I sent these to another, but thought others might find something of interest........so, browse! S. > > Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >WEATHERBY, BENJAMIN. Tredyffrin. Innkeeper. >August 20, 1766. September 1, 1766. >Provides for wife. Executors to sell land in East Caln and house and >lot in Wilmington, Delaware, bought of George Ogden, also 65 acres part >of that purchased of John Fairlamb sheriff, formerly the property of >Anthony Wayne deceased. Money to be equally divided amongst wife and >children now living, viz., Whitehead, Samuel, David, George, William, >Benjamin, Septimus and Richard. Remainder of real estate to be sold on >death of wife and divided as above. Executors: Son Whitehead and >brother in law Barnhard Van Leer, Doctor, and friend Isaac Wayne. >Witnesses: Joshua Evans, Samuel Turbet. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >Philadelphia wills > > >STARLING, HENRY WILKINS. [of Beaufort, South Carolina]. City of >Phila. August 3, 1797. December 6, 1798. X.671. >To John Thornton, James Huston, Daniel Weatherby. >Exec: Daniel Weatherby, James Huston. >Wit: Benjamin Weatherby, Margaret Dodds, Ann (her mark) Weatherby. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >CARR, EDWARD WILLS. Philadelphia. Lawmaker and White Smith. October 31, >1809. October 29, 1824. 8.205. >Exrs. to sell property in Northern Liberties purchased of Barney Schumo >and Frederick Weaver, monies to my two children: Louisa Butler Carr, >Mary Cooke Carr and child with which wife is now pregnant. Wife: >Elizabeth to have use of all residue of estate. Exec: Wife. Friend: >David Weatherby (of Philadelphia), Clock and Watch Maker. >Witnesses: Thomas Dugdale, Jr., Peter Thomson. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >Witnesses: Benj. Lobb, Richd. Parker, Benj. Cliffe. > >SMITH, EDWARD. Darby. >March 10, 1730/1. April 3, 1731. A. 331. >To wife 50 acres of land purchased of John Hood adj the place I now >live on and 300 acres of land and 1/2 the sawmill lying over the river >in partnership with Saml. Shivers. To son William the land I now live >on when of age, he paying to his sister Martha £40. To son John 1/2 of >the 500 acres purchased of John Easto in Londongrove paying to sister >Martha when she is of age £40. To son Edward the other 1/2 of said >tract paying to sister Martha £40 when he is of age. Executrix: wife >Mary. Witnesses: Bernhard Vanleer, Martha Deacon, Benj. Yard > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, JOHN GEORGE. Marple. Gentleman. >July 27, 1748. November 8, 1748. C. 75. >To son Bernhard 5 shillings. To grandson George Vanleer a lott of land >in Philadelphia. To wife Rebecca all remainder of estate, also >executrix. Wit: James Crozer, William Fell, Jonathan Maris. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > > >MATHER, JOHN, JR. Chester. Attorney. >September 6, 1763. November 3, 1763. >To sister Rebecca Vanleer my gold ring. Executors to sell all estate >and proceed put to interest for use of son James. >Executors: Plunket Fleeson of Philadelphia, and William Atlee of >Lancaster. Witnesses: Margaret Mather, Joseph Mather. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >WAYNE, ELIZABETH. Widow. Willistown. >December 7, 1792. Codicil: December 19, 1792. May 20, 1793. >To daughter Ann, wife of William Hayman, all wearing apparel. To >children of deceased daughter Hannah Vanleer, a certain bond against my >son-in-law Samuel Vanleer for £145. Granddaughters Hannah, Ann and Mary >Vanleer mentioned. To son Anthony Wayne £5. To grandson Isaac, son of >son Anthony, £145. To granddaughter Margaret, wife of William R. Attley, >£165. Executors to place tombstones over graves of husband Isaac Wayne >and self at Radnor, also over 4 children's graves in graveyard of >"Seven days people in Newtown." Executors to sell all real estate and >proceeds divided among children of daughters Ann Hayman and Hannah >Vanleer. Executors: Daughter Ann Hayman, Joseph Walker. >Wit: Samuel Lewis, Catharine Frame, Josiah Lewis. >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, BRANSON. Philadelphia. >June 20, 1798. January 3, 1798. >To my brother Samuel Vanleer both my plantations in East Nantmeal, now >in hands of Henry Core and Jacob Moses, also all personal estate, and >executor. Wit: Samuel Allardice, Joseph Louck. >Letters of administration were granted September 1, 1798 to Isaac W. >Vanleer. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, ISAAC. Tredyffrin. August 20, 1799. Adm. to Sarah and >Bernard Vanleer. >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >CLOYD, JAMES. Pikeland. >October 13, 1803: December 4, 1807. A. 466. >Directs executors to put a stone wall around the graveyard in East >Whiteland Township, where our family hath been buried, at expense of >his estate, and to put head and foot stones to grave of son Hockley and >his own. To sister Margaret Culbertson £10 and to her son James >Culbertson £10 and to his wife £10. To said daughter Margaret's >daughter Elizabeth Vanleer £10. To sister Jane McKee £10. To sister >Rebecca North's 4 children, James, Caleb, Joshua and Rebecca, £10 each. >To sister Mary Todd £5. To sister Sarah Morrel £10, and to her daughter >Sarah Morrel £5. To Margaret, wife of Francis Lee, Esquire, £5. To >brother David's daughter, Mary Latta, £5. To the three children of >Francis Lee, Esquire, viz: Elinor, Jane and Thomas Lee, £3 each. To >John Cloyd, son of brother David, £5. To negro Poll, who lives with me >£10, and to negro Sam, £10. >To sister Elizabeth Cloyd all remainder of estate, real and personal. >Executors: Nephew James McKee and John Ralston of Vincent. >Wits.: Frederick Holman, Robert Ralston. (Letters to McKee.) > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, WILLIAM R. East Nantmel. >June 4, 1808. >Sarah, Bernard and Anthony Vanleer, Administrators. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, WILLIAM R. East Nantmel. >June 4, 1808. >Sarah, Bernard and Anthony Vanleer, Administrators. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >CULBERTSON, MARGARET. West Nantmel. >March 15, 1811. November 5, 1811. >To dau. Elizabeth Vanleer $110. >To son James Culbertson the messuage & lot whereon I live. >To gr.son Samuel Culbertson $110 at 21. Rem. to son & daughter. >Executor: Son James Culbertson. >Wits: Ephraim Allen, Sarah Evans. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >HESLEP, THOMAS. West Fallowfield. >July 17, 1817. February 2, 1821. >To son Thomas a tract of land in Washington Co., Pa., cont. 118 A., 40 >P. To son Joseph rem. of a tract of 104 acres, purchased of Jeffrey >Bentley, in East Fallowfield, cont. 79 1/4 acres, paying to son Thomas >£100. Also to said son my surveying instruments, books, &c. >To dau. Margaret Fleming during life, the tract of land I bought of her >husband Peter Fleming, cont. 120 acres; recorded in the office at >Washington September 27, 1799, & after her December to her children. >Tract of land in Sadsbury, where I reside, to be sold & the proceeds, >with rem. of personal property equally div. among my daus. Jennet, >widow of Robert Hope, Sarah, wife of Michael Castner, Elizabeth, wife >of Wm. Gibson, Ann, widow of Joseph Fleming, Hannah, wife of Bernard >Vanleer, and $2 to dau. Mary wife of Thomas Hope. >Executors: Sons Joseph and Thomas Heslep & Michael Castner. >Wits: Thomas Shields, Thomas Scott, James Cowan. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, ISAAC W. Chester Co. December 16, 1822. >Samuel Culbertson, Esq., administrator. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, JOSEPH E. East Nantmel. >November 8, 1824. November 22, 1824. >Provides for wife Elenor. To son Branson Vanleer part of the plantation >whereon William live, as desbribed, when 21. >To son Joseph remainder of said plantation when 21. >My two houses in Philadelphia and land in Westmoreland Co. to be sold >and rem. of est. divided between my 5 children, Branson, Joseph, Ann, >Margaret and Elenor Vanleer when they come of age. >Executors: Jonathan Hudson, Esq., Samuel Shafer & John Knauer. >Wits: John Kephart, William Eachus. >Letters to Knauer, the others renouncing. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, CAPT. SAMUEL. East Nantmel. >September 14, 1825. October 13, 1825. >Nuncupative will. All personal est. to be sold and divided among my 4 >daus., Betsy, Mary, Hannah and Nancy, "unless Lidam's children bring >any thing against me then they are to have nothing." He also said "my >sons are to have nothing." Wits: Robert May, Jesse Williams. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >this one should be on interest, >listed inDel. Co wills >VANLEER, BARNHERD, physician, Marple Twp., Chester County. >February 10, 1786 - February 12, 1790 (Probated as Branson VanLEER). >Wife Christian, sons George, Branson, Samuel and Benjamin each 5 >shillings, these being already provided for, son Isaac, daughter Mary >wife of Moses MOORE, messuages and land in Tradyfrin including the Blue >Ball Tavern, purchased of Cunrod YOUNG and Thomas HUBBERT during her >life and afterwards to her heirs who die leaving lawful issue. To >daughter Hannah, property on the east side of Front Street in the >District of Southwark, to daughter Catharine house and lot in >Moyamensing Township bought of John EVANS, to daughter Christian ground >rents of 4 lots on Arch Street purchased of Benjamin COOPER, son >Barnherd, homestead and heirlooms reserving certain rights for mother >during life. Exrs: Sd. wife and son Barnhard VANLEER. >Wits: Henry LAWRENCE and Thomas TUCKER. #8. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > >VANLEER, CHRISTIANAH, Marple. >January 1, 1808 - June 14, 1815. >Children: Isaac and Bernard, Mary MOORE, Hannah MARKWARD and Catherine >BLACK small legacies, daughter Christianna LINDSAY all dower of £6 >yearly in two tracts in Tredyffren now in possession of daughter Mary >MOORE also all residue. Exrs: Son in law Andrew LINDSAY and wife. >Wits: Martin WISE and John LINDSAY, Jr. #440. > >Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 > > >CRAIG, JOHN, Marple Twp. (Will not signed.) >April 16, 1828 - May 15, 1828. >Wife Mary, children not named. >Agreement to accept will signed by Joseph ESREY, Margaret ESREY, J. F. >VANLEER, Jane VANLEER, James CRAIG, John G. CRAIG, Maria CRAIG, Rebecca >CRAIG, Robert B. CRAIG. >Exrs: Mary CRAIG and John LINDSAY, Sr. >Wits: Isaac HALDEMAN and John DUNWOODY. #710. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >. > > >> >>>>served in the same war, as a Pvt.. in Capt. Benj.. Wetherby's Co. >>There are also McCoys listed in the late 1700s...Andrew, John, Robert and >>William....so, there were McCoys around. Have you gotten Chester census ? >>In 1850, she should appear, by name, on the census of a HOH McCoy father. >> There are also lots of Thomsons in Chester, judging from the wills I >>scanned over, but as you gave no given name for Elizabeth's husband, I >>didn't know what to look for, just in case he, too, had family there. >> Below are the wills of Chester Co that include the name McCoy up to the >> >>KEY, ELIZABETH, widow of Moses. Aston. >>October 15, 1758. February 3, 1759. >>To granddaughter Rebecca Key, daughter of my daughter Ann Key all >>household goods and £50 at 18. In case she dies before reaching that >>age, legacy to go to granddaughter Hannah Sharpless, daughter Lete's, >>grandchildren by Joseph Baker and son Moses. To son Moses bond I hold >>against him for £10. To granddaughter Mary, wife of Andrew McCoy 20 >>shillings. To granddaughter Rebecca, wife of Richard Patton 1 >>shilling. To grandson Allen, son of William Key 5 shillings. To great- >>granddaughter Lettice, daughter of Joseph Baker deceased 10 shillings. >>To son in law John Sharpless riding shay. >>Executors: Son in law John Sharpless and James Lindsay. >>Witnesses: David Johnson, Abraham Martin, John Lindsay. >> >> >>.Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>HAYWOOD, MARY. Concord. >>October 6, 1759. November 6, 1759. >>To son Andrew McCoy £60. To son Abraham Barnett £60. To son William >>Barnet £60. To son in law James Wilson 5 shillings and to his wife, my >>daughter Martha £40, in trust during life of her husband. To son in >>law John Taylor 5 shillings and to his wife, my daughter Ruth £55 in >>trust as above. To grandson John, son of Abraham Barnett £10 and colt >>at 21. Wearing apparel to daughters Martha and Ruth. Remainder >>divided among the children of son Abraham Barnett at 21. Executors: >>Ralph Pyle and Robert Mendenhall. Witnesses: Peter Hatton, William >>Cullipher, James Morrison. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >> >>CHAMBERLIN, ISAAC. Aston. >>August 8, 1771. September 3, 1771. >>To wife Elizabeth messuage of 41 acres in Aston. To brother Wm. >>Chamberlin, brother John and sister Mary wife of Andrew McCoy 20 >>shillings each. All remainder to wife Elizabeth, also Executrix. >>Wit: Jos. Chamberlin, Saml. Sharpless, Danl. Sharpless. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McCOY, DENNIS. Willistown. >>April 29, 1780. May 23, 1780 >>All estate to wife Mary, except wearing apparel to sons John and >>Thomas. Sons Thomas and Davis to be apprenticed at 16. >>Executrix: Wife Mary. >>Wit: John Smedley, Amos Hoopes, Jno. Briggs. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McCOY, AGNES. East Nottingham. >>October 23, 1801. December 15, 1801. >>To cousins Neal and Jean Mathison and to Elizabeth Huders, Jean >>Forgison, Ann Forgison and Elizabeth Forgison, articles of wearing >>apparel and household goods. To Elenor and Rachel, daughters of James >>Fulton, six sheep, &c. Executor: James Fulton. Signed x. >>Wits: Archibald McKissick, John Fulton, Jr. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McCOY, CHRISTOPHER. London, Britain. December 11, 1819. >>Cornelius Corry, administrator. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>CORRY, CORNELIUS. London, Britain. >>October 6, 1820. November 17, 1820. >>To my dau. Agnes Dowlin $1. To dau. May Ann McCoy part of house and >>garden and provision during life, or while single. >>To son John $10. To gr.son Cornelius Ford $20 at 21. >>To gr.son Cornelius McCoy $20 at 21. >>To son Solomon remainder of estate, real & personal, during life, and >>afterward to his heirs. >>Executor: Son Solomon Corry. >>Wits: John Smith, Davis Whitting. >> >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McCOY, CHRISTOPHER. London, Britain. November 18, 1820. >>Davis Whitting, administrator. Widow Mary Ann renouncing. >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McCOY, THOMAS. East Goshen. September 16, 1822. >>Thomas McCoy & Emmor Elton, administrators. >>Inv. by John Malin and Joseph Ellon, filed same date: $66. Accounts >>show addtions making altogether $87.38 1/2: Widow, Hannah, renounced >>same date. >>Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 >> >>McDOWELL, ELIZABETH. Upper Oxford. >>March 1, 1819. May 9, 1825. >>To my son John his obligation I hold for $980, &c. >> >>To my daus., viz: Jane Aitken, Elizabeth Campbell and Margaret Beale, >>wearing apparel and articles named. To gr.dau. Mary and gr.son John >>McDowell, articles named. To gr.son James McDowell $10. To each of my >>gr.daus. named for me, viz: Elizabeth McCoy, Elizabeth Aitken, >>Elizabeth Barr and Martha Ann Elizabeth Campbell $20. To gr.son Henry >>Aitken $20. Rem. to son John and daus. Elizabeth and Margaret. >>Executors: Son John McDowell and James Alexander. >>Wits: James Strawbridge, Jr., Joseph Strawbridge >>