Rowan Co. NC - The will of Johannes Agnder (Aegender/Aginder, Agner), 1757

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Submitted by:  Celia Hartmann  hartmann@bright.net
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A translation of the 1757 will [actually power of attorney] of Johannes
AGNDER, recorded in Will Book A, page 2, Rowan County, NC.

Translated from a photostatic copy of the original, which was hand
written in German, by Dr. Frank P. Albright, Director of Museums, Old
Salem, Inc. Winston-Salem, NC and Dr. Roy A. Agner, Jr. of Salisbury, NC
in 1968.

Anyone interested in obtaining their own copy directly from the NC State
Archives should write a check for $8 (June 1999 pricing -- made payable
to North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources) and send a request to:

Department of Cultural Resources
Division of Archives and History
Archives and Records Section
109 E. Jones Street
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614

I would include in the request that Archivist Kimberly Andersen Cumber
found the record under the spelling AGNDER, Johannes for 1758 in the
book: Rowan County Original Wills, 1743-1900, CR.085.801.1

[As a side note, on the outside of the POA is yet another variant of the
name that someone wrote: John Achendor]

January 24, 1757

In the presence of the undersigned acquaintances by signature and in the
presence of my children, in as much as I am on my sick bed, I assign to
Conrad Michel to collect my rights to my paternal and maternal
inheritance out of Switzerland, which inheritance is in Binsaltamen
bei__________. Herewith I hand over to the aforementioned Conrad Michel
willingly with full power hereafter the business rights, to collect it.
Therefore please permit the aforementioned person to take unencumbered my
inheritance as the same person to whome the highest authorities in
Switzerland entrusted it. Even if I wished to come for it myself my old
age would not permit me to come myself. The seventieth year is upon me.
To be sure you have written me to come myself but it is impossible. Let
Conrad Michel carry it out. That is as good as if I did it myself.
Johannes Agnder [signature]

Georg Brunner [signature]
Conrad Michel [signature]


(Note from transcriber:  
This "will" was proven 23 Apr 1758 per the Rowan County, NC Court Minutes:

Upon motion of Mr. Dunn the Last will and Testament of John Eckender
proved by the Oath of Conrad Michael and ordered to be recorded -- the
Exr. having before Sd. Order taken Oath as by Law Directed.  Rowan Co.)