General Notes

REFN: 669AN
REFN: P669
From a Sept 1967 packet, originally copied from a 1904 Wherry famil y
reunion packet, comes the following: "David, the youngest son of the
immi grant was born in Ireland in 1717, and was only 1 year old when
brought to th is countyr.  He was on the Committee of Safety for Chester
County during the Revolution.  His fellow members were General William
Montgomery and General A nthony Wayne.  They were all Elders in the
Presbyterian Chruch.  In 1777, he was named on a committe to proviDe for
families of soldiers and poor families that were sent out from
Philadelphia.  He married twice and had 15 children, on of whom died in
infacy and 12 were married and left children.  The five s urviving
children of his first wife's marriage all settled in Washington Co., PA,
where many of their descendants still live, a large number moving to OH. "
From the September 1963 issue of "A Day to Remember" [#15], is a
transcrip tion of David's Last Will and Testament:
"In the name of God Amen I David Whar ry [sic] of East Nottingham
Township in the County of Chester in the State of Pennsylvania Yeoman,
being now pretty Ancient, in a tolerable state of healt h, and of a sound
and well disposing mind and memory, thanks be humbly given to the Lord
for the same and all ohis other Mercies, and considering the unce rtainty
of this present Life, not knowing how soon it may please the Lord to call
me from hence by death, do think proper to make my last Will and
Testa ment in manner and form following, that is to say,--
"Imprs:  I Will and order that all my just debts and funeral charges
be paid by my Executors as soon a s conveniently may be after my decease,
And I do hereby nominate and constitu te and appoint my beloved wife,
Margaret Executrix and my son Ebenezer Execut or of this my last Will and
Testament.
"Item:  I give and bequeath unto my s aid wife Margaret the back room
downstairs, called our lodging room, in my dw elling house, the free use
privilege of my kitchen and oven when she has occa sion, my springhouse
and one half of my present garden, which she may choose, and as many
apples and other fruit as she may want for her own use both gree n and to
dry, when the Orchards bear fruit, also a sufficient quantity of fir ewood
ready cut and haled to her door, fit for her fireplace, and all her Tea
Equipage, for and during the Term of her Widowhood and no longer, with
fre e and full liberty of Ingress, Egress, and Regress to and from all and
singul ar the premises without any hindrance, molestation or interruption
whatsoever , I also Give and devise unto my said Wife the one-third part
of the Rents, I ssues, and profits of my Real Estate for and during the
Term of her Widowhood and no longer, and I likewise give and bequeath
unto my said wife the one th ird part of all my Personal Estate, to be
taken by her at the Appraisement or otherwise at her own choice, and to
be at her own disposal forever, which Pr ivileges, Legacies and Bequests
shall be in Lieu and barr of her Dower in my Estate.
"Item, Whereas I have formerly done as much as I could afford for my
first Children, namely James, Esther, Joseph, David, and Isabella, I do
ther fore give and bequeath unto each of them the sum of twenty shillings,
to be p aid in One Year after my decease.
"Item, I Give and bequeath unto my Son Jesse the sum of five
shillings, having done sufficiently for him in my lifetime.
"Item, I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Janet the wife of John
Reed the sum of ten pounds, or the value thereof at the Appraisemnt, to
be paid in one Year after my decease, having already given her what I
could afford at her m arriage.
"Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Mackey Wharry [sic] the sum
of fifty pounds, to be paid one half in one year and the other half in
two ye ars after my decease.
"Item, I Give and bequeath unto my Son William Wharry [s ic] the sum
of ten Pounds to be paid in two yea
Davi