Wills: Admin of John Adam, 1769: Windsor Twp, Berks County, PA

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KNOW all Men by these Presents, That We Gottfried Seidel of Windsor
Township in the County of Berks in the Province of Pennsylvania
Blacksmith who is intermarried with Susannah Eldest Daughter of John
Adam late of the said Township of Windsor Potter lately deceased Jacob
Shoemaker of Reading in the said County Esqr and Jacob Rausch of the
Township of Windsor aforesaid Yeoman - - - -
are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Chew Esqr Register General for
the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for
the Province of Pennsylvnaia in the Sum of Two hundred and Fifty Pounds
Lawful Money of the said Province to be paid to the said Benjamin Chew
Register General, his certain Attorney, Executors, Administrators or
Assigns, To which Payment well and truly to be made we do bind ourselves
our Heirs, Executors, Administrators and every of them jointly and
severally for and in the whole firmly by these Presents.  Sealed with
our Seals.  Dated the first Day of April in the Year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and Sixty Nine

THE Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the above-bounden
Gottfried Seidel and Susannah his wife Administrators of all and
singular the Goods Chattles Rights and Credits, which were of the above
named John Adam deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect
Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattles Rights and Credits,
which were of the said Deceased within the said Province, which have or
shall come to the Hands, Possession or Knowledge of the said Gottfried
Seidel and Susannah his Wife or into the Hands, Possession or Knowledge
of any other Person or Persons for them and the same so made do exhibit,
or cause to be exhibited, into the Register Generals Office at Reading
in and for the County of Berks at or before the first Day of May next.
And the same Goods, Chattles Rights and Credits, which were of the said
Deceased at the Time of his Death, or which at any Time heretofore have
come or hereafter shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of the
said Gottfried Seidel and Susannah his Wife or of any other Person or
Persons for them do well and truly administer according to Law.  And
farther do make, or cause to be made, a true and just Accompt
Calculation or Reckoning of the said Administration at or before the
first Day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and Seventy And all the Rest and Residue, which shall be found remaining
upon the said Administration - Accompt, the same being first examined
and allowed of by the Orpahsn Court of the County of Berks shall deliver
and pay to such Person and Persons, as the said Court by it's Decree or
Sentence shall limit and appoint.  And if it shall hereafter appear,
that any last Will or Testament was made by said Deceased and the
Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the said
Office, making Requests, to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if
the said Gottfried Seidel and Susannah his Wife being thereunto
required, do render and deliver up the said Letters of Administration,
Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said
Office, Then this Obligation to be void and of non Effect or else to be
and remain in full Force and Virtue.

Sealed and Delivered                         Gottfried Seidel
in the presence of us                        Jacob Shoemaker
Jn Price                                            his
Jona Ap Dafydo                               Jacob  IR  Rausch
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