Wills: Christian Merckel, 1749: Berks County,


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        Christian Merckel, Berks County, 1749

In the Name of God Amen

I Christian Merckel of or near Mossillie Creek In the County of
Philadelphia In the Province of Pennsylvania yeoman;  being at
present in good Health and of Sound and perfect Mind and Memory,
blessed be the Lord for the same butt considering the uncertainty of
this Transitory Life, Do therefore hereby make this my Last Will and
Testament in Manner following, That is to say and First of all I
Recommend my Soul into the Hand of Allmighty God and my Body to the
Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent Manner at the
Discretion of my Executors herein after named.  And as touching my
worldly affairs and Estate wherewith the Lord has blessed mine
Endeavours, I Will and dispose of the same as follows, That is to say

It is my Will And I give and devise unto my two Sons Peter Merckel
and George Merckel [they paying the Legacies herein after mentioned]
and their Heirs and assigns, all the singular my Land and Estate both
Real and personal whatsoever, To hold unto them the said Peter Merckel
and George Merckel share and share alike in Equall shares and portions
and to their Heirs and Assigns for Ever

Item It is my Will And I give unto my tow other Sons Christian and
Casper Merckel That is to say unto Each of them the Sum of one
hundred Pounds Lawfull Money of Pennsylvania to be paid unto Each of
them the said Christian and Caspar, by the said Peter and George
Merckel out of my Estate in Manner herein after mentioned

Item  It is my Will And I give and Bequeath unto Each of my five
Daughter, Viz Catherine (Stover), Frankina (Rugh), Mary (Hill), Anne
Maria (Cramer) and Anne Lena Merckel The Sum of Forty Pound Lawfull
Money of Pennsylvania Each, to be paid unto Each of them my said five
Daughters, by the said Peter and George Merckel out of my Estate in
manner herein after mentioned, That is to say, That they the said
Peter and George Merckel shall within one year next after my Decease
pay the Sum of Fifty poun currency _____ the Legatees above mentioned
their heirs Ex¹. Ad. or assigns, and so yearly in Every year next
after pay the like Sum of Fifty Pound, toward discharging all the
above Legacies until the same and Every part thereof are fully paid
off, Yet so that they My said tow Sons Peter and George shall and may
then deduct and discount as much of any of the afores¹d Legacies, as
at the time of my Decease shall appear to have at any time before
been paid by the said Peter and George, unto my other tow Sons
Christian and Caspar, or unto my said five Daughters unto any of them
as part of their said respective Legacies or Share in my Estate,

And I Do hereby Nominate and appoint my said two Sons Peter Merckel
and George Merckel to be the only Executors of this my Last Will and
Testament hereby Enjoyning my said Exec¹rs to pay and discharge all
my just Debts and funerall Expences,

And I do hereby revoke disannull and declare Void all former and
other Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made hereby
ratifying and declaring this and not other to be my Last Will and
Testament

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty
fifth Day of Aprill in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and forty Nine

Signed Sealed and Published by the said Testator as his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us as Witnesses hereto required

Peter Reiss
Andreas ____

Christian (M) Merckel (his mark)