WILL (Partial): Jacob FIDLER, 1831, Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA
Surnames: Fidler, Eigholtz, Ehrhart, Clark

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The Last Will & Testament (partial) of Jacob FIDLER of Tyrone Township, Adams 
County, PA

Transcribed by Tom Wills from a SAMPUBCO photocopy of Will Book D, Page 139.

(See preceding Will Book page). . . if she does not get Married

__ I give & bequeath unto my daughter Catharine a room (?) as long as she is 
single 

__ I give and bequeath to my son George the sum of Seven hundred dollars to be 
paid by my executors as soon as it can be collected__ I likewise give & bequeath 
to my daughter Margaret the sum of seven hundred dollars to be paid as follows 
beginning one year after my death the sum of Fifty dollars & is to be paid 
yearly till the whole is paid I likewise give and bequeath to my daughter 
Catharine the sum of seven hundred dollars to be paid as follows, beginning One 
Year after my death the sum of fifty dollars yearly until all is paid 

__ I give and bequeath to my son John a certain Tract of Land. situate in 
Menallen Township Containing one hundred & sixty five acres adjoining lands of 
(?) & Livingston & others & my son John is to pay out unto my executors the Sum 
of one hundred & fifty dollars & my said executors are to help my son John to 
put buildings on the aforesaid land

__ I give & bequeath unto my son Jacob the plantation whereon I now dwell 
situate in Tyrone Township Adams County Containing two hundred & five acres real 
measure to him my son Jacob after paying the other devises & bequests, and my 
son Jacob is to have the Weavers Loom & Tackling which are now in the Shop & is 
to have the meat which is left for the use of the Summer and is to have the 
wagon that I now own my executors are to sell my loose property for the payment 
of the bequest to my son George excepting what my wife takes And lastly I hereby 
constitute and appoint my son Jacob Fidler & Thomas Ehrhart to be executors of 
this my last Will & Testament and revoking & disannulling all former wills by me 
made, and ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last will & 
Testament 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this the 
thirtieth day of March in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & 
twenty seven

Signed sealed & published & declared by Jacob Fidler the above testator as for 
his last will & testament in the presence of us who at his request in his 
presence & in the presence & in the presence of each other have subscribed our 
names as witnesses thereto	
                 Jacob Fidler (seal)

George Eigholtz	Peter Fidler	

Adams County
Before me Jno B. Clark Register for the probate of wills & grant of letters of 
Administration in & for the County of Adams in the State of Pennsylvania 
personally the said George Eighholtz & Peter Fidler the subscribing witnesses to 
the foregoing instrument of writing gave their solemn oaths do severally say 
that they were personally present & saw & heard the herein named Jacob Fidler 
sign his name unto & seal & publish the foregoing Instrument of writing as and 
for his last Will & testament and at the time of doing thereof he the said Jacob 
Fidler was of a sound & disposing mind memory & understanding to the best of 
their knowledge & belief and that they subscribed their names thereto as 
witnesses in the presence of the said testator & at his request & also in the 
presence of each other at the same time. 

Georg Eigholtz  Peter Fidler

Jno B. Clark Reg.
Memorandum Letters Testamentary were this day granted of Jacob Fidler & Thomas 
Ehrhart Executors of the last will of Jacob Fidler dec an inventory to be 
exhibited into the registers office in Gettsburg on or before the 8th day of 
April next & an account reckoning on or before the 9th day of March A. D.1832 
Witness my hand the 8th day of March A. D. 1831______

Sworn & subscribed before me March 8th  A. D. 1831____