Daniel Wasson was a private under Captains Robert Dickey and Walter McKinnie, 1781-82. A probable son of Thomas Wason.
"Penna. Arch. 5th Ser. Vol. 6, p.285,306."
From: Rootsweb queries, Posted by Karen Wasson on Feb. 22, 1999
WILL of DANIEL WASSON of Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co., PA
Dated Mar. 19, 1838; Filed Dec. 11, 1843
In the name of God, Amen. I Daniel Wasson of Scrubgrass Township, Venango Co. Being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainity of the time thereof and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and declare this my last will and testament in the manner following: that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and my body I commit to the earth at the discretion of my executors herein after named. First to my wife, Esther Wasson, I give and bequeath two beds and bedding, two bedsteds, two tables, a corner cupboard together with the pots and dresser, furniture belonging to my house and her choice of the two cows and one heffer two years old or three out of the flock of ten sheep, also the use of the house I now live in and the lot around said house with two ? of bees so long as she see proper to live in said house and remains my widow and a common support for said cattle while she remains on said place and also twenty dollars a year to be paid on said place to her and also my son William Wasson is to pay to my wife Esther twenty dollars a year. The years in my house to be divided equally between her and my son James Wasson and she is to have what my worked flax is on this place---Second I give and bequeath to my son James Wasson the farm I now live on together with all the farming ? on the same and all the stock on the same except what has been before mentioned in this will. Third I give and bequeath to my son William Wasson the farm he now lives on in Butler Co., Parker Twn. (PA). Fourth to my son Daniel Wasson, if he ever returns is to have two dollars apiece from James and William Wasson---my son James Wasson is to have the amount of a patent and fees of the state right of the place I now live on out of a judgement I hold James Major and the balance of said judgement I give to my son William Wasson. I hereby appoint my son James Wasson the Executor of this my last will and testament in witness hereof I have set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Signed: Daniel Wasson
Witnessed by: Robert Crawford and Mary Bartley
Thomas WASSON (ID:I569), b. Abt 1745, Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. May 1803, Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 58 years)