Pennsylvania Wills

Bedford County (1771 - 1900)

Name
Vol. Page
Year
Alfaretta
5-113
1886
Ann
4-296
1861
George
1-136
1800
Isaac S.
5-542
1881
James
4-403
1863
William
5-508
1881

Beaver County

Name
Vol. Page
Year
David
D-226
1861
Duncan M.
I-369
1893
Mary A.
F-454
1880
Matthew
D-321
1863

Lancaster County (includes all Elder listings through 1900)

Name
Information
Thomas
[Bk J, vol. 1, p. 45]—will written 8 May 1751; probate 3 Aug 1752; executors: Thomas Forster, Esq., Thomas Dougan. Named: John, Robert (sons); Rachel (daughter); wife (no name given).
John

[Bk 1, vol. 1, p. 151]— will written 1 Nov 1756; probate 12 Jan 1757; witnesses: James Russel, James Wilson. Exec. James Elder of Hanover Twp. Named: Robert (father); Samuel, Robert, David, James (brothers); Elizabeth (sister), Isabella Bredenstein (sister)

Michael [Bk U, vol. 1, p. 958]—will written 21 Mar 1850; probate 5 Oct 1850. Deceased was "of" Columbia Borough. Named: Charlotte (wife); William Henry (son - bequeathed tract of land in Tenn.) and Preston B. (son-deceased, who had two sons, unnamed); Mira [Maria?, couldn't read] B. Haldeman (daughter, she was a widow, husband's first name not given).

York County

Name
Information
James
D. Jan. 7, 1788; P. Jan 28 1790; Exec. Benj. Elder & William Porter. Hamiltonsban Twp. Children: Mary, Andrew, Joseph, Benjamin, Rosana and James

Westmoreland County

Name
Information
John

dated 14 Oct 1800; proved 10 Nov 1800, #232; Bk 1 pg. 158

John Elder (Thomas, Robert) of Armstrong, Westmoreland Co PA; wife Mary (Caruthers?); Children: Thomas (of age and exec.), Isabella Elder (may be of age or under age & just married) married to Mr. Thompson (Alexander Thompson was an ex. perhaps her husband), Joseph (of age), James (under age in 1800), Elizabeth (under age in 1800), Robert (under age in 1800 needed guardian - Joshua Elder suggested)

John

Written 17 Feb 1795 Fannet, Franklin Co PA, Proved 22 Dec 1804 Westmoreland Co, PA; #317 Will Bk 1 page 197; John Elder (James, Robert) of Derry Town, Westmoreland Co (per Frankin Co Deed); Children: Jane Elder*, Elizabeth**, David (of Franklin Co), John (of Franklin Co)

*m. 20 Apr 1772 Joshua Anderson, Upper West Conococheague, Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin Co PA; Children: John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Jane, Ann

** m. 4 May 1775 Robert Patton, Upper West Conococheague, Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin Co PA. Child Elizabeth Patton (named in grandfather John's will) and perhaps others.

   


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