Robert Patterson

Abt 1705 - Bef 1776  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Robert Patterson
  Birth	Abt 1705
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 5 May 1776	Exeter Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania
  Will	5 May 1776	Exeter Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania
  	In the name of God amen I Robert Patterson of the Township of Exeter County of Berks being weake of body But of Sound mind and Memory thanks be to God Do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament this fifth day of may in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six In manner and form following viz: Imprimis first of all I give and bequethe unto my well beloved wife Mary Patterson all my Plantation and tract of land Situate lying and being in the township of Exeter afforesaid Containing Sixty acres together with all the Buildings and Improvements with all my Stock of Cattle horses and all other the Creatures in my possession all the Which I give and Bequethe unto my Well beloved wife during the time that She Shall Live a Widow but If She Should Marry then She Shal have but the one (the one) third part that is above Mentioned During her natural life the other two thirds to be Equally divided amongst all my Children Except my youngest Son John Patterson Which I do order and appoint him to have five pounds over and above his Equal Share with the Rest but If She Should Live unmaried During her Natural life then at her Decease I Give Devise and Bequethe the whole amongst my five Children viz: Robert Abigail James Hannah and John to be Eqully Divided amongst them Except my Son John Patterson as before mentioned I do order and appoint him to have five pound more than his Equal Share with with the other four. Item I also Give and Bequeathe unto my Grandson Benjamin Patterson Son of my Son Samuel Patterson Deceased the Sum of five Shillings also I Give and Bequethe to my Grandson Robert Patterson Son of my Son Samuel Patterson Deceased the Sum of five Shillings I do also appoint and ordain my well Beloved wife Mary Patterson Executrix and my Friend John Harrison of union Township to be my Executor Joyntly with my wife of this my Last Will and Testament and that they and that they Discharge and performe the Same Justly and truely according to the true Intent and Meaning thereof and I do hereby Disallow Revoke and make voide all former will and Devises whatsoever allowing and Declareing this to be My Last will and testament In Witness whereof I have I have hereunto Set My hand and Seale the Day and year first above Written. Signed Sealed and Published Pronounced and declared By the Said Robert Patterson as and for his Last will and testament In the Presents of us Robert Patterson William Millard Elisabeth (her mark) Millard John Harrison Registers Office at Reading in Berks County April the 6th 1782 then Personally appeared Elisabeth Millard & John Harrison two of the Witnesses to the above Written Will and the said Elisabeth Millard upon her Solemn Oath and the Said John Harrison on his Solemn Affirmation according to Law did Severally Declare and Say that they were present and Saw & Heard Robert Patterson Sign Seal Pronounce Publish and Declare the foregoing writing to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the time of Doing thereof he was of Sound mind memory and under Standing as they verily believe and that the names of the Said Deponant & affirment Respectively by them Subscribed Elisabeth Millard her mark and John Harrison by Subscribing his name are of their own proper hand, and William Miller the other Witness in the presence of each other Subscribed his name thereto with his own hand, at the Request and in the presence of the Said Testator. Coram me Henry Christ Regr. P Inventory For Estate of Robert Patterson deceased exhibited April 19th 1782 An Inventery of the Praysment of the Personel Astate of Robert Patterson Desesed Taken April the 16 1782 £ S D To Cash 1 15 0 Book Acounts Unsetled fore Heads of Horned Cattle 12 0 0 To Sundry Vesels of Seder and Oak 0 16 0 To tow Seder tubs 0 11 6 Eleven Sheep 4 8 0 Six Hogs 3 0 0 To one Large Iern Cittle 1 0 0 To one Large Iren Pot 0 10 0 To one old Smol Iren Cittle 0 6 0 To Tow old Iren pots 0 1 6 To one Scillit 0 2 6 To a frying pan and bakeplate 0 8 0 Tow Bras Cittles 0 16 0 One Tea Cittle 0 16 0 Tow old Puter quarts 0 5 0 One large Puter Dish 0 10 0 To three old Ditto 0 6 0 Three Puter besens 0 9 0 Eight Plates and seventeen Spoons 0 17 0 One Iren morter 0 4 0 One Watring pot 0 7 6 fore tin Cups 0 1 0 Tow ledels and Scimer and fleshfork 0 3 0 Three Bucketts and a Pale 0 3 0 2 Pare of Hand Irens fier Shovle and Tongs 1 0 0 Tow Iren Tramels 0 5 0 A Dineing Teble 0 15 0 Do trought 0 16 0 Small Spining wheal 0 5 0 One Clock Reel 0 5 0 One Chap Bed and Bed Sted and furneture 2 12 6 One Chest 0 10 0 One Corner Coberd 0 7 6 One Puter Tea pot 0 5 0 One Boxiren 0 1 0 One Chest 0 5 0 A Churn 0 2 6 Twenty Bushels of Rye 3 0 0 Six Bred Baskets 0 2 6 One Cag 6 2 0 Six Bags 0 15 0 One Bushel of Indincorn and tub 0 4 0 A Cagige nife 1 3 9 A Bedquilt tow Sheats and a Blanket 1 3 9 A Coverled and Blanket 1 10 0 One Coverled 2 10 0 A Pees of Check 0 15 0 Three Hanecheafes 0 6 0 Nine yards of Blankets 2 0 0 Eight yards of linsy 1 8 0 Nine yards of linsy 1 13 6 Three yards of linsy 0 10 6 Eight yards of linnen 1 0 0 Three yards of Cloth 0 18 0 fore yards of Blu Cloth 1 8 0 Eighteen pound of hackeld flax and toe 1 12 0 Tow Saddles 0 10 0 One Chest 0 5 0 Tow Calfskins 0 10 0 Beas Wax 0 9 0 Tow pare of wool Cards 0 5 0 Tow Baskets and a Teble 0 2 6 Woollen and linnin yarn 1 2 0 A Pare of Stilyerds 0 10 0 Six Cheres 0 10 0 Three Stacks of Bees 1 4 0 61 4 9 William Winter Appraisers Hugh Boone Registers Office in Berks County April 19th 1782 appeared Wm Winter and upon his oath and Hugh Boone on his affirmation Did Declare & Say that they have Carefully appraised the above goods to the best of their understanding. Coram me Henry Christ Register http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marcwheat&id=I00228
  Person ID	I40726	Roots
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2012

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Melbourn,   b. Abt 1705   d. Aft 1782, of, Exeter Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Patterson,   b. Abt 1730, Co Derry, Ulster, Ireland (prob) d. Aug 1763, Loudoun Co, Virginia (Age ~ 33 years)   2. Robert Patterson,   b. Abt 1732   d. Aft 1782 (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Abigail Patterson,   b. Abt 1734   d. Aft 1782 (Age ~ 49 years)   4. James Patterson,   b. Abt 1736   d. Aft 1782 (Age ~ 47 years)   5. Hannah Patterson,   b. Abt 1738   d. Aft 1782 (Age ~ 45 years)   6. John Patterson,   b. Abt 1740   d. Aft 1782 (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F13672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2012