Individual Details

Residence

Edward Goff was named as executor in will of his father-in-law, Walter Jesse.

Residence

Edward Goff of Uwchlan awarded 138 acres of land in Nantmell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. (Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records, Volume 4, 1753-1758, Page 17)

Residence

Edward Goff & Mary his wife named in mortgage of 138 acres in Nantmill, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. (Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records, Volume 5, 1758-1765, Pages 51, 159, 168, 226, 246)

Residence

Property of Edward Goff deeded to Abraham Scott in May 1760, cited on 24 Dec 1761 as a border in mortgage in Nantmell, Chester County, Pennsylvania. (Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records, Volume 5, 1758-1765, Pages 51, 159, 168, 226, 246)

Residence

Property of Edward Goff cited as a border in mortgage in Uwchlan, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. (Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records, Volume 5, 1758-1765, Pages 51, 159, 168, 226, 246)

Residence

Property of Edward Goff cited as a border in mortgage in Uwchlan, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. (Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records, Volume 5, 1758-1765, Pages 51, 159, 168, 226, 246)

Residence

Edward Goff taxed for 100 acres, two horses, two head of cattle, and 6 sheep.

Residence

Edward Goff taxed for 20 acres cleared, 80 acres uncleared, two horses, and three head of cattle (no sheep). (Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801)

Will

Last Will & Testament

Berks County, Pennsylvania, 13 March 1775    — Transcription by Allen S. Goff (2008)

In the name of God, Amen. The thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five. I, Edward Goff of Robeson Township, Berks County and Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman; being very sick and weak in body but of perfect sound mind, memory and understanding, thanks be given to God for it. Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do this thirteenth day of March, ye year above written, make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament; that is to say principally and first of all I commend my soul unto God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, never doubting but I shall receive the same again at the general Resurrection by the Mighty Power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me in this life with, I give devise and bequeath or dispose of in the following manner and form.

It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be all honestly paid and discharged.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary one feather bed and bedstead with furniture thereto, an iron pot and hook, likewise my case of drawers and half the pewter in my house, one brown cow out of my stock and likewise the sum of sixty pounds (£60) in money of the Province aforesaid, twenty (£20) thereof in the year 1777, and forty pounds (£40) more thereof in the year 1779 during her natural life and if anything be remaining after her decease, to be equally divided among my children then living, only the household goods to be for my daughter ANN at the decease of my wife Mary, to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Jones the sum of ten pounds (£10) lawful money aforesaid to be paid in ye year 1777 to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter Frances Wells the sum of ten pounds (£10) lawful money aforesaid to be paid in 1777 to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son John Goff the sum of twenty pounds (£20) lawful money aforesaid to be paid by my executors in 1780 to him and his heirs and assigns forever, he being advanced by me in my lifetime.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son William Goff the sum of ten pounds (£10) to be paid in 1781 to him his heirs and assigns forever, he being advanced by me in my lifetime.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Goff the sum of fifty pounds (£50) current money as aforesaid and forty pounds (£40) thereof to be paid in the year 1776 and ten pounds (£10) more thereof in 1777. Likewise I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Goff a certain piece of land on the North side the road leading from the Mine holes to Birds furnace, which I reserved and now hold by an instrument of writing under the hand and seal of my son John Goff for a certain term of fifteen years retention being thereunto had will at large appear, it being now under the tenure of a certain Cynis Cartwright on lease bearing date the 27th day of February 1775 subject to rent of four pounds (£4) a year for eleven years from the year of our Lord 1779 till ye year 1790, which will amount to be forty-four pounds (£44) of which I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Goff twenty four pounds (£24) to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Goff the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds (£130) lawful money aforesaid. Thirty pounds (£30) thereof in the year 1776 and eighty (£60) more thereof in 1778 and twenty pounds (£20) more thereof in 1782, and likewise the other part of the aforesaid reserved land [see preceding Item] or the rent ensuing therefrom to him and his heirs and assigns forever.Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson Edward Wells the sum of ten pounds (£10) to be paid to him when he comes to the age of twenty two years (22) with the interest thereon accruing from the year of our Lord 1784 to be paid to interest by my Executors upon such security as they shall think sufficient, I give the same to the said Edward Wells to him his heirs or assigns forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson Edward Goff, son of John Goff, the sum of thirty pounds (£30) lawful money aforesaid, with the interest thereon accruing from the year 1780, twenty pounds (£20) to be first to interest by my Executors upon such security as they shall think sufficient and ten pounds (£10) more in the year 1784 to be likewise put to interest aforesaid till he arrive to the age of twenty two (22) years which I give to him his heirs and assigns forever..

Item. My will and meaning is that all the remaining part of my stock and household goods be sold at publick sale such as are not herein willed and bequeathed for the highest price that can be obtained and the money accruing therefrom to be applyed to defraying the cost that will be in the administration of my estate and if any be remaining in the hands of my Executors after all my debts and funeral expenses be paid according to this my Last Will and Testament, I order and my will is that all such money be equally divided among my legatees, share and share a like to be held of them and each and every of them, their heirs and assigns.

Item. It is my will and I do order concerning the estate of one Walter Jesse to which I was the active Executor and whereas the said Walter Jesse was indebted in England to his brother Samuel Jesse of the City of London in a certain sum not fully known, now my will is and I do order that if the heirs of the said Samuel Jesse shall make a recovery of the said debt against the estate of the said Walter Jesse being in America or against me his Executor that then and such case the several legacies and bequests herein before mentioned and given to the several legatees shall refund and disburse so much of their legacies according to them given as will satisfy the said debt and all the cost therein accruing, anything to the claim contained to the contrary in anywise I disallow.

Item. I do hereby constitute, ordain and appoint my beloved wife Mary to be my Executrix and my son William Goff Executor to see the same fulfilled and kept according to the true intent and meaning thereof & I do hereby revoke, disallow and make void all other wills; only excepted the desk at my decease to be my son John Goffs which I give and bequeath to him and his heirs forever, and bequeaths by me made heretofore whether by word or writing allowing this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above or before said.

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Signed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said Edward Goff to be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names who were present at the signing and sealing thereof the day and year aforesaid.

William Morris
William Wells
Thomas Hamilton