacy McCord. Sisters in law Jane Davidson and Polly Davidson. Exs: John Davidson, Esq. and Samuel D. Greason. Wit: John Davidson, Thomas Miller, Joseph Trego. I. 360. TRIMBLE, JANE, Dickinson. January 17, 1824. July 28, 1824. Sons Joseph and Thomas. Dau. Jane Barr. Exs: Son John Trimble. Wit: Andrew Davidson, Richard Woods. I. 371. DAVIDSON, MATTHEW, Senr., Westpennsboro. May 18, 1825. May 27, 1825. Sons John and Matthew, Junr. Two daus. Isabella Davidson and Ann Leckey. Land adjoining John Myers and John Bucher, also William Davidson's heirs. Dau. Mary McIntire. Exs: Sons John Davidson, Esq. and Matthew Davidson, Junr. Wit: Saml. Alexander, Wm. Davidson. I. 408.

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