Wills: B Surname Will Abstracts, Bedford County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by the person listed in the abstract. USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ INDEX BARTON, HENRY A. BARTON, JOHN H. BARTON, PETER M. BOYD, WILLIAM ____________________________________________________________ BARTON, HENRY A., 1853, v. 4, p. 116 of Bedford Co. to my wife to my son Harrison Barton all my lands to my daughter Elizabeth now Elizabeth Weaverlin $100 to my daughter Mary now Mary Hixon $100 to my son Perry Barton 117 acres of land which he already has to my daughter Rebecca Barton now deceased, was intermarried with Noah Barton, her two children each $5 to my daughter Julian Barton now Julian Welch $100 to my daughter Susan Barton $100 appoints C.C. Ensley and Harrison Barton executors signed 4 October 1853 witnesses: C. C. Ensley and D. S. Benedict 17 October 1853 Letters testamentary grandted to Harrison Barton msc@juno.com (Michael S. Caldwell) ________________________________________________ BARTON, JOHN H. of East Providence Twp. good and respectable tomb stones be placed at the graves of me and my wife after our deaths my beloved wife Catharine Barton my two oldest sons Charles M. Barton and George W. Barton each $1 estate of my son John L. Barton my two daughters Mary Ann Rose [?] Rachel Virginia Fulton my two other sons Jacob C. B. Barton & Franklin P. Barton appoints sons Jacob C. B. Barton & Franklin P. Barton executors signed 5 March 1879 witness: Oliver C. Ramsey & Geo W. Barton 21 April 1880 letters granted to executors decedent died March 31, 1880 at 6 am msc@juno.com (Michael S. Caldwell) ________________________________________________ BARTON, PETER M. of East Providence Twp. buried in the old Union grave yard by the side of my deceased wife, Penina C. Barton and that a respectable monument be erected at my grave, the cost of which shall not exceed $300 to my wife Rachel Barton, should she survive me, $300 to my daughter Emma Long to my daughter Ettie Gregory to my daughter Mary C. Barton to my son Caleb J. Barton to my daughter Ella M. Pee to my daughter Bertha B. Barton my son Caleb J. Barton and my nephew Jacob C. Barton executors signed 8 January 1896 witnesses: Chas. E. Barton Wm. H. Thomas probated 29 January 1898 died January 21, 1898 msc@juno.com (Michael S. Caldwell) ________________________________________________ WILLIAM BOYD 29 Jan. 1791; 27 Jan. 1794. Children : Martha Patterson, Nancy Oliver, Jenny Dooley, Elizabeth Milan, Mary Dooley. To children of son, James Boyd, decd. To children of daughter, Margaret Read, decd. All estate to be sold and divided. Ex¹rx - George Dooley & Francis Read, Sr. Wit s: James Turner, Philip Letzinger, Jonas Ervine. Security: Moses Campbell Account presented by Thomas Campbell, William Campbell Andrew Donald. 25 Sept. 1797. jbaxley317@earthlink.net (Jo Ann Baxley) ________________________________________________