WILLS - Abstracts of
Wills - CHESTER COUNTY, PA - BOYD
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will was written, and the second date is when
it was proven.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations
1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will
Book C, pages 400-499)
BOYD, HUGH. West Nottingham.
September 16, 1754.
September 30, 1754. C. 500.
Provides for wife Margaret.
To daughter Rose McCord £5. To daughter
Jean Findly £5.
To daughter Anne Meak £5. To son Francis, plantation
I have already given him,
which I bought of Wm. Mckim; also £5. To
daughter Mary Boyd £80
when of age. To son Alexander the place where I
live being 200 acres when
of age. Executors: Son Francis and son in
law Robert Findly. Wit:
James Scott, William Mershel, Jean Rowland.
* Mentions land bought of
William McKim.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations
1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will
Book D, pages 1-105
BOYD MARY. East Nottingham.
October 7, 1755. December
23, 1755. D. 23.
To cousin Samuel Jackson all
lands and moveable effects, also Executor.
Test signed.
Wit: John Cooper, William
Ross.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1762-3)
BOYD, WILLIAM. Sadsbury.
January 13, 1762. January
27, 1762.
Orders tombstone for grave
of self and first wife. Provides for wife
Elizabeth. To son Alexander
£100. To son John 15 pistoles. To
daughter Martha Stuart £50.
To daughter Janet Boyd £100. To daughters
Mary, Ann and Hannah Boyd
£100 each. To son William £200. To daughter
Elizabeth Boyd £100.
Executors to sell 400 acres off the south end of
plantation, remainder equally
divided. Executors: Brother James Boyd
and wife Elizabeth. Witnesses:
Andrew Sterling, Alexander Simrall,
Robert Meser.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1764-5)
BOYD, JAMES. Sadsbury.
February 15, 1764. May
29, 1764.
Provides for wife Jane.
To son Andrew the mill and premises where he
now lives in North London
and East Nottingham. To sons Daniel and
Robert 5 shillings each having
had their part. To sons Matthew and
George all estate real and
personal in Sadsbury paying legacies. To
daughter Hannah £50.
To daughter Mary £100 when married.
Executors: Wife Jean
and son Andrew.
Witnesses: James Cochran,
Jr., Math. Henderson, William Boyd.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1766-7)
BOYD, WILLIAM. Oxford.
April 14, 1767. May
20, 1767.
Executors to sell tract of
land in Londongrove now in tenure of George
Lockey. Provides for
wife Jane including plantation where I now dwell
until son James comes of age.
To son James 2/3 of said plantation at
21 paying legacies.
To each of my other children, viz., Hannah, Mary,
John, William and Jane Boyd
£50 as they come of age.
Executors: Geo. Currey,
Esq. and James Evans. Letters to Correy, the
other renouncing.
Wit: David Drew, David
Fleming, Robt. Correy.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1766-7)
BOYD, JANE. Relict of
Wm. Boyd Oxford.
April 25, 1767. May
20, 1767.
To son James Boyd that 1/3
of real estate left me by my husband, at 21
paying to the other children,
viz., Hannah, Mary, John, Wm. and Jane
Boyd £5 each as they
arrive at 21.
Executors: Geo. Correy,
Esq. and Jas. Evans. Letters to Geo. Correy.
Wit: David Fleming, David
Drew.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1768-9)
BOYD, ADAM. Sadsbury.
February 12, 1768. December
21, 1768.
Provides for wife Jane.
To son Andrew my plantation in Sadsbury with
stock &c.,paying legacies.
To daughters Mary, Hannah and Elizabeth £60
each. To son Samuel
all remainder of my books provided he enter the
ministerial office, otherwise
to be divided. To daughters Margaret
Tate, Janet McMordie and Agnes
Smith 5 shillings each. To sons Thomas,
John and Adam 5 shillings
each. To son Samuel £5.
Executors: Sons Thomas
and Andrew.
Overseers: Rev. Sampson
Smith and John Miller, Esq.
Wit: Wm. Armstrong,
Alex. Rogers, John Sharp.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1797-8)
SHEPPARD, JAMES. E. Nottingham.
February 9, 1796. November
28, 1798.
To wife Mary all estate, real
and personal, except following legacies.
To daughter Lydia, wife of
John Meckerry, daughter Mary, wife of
Alexander Boyd, and daughter
Ann, wife of John Boyd, 1 silver dollar
each. To sons John, William
and Isaac and daughter Jane Sheppard $1
each. To granddaughter Rebecca,
daughter of Lydia $1, etc.
Executors: Wife Mary, Jesse
Begh. Letters to Mary.
Wit: David Gatchell, James
Erwin.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1807-8)
BOYD, ANDREW. East Nottingham.
January 23, 1808: February
4, 1808.
Provides for wife Mary.
Land to be sold and estate
divided between sons James and John Boyd,
who are also executors.
Wits.: Walter Finney, John
McDowell.
BOYD, WILLIAM H. Kennett.
September 6, 1808.
Elizabeth Boyd and Caleb Harlan,
Administrators.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1812-14)
BOYD, SAMUEL. Sadsbury.
No date. May 4, 1814.
To wife Mary all real &
personal estate until son George is 21, when he
is to have one-third of est.
and when son John is 21 he is to have one-
third and wife the remainder
absolutely.
Executor: Wife Mary Boyd.
Wits: John Smith, James Boyd.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1816-18)
BOYD, GEORGE. Sadsbury.
July 14, 1817. November 16,
1818.
Provides for wife Mary.
To my son Matthew the plantation
on which I dwell, with stock, &c., and
Oliver Wesley Sims, my negro
boy, subject to legacies.
To son William $1. To son
Samuel's two sons, George & John £100 each.
To son Joseph $1333 1/3.
To daus. Hannah and Mary Boyd
$1333 1/3 each.
Remainder to wife and two
daughters.
Executors: Wife Mary and son
Matthew Boyd.
Wits: John Smith, Thomas McClellan.
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Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1821-25)
BOYD, JAMES, Esq. Penn.
----, 1820. August 18, 1821.
Provides for wife Mary. To
dau. Margaret Hodgson a suit of mourning,
she having received of me
a tract of land.To Mary Nivin Montgomery,
Eliza Hodgson, Jane B. and
Mary N. Hodgson $1000 each out of my real
estate.To grandson James Boyd
Hodgson the plantation on which I live,
containing 151 acres, and
wood lot of 6 acres, at 21, subject to
payment of $2750. To grandson
Joseph Hodgson my plantation in Upper
Oxford, containing 150 acres,
subject to payment of $1250 after wife's
decease. To my sisters Mary
Boyd and Jane Cochran $100 each. To the
congregation of Faggs Manor
$100. Remainder to 6 grandchildren before
named. Executors: Nephew James
Boyd, son of bro. John, and James Ramsey,
of Londonderry.
Signature proven by Thomas
Davis & Ziba Pyle, Esq.
Letters c t a to James Hodgson,
the Exrs. named renouncing.
BOYD, MARY. Penn. October 4,
1822.
James Hodgson, administrator.
BOYD, JOHN. West Fallowfield.
May 28, 1823.
James Boyd, administrator.
BOYD, MARY. Sadsbury. May 4,
1825.
Matthew Boyd, administrator.
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