ALEXANDER SKILES WILL 1779 LEACOCK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA WILL BOOK C, VOLUME 1, PAGES 581 & 82
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The twelveth of January in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine. I Alexander Skiles of Leacock Township of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania. Farmer being very sick and weak of body, but perfect Mind and Memory. Thanks be unto God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of body and knowing that he appoineted for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say Principably and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto God that gaveit and as concerning my body I recommand to the earth to be buried in a decent manner (illegable...............................) amd executors, nothing doubling to as touching such worldy estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give devise and dispose of the same in manner and forme following that is to say, in the first place I desire all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid by my executors hereafter mentioned and further I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Skiles all my household furniture and also the full thirds of all my real & personal estate to be paid to her three months after my decease by my executors: This I give to her as her dowrey to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM, I give and bequeath to my only son Henry Skiles the two full thirds of the remainder and residue of my estate that shall he have, him and his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I giave and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Skiles the last one third part this shall she have to her, her heirs and assigns forever. And lastly I consitute ordain and appoint David Watson and Willam Skiles my executors of this my last will and testament to execute in manner following to wit; That they are to make sale of all and singular my real and personal estate for cash only and to divide it as before directed, only my childrens money to be put to use till they arrive at fourteen the use to be given yearly towards their maintenance & schooling and afterwards till they are 21 years of age. Their interest to be put yearly to there principal stock bt my exceutors David Watson and William Skiles.

And lastly, I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannull all and every other testament, wills and legacies , bequests and executors by me in any wise before this time ( illegible) willed and bequested and ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, signed sealed pronounced and deliveredin presents of us, Jacob Myer, William Rutter, David Glenn.
Signed Alexander Skiles

N. B: I will and allow that Joseph Rutter be paid the sum of four pounds seven shillings and six pense in hard money.

LANCASTER COUNTY ss. On the fifth day of April Anno Domini 1779 Before me the subscriber personally appeared Jacob Myers and William Rutter two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will and on their solemn affirmations did declarre and say respectely that they saw and heared Alexander Skiles yhe before named testator, sign, seal, oublish, pronounce and declare the foregoing writing as and for this last will and testament and that all the doing thereof he was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief.

Signed: John Hubley ??

Be it remembered, that on the fifth day of April AD 1779 the last will and testament of Alexander Skiles late of Leacock Township int the County of Lancaster Yeoman deced. was proved in due form of law and letter. Testamentary therein named they being first duly qualified well and truly to Administer the estate of the deceased and to exhibed a true and perfect inventory thereof into the Registers office at Lancaster on or before the fifthe day of May next and to render a true and perfect Account of their Administration on the said estate when thereto lawfully reviewed.
Signed: John Hubley ?