Information from Sandra Ferguson at ferg@intelos.net Hoping it will help someone. > John Finley was bapt. 6-14-1688 in Amagh, > Ireland....came to the US in > 1732 and settled in Chester co ca 1736. I'd love to > find him here, but no > luck so far. He then moved on to Hopewell Twp., > York co. He had at least > 2 children; Son Andrew (1717-1807) was known as "the > King of the Barrens", a > huge amt. of land in York, and he was a Capt.. of > one of the Associated Cos. > of York in 1750. He married Martha Ann McLain who > died prior to 1790..they > had no children. Andrew died in 1807, ...his will; > > Andrew Finley will, 3-12-1806 Hopewell Twp, York co > In the name of God Amen I Andrew Finley of Hopewell > Township York county in > the State of Pennsylvania being in perfect health > mine and memory thanks God > therefore calling to mind the morality of my body > knowing that is appointed > for all men once to die do make and ordain this my > last will and testament > that is to say principally and first of all I five > and recommend my soul > into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my > body I give to the earth > to be buried in descent Christian burial at the > discretion hereinafter names > executors. Nothing doubting but at the general > resurection I shall receive > the same again by the mighty power of god. I give > such worldly estates > wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this > life give and demise and > dispose of the same in the manner and form > following. > First, I devise and bequeath unto my niece Elliner > Baxter the summ of two > hundred pounds so that she may receive or draw the > interest for 200 pounds, > lawful money year and yearly during her natural life > make or assign it to > whom she pleases at her death. Sd Elliner Baxter > likewise shall have > liberty to live on the plantation whereon I how live > term of 5 full years > from the date hereof clear of all mollestation by > any person or persons she > the said Elliner is to have the milch cows. > Item I give and bequeath unto my niece Mary Laird > the sum of 600 pounds > lawfull money of the state aforesaid also the > plantation I now live on in > Hopewell townshop aforeaid and all my other lands > thereunto to her and her > heirs for ever and the � of all my household > furnishings and � of all my > books and is to be paid next after Eliner is paid > out of my outstanding > debts. > Item I give and bequeath unto Andrew Finley Laird > the sum of 300 pounds > specia my watch and sword and silver buckles and > buttons all wearing apparel > and my gun and no more. > Item I give and bequeath unto Finley laird the sum > of 40 shillings money > of the state aforesaid. > Item I give and bequeath unto Abigail Laird the sum > of 400 pounds. > Item I will and bequeath unto Roseanne Baxter the > sum of 400 pounds to be > put in interest until she come of the ape of only 20 > years she is to draw 6 > pounds per year out of the interest and from sd 400 > pounds until she comes > the age of aforesaid. > Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Geans > children one pound current > money as it passes in the state within??? If they > come for it. > Item I give and bequeath unto Agness Morrison the > sum of 10 pounds and no > more and it is my last will also that the remainder > of all my estate be > equally divided betwixt Mary Laird Abigail Laird and > Roseanne Baxter my will > that my escr. Put a tome stone over my grave and pay > themselves of my estate > I likewise constitute make and ordain Robert Gammill > and Warrick both of > Hopewell township aforsaid esecutors of this my last > will and testament and > Michael Morrison of the township aforesaid to be my > gardeen of the whole of > my aforesaid estate and I do hereby revoke and > dusanull all and every other > testament will and legacy and bequeaths esecutions > by me in any way before > enames willed of bequeathed testify confirming this > and no other to be my > last will and testament. In witn whereof I have > hereunto s et my hand and > seal this 12 day of March the year of our Lord > 1806. > Signed sealed and published and pronounced and > declared Andw Finley by me > the said Andrew Finley as my last will and testament > in the presence of us > Nicholas Dibbel > Phillip Winand > John Winand > > My interest is in Elinor Baxter and her > daughter, Roseanne, mentioned in > the will. Elinor's husband had died the year > before, unexpectedly, leaving > her with 7 children under 10, so I'm sure the use of > her uncle's house, and > 200 lbs + the 6 lbs Roseanne got were very welcome > to a young widow! For > Elinor to the the niece of Andrew, as he calls her > in his will, she would > have to been either the daughter of another brother > we don't know about, or > related to him through his wife's side of the > family..... > Andrew had a brother, Maj. John Finley who > married (1) Mary Young (2) > Martha...he was taxed in 1779 for 582 acres,2 slaves > and was the highest > taxpayer in Chanceford Twp. John died in 1782, at > 56. He was the father of > just 1 daughter, Sarah, who married Col John Laird. > Sarah and John were the > parents of John Finley Laird, Polly, who married > Rev. Wm. Bl Smith; Abigail > who married Andrew Clarkson; an daughter who married > ? Brown; Phoebe married > Rev. Velandingham. > I can't vouch for most of the data (except that > of Andrew Finley after > he was in York, Elinor and Roseanne)...them I've > researched myself. 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