Last Will and Testament of Edward Pearce, 15 Oct 1776 Proved 3 May 1777, Chester Co PA, Estate File #3058 (Note: written as a single paragraph, spacing added to improve readability.) In the Name of God Amen I Edward Pierce of the township of Willistown the County of Chester and Steat of Pensylvania, Yoman being in good helth and of sound disposeing mind and memory, blesfed be God, therefore do this 15 th day of October Ano Domo one thoufand seven hundred and seventy six calling to remembrance the unsartain esteat of this life and that it is apointed for all men once to dy, I do make declare and ordain this is my last will and testament in manor and form following I commit my soul unto God who givith and my body to the earth to be deasently buried at the discretion of my Ex.trs heirafter named, and for the ??lling of my real and personal efstate and thush goods and chattels as God has bin pleased to blefs me with in this life I do order give difspose of the seame in manor and form following that is to say – Imprimas I order all my just dets and funerall charges to be first paid I do order the lot in Chalghtown in Meryland with all my personal esteats to be sold as soon as conveinant and the money arising there from with the money due to me from Richard Morris by a settlement , is to be applied as follow eth, that is to say the money due to the lone of is and the bond due to David Cornog is to be first paid, and the remainder to my wife Franse I do order the plantation on which I now live in the township of Willistown containing one hundred fifty three eacors be the same more or lefs to be rented or sold at the difscretion of my Ex.trs reserving prevelidg for my wife to have room in the house and to live on the pleace as long as she pleese and to have hur maintainances ought of the profits arifsing from the place during hur lifetime and after after her defese all the remainder of my efsteat is to be eaquelly debided between my two sons Cromwell and George Pierce or their heirs the paying unto their sifter Rechel now Rechel Robeson the sum of twenty pounds of good and lawfull money of Penfilvia that is to say ten pounds each in one year after my wifes deseasfe - - - - - And lastly I do nominate and appoint my loving wife Franfis and my son George Pierce and Daniel Cornog to be my Ex.trs of this my Last Will and Testament and I do revoke and declare to be null and void all former wills and teftaments by me maide either in words or writing and declare this only to be my laft will and teftaments Sealed and delivered by the Teftators as his laft Will and Testaments Edward Pearce (signature) In the prefence of Us Abraham Lewis (signature) Jona n Evans (signature)* * might be Jonathan Evans or Jonah Evans Page 2: West Town the 3rd day of May A. D. 1777 Then perfonally appeared and or solemn affirm as his according to law did severally depose declare and say that they were perfonally prefent and did see and hear Edward Pearce the testator within named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the above writing as and for his Last Will and Testament and that as the doing thereof he was of a sound and well disposing mind and memory to the best of their understanding Affirmed before T Taylor Reg. r (signature) Recorded in Book F Page 234 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/464 - Release Date: 10/5/2006

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/cemeteries/st-peters.txt Gravestone Inscriptions in the Churchyard of Saint Peter's-in-the-Valley, Chester Co., PA Marble Shaft side #1 Cromwell Pearce b 13 Aug 1772 d 12 Apr 1852 a devoted member of the Protestant Epis church a faithful officer military and civil and an exemplary citizen of the Republic side #2 He filled the civil office of High Sheriff and Associate Judge of Chester Co. with approved fidelity and acceptable impartiality. side #3 This memorial is erected by his son, L.G. Pearce side #4 Colonel of the 16th Reg't U.S. In infantry in the war of 1812 The battle fields of Little York, Fort George, Williamsburg and Lyons Creek attest his bravery. === PEARCE, Cromwell, d 4 Aug 1794 in his 62nd year. Also Margaret PEARCE, relict of Cromwell Pearce, d 28 Dec 1818, in her 78th year. === 1. Edward1 PEARCE was born ca 1700. He married Frances BRASSINGTRON. She was born ca 1700. Edward PEARCE and Frances BRASSINGTRON had the following child: 2 i. Cromwell2 PEARCE was born in Ireland 1 Dec 1732. He died 4 Aug 1794 in Willistown, Chester, PA. He married Margaret BOGGS ca 1763. She was born 17 Feb 1739/40 in Chester, PA. Margaret was the daughter of John BOGGS and Margaret WALKER. She died 28 Dec 1818 in Willistown, Chester, PA. Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: pa-old-chester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pa-old-chester-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Sandra Ferguson Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 4:39 PM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com Cc: cyndie eckman Subject: [PaOldC] will of Edward Pearce...1776 Last Will and Testament of Edward Pearce, 15 Oct 1776 Proved 3 May 1777, Chester Co PA, Estate File #3058 (Note: written as a single paragraph, spacing added to improve readability.) In the Name of God Amen I Edward Pierce of the township of Willistown the County of Chester and Steat of Pensylvania, Yoman being in good helth and of sound disposeing mind and memory, blesfed be God, therefore do this 15 th day of October Ano Domo one thoufand seven hundred and seventy six calling to remembrance the unsartain esteat of this life and that it is apointed for all men once to dy, I do make declare and ordain this is my last will and testament in manor and form following I commit my soul unto God who givith and my body to the earth to be deasently buried at the discretion of my Ex.trs heirafter named, and for the ??lling of my real and personal efstate and thush goods and chattels as God has bin pleased to blefs me with in this life I do order give difspose of the seame in manor and form following that is to say – Imprimas I order all my just dets and funerall charges to be first paid I do order the lot in Chalghtown in Meryland with all my personal esteats to be sold as soon as conveinant and the money arising there from with the money due to me from Richard Morris by a settlement , is to be applied as follow eth, that is to say the money due to the lone of is and the bond due to David Cornog is to be first paid, and the remainder to my wife Franse I do order the plantation on which I now live in the township of Willistown containing one hundred fifty three eacors be the same more or lefs to be rented or sold at the difscretion of my Ex.trs reserving prevelidg for my wife to have room in the house and to live on the pleace as long as she pleese and to have hur maintainances ought of the profits arifsing from the place during hur lifetime and after after her defese all the remainder of my efsteat is to be eaquelly debided between my two sons Cromwell and George Pierce or their heirs the paying unto their sifter Rechel now Rechel Robeson the sum of twenty pounds of good and lawfull money of Penfilvia that is to say ten pounds each in one year after my wifes deseasfe - - - - - And lastly I do nominate and appoint my loving wife Franfis and my son George Pierce and Daniel Cornog to be my Ex.trs of this my Last Will and Testament and I do revoke and declare to be null and void all former wills and teftaments by me maide either in words or writing and declare this only to be my laft will and teftaments Sealed and delivered by the Teftators as his laft Will and Testaments Edward Pearce (signature) In the prefence of Us Abraham Lewis (signature) Jona n Evans (signature)* * might be Jonathan Evans or Jonah Evans Page 2: West Town the 3rd day of May A. D. 1777 Then perfonally appeared and or solemn affirm as his according to law did severally depose declare and say that they were perfonally prefent and did see and hear Edward Pearce the testator within named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the above writing as and for his Last Will and Testament and that as the doing thereof he was of a sound and well disposing mind and memory to the best of their understanding Affirmed before T Taylor Reg. r (signature) Recorded in Book F Page 234