• General Notes

  REFN: 2449AN
  REFN: P2450
  From: Kimberly Egan Notes: Robert McIlvaine is considered the ance stor of
  the McIlvaines who first settled in Lancaster and Franklin Counties,
  Pennsylvania. His wife was Mary Duffield, an only daughter of Robert
  (actua lly George) and elizabeth, who settled in Salisury Township,
  Lancaster Pennsy lvania about 1730. Mary Duffield had a brother, the
  Reverend George Duffield, who was the minister in charge of the Third
  Presbyterian Church in Philadelp hia in 1784. He acted as Chaplain of
  Sessions of the continental Congress in that city, as well as in York,
  PA. The Reverend George Duffield died on Febru ary 2, 1790 and is buried i
  the aisle of the Presbyterian Church.
  Robert McI lvaine Will Dated September 8th, 1770 (taken from microfilm
  prints by Warwick Tobias, 2001)
  I Robert McIlvaine of Strasburg Township, Lancaster Co and Prov ince of
  Pennsylvania, being sick and in ??? but of perfect memory..but call t o
  mind it is appointed for all men once to die, I do hereby make ordain
  thi s last will and testament in manner form following. That is to say, I
  do in t he first place recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, and my
  body to the dust, to be buried in a decent manner, at the discretion of
  my executors, no thing doubting of a resurection from the dead at the last
  day by the Power of the Almighty God. And with respect of the good things
  that it has please God to Bless me with. I do hereby dispose of them in
  the following manner. First it is my wish that my funeral charges and all
  my just debts, be duly dischar ged. Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my
  beloved wife, Mary, the whole of m y stock of household furniture, such
  articles excepted, herein afterwards men tioned. The possessions and use
  of the house I now live in, together with suc h ??? The barn and stables
  as she may require, and our one third of the profi ts. hereafter arrived
  from my plantation of about fifty acres, within less th an two miles and
  remain unto the said Mary, during the term of her natural li fe. In case
  of her continuing in widowhood, but in case she shall change her state by
  marrying again, It is my wish that she shall have and I accordingly
  bestow? her one hundred pounds lawful money, of the money that may arise
  fr om the sale of my plantation in York? County, to be paid in one year
  after ma rriage, and be to her in lieu of ??? of the house I now live in,
  and her ??? of the other buildings on the plantation, also from the other
  above mentioned if a court of ???, then it is my will and I hereby order
  that my plantation in York County, Tyrne? Township, be sold by my
  executor within three years af ter my decease, and of the moneythat may
  arise from said sale, I do hereby be queath one hundred fifty pounds to my
  daughter Elizabeth to be yielded? as so on as received or put to interest
  for her use, and I do also give and bequeat h unto my daughter, Elizabeth
  the youngest of my two mares, now two years old a siDe saddle and bridle
  one chest of drawers which now goes by her name, on e feather bed and
  clothes, one cow and calf, six sheep. Then I give bequeath to my well
  beloved daughter Mary, my other young mare now two years old a sid e
  saddle and bridle one chest of drawers which now called hers, one feather
  bed and clothes, one cow with calf, six sheep, and one hundred fifty
  pounds money that may arise from the sale of the plantation in York
  County as above directed to be paid her as soon as received or put to
  interest for her use. I tem: I will and bequeath to my well beloved
  daughter Margaret, out of the mon ey that may arise from the sale of the
  plantation in York County, the sum of two hundred fifty pounds to be paid
  out at interest for her own use and the w hole paid her when she is of age
  or such time that her guardian may think pro per. Item: I will and
  bequeath to my well beloved son, Robert McIlvaine, the sum of four
  hundred pounds to be raised of the

Details of Robert's family with Mary Duffield