> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Glenn, McCurdy, Shaw > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EdB.2ACI/1150 > > Message Board Post: > > Last Will of Joseph Glenn > > The Last Will and testament of Joseph GLENN. Judging from my present > indisposition that it may soon be the will of the Lord to remove from my > family and earthly connections and willing that there be no dispute in > this distribution of my property or difficulty in the settlement of my > affairs whenever it may be the will of God thus to remove me, I have > appointed and do hereby appoint Andrew McCURDY and Joseph McCURDY both of > the township of Robinson, and the county of Allegheny my Executors with > power to execute this my last will and testament. My personal property I > direct the disposal of in the following manner. To my daughter JANE I > bequeath the spinning wheel and reel-the bedding belonging to the house > and what flax is on the farm the remainder to be sold as soon as > convenient and the proceeds include the appraisement value of those > articles already mentioned to be equally divided between my son HUGH and > daughter JANE. My land I direct to be rented until it can be sold to ! > proper advantage the rent and price of the land when sold to be equally > divided between my three children HUGH, JANE and MARGRET and in testimony > of this my desire I have in the full exercise of my reason set to my hand > and affixed my seal this fifteenth of Nov. 1811. JOSEPH GLENN > > Witness present James Hartford, Patt Caughey-Beaver County > > Be it remembered that on the 27th day of December 1811 before me the > subscriber Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of > Administration in and for said County came James Harford and Patrick > Caughey witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of writing who being duly > sworn according to Law Do declare and say that they were personally > present and heard and saw the within named Joseph Glenn sign seal publish > pronounce and declare the within instrument in writing as and for his last > will and testament and that at the time of the Execution thereof he the > Said testator was of sound and despairing mind memory and understanding > according to the best of these depoints knowledge observation and belief > that they signed their names there to in the presence of the testator and > at his request. > > Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written. > Sam Lawrence > James Hartford > Patrick Caughey > > Registered 24th December 1811. > > Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Karen Farr > (Beaver County, PA, Volume A, page 41) > > I'm looking for Joseph's burial place...he was married to Mary McCurdy, > whose family is buried in Robinson Twp at the Union Presbyterian Church. > Her father was Hugh McCurdy 1752-1832. I could not find Mary's stone > there, and believe she remarried. Joseph Glenn's youngest children were > appointed to Archibald Shaw in the Beaver County Orphans Court: > "T.C. MC FARLAND ORPHANS COURT DOCKET Alleghany County PA 1789-1820 > > p 74 from p 163 #698 > > JOSEPH GLENN Dec. Hugh, son of Joseph Glenn, late of Hanover Twp Beaver > County, being over 14 chose Archibald Shaw as his guardian 1812? > > p 77 JOSEPH GLEN-Jane his daughter over 14 chose Archibald SHAW as her > gurardian p 170 # 724 > > ORPHANS COURT DOCKET ALLEGHANY CO PA 1789-1820 T. H. McFarlandp 74 p 163 > #698 " > > Josph was listed in the 1805 Hanover Twp, Beaver County Tax records: > "Glenn, Joseph, 80 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow" > http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Epabecgs/docs/1805_Hanover.htm > > Any help would be appreciated. I have family decendant lists for son Hugh > Glenn, and some information on "Jane" aka Jannette Glenn Cubbison, and > would love to find information on Margret. > > Karen Glenn Farr > >