Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameRichard Buffington 
Spouses
Birthca 1684, New Castle Co DE
Death4 May 1769, West Bradford, Chester Co PA Age: 85
FatherJohn Grubb
MotherFrances (Unknown)
Notes for Phoebe (Spouse 1)
Will of Phebe Grubb Buffington Hadley
1767976
Will of Phebe Buffington Hadley
"Be it remembered that I Phebe HADLEY of the Township of West Bradford in the County of Chester & Province of Pennsylvania, Widow, knowing the uncertainty of Life do make this my Last will & Testament in the following Manner..
Imprimus: My Will is that all my Just debts and funeral charges be first paid and discharged as soon as may be after my decease by my Exectr hereafter named...
Item - I give to the Heir of my Late Husband Simon Hadley the sum of Five Shillings
Item - I give unto my daughter Phebe WALL the wife of John WALL all my wearing apparrel [sic]
Item - I give unto my son Nathaniel all the Bonds and Debts which are now due to me or payable from him in Leiu of all other Bequests
Item - I give unto my son Peter BUFFINGTON and my son-in-law John WALL the several obligations and debts that they are now indebted to me respectively to each their respective debts in Lieu of all other bequests.
Item - I give thirty pounds to be equally divided between all my children now living and my son in law Samuel O___ [Osburn?] and my granddaughter Frances BUFFINGTON share and share alike it being for building a house on my land
And all the remainder part of my estate both real and personal not heretofore bequeathed I give to my sons John BUFFINGTON his heirs and assigns forever, he or they providing for me a good and sufficient maintainence during my natrual life and decently burying me when I am dead.
Lastly I do hereby constitute nominate and appoing my son John BUFFINGTON to be sole executor of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all other and former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of the ninth month anno domini 1767.
Signed sealed published and declared by the testator { [signed] as her last will and testament in the presents of us | Phebe HADLEY Richard BUFFINGTON, Robert BUFFINGTON } [illegible, with a date] John SNOW"
1767976
Will of Phebe Buffington Hadley
"Be it remembered that I Phebe HADLEY of the Township of West Bradford in the County of Chester & Province of Pennsylvania, Widow, knowing the uncertainty of Life do make this my Last will & Testament in the following Manner..
Imprimus: My Will is that all my Just debts and funeral charges be first paid and discharged as soon as may be after my decease by my Exectr hereafter named...
Item - I give to the Heir of my Late Husband Simon Hadley the sum of Five Shillings
Item - I give unto my daughter Phebe WALL the wife of John WALL all my wearing apparrel [sic]
Item - I give unto my son Nathaniel all the Bonds and Debts which are now due to me or payable from him in Leiu of all other Bequests
Item - I give unto my son Peter BUFFINGTON and my son-in-law John WALL the several obligations and debts that they are now indebted to me respectively to each their respective debts in Lieu of all other bequests.
Item - I give thirty pounds to be equally divided between all my children now living and my son in law Samuel O___ [Osburn?] and my granddaughter Frances BUFFINGTON share and share alike it being for building a house on my land
And all the remainder part of my estate both real and personal not heretofore bequeathed I give to my sons John BUFFINGTON his heirs and assigns forever, he or they providing for me a good and sufficient maintainence during my natrual life and decently burying me when I am dead.
Lastly I do hereby constitute nominate and appoing my son John BUFFINGTON to be sole executor of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all other and former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of the ninth month anno domini 1767.
Signed sealed published and declared by the testator { [signed] as her last will and testament in the presents of us | Phebe HADLEY Richard BUFFINGTON, Robert BUFFINGTON } [illegible, with a date] John SNOW"