| Note | | Item. My will is that my wife shall have the profits of the remaining part of my estate, both real and personal, to be at her own disposing while she remains a widow and after to be sold by executor and the money arriving by such sale to be equally divided between my daughter, Elizabeth, and my daughter, Rose; share and share alike, only Elizabeth is to have the clock. And I do appoint my son-in-law, Caleb Kirk, to be sole executor of this, my last will and testament, revoking all other wills by me made.1 |
| Note | | In witness whereby I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of the tenth month, one thousand seven hundred and sixty four, 1764.1 |
| Note | | Item. I give and bequeath to my son, James, the sum of five shillings.1 |
| Note | | Item, I give and bequeath to my son, John, the sum of five shillings.1 |
| Note | | If it should so happen that my said executor should be in my debt at the time of my decease my will is that it shall be reckoned with the rest of my estate.1 |
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| Note | | (Signed) Aaron Mendenhall1 |
| Note | | Signed, sealed and declared by the above named Aaron Mendenhall as his last will and testament in the presence of Thomas Coates, Thos. Stather, Benjamin Davies.1 |
| Note | | Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Lydia, two hundred pounds current money, fifty pounds to be paid in twelve months after my decease and the remainder after the decease of my wife.1 |
| Note | | Now these are to certify all whom it may concern that for the full accomplishing of there intentions the sixteenth day of the fourth month called June in the year according to English account, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifteen, they the said Aaron Mendenhall and Rose Pierson appeared at a public meeting of the aforesaid people and others met together for that purpose at their public meeting house at Concord aforesaid. And in a solemn manner he, the said Aaron Mendenhall, taking the said Rose Pierson by the hand, did openly declare as followeth, Friends by the assistance of God and before this assembly I take this my friend Rose Pierson to be my wife promising to be unto her a faithful and loving husband until death do us separate. And then and there in said assembly the said Rose Pierson did in like manner declare as followeth, Friends in the presence of God and before the assembly with whom I desire to be my witnesses I take him, my friend Aaron Mendenhall, to be my husband promising to be unto him a loving and faithful wife until death separate us. And the said Aaron Mendenhall and Rose Pierson, she according to the custom of marriage assuming the name of her husband as a confirmation therof, did then and there among those present set their hands. And we whose names are hereunto, being present among others at the solemizing of the said marriage in manner aforesaid as witnesses to the same have also subscribed our names the day and year above written.1 |
| Note | | Whereas, Aaron Mendenhall of Calne in the County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, son of John Mendenhall of Concord in the same county and Rose Pierson, daughter of Thomas Pierson of the said township of Concord, having declared their intentions of taking each other in marriage before several Monthly Meetings of the people called Quakers in Concord aforesaid and Chichester in the said county according to the good order used amongst them whose proceedings therein after a deliberate consideration thereof (with regard unto the righteous law of God and example of his people recorded in the scripture of truth in that place) were approved by the said Meetings, they appearing clear of all others.1 |
| Note* | | Aaron was a farmer and overseer of the East Caln Meeting House in Chester County, PA. His marriage certificate is in the library of Guilford College, Jamestown, NC. It was signed by 70 witnesses. Following is the text of the certificate:1 |
| Note | | Item. I give and bequeath to my son, Aaron, the sum of five pounds current money of Pennsylvania to be paid him in twelve months after my decease.1 |
| Note | | Be it remembered, that I, Aaron Mendenhall of Caln in the County of Chester, Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, being of sound disposing mind and memory; do make this my last will and testament in manner following: That is to say; my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as may be after my decease.1 |
| Note | | In 1719 Aaron was named as tax collector for Caln Township. Aaron left the following will:1 |
| Birth* | 20 November 1690 | Concord, PA1 |
| Marriage* | 16 June 1715 | East Caln, PA, Principal=Rose Pierson1 |
| Death* | 30 April 1765 | East Caln, PA1 |