Will of Jacob ANDERS (1870); Frederick County, MD

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Jacob Anders Will – Frederick Co., Maryland

In the name of God Amen, I Jacob Anders of Frederick County in the State of 
Maryland being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory, 
and understanding considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainity of 
the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and ----- be 
the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me 
hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner 
and form following that is to say;
First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my 
body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors 
hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and 
bequeath as follows;
I give and bequeath unto my wife all my household and kitchen furniture to have, 
to posess and dispose of as she may see proper to do.  I also will and bequeath 
to my wife the interest of two thousand dollars to be paid to her annually by my 
executors hereinafter named.
And it is my will, wish and desire that all my real and personal property be 
sold within one year after my death by my executors hereinafter named and the 
proceeds or money shall be equally divided among all my children share and share 
alike, except my daughter Susan, wife of John Bidinger who has received two 
hundred dollars which shall be deducted whe her equal share is paid to her.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint may sonw William aand Michael to 
be executors of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all 
former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other 
to be my last will and testament,
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this eleventh 
day of December in the year 1870.
Jacob Anders {seal}

Witness 
John Tsouch[?]
Owen Ledgeridge
R G Barrick

Maryland, Frederick County, to wit; on this twenty eight day of August 1877 came 
Michael Anders and Made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almightly God, that the 
aforegoing instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Jacob 
Anders late of Frederick County, deceased, that has come to his hands and 
possession, that he found the same among the papers of the testator, and that he 
does not know of any other of a later date,
Test John R Rauzer Regr.

Stae of Maryland, Frederick County, to wit;
On the 28th day of August 1877, came John Tsouh[?], Owen Lidridge and R G 
Barrick the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of 
Jacob Anders late of Frederick County deceased and mad oath on the Holy Evangley 
of Almighty God that they did see Jacob Anders the Testator therein named sign 
and seal this will; that they heard him publish, pronounce, and declare the same 
to be his last will and testament that as the time of his so doing he was to the 
best of their apprehension, of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding, and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to 
said will, in the presence of and at the request of the testator, and that they 
did also see each the subscribing witness sign his name as witness to said will 
as the request of the testator in his presence and all in the presence of each 
other.
Test John R Rauzer, Regr.