Berks County PA Archives Wills.....ADAM, Bernhart April 4, 1809 ************************************************ 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, 9:50 pm Source: Berks County Courthouse Written: April 4, 1809 Will of Bernhart Adam 1809 Cumru Township Berks County Pennsylvania In the Name of God Amen I Bernhart Adam Senr of Cumru Township in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman, Considering the Uncertainty of this mortal Life, And being of sound and Perfect mind and memory, Thanks be to Almighty God for the same, do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say Principally and first of all I Recommend my Immortal Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave me the same to be in mercy Received through the merits of my Redeemer Jesus Christ, And my body I give to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent like manner, And touching those worldly estates wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with, after my Just debts and funeral charges are paid, I give devise and bequeath in manner and form following ~ I give devise and bequeath unto my two beloved daughters namely Juliana and Margaret, of my Lands in Cumru Township aforesaid the Tract or piece known by the name of the Church Land, to extend through my other Land by the line of land now of John Garber to the Road leading from Daniel Messersmiths Mill through my Lands and lands of others to George Gernants Mill, And to extend by the same Road the full breadth of said church Land, thence from said Road in a Straight line to and with the line on the Southerly side of said Church land and other lands, Containing about four Acres be the same more or less, Together with all and singular the Rights, privileges, Hereditaments and apurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise Appertaining, To have and to hold the same to and for their only Proper Use and Behoof for and during their natural lives and the natural life of the Survivor of them (It is to be understood that the above bequeath is in Consideration of the services rendered me by the said Juliana and Margaret since they have arived at the age of twenty one Years and that they are not to make any other charges nor receive any other Compensation for their services rendered unto me) And after their decease or after decease of the survivor of them I give and order the devised Land to be sold for the highest and best price that may gotten for the same, and the moneys arising out of the sale thereof I give and devise to be equally divided to and among my nine Children Share and Share alike or to their respective Heirs Share and Share alike, But in case my said two daughters Juliana and Margaret should die without lawfull issue of their bodys or either of their bodys I then order the moneys ariseing out of said Sale to be divided to and among my other Children, namely my three sons John Nicholas and Barney, and my four daughters, Anna Maria, the wife of John Garber, Leah the wife of John Reaser, Rachael late wife of John Swartz deceased, and Salome the wife of David Moyer, share and share alike to them or to their respective Heirs or Representatives. And I further Give and bequeath unto my said two daughters Juliana and Margaret, the free Right and liberty to live in my House in such parts where I now with them live and now possess with the free and unmolested liberty to pass and repass to and from the same untill … of my plantation herein after mentioned and no longer. I do order that my herein after named Executors as soon as Conveniently may be after my decease shall sell at public Vendue all my Moveable or personal property, And also in two Years after my decease shall at public sale, Sell my Plantion and whole Real estate, (excepting only such part heretofore by me devised unto my two daughters Juliana and Margaret,) for its full value or highest price that can be gotten, so that the same be not sold under Value by any Urgeing necessity of any of my Children whereby any loss may be sustained in the sale thereof, And it is my Will that my Executors shall act in the Premises with their mutual consent whilst living and not the one without the consent of the other, And the Moneys arising out of my Real and Personal estate I give devise and bequeath to be equally divided to and among my nine Children, namely my three sons John, Nicholas, and Barnet, and my six daughters Juliana, Annamaria, Margaret, Leah, Rachel, and Solome, Share and Share alike or to their respective Heirs or representatives, excepting only Solome out of her Share I give and devise One hundred pounds in Gold or Silver money to be paid unto Dina the Illegitimate daughter born of the body of my said daughter Solome; And in making the division to and among my Children, I do order that my Executors Refer to my Books and to see the amount of what I have in my lifetime advanced to each of my children respectively, in order that the dividend be made equally Share and Share alike as aforesaid; And it is my Will that a division of my Personal estate may take place as soon as Conveniently may be before the sale of my Real Estate. And lastly I nominate Constitute and appoint my three Sons, John Adam, Nicholas Adam, and Barnet Adam, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, with full power to execute any Conveyance or Conveyances, Deed or Deeds, for the Shure Conveyance of my estate unto the purchasor or purchasors thereof, in as good and ample manner as I myself in my lifetime … have done and execute same, Hereby revoking and making null and Void all former … and Testaments by me heretofore made, allowing, ratifying and claiming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourth day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and nine. ~~ Signed, Sealed, published, declared and Pronounced by Bernhart Adam Senr … his last Will and Testament in his presence of Us, who at his bequest Bernhard B Adam in his presence and in the presence of mark each other signed our names. ~~ Henry Wolf Joseph Bright … Bright This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb