Will of Robert Flack. (1769/1788 - 1835)

(Son of Robert Flack. (1743-1814)

Be it remembered that I Robert Flack of New Britain township in the county of Bucks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being of weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding, praised be God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say, first my will is that all my just debts and funereal expenses shall be duly paid, And further my will is that my beloved wife Mary shall have and enjoy all my real estate and also all my effects, household goods, farming utensils. Crops, livestock and other personal estate the use and profits thereof. Until my youngest daughter Martha Ann shall have arrived at the age of fourteen years; if my said wife shall so ling live and remain in widowhood, for the purpose of affording her maintenance and enable her to bring up my children and pay the interest due from my estate: but if my said wife before the expiration of that term should happen to die or marry; then in either case or at the expiration of the said term, I order and direct my hereinafter Executrix, or Executor, or both as the case may require, to sell all my real and personal estates for the best price that can be obtained for the same; and to make good and lawful Deed or titles for the same in fee simple to the purchaser or purchasers of the said real estate Excepting from a bedsteads and bed being her choice, the Silver tea spoons marked with the initials of her maiden name, a bureau and a sufficiency of bed clothes which last Specified articles I bequeath unto my said wife absolutely And further my will is that my said wife shall have a right to sell off, for the purpose of raising money to promote the payment of the Interest and debts against my estate, during the term she holds my real estate all such live stock of mine as may be spared without injury to the farm which is my wish they should improve. And further that my will is that when my real estate is sold as aforesaid the one third of the proceedings of such shall remain in the said real estate during the lifetime of my said wife, and the yearly Interest of the said third I Bequeath unto my said wife so long as she live and remain in widow-hood.
I also give to my said wife the one third of my personal estate after paying all debts and expenses absolutely: and for the remaining two thirds of the proceeds, of the real estate, and the principal of the above said one third after my wifes interest therein ceases; and also the remaining two thirds of my personal estate I give unto my seven children or their legal representatives namely William Flack, Priscilla P Flack, Mary Jane Flack, Sarah Flack, George Flack, Hannah Flack and Martha Ann Flack, to be equally divided share and share alike, And lastly I nominate and appoint my said wife Executrix, and my said son William Flack Executor also when he shall become of lawful age,
of this my last will and Testament hereby satisfying and confirming this and this only to be my last will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

ROBERT FLACK

Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named Robert Flack to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at his request and in his presence.
Jacob Cassel
Nathan McKinstry

(original document on 2 pages)

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