Wills: Yost Smith, 1835: Redbank Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

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Armstrong Co. Wills, Vol 1 Page 232, Estate # 555 Yost Smith of Redbank Twp.

In the name of God Amen I Yost Smith of Redbank Township in the county of
Armstrong and state of Pennsylvania, being weak of body but of sound
disposition mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and
testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time
heretofore made.
And first as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I
dispose of the same as follows: first I direct that all my debts and funeral
expenses be paid as soon after my decease as possible out of the first moneys
that shall come into the hands of my executors from any portion of my estate
real or personal. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Magdalena
one cow one stove and one chest or bureau which she shall choose and one clock
and case and six knives and forks six spoons six plates six tea cups + saucers
two iron pots one copper tea kettle two of the best water buckets in the house
one coffe pot two bowls all of which she shall choose her self out of my
personal property likewise that she shall have one side saddle and one good bed
and bedding and four coverlids and all her clothing and one eight gallon kettle
and one new tub.  And it is also my will that my beloved wife Magdalena have
one third of the proceeds of my personal property wich I own and it is also my
will that each and every of my children do during the natural life of my
beloved wife Magdalena give her the sum of ten dollars yearly for her suport
and maintenance.  And it is also my will that my executors hereinafter
mentioned do provide a comfortable and convenient house for her to live in
during her natural life and to find her a suficienty quantity of fire wood at
the expense of my said children equaly.  And it is further my will that should
any of my said children be unable to pay the aforesaid amount of ten dollars
per year for the suport of my said wife Magdalena that so much as may by
inability of any of them be wanting that that amount shall be made up for her
out of the proceeds of the farm on wich I now live.  In the next place I give
bequeath and devise all my real estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever
situated unto my daughter Mary my daughter Susanna my daughter Christena my son
John and my daughter Elizabeth my son Adam my son Jacob my son Henry and my
daughter Catherin share and share alike.  And it is my will that
nothwithstanding the last mentioned bequeaths that no part or portion of my
real estate be sold until my wife Magdalena is deceased.  And it is further my
will that even after the decease of my said wife that none of my real estate
shall be sold until a majority of my children be agreed and in case a majority
of my said children to whom I bequeathed all my real estate equaly should agree
to sell the whole or part of the real estate then the same is to be sold and the
money divided equaly among my said children.  And it is also my will that my
executors hereinafter mentioned pay as soon as practicable out of my personal
property the sum of sixty dollars unto my daughter Susanna in adition to her
equal share in my real estate  it is also my will that my said executors pay as
soon as practicable unto my daughter Christena the sum of forty dollars in
adition to her equal bequeaths in my real estate.  It is also my will that my
executors pay as soon as practicable unto my daughter Catharin out of my house
hold estate the sum of thirty dollars in adition to her equal bequeaths in my
real estate that she also have her choice of the cows and five sheep.  It is
also my will that my daughter Elizabeth have her choice of the cows and five
sheep in adition to her before mentioned bequeaths.  It is further my will that
all the residue of my personal property of whatsoever kind after paying the
above mentioned bequeaths and my wife has got her third part thereof it be
equally divided among my children share and share alike in manner that they the
said children may think most advisable.  And lastly I ordain constitute and
apoint my son John Smith and my daughter Mary Smith Executors of this my last
will and testament this third day of December AD 1835.  

Acknowledged
signed
                                                                           
Yost Schmidt    {Seal} and published in presence of us who at
his request and in his presence have subscribed
our names as witnesses                                    

John Hidelay
Johann Mazzyn   [?]
Jacob Riddlesbaugh