Adams County PA Archives Wills.....HOLLEBAUGH (JR), CHRISTOPHER March 2, 1841 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jack Novicki pajznovici@aol.com - February 9, 2006, 12:21 pm Source: Transcribed From A Sampubco photocopy Of the hand-written Will Will written & signed: March 2, 1841 ===================================================================== No. 2873 { I Christopher Hollebaugh of Union Township, Adams Last Will { County and State of Pennsylvania do make and publish of { this my Last Will and Testament. Hereby revoking and Christopher Hollebaugh { making void all other wills by me at anytime heretofore { made and first I direct that my body after my decease be decently intered in the burying ground, at the direction of my Executor, herein after named, my funeral to be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and standing in life, And as to such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to interest me with, I dispose of the same as follows first, I direct that all my debts and funeral be paid as after my decease as possible out of any moneys that shall come into the house of my Executor, from my portion of my estate, real or personal.~~ Item first I give and bequeath to my sons David Hollebaugh, Jacob Hollebaugh and George Hollebaugh, one Dollar Current money to each of them or their heirs, that with what they have before from me received, Shall be in full of their share, out of my estate from real & personal.~~ Item Second I give and bequeath to my daughter, Catharine Wilson, Mary Degroft, Susanna Tipton, Elizabeth Hollebaugh, Margaret Steinour[?] and Hannah Sull[?], one Dollar current money to each of them, or their heirs. That with what they have before from me received, Shall be in full of their Share out of my estate, both real and personal.~~ Item Third, I give and bequeath to my son John Hollebaugh all my estate both real and personal, that may be remaining after my debts and funeral expenses, and the foregoing legacies are well and truly paid, that is to say after said payments are made I give to my son the remainder of my estate both real and personal to him and his heirs forever. Subject to his maintaining myself and his Mother during our natural life in a decent and becoming manner both in clothing and requisites of live as boarding washing firewood and all that will tend to the comfort of myself and his mother during our lives should my decease take place before my wife Mary, I then enter and direct that my wife Mary make a written contract with John Hollebaugh he binding himself in the same to support her as directed by me during life and if my wife requires it to demand security from John Hollebaugh for his true performance to her as I have directed.~~ And I hereby make and ordain my son John Hollebaugh, my executor to this my last Will and testament.~~ In witness whereof I Christopher Hollebaugh the testator, have to this my will, written on paper Set my hand and Seal this Second day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one. Signed Sealed and delivered in the { presence of us, who have Subscribed { Christopher Hollebaugh (((SEAL))) in the presence of each other. { Michael R. Nushar[?] { James Renshaw { Henry Little[?] { -------------------------------------------------------------------------- State of Pennsylvania { Adams county [??] { Before me W. W. Hamersby register for the Probate { of Willsand granting letters of Administration in and for said county of Adams personally appeared James Renshaw Esq. one of the Subscribing witnesses to the above instrument of writing who on his solemn oath doth Say that he was personally present and Saw and heard the herein named Christopher Hollenbaugh Sign his name unto and Seal and publish the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last Will and Testament an at the time of So doing he the said Christopher Hollenbaugh was of sound and disposing mind Memory and understanding to the best of their Knowledge & observation & belief and that he Subscribed his name thereto as witness in his presence and at his request and that he saw the other witness Subscribe their names thereto at the same time. Sworn and Subscribed before me { The 20th day of Nov. A.D. 1850~~ { James Renshaw W. W. Hamersby Reget. { --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMORANDUM Letter Testamentary were this day granted in due form of law unto John Hollenbaugh Executor of the last Will & Testament of Christopher Hollebaugh Dec (eased). An inventory to be exhibited into the Registers Office at Gettysburg for the County of Adams within Thirty days from the date hereof and a just and true account of his Administrator within one year from the date hereof or when there unto legally required. ~~ `` ~~ Witness my hand this 1st [?] day of January 1851.~~ W. W. Hamersby Register ============================================================================ Additional Comments: This transcription of the will of Christopher Hollebaugh, dated the 2nd day of March 1841, Union Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania - Will Book Vol. E = 1841-1851, page #456, has no spelling corrections and words appear as written. If a word was unreadable or difficult to read question marks were placed in brackets after or in place of the word, examples: [?] [???]. ~JN This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb