Wills:  Will of Christian Sauter. (1853) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Will of Christian Sauter of Baltimore Co.

The Will of Christian Sauter, as sent for probate in Baltimore Co from Louisville Ky: 
Louisville Ky May 26th 1853. 

The last will & Testament of Christian Sauter of Baltimore County State of Maryland. I 
give and bequeath unto my wife, the first place, the cullery & furnature of the house. and 
in this all to her diposition long as she lives. after her death the first place shall be 
delivered unto my son William Sauter and in consideration of this he shall be obliged to 
pay his brothers Julius Sauter & Charles Sauter to each one the sum of $500.00 as soon as 
William Sauter is of age. in the case the mether should be alive yet, at this time then are 
the two above named sons obliged to wait untill after the death of the mother. I give and 
bequeath unto my son Christian Sauter the piece of land called "veisground" containing 72 
1/2 acres of woodland and woods Shall be cut off & the proceeds thereof shall be applied 
to pay the debts due on said land in the case no other means for paying the debts are at 
hand. The furnitures of the house & cullery have after the death of my wife & mother of 
said sons to be delivered or divided in equal parts amongst the sons. 

his + mark

Christian Sauter

In the Presence of four witnesses: Joseph Thomas, John Lerd(?) Dalle, Daniel Baker, John 
Braner 

State of Kentucy, At a county court held for Jefferson County at the courthouse in the city 
of Louisville on the third day of June 1850. The Foregoing instrument of writing 
purporting to be the last will and testament of Christian Sauter, deceased, late of this 
county was --- produced in court and proved by the oaths of Joseph Thomas, John 
Gerd(?) Dalles, Daniel Baker, and John Braner the subscribing witnesses thereto. and the 
paper filed with the same. was proven by the oath of NT Basler to be a correct translation 
of said instrument. Whereupon the same was established by the court to be the last will & 
testament of said Christian Sauter and ordered to be recorded and is recorded in my office 
as clerk of said sourt 

Atd. Curran Pope, clerk 

In testimony whereof and that the foregoing is truly copied from the original as recorded 
in my office and that the said witnessess made oath that the testator at the time of signing 
was of sound mind & disposing memory. and that he requested them to witness the same 
as his last will and testament I the clerk of said county have hereto set my hand and affixed 
my seal of office this Seventeenth day of June one thousand and eight hundred and fifty. 
Curran Pope