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- [S37] Lancaster County Will Book A, Lancaster Co., PA, (Name: Name: Name: Official Document;;;), Pg. 227.
Coling Brown Deceased IN THE NAM OF GOD A MEN the twelfth Day of October 1765 I Coling Brown of the Township of Sadesbury County of Lancaster and provence of Pensilvin being very weak in Body but of perfect mind and Memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my las Will and Testament that is to Say principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul unto the Hands of Allmighty God that Gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but at the General Resurection I shall receive the same Again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bles me with in this Life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form first I give and bequeath to Elender my Dearly beloved Wife wife the sum of six pounds Yearly and a Cow Keapt and two Sheep keept for her Likeways a horse to ride when shee ses Case While During Life if shee Remains in wodowhood and if not she is to have the Sume of thirty pounds paid to her in tow Galle if last of which is to be paid at the Eed of tow years after marege Lekways Shee is tothave the Third of the Hous al plenshing Likways Shee is thave Suffition hus rum while Remening in woehood Secendly I will and bequeath to my Ealdest Son Son John Brown now deceast ledgmettal heir Elender Brown when she come to the years of Eighteen (crossed out in original - ye Sum of thirdly I will and) twenty pounds and to the weedow of my decest Son one pound Likeways I will and bequath to my Seand Son Allexander Brown ye Sum of Five pounds Likways I will and bequeath to my Eldest Daughter marey Brown the Sum of five pounds Likeways I will and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Brown the Sum of Five Pounds all which sums I allow to be levied of my Estate and the Remender therof I will and bequeth bouth of Lands moneys Goods and Chattles to be divided equally between my Sons James Brown and David Brown Likways I constitute make and ordain my Sole Executrixs John Brown of the Township of Bart and John Walker of the Township of Sadsbery both in the County of Lancaster and province of Pensilvane of this my last Will and testament which will and Testament I ratify and Confirm as Witness my hand & Seal the Day and Year above written his Colling X Brown [seal] mark Sined & Sealed in the presents of Robert Baily Francis Baily LANCASTER COUNTY FS On the Eighth day of March Anno Domini 1770 Before me the Subscriber personally appeared Robert Baily one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and on his Corporal Oath did depose and Say that he was present and Saw and heard Colling Brown the Testator within named Sign Seal publish pronounce & declare the within writing as and for his last Will and Testament and understanding and that at the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing posing mind menory and understanding to the best of his Knowledge Observation and belief and that the black line drawn through the words THIRDLY I WILL AND (underlined in original) were drawn before the signing & Sealing thereof. Edwd. Shippen D. Rr. LANCASTER COUNTY FS. On the eighth Day of March Anno Do. 1770 Before me the Subsciber personally appeared Francis Baily one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and on his Solemn Affirmation did declare and Say that he was present and Saw and heard Colling Brown the Testator within Named Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the within Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind memory and Understanding and that at the doing thereof he was of Sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding to the bes of his Knowledge Observation and Belief and that the Words THIRDLY I WILL AND (original underlined) were drawn before the Signing & Sealing thereof Edwd. Shipen BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 8th Day of March Anno Domini 1770 The Last Will and Testament of Collign Brown late of the Township of Sadsbury in the County of Lancaster Yeoman deceased was proved in due form of Law and thereof was Appointed John Brown and John Walker Executors who by their Certain Deed of Renunciation bearing date the sixth Day of March Anno Domini one Thousand seven seven hundred and seventy duly Executed and filed in the Registers Office at Lancaster Renounced all their Right of Executorship on the Estate of the same Testator And Whereas Elenor Brown the Widow and Relict of the said Colling Brown .... (continued)
- [S37] Lancaster County Will Book A, Lancaster Co., PA, (Name: Name: Name: Official Document;;;), Pg. 227.
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS SOURCE ....And Whereas Elenor Brown the Widow and Relict of the said Colling Brown deceased by her certain Deed of renunciation duly Executed and filed in the Registers Office at Lancaster aforesaid bearing date the said sixth Day of March Anno Domini 1770 Relinquished all her Right of Administration on the Estate of her said late Husband and did agree as far as in her lay that Letters of Administration with the Testament Annexed shoud be granted to James Brown & David Brown two of the Sons of the said Decedent Whereupon Letters of Administration with the Testament Annexed were Accordingly granted to the said James Brown & David Brown having first Given Bond with two Sureties According to Law well and truly to Administer the Estate of the said Decedent to the uses in the said Testament and Chattles Rights and Credits of the said Decedent into the Registers Office at Lancaster on or before the Eighth Day of April Next and to render a true and Just Account of of their Administration on or before the Eighth Day of March which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy one Given under the Seal of the said Office By me Edwd. Shippen D. Rr.
- [S35] Register of Marriages and Baptisms performed by Rev. John Cuthbertson, Rev. John Cuthbertson, Covenanter Minister, 1751-1791, ed. by S. Helen Fields, (Name: Name: Name: Pub. 1983 by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.;;;), Pg. 105.
1751 Sep. 22 "Sabbath. Preached ... and baptized ... Hannah, daughter to Ja. Brown." Note: If Hannah was born 1749, aged 2 at baptism, then her father was probably born earlier than 1738 as he was, based on this estimate of his birth, only 11 years old when he had Hannah.
- [S35] Register of Marriages and Baptisms performed by Rev. John Cuthbertson, Rev. John Cuthbertson, Covenanter Minister, 1751-1791, ed. by S. Helen Fields, (Name: Name: Name: Pub. 1983 by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.;;;), Pg. 139.
1754 Jan. 14 Middle Octoraro Society "Rode 6 miles to Joseph Walker's after marrying (at John Walker's) James Brown and Mary McClellan..." Note: Colin Brown named John Walker to be the administrator of his will. Colin and John lived in Sadsbury Township which was located in the Octoraro Society. This seems to be good proof, although circumstantial, that James is indeed the son James of Colin and therefore this proved whom he married and the period in which children would follow. However, his children Hannah and John were born prior to this marriage. Perhaps Mary McClellan is a second wife.
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