Will of Johan Frantz Crumm, 1813: Adams County

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          Will of Johan Frantz Crumm, 1813

The following has been typed from a copy of the hand written
will of Francis Crum (Johan Frantz Crumm). The original is on
file at the Court House in Gettysburg, PA, file no. 610. Francis was
born 2 May 1742 in Pfuhl, Germany. He arrived in Philadelphia, with
his family on the ship Rowand 29 Sep 1753.  They first settled in
Heidelberg twp., Lehigh county.  Francis migrated to Adams
County in 1780, and died in 1814.

I Francis Crum of the township of Menallen in the County of Adams
and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being very sick and weak in body
but of sound mind memory and understanding Blessed be God for the
same but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form
following to wit  Principaly and first of all I command my immortal
soul into the hands of God and give it and my body to the earth
to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner to wit - - -

I give and devise to my beloved wife Modlena one bed bedding and
bedstead one cow her choice two sheep her choice the use of the
stove room and privelege in the kitchen and springhouse and as much
of the garden as she shall want for her own use during her natural
life. Ten pound of hachet flax a year twelve pound of taro Two pair
of shoes six bushel of wheat twelve bushels of rye three bushels
of corn four bushel potatoes one hundred pounds of pork and fifty
pounds of beef every fall one bushel of salt one half of the Kitchen
furniture the use of the kitchen dresser while she lives a sufficiency of
firewood to be cut and laid to the house for her use and eight dollars
a year and it is my will that she be kept in a cow and two sheep and
the necessary priviledges for the same as long as she lives.and it is
my will and I would have the same to be taken in lieu of the dower
and in full of anything she can claim of me on any part whatsoever.

I will an bequeath to my beloved sons Levi and Moses Crum my
plantation equally also all my personal property except such part
as is herein otherwise bequeathed by paying to my other sons
the several sums herein after bequeathed and it is my will that the
same shall be taken in full of their shares of my estate real or
personal at the same time reserving the bequeaths already and
such as shall be hereinafter bequeathed.

Item I allow and order that all my worldly debts and such real
charges be paid out of my estate.

Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons Casper John and
Peter Crum the sum of two hundred and thirty pounds in manner
herein  of described. I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons
Barnhart and Solomon Crum the sum of two hundred pounds each
to be paid to them in manner hereinafter described.

Item I will and allow my beloved son Casper to receive one fourth
part of his share three years after my deceas. I will and allow my
son John Crum to receive one fourth part of his share at the end
of four years after my deceas. I will and allow my son Peter Crum
to receive one fourth part of his share five years after my deceas.
I will and allow my son Henry Crum to receive one fourth part of
his share at the expiration of six years after my deceas. I will and
allow my son Barnhart Crum to receive one fourth part of his shares
at the expiration of seven years after my deceas. I will and allow my
son Solomon Crum to receive one fourth part of his share at the
expiration of eight years after my deceas.

Item I will and allow my son Casper to receive a second pay out of
the fourth part of his shares at the expiration of nine years after my
deceas and at the expiration of every succeeding year one of my
sons to receive one fourth part of their shares in like manner as
they received their first payment and I wish to have the same to be
taken to be in full of anything they can claim of me on any pretence
whatsoever.

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Modlena the use of the
stove in the stoveroom during her natural life if she remains a widow
but if my said wife should marry she is to quite my premises and be
given no more than her bed and bedding and I would have the same
to be taken in lieu of her dower and in full of anything she can claim
of me on any pretense whatsoever.

And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my well beloved son
John Crum and my neibour Charles Steward to be the executors
of this my will hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequeasts
by me heretofore made and declaring this and no other to be my last
will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal the nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen. 1813

signed sealed published
pronouced and decllared
by the said testator as
his last will and testament  

 Frantz Crum  (Seal)
in the presence of us who in his presence and at
his request have subscribed as witnesses
Conrad Blank
Nathan Wright
J Steward

Adams County Before James Duncan, Esq. ______
               for the probation of wills and granting leters of
administration  and for the County of Adams in the state of Pennsylvania
personally came Conrad Blank and Nathan Wright two of the subscriber
witnesses to the forgoing instrument of writing and on their solemon oath
and affirmation do say that they were personally present and saw and
heard the therein named Francis Crum sign his name unto and seal and
publish the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and
testament and at the time of doing thereof he the said Frances Crum
was of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the
best of their knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names
as thereto as witnesses in the presence of the said testator and at his
request and also in the presence of each other and at the same time.
Sworn affirmed & subscribed before me
at Gettysburg the 1st day of Nov. 1814        _________________