Wills: Johannes Sontag, 1862: Hamburg, Berks County, PA

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In the name of God, Amen. I John Sundag, of the Borough of Hamburg, in
the County of Berks, and State of Pennsylvania, being in perfect health
of body, and of sound mind, memory, and understanding, but considering
the uncertainty of this transitory life, do make and publish this my
last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, to wit:

First, it is my Will, and I do order and direct, that all my just debts
and funeral expences be duly paid and satisfied, as soon and
conveniently can be after my decease.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son-in-law, Godfried Seidel, the sum
of Three hundred Dollars, and to his heirs and assigns.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son-in-law Andrew Koller, the sum of
Three hundred Dollars, and to his heirs and assigns.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Sarah Schwoyer, the sum of
Five hundred and twenty five Dollars, and to her heirs and assigns.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of Five hundred and
twenty five Dollars, and to his heirs and assigns.

And as touching all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, Real
and Personal, of what kind or nature soever the same may be, in the
County of Berks, aforesaid, or elsewhere, I do hereby order and direct,
that my executors hereinafter named, or the Survivor of them, shall as
soon as conveniently may be after my decease, sell and dispose of the
same, by Public Sale (Vendue) for such price or prices as may be
reasonably gotten for the same; and for that purpose, I do hereby
authorize and empower my said executors, or the Survivor of them, to
sign, seal, execute and acknowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyance
as may be requisite and necessary for the granting and assuring the same
to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, in fee
simple.

And the monies arising from such sales, together with all the residue
and remainder of my estate, of what kind or nature the same may be, and
not otherwise herein before bequeathed, I give and divide the same unto
my five children, Polly, Sarah, Hannah, Eliza, and John, and to their
heirs and assigns, forever, to be equally divided to
and among them, share and share alike.

And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my Son John and my
Son-in-law Andrew Koller, to be the Executors of this my Will, 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, this twenty
first day of April A. D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty Seven.
Signed, sealed and declared, by the said testator, as his Johannes
Sontag last Will and Testament, in the presence of us.

                                    Johannes Sontag
Peter Fister
Israel Derr

Berks County On the 16th day of August 1862 appeared Peter Fister one of
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will he being duly sworn did
depose and say that he was present and did and hear the Testator John
Sontag sign seal publish and declare the foregoing instrument of
writing as and for his Last Will and Testatment and that at the time of
the doing thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the
best of his knowledge observation and belief and that the other witness
now deceased had written the said will and signature and heard and saw
what he the said witness himself heard and saw. Same day Zachs H. Maurer
appeared he being duly sworn did depose and say that he was well
acquainted with the handwriting of Israel Derr the said witness to said
will and that he had frequently seen him write and that he verily
believes that the name of said witness to said will and the
Body of said Will is in said witness's own proper handwriting -

                                        Daniel Pottieger, Dep. Regr.