FW: Bedford County, PA Will for Tobias Hammer


Contributed for use in U.S. Genweb Archives by Emily Jordan:
GRANDWONS\@worldnet.att.net

USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals
          and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices
          and submitter information is included. Any other use,
          including copying files to other sites requires
          permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to
          any other sites. We encourage links to the state and
          county table of contents.
____________________________________________________________
Copy of this will came from Mormon FHC microfilm #0331358.  I have added a 
little bit of punctuation but have left the many misspelled words in.

Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 1, pages 426-430

Tobias Hammer

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Tobias Hammer of Napier Township in the county
of
Bedford and being in a weak state of body but of perfect sound mind memory, I
understanding and considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make
and publish my last will and testament in manner & form following, to wit:  
First of all, I request that my body may be buried in a Christianlike manner 
at the discression of my Executors herein after named.  And as to such
worldly 
property as it has pleased the Lord to bless me with in this life, I give and
dispose of in the following manner to wit:  I give and bequeath unto my wife 
Catherine two fether beds beding & bedstead, one beaurough,
One dining table, six green window clothes, all my carved furniture and some 
of my hitching furniture as she shall think fit and necessary for her to keep
house with.  Also I give to my said wife one sorrel mare, side sadel & bridle
and her choice of two cows out of all my cattle.  Also to be paid to her my 
said wife by my Executors yearly and every year during her natural life for 
her use Fifteen bushels good wheat, six bushels of ege, two hundred weight of
beef or Pork at her option, fifteen dollars in Spices and two tuns of
Hay & pasture in the summer for her mare.  Also to be paid to my said wife 
by my Executors yearly & for the term of four years twenty dollars for her 
to put to use of scholling & maintaining of my two sons David and Joseph.  
I give unto her my said wife during her natural life the dweling House in 
the medaw & the out buildings attached thereto for her dweling and my 
Executors must furnish her with a sufficient quantity of Firewood to be 
delivered at her house. & her Hay to be delivered in the stable loft.  I give
and bequeath unto my daughter Mary one side sadle and Bridle to be paid for 
out of money ansuing from my estate.  Also one fether bed, beding and 
bedstead and two cows out of my stock of my cattle.  Also so much of my 
other Furniture as will make her Eaual to what my daughters Elizabeth and 
Catharine hath already received from me.  It is my will that my Executors 
Immedeately after my decease shall proseed to appraise & sell all my personal
estate (Except such as before bequathed) and shall put to rent all my real 
estate which rent shall be applied to process the grain, meat, hay and money
which is to be paid to my aforesaid wife by my Executors & it is my will that
my Executors shall collect all monies now due to me, or thereafter to become 
due and pay all my just debts & funeral expences.  And it is my will & desire
that within the term of two years or sooner after the decease of my 
aforesaid wife that my Executors and them I do here by impower to sell & 
convey all my real estate & all money arising thereupon together with all 
money arising out of my Estate by Bonds, Notes, Book Accounts or
otherwise and yet remaining to be equally divided between my eight children 
to wit, William, John, Francis, David G., Joseph, Elizabeth, Catharine, & 
Mary.  Lastly, I nominate, institute & appoint my two sons John and Francis 
to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament hearby revoking all 
other wills, Legacies and bequests by me heretofore made and Declearing this 
and no other to be my last will & Testament.  In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty-seventh day of May in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve.  
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced}
By the said testator as his last Will       }          Tobias Hammer (Seal)
And testament in the presents               }
Of us who in his presents & at his request have subscribed as Witness
John Hewitt
Harbart Otto

Be it known to all men by these presents that I Tobias Hammer of Napier 
Township Bedford County have made and declared my last will & testament in 
wrighting bearing date the twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and twelve.  I, the said Tobias Hammer, by this 
present Codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will & Testament.  I do 
give and bequeath unto my wife Catharine (in lieu of the two tons of Hay 
heretofore wiled, the one third of all the Hay that will be made on my 
plantation.  Also, I give unto my Wife in addition to the grain already wiled
unto her, fifteen bushels of wheat and sin bushels of rye to be paid unto her
yearly during her natural life by my Executors.  Also one other cow and one 
fether bed and beding in addition to what has here already wiled unto her.  
I also give unto my wife Catharine the (?) of Edna Miers a bound child, and 
her free ?ois to move to the hous as before wiled unto her or continue in 
the mansient dweling house.  Also, I give unto my wife one hundred weight of 
meat in addition to what has bin already wiled unto her to be paid unto
her yearly by my Executors out of my estate.  And my will and meaning is that
this Codicile or shedule be adjusted to be a part and parcel of my last 
Will and testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be 
faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as 
if the same were so decreed and set down in my said last Will and testament.
Witness my hand and seal this twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
Witness present     }
Ephraim Williams   }               Tobias Hammer (seal)
James Williams      }

Bedford County PS personally appeared before me the subscriber Register for
the
probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration on and for said
County 
Herbert Otto, Ephraim Williams and James Williams, subscribing witnesses to 
the foregoing instruments in writing who being all duly sworn according to 
law the said Herbert Otto and Ephraim Williams do say that they were 
personally present and heard & saw Tobias Hammer the testator sign seal and 
declare the foregoing instrument in writing dated 29th day of May A.D. 1812 
as and for his last Will and testament that at the time of so doing the said 
testator was of sound and disposing , memory and Understanding according to
the best of said deponents knowledge and belief and deponents further say
that
they saw John Hewitt subscribe as a Witness thereto in prescence  of the 
testator and that by the said John Hewitt is since deceased.  And the said 
Ephraim Williams & James Williams do say that they were present and heard 
and saw the said testator sign seal and declare the foregoing Codicil bearing
date the 12th day of April A.D. 1813 as and for a part of his last Will and 
testatment that at the time of signing the same the said testator
was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding according to the 
best of their knowledge and belief-Sworn to & subscribed the 29th day of 
May A.D. 1815
                              Ephraim Williams
Coram D. Main Register  }               Harbart Otto
                              James Williams
Filed, Registered 29th May 1815
Be it remembered that on the 29th day of May A.D. 1815 Letters testamentary 
were granted to John Hammer & Francis Hammer Executors in the foregoing will 
named, they having been first duly sworn according Law.