Will Abstracts: Surnames S to V

SALSBURY, WILLIAM. 
— April 1791. April 11, 1791.
Wife (no name).Peter, Philip, Daniel, Henry, Christian and Salome Salsbury.Other children, minors.William’s age is seventeen in August 1791.
Exs:  Charles Crislip and Peter Crislip.
Wit:  George Buck, Charles Crislip.  
E. 221.

SAMPLE, JOHN, East Pennsbro.  
September 3, 1792. October 14, 1794.
Wife Kesiah. Son James Sample. Children of dau. Sarah Little by John Little. Daus. Jane Shannon, Margaret Gilmore, Mary Ewalt and Elizabeth Sample. Sons John, Chambers and Samuel Sample, minors.
Exs:  William Chambers and Joseph Sample.
Wit:  Jonathan Hoge, James Anderson, Henry Brenizer.  
E. 333.

SHARP, ROBERT, Hopewell. 
February 18, 1790. March 23, 1791.
Wife Catherine. Children William, Mary, Elizabeth, Robert, James and Jean.  The three  sons and dau. Jean, minors.
Exs:  Wife Catherine Sharp and Josias Brown.
Wit:  William Highlands, Elizabeth Highlands.  
E. 213-214.

SHOP, ULERY, East Pennsborough.  
January 11, 1786. February 12, 1788.
Wife Mary. Sons Henry, John and Christian. Daus. Magdalen and Elizabeth. Sons Abraham and Jacob. Child of dau. Barbara, Dec’d.
Exs:  George Cover and John Snevly.
Wit:  John Mappan, Adm. Wever.  
E. 131-133.

SIMONDS, WILLIAM, Dickinson.  
October 9, 1795. November 26, 1795.
Wife Margaret.Sons Edward, Richard and John.Daus. Susanna, Jean and Margaret.
Exs:  Wife Margaret and sons Richard and John Simonds.Wife Margaret Simonds, guardian of dau. Margaret.
Wit:  Jno. Alexander, Robert Semple, James Graham.  
E. 359.

SMILEY, GEORGE, Rye.  
August 5, 1793. October 31, 1793.
Wife Margaret. Son Frederick Smiley. Land on the big run adj. Samuel Smiley. Sons David and George. Plantation knows as Watson’s Place. Land adj. Thomas Such, John Stuart and others. Other children Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret, Mary and Sarah.
Exs:  Wife Margaret and bro. Samuel Smiley.
Wit:  Frederick Watts, Hugh Wallace, Thos. Smiley.  
E. 308.

SMITH, JAMES, Westpensbro.  
September 15, 1776. October 7, 1791.
Wife Margaret. Children, viz., Mary, Nathaniel, James, William, Margaret, and an  unborn child. Exs:  Wife Margaret Smith and Charles McClure. Wit:  John Watson, Sarah McMurray, John Byers. Codicil September 13, 1791. Youngest dau. Sidney.  Oldest dau. Polly, now Mrs. Butler.  Appoints 
Exs:  son James Smith and Charles McClure.
Wit:  Robt. Davidson, Lemuel Gustine, Saml. Weakley.  
E. 232-233.

SMITH, PETER.
July 15, 1790. September 11, 1790.
Wife Margaret.Children, viz., Elizabeth Dunbar, Ann Gregg, Margaret Carter, Sarah Dunlop, Esther Smith, Issabella Smith.
Exs:  Wife Margaret Smith.
Wit:  Hugh Boden, Adam Logue, Geo. Logue.  
E. 194.

SMITH, PETER, yeoman, Middleton.  
August 4, 1795. September 5, 1795.
Wife Catheren.Sons Peter and David Smith.Land joining land of Caspar Diller and Eppesam Blaine.Daus. Barbara Smith and Ester Smith.Grandchild Catheren.
Exs:  William Bore and Henry Witmore.
Wit:  Jacob Wynkoop, Jacob Witmer.  
E. 352-353.

SMITH, WILLIAM, farmer, Middleton.  
April 14, 1786. May 15, 1786.
Wife Jean. Son Robert Smith in Carlisle. Son Brice Smith. Land in Shearman’s Valley bought from James Steelman, where Thomas  Shortlass lives. Sons Hugh, James and William. Father’s estate in Ireland. Dau. Mary.  Elizabeth Christy, Jean Christy and Mary Christy. William Smith, Robert’s oldest son.
Exs:  Wife Jean and sons Hugh Smith and James Smith.
Wit:  Robert Patterson, William Boyd.  
E. 62-63.

SMITH, WILLIAM.
August 13, 1786. September 1, 1786.
Nephew William Brown. Lott of ground left by Bro. Robert Smith in Town of New London,  Connecticite (Connecticut). Francis Irwin and Elizabeth his wife. Andrew Irwin son of sd. Francis and Elizabeth. Messrs. Tedford of Philadelphia. James Carson and Francis Carson, both  of Philadelphia.   William Bell, Esq., of Milford. John Shaw, near Cocolamus. Demands against the United States or the State of Pennsylvania as a  soldier.
Exs:  Francis Irwin.
Wit:  John Creeg, Margaret Irwin, Geo. Robinson.  
E. 80-81.

STAIR, JOHN, East Pennsborough. Nuncupative Will.  
May 16, 1787. May 31, 1787. 
Wife Mary Magdalane. Sons and one dau., names not given.
Wit:  Peter Smith, Mary Magdalene Stair, Rudy Pickle. Said John Stair died May 17, 1787.  
E. 109.

STEEL (STAHL), ANTHONY, Greenwood.  
October 4, 1795. December 8, 1795.
Wife Mary. Daus. (all married), viz., Ann, Elizabeth and Eve. Sons Paul, Anthony and Morris.
Exs:  Wife Mary, son Paul Steel and Jacob Buck.
Wit:  John Elliott, Philip Leidig.  
E. 361-363.

STERRETT, DAVID, Newton.  
August 22, 1790. April 19, 1791.
Wife Rachel. Son William, minor. Sons Robert and Brice Innes. Land in Paxtown. Sons David, and John, a minor. Dau. Elizabeth, a minor. Legacy to son Brice Innes Sterrett from his grandfather Brice Innes.
Exs:  Wife Rachel and sons Robert and Brice Innes Sterrett.
Wit:  James Starrett, Jr., Willm. Montgomery.  
E. 216-220.

STEWART, ALEXANDER, yeoman, Wayne.  
April 16, 1787. October 22, 1788. Wife Catherine. Sons James and Alexander Stewart. Land joining Mitchell’s. Land next to Archd. Stewarts.Dau. Jean Stewart.
Exs:  Sons James Stewart and Alexander Stewart.
Wit:  James Gunsalus, Nathl. Stanly, Marg. Forggy.  
E. 136-137.

STEWART, ARCHIBALD.  
September 3, 1792. November 7, 1792.
Wife Isabella. Sons John, James, William and Archibald. Plantation in Morison’s Cove. Dau. Mary and Jeney. Sons Thomas and Samuel, some of children, minors.
Exs:  Wife Isabella, Robert Scot and Hugh Wallace.
Wit:  Elizabeth Sunbay, John Dunbar, Robert Dunbar.  
E. 270.

STEWART, ROBERT, yeoman, West Pennsborough.  
October 6, 1784. March 28, 1785. 
Wife Elizabeth. Granddau. Rachel Starr. Land sold to John Brown in sd. Twp. Grandchildren Elizabeth Starr, Mary Starr, Moses Starr. Land near Shippensburgh called Stewart’s Tract sold to William Blyth.
Exs:  Stephen Duncan and John Starr.
Wit:  Hugh Laird, Moses Starr.  
E. 18-19.

STONES, PETER, Sr., Tyrone.  
January 8, 1789. August 8, 1789.
Wife Margaret. Sons Peter, Andrew and John. Dau. Elizabeth Douty. Eldest son James Stones. Dau. Ann Stones. Dau. Margaret, a minor. Dau. Mary Talbot, widow.
Exs:  Sons Peter Stones and Andrew Stones.
Wit:  George Ferguson, John Davidson.     E. 157.

STUART, MARY, widow of Samuel Stuart, Hopewell.  
January 16, 1790.  March 23, 1791. 
Dau. Elizabeth McNeight. Son-in-law John McNeight. Exs:  John McNeight (McKnight). Wit:  Josias Brown, Robert Coffey, John Coffey.  
E. 215.

STUART, SAMUEL, Hopewell.  
April 15, 1789. April 30, 1789.
Wife (no name). Son-in-law John McKnight of Hopewell. Son-in-law John McKee. Grandson-in-law John McCarrell, married to grandau. Mary McKnight. Dau. Margaret McKee, wife of John McKee. Mr. Daniel Duncan, merchant of Shippensburgh, Alexander Laughlin, Esq.,  of Hopewell Twp. and Robert Donovan, late of Shippenburgh, now of  Franklin Co.
Exs:  Son-in-law John McKnight.
Wit:  David Hill, clk., David McKiney, Samuel Whery.  
E. 148-150.

SWARTZ, JOHN, East Pennsborough.  
May 25, 1791. July 11, 1791.
Wife Elizabeth. Son John. Other children, viz., sons George, Leonard, Caspar and Christian, and  daus. Katrin, Susana and Annamare. Dau. Cradlets.
Exs:  John Sheffer and son Casper Swartz.
Wit:  Abraham Adams, Jonathan Hoge, John Seffer.  
E. 226.

TATE (TEAT), JOHN, Shippensburgh.  
May 29, 1786. August 4, 1786. Wife Isabella. Plantation in Southampton Twp. Sister Elizabeth Eskin. Nephew John Humphreys. Bro. Alexander Eskin. Bro. Samuel Tate, near Plymouth in England.
Exs:  Friends Alexander Peebles and Robt. Donavan.
Wit:  John Frazer, Josiah Griffen, Samuel Huey.  E. 68.

THOMPSON, ANDREW, Hopewell.  
May 14, 1792. May 24, 1792.
Wife Martha. Dau. Mary, wife of John Wilson. Daus., viz., Jean, Elizabeth, Sarah, Prudence, Hannah and Rosanna. Grandson Andrew Wilson, a minor, and his bro. and sister.
Exs:  Wife Martha, David Wills and John Snody.
Wit:  Willm. Montgomery, Robert Bell.  
E. 249-250.

THOMPSON, ROBERT, Fermanagh.  
February 24, 1787. April 5, 1787.
Wife (no name).  Son William, a minor. Other children, minors.
Exs:  Wife and David Boal.
Wit:  Gerard Ferrill, Saml. Willy, Thos. Palley.  
E. 103.

TORRANCE, HUGH, farmer, Newton.  
June 12, 1784. August 13, 1784.
Three children James, Hugh and Sarah. Son-in-law Alexander McClintock. Step dau. Jean Blair. Overseers Daniel McDaniels and Samuel McCormick. Exs:  Alexander McClintock and Hugh and Alexr. Laughlin.
Wit:  John Allison, Thomas Allison.  
E. 28.

TOWNSLEY, WILLIAM, Teboyne. 
April 8, 1795. June 2, 1795.
Wife (no name). Daus. Janet Kincaid, Agness Innes, Martha Kincaid, Elizabeth McCraken,  Eleanor McCree, Margart McMillen and Joanna Townsley. Sons Thomas, John and George Townsley.
Exs:  George McMillen and William Martin.
Wit:  Abraham Thomas, Martin Motzer, William Colwell.  
E. 345-346.

TRINDLE, WILLIAM, Allen.  
April 8, 1784. November 7, 1785.
Wife Agness. Children William, John, Agness, James and the child not yet born. Joshua Miars land. Exs:  Wife Agness, bro. Alexr. Trindle and John Lamb.
Wit:  Hugh McCay, John Lamb.  
E. 52.