SMITH, Sarah

Sarah married ELY, George 16 Oct 1828, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Unites States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Joseph was a blacksmith by trade, and was the inventor and patentee of the first plough with an iron mouldboard.

In 1800 he engaged in the manufacture of the ploughs and pumps with his brother Robert.

In 1802 he removed to Smithtown and erected dwellings and shops. He continued manufacturing until his death in 1826.

It was in Joseph's shops that anthracite coal was first used for fuel in about 1812.
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Joseph was the executor for his father's Will.
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SOURCES:
The History of Buck's County, Pa. Edited by J. H. Battle pg. 634.
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Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pa., 1684
Newtown, Pa.: 1883, 118 pgs.
By: Josiah B. Smith

Joseph married Ann 9 Nov 1774, Wrightstown Mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Ann (daughter of SMITH, Samuel and SCHOFIELD, Jane) was born 15 Nov 1754, Windy Bush Farm, Upper Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 15 Nov 1854, Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pa., 1684
Newtown, Pa.: 1883, 118 pgs.
By: Josiah B. Smith

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Thomas Smith, eldest son of Robert and Phebe, became the owner of the homestead farm under the will of his father. An apple tree of natural fruit grew up wild near a fence in one of his fields. The tree proved to be a prolific bearer, and developing apples of superior quality for eating and cider, became well known in the neighborhood, and was kept closely trimmed of scions for grafting. The same apple, which has been brought down by successive grafting, is the well known Smith cider apple of today." (from "The Genealogy of Robert Smith" by Josiah B. Smith, 1885).
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Abstracts of Bucks Co, PA, Wills, 1785 - 1825.
Page 92. Timothy Smith, Buckingham. January 28, 1795. Proved May 28, 1798. Wife Sarah. Son Joseph exr. Son Robert. Daus. Sarah Atkinson, Mary Beans and Jane ---.
Wits: Thomas Smith Junr., David Smith, Jonathan Wilkinson.
Pot House in possession of Loran Thorn.

Timothy married KINSEY, Sarah 17/17 Feb 1744/1745, Buckingham Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sarah (daughter of KINSEY, Edmund and OGBURN, Sarah) was born 13 Nov 1724, Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 17 May 1812, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Unites States. [Group Sheet]

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Page 265. Sarah Smith, widow of Timothy Smith, December'd., Buckingham
Twp. 6 mo.-3- 1799. Proved May 19, 1812.
Son Robert Smith exr. Sons Robert and Joseph Smith. Daus. Phebe, Sarah
Atkinson, Mary Beans and Jane Smith.
Wits: Rebecca Smith (now R. Ely), Mary Canby alias Smith.
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The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 1-39, 1650-1900s
Volume XI, Notes, Queries, and Corrections, Page 91.
KINSEY. On the reverse side of the original marriage certificate* of Edmond Kinsey of Woodbridge, East New Jersey, husbandman and Sarah Ogburn of the same place, spinster, 28th day of eigth month, 1708, appears the list of their children with birth dates,as given in Stillwell's "Historical and Genealogical Miscellany" vol. IV, 381, with the following additional item of interest: Sarah, wife of Timothy Smith, deceased 7th 5 month, 1812, aged 87 years, 5 months & 5 days; while below the signatories to certificate is: Note: ye above Sarah Kinsey departed this life ye 25th 6 mo. 1788, in her 28th year of her widowhood and 98th year of her age. In another handwriting: I say 97 not 98. R. Smith.

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Elder of Wrightstown Monthly Meeting.
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Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pa., 1684
Newtown, Pa.: 1883, 118 pgs.
By: Josiah B. Smith

Samuel married SCHOFIELD, Jane 4 Jul 1750, Buckingham Mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Jane (daughter of SCHOFIELD, John and LENOIR, Ann) was born 30 Aug 1726, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 29 Oct 1815, Windy Bush Farm, Upper Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Robert Smith was a carpenter by trade, and removed, with his wife Phebe, soon after their marriage, to a farm in Buckingham, on the southeastern line, adjoining the Windy Bush farm of William Smith, where he lived during the remainder of his life. He was the progenitor of the Buckingham family of Smith, which has become very large, embracing many of the most familiar names in Bucks County at the present time and spread over a wide extent of the country. He was not of any known kindred to William Smith, progenitor of the Smiths of Wrightstown. The descendants of inter-marriages between the two families are so numerous, as well as so many marriages of cousins in the first, second, third, and fourth degree, it will be found very convenient for them to have the genealogy of the two progenitors.
In 1738 Robert Smith built a stone addition to his log house, which is yet standing, a good substantial structure, and has been occupied as a dwelling house by six generations of the family. Robert Smith died 6 mo. 26, 1745, leaving a widow and eight children. His death was not only a serious loss to his family, but was also felt very sensibly by Buckingham meeting of Friends, of which he was a highly esteemed member. The first monthly meeting held at that place was 10 mo. 6, 1720, and he was soon after appointed one of the overseers. It was said he was a good man, better known in his own meeting than in the civil affairs of the province. His widow, Phebe Smith, a recommended minister, married Hugh Ely [Sr.], 5,6,1753. Her second husband, Hugh Ely, died 1772. She remained about one year at his late residence, and subsequently lived with her sons Thomas and Joseph. Her death occurred at the old homestead, at the residence of her son Thomas, 1 mo., 1774". (from "The Genealogy of Robert Smith" by Josiah B. Smith, 1885)
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Abstracts of Bucks Co, PA, Wills, 1685 - 1785
Page 56. Robert Smith, of Buckingham. 5 mo 15th day, 1745. Proved
September 26, 1745.
Wife Phoebe. Sons Thomas (eldest), Timothy, Robert, John, Joseph,
Benjamin, Samuel, and Jonathan. Thomas and Timothy, exrs. Land, late
Launcelot Gibson's, adj. Eleazer Doan.
Wit: Wm. Blackfan, Jeffrey Burgess, Thomas Ross.

Robert married CANBY, Phebe 30 Sep 1719, Falls Quaker Meeting House, Buckingham Townshipp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Phebe (daughter of CANBY, Thomas and JARVIS, Sarah Jervis Or) was born 19 Jul 1699, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1774, Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Phebe m. Robert Smith (EAQG Falls MM v.2, p.987)
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Got married same day as her sister, Sarah.
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Had 8 children (Buckingham MM, PA)

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Edmund Kinsey, b. 1683, second son of David and Magdalen Kinsey, married Sarah Ogburn on August 21, 1708. The records of Newark Monthly Meeting held at Center, May 3, 1708, show that Howell James (Edmund's stepfather) appeared and produced a letter from his wife's son, Edmund Kinsey, requesting certificate of this meeting of his clearness in relation to marriage, and at the following meeting a certificate was signed for Edmund Kinsey to Woodbridge Meeting in order for his marriage with Sarah Ogburn. The marriage took place at the house of Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, stepfather of the bride. In 1715 the Woodbridge Monthly Meeting granted a certificate of removal to Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, PA, to Edmund Kinsey, his wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, and Jane Fitz-Randolph, his mother-in-law. Edmund settled in Buckingham Township, purchasing five hundred acres surrounding Buckingham Meeting House, which had been erected only a few years prior to his removal. He was a very earnest Quaker, and in the Falls Monthly Meeting of December, 1717, he received a minute of approval to the Meeting of Ministers and Elders. He was one of the early prominent ministers of Buckingham Meeting, and traveled considerably "in the service of the truth." He also established the first scythe and axe factory in Buckingham, in which a tilt hammer, run by water power was used. He died at the residence in Buckingham on December 21, 1759, having served forty years in the ministry. His wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, survived him and died in her ninety-seventh year.
Jane and Samuel Ogburn, parents of Sarah Ogburn, Edmund Kinsey's wife, came from Scotland and settled in New Jersey. After the death of Samuel, Jane Ogburn married secondly, John Hampton, and thirdly, Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, and after her remoal to Bucks County with her daughter and son-in-law, she married fourth, Hugh Sharp. Her sons by John Hampton followed her to Bucks County, and their descendants are prominently identified with that county for several generations.
In a deed recorded at Trenton, in the West Jersey records, Liber B., part 2, page 705, there is a reference to "Lots lately in the tenure of Samuel Ogburn, first husband of Jane Hampton."
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EDMUND KINSEY,
Son of David Kinsey, the immigrant, and his wife, Magdalen Kinsey, was born in 1683 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died 12-24-1759 in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married 8-21-1708 at Woodbridge, New Jersey, Sarah Ogborn (No. 121), daughter of Samuel Ogborn and Jane (Curtis) Ogborn. She was born about 1691 and died aged 96 years (1787?).

Edmund Kinsey was the younger son of David Kinsey. After his father's death, his mother, Magdalen Kinsey, married Howell James and they lived at New Castle, now Delaware. In 1708, Howell James asked Newark, now Kennett Meeting, for a certificate for Edmund Kinsey's clearness to marriage. The marriage records state: "Ye Monthly Meeting at New Ark in ye County of New Castle, territory of Pennsylvania, having reported that the young man was clear from all women in their parts upon ye account of marriage and whilst among them did behave himself soberly." Date 5-3-1708. This was to Woodbridge Meeting in New Jersey. At the succeeding meeting, the certificate was granted and seemed to be accepted for removal as well as marriage.

Edmund Kinsey and his wife remained at Woodbridge until 1715, when they were granted a certificate of removal to Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This certificate included Edmund Kinsey, his wife and Jane Fitz Randolph, his mother-in-law. He settled in Buckingham, purchasing 500 acres surrounding Buckingham Meeting House, which had been erected only a few years before. He was an early and prominent minister of that meeting and "travelled considerably in the service of truth."

He died at the age of 76, having served forty years in the ministry. A memorial of Edmund Kinsey is published in the Friend, Vol. 33, page 12.

Edmund and Sarah (Ogborn) Kinsey had nine children, six sons and three daughters:

1. Samuel (No. 60), b. 8-20-1710 at Woodbridge, N. J.; d. 12
mo. 1776; m. 8-2-1733, Elizabeth Crew (No. 61); she d.
ca. 1795.
2. David, b. 7-3-1712; d. Sept. 1765; m. 1st. 11-30-1734, Tamar
Fell, daughter of Joseph and Bridget (Willson) Fell; b. 1-25-1706;
d. between 1744-1750. David m. 2nd. 6-3-1751, Sarah
(Yardly) Canby, widow of Benjamin Canby, b. 7-13-1712.
3. Mary, b. 2-20-1714/5 at Woodbridge, N. J.; d. 12-29-1769;
m. 1-4-1735 Joseph Fell, son of Joseph Fell, the immigrant
and his first wife, Bridget (Willson) Fell. Joseph, b. 4-29-1701
in Cumberland, England; d. 2-22-1777.
4. Elizabeth, b. 7-23-1717; m. 10-1-1742, Thomas Smith, son of
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Page 3. Edmund Kinsey of Buckingham, Yeoman. 6th mo., 22nd day, 1758.
Proved January 31, 1760.
Codicil November 26, 1758. Wife Sarah. Son Benjamin and Bro-in-law
Joseph Hamton of Wrightstown, exrs. Sons Samuel, Benjamin, David,
Joseph and Mary and Jonathan, children of December'd. son Jonathan.
Daus. Mary Fell, Elizabeth Smith, and Sarah Smith, and Dau-in-law
Jemima, widow of Jonathan. Wit: Wm. Hough, Andrew Ellicott, Samuel
Kinsey Taylor, Samuel Kinsey.

Edmund — OGBURN, Sarah. Sarah (daughter of OGBURN, Samuel and CURTIS, Jane) was born Abt 1691; died 25 Jun 1788. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 1-39, 1650-1900s
Volume XI, Notes, Queries, and Corrections, Page 91.
Note: ye above Sarah Kinsey departed this life ye 25th 6 mo. 1788, in her 28th year of her widowhood and 98th year of her age. In another handwriting: I say 97 not 98. R. Smith.

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They were the first settlers on the Windybush farm.
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Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pa., 1684
Newtown, Pa.: 1883, 118 pgs.
By: Josiah B. Smith

Thomas married SANDERS, Elizabeth Jun 1727, Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of SANDERS, Robert and LARGE, Mary) was born 20 Oct 1706, Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 12 Apr 1760, Windy Bush Farm, Upper Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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LAND DEED: NEWBERRY TWP, YORK CO., PA
DEED BOOK VOL.# 2C PAGES 147-149
27 SEPT 1783

THIS INDENTURE MADE the Seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three 17 Sept 1783 between ELISEBETH McCREARY otherwise SMITH late wife to JOHN McCREARY but before wife to THOMAS SMITH of Newberry Township in the County of York and Province of Pennsylvania and JAMES TOLLAND and ELISEBETH his wife and JOHN RICHMOND and HANNAH his wife of the one part. Witnesseth that Whereas the aforesaid THOMAS SMITH late of the Township, County and Province aforesaid died Intestate and at the time of his death was sized and deposed of certain tract _____________ or ____ of land situate lying and being in Newberry Township aforesaid, being by virtue of a warrant from the Hon __________ bearing date the Twenty First of February Anno Domi 1737 (21 Feb 1737). Granted unto a certain George Hall and Surveyed there in the Township of Sonnsborough in the county of Lancaster but since the division of counties is now in the county of York and in Newberry Township containing two hundred and forty four acres of land with allowance of six percent for Highways beginning at a black oak at corner with David Baylie's land, Thence south eighty digs Eastly one hundred and fifty tow perches, to a chestnut Oak thence south twenty digr Westley by land of Richard Fullon two hundred and ninety perches to a post, thence north seventy digr Westly one hundred a nd forty seven perches to a post in the line of Samuel Halls land thence North twenty degr Eastly two hundred and fifty six perches to the place of beginning surveyed the firs t April 1738 and returned in the surveys general office on May appeal. An Where as the aforesaid George Hall, for the consideration there in contained did grant bargain and sell and convey as by his deed on the twenty third day of Jan 1738 all his _____ and ______ of the above mentioned land for unto a certain John McNooss his heirs an d assigns forever. And Whereas the said John McNooss did on the Twenty fifth day of December 1739 Convey all his right and title of the said land for the consideration herein mentioned unto a certain Henry Moor his heirs and assigns forever. And that Whereas on the Twenty Sixth day of Augus t 1740 the said Henry Moor did for the consideration there in mentioned sell and convey all his right and title and interest of the aforesaid land unto Thomason Bowes his heirs and assigns forever. And that Whereas the said Thomas Bowes did on the Twenty Sixth day of March 1742 (26 Mar 1742) for the consideration therein mentioned did grant bargain and sell unto the aforesaid named THOMAS SMITH all his right tilt and interest of the said land and that the said THOMAS SMITH as aforesaid died intestate leaving issue thats to say THOMAS SMITH JUNIOR his son, and two daughters that's to say ELISEBETH intermarried to JAMES TOLLAND and HANNAH intermarried to JOHN RICHMOND the three children being joint heirs to their father's estate and that the said THOMAS SMITH JUNIOR hath after died leaving issue two children and also intestate, and after the two children died, and that the said lands being holy and soley vested in ELISEBETH TOLLAND, and HANNAH RICHMOND and their two husbands being joint heirs at law and that the aforesaid ELISEBETH McCREARY otherwise SMITH being yet alive and her dower as widow to the deceased yet reserved Witnesseth that the said ELISEBETH McCREARY otherwise SMITH, and JAMES TOLLAND, and ELISEBETH his wife, and JOHN RICHMOND and HANNAH his
wife of the one part, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds of good and lawful money of the State of Pennsylvania to them in hand paid by William Maulsby the receipt whereof is hereby first acknowledged. Have granted bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the aforesaid William Maulsby and to his heirs and assigns all that tract of land already described now in tenure and possession of the said William Maulsby containing two hundred and forty four acres of land and allowance of six percent as is aforesaid for highways, be the same more or less.

Etc, etc, etc.

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of James Mills & Eli Mills
Received from William Maulsby the sum of sixty pounds being in full of the within consideration money paid us the seventeenth day of September 1783.

Elisebeth MCreary
James Toland
Elisebeth Tolland
John Richmond
Hannah Richmond

Recorded 22 October 1784

Notes:

John Schofield came from England 12-28-1717
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Will of Edmond Lovett, of Co. of Bucks, Yeoman. 12th mo., 2nd day, 1720/1. Proved September 28, 1752.
Son Edmond Lovett, exr.
Daus. Mary Large, (�50),
Susanna Nutt (�14).
Granddau. Martha Lovett.
Residue to Edmond.
Wit: John Schofield, John Scott, Wm. Atkinson.

John married LENOIR, Ann 3 Jun 1724, Falls, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Ann was born 1701, Buckingham, England; died 12 Feb 1771, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

At Buckingham Meeting House, 11-2-1761 William Michener married Ann (Lenoir) Schofield, widow of John Schofield. She must have been a very interesting person. She was a French woman who had been driven to this country by religious persecutions. At Falls Meeting, Pa. in 1724 she had married John Schofield who came from England 12-28-1717. She was a Minister about 1732 at Buckingham Meeting.

8-26-1761 Mary Atkinson and Ann Schofield appointed to attend Yearly Meeting.

1762 Ann Michener served in the same capacity.

1775 Ann Michener, widow of William, formerly widow of John Schofield is still very frequently sent as representative by Buckingham to Yearly Meeting.

5-28-1777 All representatives present at Yearly Meeting except Ann Michener.

Her daughter, Jane Schofield, married Samuel Smith of Windy Bush in 1750 and for many years after William's death, Ann lived with them. She was called "Granny Michener" and was described by John Trego, who was born in 1780, as "a little toddling old woman." She moved to the home of her son, Samuel Schofield in Buckingham in 1789.

The Josiah B. Smith Papers in the Bucks Co. Historical Library have this to say in 1789 in 6 mo.
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"Mother Ann Michener removed to her son Samuel Schofield. Our ancient friend Ann Michener, a minister of Buckingham, died 2-12-1791 in her 89th year. She was the widow of William Michener. Her first husband was John Schofield."
Wills Book 5 (1222) pg. 253, Ann Michener of Solebury, widow, dated 5-18-1790, proved 3-16-1791. Executors: sons Samuel and Jonathan Schofield. She mentions her daughter, Ann Schofield.

William Michener died 6-10-1780.

For many years John Dyer kept a Diary. This man was a neighbor of William Michener and his daughter married into the Michener family, so many facts are established in this Diary which relate to the Michener Family. This quote is from the Diary:

"1780-6-10, William Michener departed this life about 3 o'clock this morning."
Wills Book 4-885, pg. 214, Will of William Michener.

"To all Christian People to whome this Present writing Shall come know ye that I William Mitchener of Plumstead in the County of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania being weak in Body but of sound Disposing mind and memory. Thanks be given to God therefore, and calling to my Rememberance that it is appointed for all men once to Die, I do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following-First I Recommend my soul to God that gave it and my Body to be Buried in a Decent and Christian-like manner at the Descresion of my Executors hereinafter Mentioned, And touching such Worldly Estate as it has pleased God to Bless me within this World, I give and Dispose of the same as followeth.
And first it is my Will and Mind that all my just Debts and Funeral Charges be paid and discharged by my Executors. Secondly I give and Bequeath unto my loving wife Ann Mitchener the full sum of five pounds a year Current Money of Pennsylvania So long as She remains my Widow to be paid unto her in the manner hereinafter Directed. Which shall be her full Dower. Thirdly I give and Bequeath unto my son Mordecai the sum of three pounds. Fifthly (yes, the book says fifthly, not fourthly)I give and Bequeath unto my son Joseph the sum of Six pounds and Each of my aforsaid Children legacies to be paid unto them within two years after my Decease and to be in full their shares of my Estate. Sixthly I give and Bequeath unto my son Mechach the sum of twelve pounds. Eightly I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret the sum of five pounds also my bigest pewter Dish. Ninthly I give and Bequeath unto my son George the sum of seven pounds. And each of my four last mentioned Children's legacies to be paid unto them within four years after my decease and to be in full their shares of my Estate. Tenthly I give unto my son William all the remainder of my Estate that is to say I give and Bequeath unto him the said William Mitchener my whole Plantation I now live on Containing Sixty Acres be the same more or less with all the Apurtenances there unto Belonging for the only proper Use of him His Heirs and Assigns forever. Together with all and Every part of my personal Estate Except the dish above said which he is to deliver to my daughter Margaret Soon after my Decease he also yielding and paying all my just Debts and funeral Expenses aforesaid he likewise paying the full sum of five pounds a year unto my aforesaid wife Current Money of Pennsylvania So long as she Remains my Widow he also yielding and paying the legacies to each of my children Before Mentioned and that withing the limited time aforesaid.
And lastly I do hereby Nominate Constitute and appoint my two sons, William and Meshach to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke Dianul and make void all and Every other former Wills Testaments legacys and Executors by me in anywise before this Time made named willed or Bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness where of I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Seventeenth day of the Eighth month Anno Domine one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight-1778.

William Mitchener (Seal)

Witnessed by Francis Goode, Sarah Goode, Jonathan Combs
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Abstracts of Bucks Co, PA, Wills, 1785 - 1825
Page 253. Ann Michener of Solebury Twp., Widow. May 18, 1790. Proved March 16, 1791.
Sons Samuel and Jonathan Schofield exrs. Dau. Jane Smith and her ch.
Gddau. Ann Schofield. Wife and dau. of son David. Ch. John, Thomas,
Samuel, David and Jonathan Schofield and Phebe Speakman.
Wits: Jonathan Doan, Benjamin Schofield, Edith Schofield.