Berks County PA Archives Wills.....ADAM, Anthony January 20, 1865 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Mihalcik christielisabeth@yahoo.com August 12, 2009, 9:42 pm Source: Berks County Courthouse Written: January 20, 1865 Will of Anthony Adam 1865 Richmond Township Berks County Pennsylvania I Anthony Adam of Richmond Township in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being of Sound mind memory and understanding, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. And first, I direct that my body be decently interred and that my hereinafter named executor shall provide a tombstone at a cost of fifty dollars Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife such of my personal goods as she may select and such as are not selected by her I direct my hereinafter named executors to sell at public sale and the proceeds thereof to be paid over unto my said wife. Item I direct my hereinafter named executor to collect all my out standing bonds notes and all other kinds of claims and to direct the same shall be paid to her three months after my death. The balance I give and bequeath unto my children to wit Peter Adam, William Adam, Abraham Adam, Juliann wife of Samuel Grosscup, Maria Heffner, Sarah Adam and David Adam and their heirs share and share alike – And I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend William M. Kauffman sole Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I, Anthony Adam, above named have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-five ~ Signed sealed published and declared buy the above named Andoni Adam Anthony Adam as and for [signature] his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witnesses thereto in the presence of said Testator and … This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb