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Subject: Nicholas Pees will and other court documents
Date: 5 May 2004 09:31:10 -0600

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Surnames: Pees
Classification: Will

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August 25, 1778--Deed from George III, King of England, to Nicholas Pees and order to be recorded.

May 24, 1779--On the motion of Nicholas Pees setting forth that he is desireth of erecting a grist mill on "Shirtees" Creek on which he has lands on both sides, but that he cannot do it without condemning an acre of the property of Joseph Edgington and Isaac Kenny. Ordered that the Sheriff do summon a jury to attend on the premises to lay off a value of the Sd. Acre of Land and make their report to next court.

Page 344.
June 26, 1780, Boxton v Peas--Page 419.

Comment:

The jury evidently found for the plaintiff and the court confirmed the jury's findings as the dam was built and is still in existence.

Last will and Testament of Nicholas Pees

In the name of God, Amen. I, Nicholas Pees, of Strabane Township, Washington County, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, blessed be God for same, do make this last will and testament, in way and manner following: First--I give my soul to God that gave it to me, and my body to be buried in a Christian-like and decent manner at the direction of my executors, not doubting, but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as to such worldly estate, as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form: First, I ordain all my lawful debts and funeral charges be paid out of my personal estate by my executors, and I give unto my well beloved wife, Hanna, the sum of sixty dollars for year during her natural life. Forty dollars of it is to be paid to her by my son, Andrew Pees, and twenty of it to be paid to her by my son, Georg!
e Pees, each year. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, Andrew Pees, and to his heirs and assigns forever a part of my plantation on which he now dwells, on which the mill stands. The residue of my plantation that remains after that, I now bequeath unto my son, George Pees. Which to make it more plain and intelligible I give and bequeath unto my son, George Pees, that part of my plantation on which he now dwells, beginning at a corner between me and James Thom, and thence running along the line of the plantation that was James Scott's line, as when turning off and running about a north course through the improvement until it extends out of the improvement about three perches and thence running about north ..... west between my son, Andrew Pees, and my son George Pees', field until keeping out.....field about four perches until it strikes James Herron, along said James Herron line, along the great road until it strikes McWhirter's corner, nigh Herron's Smith shop line to!
the place of beginning, taking in, by about, the thence running along
McWhirter's line and James Thom aforesaid course as will contain one hundred and eighty-seven acres with usual allowance for roads. Which I give and bequeath unto my son, George Pees, his heirs and assigns forever. And when that is surveyed off to my son, George Pees, then all the remainder of my lands I give and bequeath unto my son, Andrew Pees, together with all the mills and improvements therewith belonging to him and his heirs and assigns forever. But I will that that part of the land and himself is subject to pay unto my daughter, Mary McGlumphy, two hundred dollars, and one hundred dollars unto my daughter Susanna Hutchison, and two hundred dollars to my daughter, Catherine Carson, and two hundred dollars to my daughter, Hanna Kerr. To be paid to them by my son, Andrew, after my decease, but by him producing sufficient receipts of any part of it being paid, he is to be clear of all that he hath paid already. And I will that my son, George Pees, and the land that I ha!
ve willed and bequeathed to him be subject to two hundred dollars that I will to my daughter, Margaret Carson, and one hundred dollars that I will to my daughter, Susanna Hutchison, after my decease, but him producing sufficient receipts of any part of it being paid before, he is to be clear of all that is paid before. Likewise I appoint James Kerr and James Roney, my trusty friends, executors of this, my last will and testament, and I hereby revoke and renounce all former wills and testaments by me made, and I declare and pronounce this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I Nicholas Pees, have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Signed, sealed and pronounced by the said Nicholas Pees as his last Will and Testament in presence of us and in presence of one and other.
Joseph Vaughan N. B.--Before signing I will
William Herron that my son, George Pees, pay
Moses McWhirter to my daughter, Betsy Lisk,
the sum of two hundred dollars,
and when he produceth
sufficient receipts of payment
being made to her he is to be
clear of her.
NICHOLAS PEES (Seal)
The following are the only court records of Nicholas Pees:
These records are from the files of the proceedings of Court of Yohogania County, Va., now Washington County, Penna.

data was secured through correspondence.

*Nicholas (born 1713, died 1818) married Hanna(???).
(Rev. Enlistment) Penna. Archives 6th Series, Vol. II,
p. 106, Private 6th class Capt. Geo. Sharpe's Co., 3d
Battalion, Washington County Militia. May 18,
1782, p. 93, 3d Battalion, Washington Co. Militia,
Capt. Geo. Sharpe's Co.
Mary married McGlumphy
Susanna married Hutchison
Catherine married Carson
Hanna married Kerr
Betty married Lisk
Andrew
George
Nicholas--died a young man


Andrew (born 1763) (died 1842) married Engle.
(Second marriage, no record)
Children:
John Engle--by first wife
Nicholas--by first wife
Hannah--married Zachariah Pees
Becky--never married
Daughter--died a young woman
James--Iowa State Senator
Boyd
Jonathan

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