Wills: Henry SHOOK, 1840: Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, PA

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Henry Shook  1843

The last Will and Testament of Henry Shook of Wilkins Township in Allegheny
County, state of Pennsylvania.
     I Henry Shook considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being
of sound mind and memory (Blessed be God for the same) do publish this my
last will and Testament in manner following: that is to say:
     First:  If it please God that my beloved wife Catharing survives me, it
is my will that she retain possession of the mansion house in which I now
live, during her natural lifetime and that she receive all the profits of
the,,,,,,of the farm on which I now reside, either in money rent or share of
the crops as the executors to be hereinafter appointed may on consultation
with her think.......Said executors shall rent or give out the farm on such
 conditions shall be most advantageous to  her.
     Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary, one bed and bedding, one
cow, one spinning wheel, a chest and its contentss, a side saddle and a  loom
and tacklings.
     Item.  I give and bequeath to my .....and daughter Martha who is living
with me, one cow, one bed and bedding, spinning wheel, the bureau she now
claims and all the wearing apparel she may have at the time of my decease.
     I will that my personal property such as as horses, cows, sheep, hogs,
household furniture, and farming utensils, which have not been hereby
bequeathed, and which my said heirs do not wish to retain be sold at publick
vendors equally divided among my children and grand daughter Martha share and
share alike, the share of deceased son John to be equally divided among his
children and if any of said John's children, are minors at the time of such
division, then my will is that their portion of the money be put to Interest,
and paid over to them as they respectively become of age.
     I will that my farm on which I now reside, be as soon as convenient
after my wifes decease or of mine if I survive her, sold at public sale to
the highest and best bidder, and hslf of the purchase money to be cash and
the balance in such sales as the executors of this will may decide most
advantageous to be........by bonds and mortgage on the land, and that the
proceeds of said lands (after paying necessary expenses) be divided as soon
as collected by the executors, among my children, the children of my deceased
son John amd my grand daughter Martha in manner following:  
     To my daughter Elizabeth Rose, on eequal share being one eighth share of
the whole
     To my daughter Susanna Rose, one like equal share
     To my son Peter one like equal share
     To my son Jacob one like equal share
     To the children of my deceased son John a like equal share to be equally
divided among them.
     To my daughter Catharine Zandt a like equal share
     To my daughter Mary Shook a like eqaul share and to my grand daughter
Martha, now living with me, one like eqaul share.
     It is my will that the sum of all notes of hand which may be in
possesion at the time of decease shall be divided among my heirs aabove
mentioned, share and share alike, in the manner as the proceeds of the land
above mentioned.
     Also, it is my will, that all cash or ready money which may be in my
possession at the time of my decease be given to my wife Catharine.
     And lastly, I ordain and make George Rose of Plum township County
aforesaid, and Christian.........of Wilkins Township aforesaid executors of
this my last will and testament whom I give and grant, and in whom I vest
full power and authority to make as good clear and lawfull a title to my
purchaser or purchasers of my said farm, as I myself might or could do were I
living.
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hands I seal the eithteenth
day of August, Eighteen hundred and forty.

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Henry Shook to be his
last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have
subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
                                     David Bright
William Bright
C.  Snively