WILL: Wendel Ott; Air Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Surnames: Ott, Swenck, Kesslering, Unger, Slate

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Bedford County, Pennsylvania Will book vol. 2, page 276

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by George Ott

Wendel Ott Will
         In the name of God, Amen, I Wendel Ott of the township of Air in the
County of Bedford and the State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of
sound mind, memory and understanding (Blessed be God for the same) and I,
considering the uncertainty of this transient life, make this my last will and
Testament in manner following.  

Imprimis, I recommend my soul in the hands of God who gave it and my body to
the Earth, to be buried in a decent Christian like manner and as to such
Worldly estate with which it has pleased God to Bless me with in this life, I
give and dispose of the same as follows.  Whereas in and by an instrument of
writing and agreement mutually made and confirmed between me and Susana
Swenck, now Susana Ott, my beloved wife, said instrument of writing and
agreement bearing date of the fourteenth day of August last, the date hereof,
wherein it was agreed, that she the said Susana Swenck, after becoming my wife
and in case she should survive me, should be paid by my Executors or
Administrators within three months after my decease the sum of five hundred
dollars in money and also to make her a good and sufficient title clear of all
incumbrances to a Certain House and lot of ground in the borough of
McConnellsburg as in said instrument of writing will more fully and plainly
appear to which I refer.

Item, it is my will and desire that my herein after named Executor shall well
and surely pay or cause to be paid unto my wife Susana Ott the above mentioned
sum of five hundred dollars and do all other things agreeable to said
instrument of writing or agreement afforesaid as and for her Legacy from me
the same being our agreement and she being satisfied it is my will that she my
said wife Susana shall have nomore Neither of my Real non personal estate,
only her bed and because that she brought to me she shall have again. -

Item, I give and bequeath to my Nephew George Ott son of my brother George Ott
all my plantation on which I now live the same being in four separate deeds
but adjoining and in one body to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to the wife and children of my brother Francis Ott
one thousand dollars to be divided amongst them share and share alike.

Item, I give and bequeath to Conrad Unger four hundred dollars, but in case of
his decease before me then the same to be divided between his wife and
children  share and share alike.

Item, I give and bequeath to the wife and children of George Unger four
hundred dollars to be divided between them share and share alike.  The above
specified sums to be paid by Executors as soon as the same can be collected
out of my outstanding debts.

Item, I give and bequeath to my brother George Ott two parts of all the money
that shall remain after my specified legacies and the third part I give to his
son and my Nephew George Ott to be divided between them two parts and third.

Item, I give and bequeath to my brother George Ott and to his son George Ott
all my property in McConnellsburgh so that they may divide it between them in
such a manner that my brother George may have two parts and his son George one
part, my household and kitchen furniture as also my stock and all movable
property; I order to be sold at publick sale as soon as may be after my
decease and the proceeds thereof to be divided between my brother George Ott
and his George two parts and third as before, viz my brother to have two parts
and his son George one.

Item, It is my will and I order my Plantation that I bought of James White to
be sold by my Executors after my decease and the money arising there from, I
order to be divided in such a manner so that Frederick Slate, who now lives on
said farm, may receive one third of the money or value of said plantation and
the other two parts, I order and allow to be divided amongst the living
Children of my sister Barbar Kesslering share and share alike, but it is also
my will that in case Frederick Slate should leave my place before my decease
then the third part that I have given to him shall be nul and of none Effect,
and shall be dessend to the living heirs of my sister Barbara Kesslering and
to be divided share and share alike with the other parts.  

And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my brother George Ott and my
Nephew George Ott to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament.  

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twentieth day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
Signed, sealed, pronounced, published  |      (signed)  Wendel Ott  (seal)
And declared by the said Wendel Ott    |
As his last Will and Testament         |
In the presence of us ----             |
(signed)  Andrew Irwin  Senr           |
          Johann S. Camerer            |


Pennsylvania,
Bedford County   |                 Be it remembered that on the eleventh day
of July D.D. 1828 ----  Personally appeared before the subscriber Register for
the probate of wills and the granting letters of Administration in and for
said County, Andrew Irwin Senr. And John Camerer the subscribing witnesses to
the above and foregoing Instrument of writing who being duly sworn according
to Law, do depose and say that they were personally present and heard and saw
the testator Wendel Ott, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the
foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last Will and testament, that
at the time thereof the testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding according to the best of these deponents knowledge and belief;
and that they subscribed their names thereto as witnesses in presence of the
testator and at his request.
Sworn and subscribed the                |   (signed)  Andrew Irwin    senr.
same  11th day of July 1828             |                   Johann S. Camerer
before me. (signed) Job Mann Register

Be it Remembered that on the 11th day of July A.D 1828 Letters Testamentary
were granted to George Ott and George Ott Senr. Executors in the foregoing
Will named, they having fairly and duly sworn according to Law.  

                        Transcribed by George Richard Ott
June 25, 2002
Dickott @ worldnet.att.net