Wills: John Adam(s), 1817: Cumru Twp, Berks County, PA

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In the Name of God amen I John Adam of the Township of Cumru in the
County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania farmer being at Present in my
Body weak and Sick but of good Sound mind memory and understanding
blessed be god for the Same and Considering the Uncertainty of this
Transitory life do make and publish this my Last will and testament in
Manner and form following to wit - Principally and first of all I
Commend my Immortal Soul into the hands of god who give it and my Body
to the Earth to be buried in a Decent and Christian Like Manner at the
Discretion of my Executors here in after named and as to Such worldly
estate were with it hath Pleaset god to bless me in this Life I give and
dispose of the Same in the manner following To Wit that is to
Say Principally and first I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Elisabeth all my Estate in hand where I now Reside there on that is all
Real and Personal all the income of the Land all the housel goods and
kitchen furniture all my horses cows sheep swine gears wagons
plows harrows and all and Singular what Ever is and belongs to my
Present plantation where I now Resides on at thime of my Decese that is
to Say as Long as She Remains my widow And It is further my Will that
after the Deceas of my Widow the Estate all Real and Personal Shall be
Lawfully Preast and the Moneys a Rising ther from Shall be
Equally Divided a Mongst all My children Shere and Shere a Like And it
is further my will that my farm or Plantation wher my Son Isaac now
Lives on is in one twelve Month after my Decease to bee Lawfully Preast
and my three Sons Shall have an Equal Right to take the Said Plantation
by the Preasment but if the Should Refuse to take it by the
Preasment then the Said farm is to be Sold by Puplick Seal for Cash to
the highest Bidder by my here in after named Executors and my Said
Executors Shall to the Purcheser give a good and sofition Deed and all
the moneys Arising from the Said farm is to be Equally Divided after the
Proper Expence are all Dedocted of to all my childern Shere and Shere
alike Except one Hundred pounds my Said Executors is to keep in
hand of my Daughter Rebecka's Money for the child of my Daughter Rebecka
which She now has my Said Executors is to Lend out the Said Money for
the use of the Said child until the Said child has arivet to the age of
Eaighteen years and if the child Should Die without Law Issue the Said
money is to be Paid to my Daughter Rebecka and it is further my will
that my herin after named Executors Shall Colect all my moneys Due to me
and pay all my Just debts and funaral Charges as Soon as Possible and to
Settel of with the Lagecis and Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint
my three Sons namely Bernet Adam
Isaac Adam and John Adam to be the Executors of this my Last will and
Testament Here by Revoking all other wills and Legacis by me here to
fore made and Declaring this and no other to bee my Last will and
Testament. In Witness where of I the Said John Adam have here unto Set
my hand and Seal the forth day of June In the of our Lord one
thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen Signed Sealed Published pronounced
and declared by the Seaid Testator as his Last will and Testament In the
Presence of us who in his Presence and at his Request have Subscribet
our names as Witnesses.
                                          John Adams
Jacob Huett
Adam Spohn

Registers Office Reading Berks County August 30th 1817 Personally came,
Jacob Huett and Adam Spohn, Witness to the above written will, who were
duly qualified according to Law, did declare & Say: Tha they were
present and did See and heard John Adam, the Testator, Sign, publish,
pronounce and declares the same Writing as and for his last Will &
Testament; And at the time of the doing thereof, he the said Testator
was of Sound Mind Memory and understanding to the best of their
knowledge and as they Verily believe -

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