See copy of original will
I Theodore Morris of Northampton Township Bucks County, Being in a delicate State of health, think it prudent, situated as my family are, while time and opportunity are afforded me to make a distribution of the property and affects, it has pleased the Almighty to bless me with, agreeably to my wish: In order that my mind may be free'd as much as possible from temporal things, and better prepared to receive the dreadful Summons which sooner or later will be sounded to us all, _________ _______ I have lately authorised my Friend M. H Jenks to Advertise all my Real Estate at Public Sale, upon the 25th of February next _ The advertisements are up _ And should it so happen that I should not live until that time: It is my Will that my said Friend shall set up the same at public Sale as advertised; and should my said Estate be bidden to a price that my Father-in-Law - and my Executor hereafter named shall consider Sufficient, the same shall be Sold _ And I order and direct my said Executor to to make good and sufficient Titles to the purchaser or purchasers therof __ But if my said Real Estate should not be sold at the time or about the time (in case of an adjournment) Then it is my Will and I order and direct my said Executor, within one Year after my decease or as soon as may be thought best by my father-in Law & Executor to Sell at public sale All my my Estate, Real Personal and mixed. [Except such parts or articles of my personal as my dear Wife Maria __ __ Shall wish to take at an appraised value, which shall be considered a part of her share of my Estate (in leiu of Dower) as hereafter will'd to her]
Then It is my Will that all my Just debts as shall be owing at my decease: together with my funeral expenses and all charges touching the proving of this my Will shall in the first place be fully paid and discharged by my Executor out of the proceeds arrising from such Sales: And my remaining clear Estate I will to be equally divided between my dear Wife Maria and my Two children Matilda Morris and Enos Morris [but should I have a posthumous child or children such child or children shall be entitled to an equal share of my Estate] It is further my Will that my wife shall receive her share of my Estate in one Year after my decease: My son Enos at his arrival at twenty one years of age and my Daughter Matilda at Eighteen years of age
Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my brother-in Law David Feaster Executor to this my Last Will and Testament dated this 23rd day of January in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred-thirty six.
Signed Sealed & declared to be
the last Will & Testament of theTheodore Morris [seal]
Testator in the presence of us who
have subscribed in the presence of
each other __ the word not in the
13th line was interlined before signing
and the names in the 20th line
Chapman Buchanan
M.H. Jenks
Codicil - - -, I is further my will and I hereby give and devise to my Brother Anthony Morris (provided he shall stay with me as long as he may be wanted by me and conduct himself well as an affectionate brother ought to do) all my waring Apparrel and Clothes, to be given in charge of his Guardian and handed out to my said brother as he may think right to be altered or exchanged for his use and I also give unto my said Brother the sum of Fifty Dollars to be paid over by my Executor to his Guardian to come in possession when he shall arrive at lawful age In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 21st day of March 1836
Signed & declared to be a Codicil
to the foregoing will in the presence ofTh Morris [seal]
Joshua Woolston
M.H. Jenks
