Wills: Henry Adam, 1814: Richmond Twp, Berks County, PA

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In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry Adam of Richmond Township in the
County of Berks & State of Pennsylvania being weak in Body, but of sound
Mind Memory & understanding Do make and publish this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following to Wit, Principally I commend my
Soul to 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 as I possess
in this Life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner, To
wit . . . It is my Will that if I should die before my Wife that as soon
as convenient after my decease all my Working Tools, Horse (if any)
Farming Utensils and such Household Furniture as my said Wife may not
wish to retain for her own use shall be sold and the Monies arising
therefrom to be applied in the same manner as the Monies hereafter
arising from the Sale of the remainder of my Estate

Item, It is my Will that after the decease of myself and my said Will,
that the whole of my Estate then remaining shall be Sold be the same
Real or Personal and at Public Vendue, and the Monies divided among my
Children & their Heirs in manner following, to wit the one sixth part
arising from the above ordered Sales to be divided between, John Minker
late the Husband of my daughter Maria deceased and her Children by him
share & share alike, . . one sixth part to my daughter Rosina, the Wife
of Jacob Graeff subject to a deduction of Fifty Pounds advanced to said
Jacob Graeff together with Interest from the time I charged him with the
same in my Book - one sixth part to my daughter Catharine the Wife of
Michael Shaffer - one sixth part to my daughter Elizabeth the Wife of
John Remer, one sixth part to my son Jacob Adam - and the Interest of
the remaining sixth part to be paid to my son John Adam Yearly during
his natural Life and the Principal to be paid to his Heirs after his
decease And lastly I nominate Constitute and appoint my Son Jacob Adam
to be the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby
Revoking all other Wills Legacies and Bequests by me heretofore made and
declaring this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.  In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Eighteenth day
of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fourteen

                                    Heinrich Adam

Signed, Sealed, Published, Pro-
nounced & declared by the said Hen
ry Adam as his last Will & Testa-
ment in the presence of us who in
his Presence and at his request -
have subscribed as Witnesses

Abraham Mengel
Jacob Rothermel

Berks County
This 5th Day of September, AD 1814 Before me Jacob Schneider Esqr
Register for the Probate of Wills and granding Letters of Administration
in and for Berks County, Personally appeared Abraham Mengel & Jacob
Rothermel the subscribing Witnesses to the above Will, and being duly
sworn according to Law, did depose and say, that they were present and
saw and heard Henry Adam the Testator, Sign, Seal, publish, pronounce
and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his Testament
and Last Will, and that at the time of so doing he was of perfect and
Sound Mind, Memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge,
Observation and belief -

                                             Jab Schneider, Regr