General Notes

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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