Wills: Jacob Snider, 1819: Frederick County, Maryland Probated: 1820 Will Book Vol.8, page 411 Surnames: Heyder, Kieffer, Snider, Vantz, You (Yow) Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy and contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sarah Dart ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ Jacob Snider’s Will In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Snider of Frederick County in the state of Maryland, being in good health of body, and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say. First I desire of my Executor herein after named to pay all my debts and funeral charges out of my ready money as soon after my decease as may be. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and to her heirs and assigns forever all my personal Estate, consisting of stock, household and kitchen furniture, all my ready money, together with all my bonds, Notes and book accounts and every other description of personal property that I may have at my decease-- requiring of her my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and her heirs to permit and suffer quietly and peaceably my distressed daughter Catherine to live with them in the same house during her natural life and to provide and furnish her the said Catherine during said time with all necessaries of life; but in case my said daughter Catherine should too frequently conduct and demean herself in such a manner that other persons cannot live comfortably and undisturbed in the same house with her, then my will is, and I hereby require of my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and her heirs to build a small house for said Catherine near their own dwelling for her the said Catherine to live in by herself during her natural life remembering to furnish her with a bed, stove and every necessary of life to keep her comfortable during her natural life as aforesaid. It is my will further that my Executors hereinafter named dispose of all my real Estate either at public or private sale, as soon after my decease as may be, and the proceeds of such sale or sales I hereby order to be paid to my said Daughter Elizabeth Kieffer or to her heirs and assigns; and I hereby authorise and empower my Executors hereinafter named or either of them, to convey by a good & sufficient Deed according to law to the purchaser or purchasers all my right title and claim of, in and to all my land with the appurtenances in order that the purchasers may have an indisputable title of all my real estate. But be it remembered that in case my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer should prefer to keep all my land or any part thereof then in such case the land that she wishes to keep shall not be sold, and I hereby devise & bequeath the same to her my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and to her heirs and assigns forever, leaving it to her choice either to have it sold or keep the same as provided by this my last will and testament. And lastly, I do hereby constitute & appoint my trusty friends John You and Jacob You, or either of them to be my Executor or executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I the said Jacob Snider have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and nineteen. Jacob Schnider {seal} Signed sealed published and declared by Jacob Snider, the above named testator as & for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Jno. Heyder LŸdwick Vantz Valantin Vantz Frederick County to wit; on the 4th day of December 1820 then came John You & Jacob You and Solemnly & Sincerely affirmed and declared that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Jacob Snider late of Frederick County deceased that hath come to their hands and possession and that they do not know of any other. Henry Steiner Regr. Frederick County to wit; on the 4th day of December 1820 then came Frederick Vantz and Valentine Vantz two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of Jacob Snider late of Frederick County deceased and made oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see 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 at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding that they together with John Hyder the other subscribing witness repectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and all in the presence of each other. Henry Steiner Regr.