WILL: Hannah Crisman, 1815, Bedford Twp, Bedford County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Terry Griffith USGENWEB ARCHIVES (tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ ___________________________________________________________ Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Terry Griffith Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Will Book 1, Page 420 Last Will and Testament of Hannah Crisman In the name of God Amen I Hannah Crisman of the Township of Bedford being sick & weak in body but of perphet memory and understanding. Thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all people once to die do make, ordain and publish this my last Will & Testament. That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it & As for my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a christian and decent like manner at the discresion of my executors hereinafter named and as to such woldy estate of which I am at this time possesed I give Devise & dispose of the same in the following manner. First I will and bequeath unto my son William Crisman one brass candlestick three yards of lining now in the house and one quart wine bottle. 2nd I will and bequeath unto my son-in-law Jacob Flagle one large bible and one large prayer book. 3rd I will unto my son Jeremiah Crisman one Desk one pare stilyards one pare fire irons, one pare tongs, one large iron Pott Vone Gardin how. 4th I will and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Crisman one cow and calf one pare of bedsteds together with one feather bed sheets blankist Coverlids and all other things thereunto belonging and she is to have her choice of the bedsteds also one old chest with what belongs to her therein one looking glass my spinning wheel one pare coton cards one iron pot her choyce one large smoothing iron two ewes together with all the flannel yarn that belongs to me. 5th And as for the remaining part of my household furniture not being herein disposed of I direct and it is my will that the same may be equally divided between my six daughters Sarah, Cathrine, Mary, Rachel, Hannah & Ruth and if the same cannot be divided to Satisfaction I direct my executors hereinafter named to expose the same to publick sale and to divide the amount thereof as before after my funeral Expence is taken out of the same. And I do hereby constitute nominate & appoint my trusty friends Henry Kunce and Richard Silver Executors of this my last will hereby revoking all other will or wills heretofore made by me in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Sale this first day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen In presents of Joshua Pierson (signed) Hannah Crisman (signed and sealed) John Herbaugh (signed) Bedford County. Personally appeared before me the subscriber Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, Joshua Pierson Esquire and John Herbaugh the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument in writing who being both duly affirmed do declare and say that they were personally present and heard and saw Hannah Crisman the testarise sign seal and declare the foregoing instrument in writing as and for her last Will and Testament that at the same time of doing thereof the said testatrise was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding according to the best of the affirmants knowledge and belief & that they subscribed as witnesses in presence of the testatrix Affirmed and Subscribed this 15th day of April A.D. 1815 Coram Delann Register Joshua Pierson (signed) (signed) John Herbaugh (signed) Be it remembered that on the 15th day of April A.D. 1815 Letters Testamentary were granted to Henry Kunce & Richard Silver Executors in the foregoing will named they having first been duly sworn according to law. (Transcribers note: Hannah was born Johanna Marie Weber. She was the wife of John Crisman)