Berks-Centre-Cumberland County PA Archives Wills.....FREES/FRIES, Johannes/John February 19, 1770
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  Source: Berks County Register Of Wills
  Written: February 19, 1770
  Recorded: April 23, 1770
  
  Will of John FREES, Robeson, 2/19/1770.
  In the name of God amen, this nineteenth day of February in the year one 
  thousand seven hundred and seventy, I, John FREES, of Robeson township in 
  Berks county and province of Pennsylvania, am weak and sick in body, but of 
  perfect memory and understanding, thanks be unto God therefore, do make this 
  my last will and testament renouncing all others formerly made and done by me 
  heretofore and that in manner following.  
  THAT IS TO SAY:
  FIRST:  My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my 
  exeuctors hereinafter named and appointed.
  SECONDLY:  My will is that my beloved wife Catherin shall that the whole 
  management use and profit of this my real and personal estate until my 
  youngest child is 12 years old, then is my executor to appraise my plantation 
  and at that value is my oldest son to take possession of my plantation and 
  whatsoever is coming out of it to the rest of my children, he to have one year 
  free, and afterwards he is to pay ten pounds a year until the whole is paid, 
  what is acrewing of my plantation, and when my oldest son John takes 
  possession of my plantation then he is to give his mother as long as she stays 
  my widow, yearly 10 bushels of rye, and five bushels of wheat, and 100 pounds 
  of pork, and 50 pounds of beef, and sow a quarter of an acre of flax, and the 
  third part of the garden, and fatten and foder the cow as his own, sumer and 
  winder, and provide firewood for her and she shall have a horse to write when 
  she has need of and have her  peacable above upon my plantation.   But in case 
  my wife should marry again, then is she to be satisfied with her third part of 
  my personal estate and what I have given her per advance, or over her third.  
  But if my son John is not capable to manage my plantation, then is my executor 
  to have full power to sell my plantation at the best rate, and but the money 
  thereof out shall everyone have their share, share and share alike.
  THIRDLY:  To keep my eldest son John out of two shares, I therefore give him 
  per advance, or over and above his equal share, the sum of five pds., currency 
  of Pennsylvania, for his use.
  FOURTHLY:  I five and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine, her third out 
  of my personal estate whatsoever, for her own self and use.  I give her over 
  and above her third, her bed=sted, beding and what belongs to it, her chest, a 
  mare, and a good cow, and all the rest what is a comng out of my real and 
  personal estate is to be equally distributed among all my children, share and 
  share alike, as they arrive their age, as aforesaid.
  LASTLY: I made and ordain this my beloved wife and my father-in-law, Peter 
  KNAPPER, to be my only and sole executors, of this my last will and 
  testatment, ratifying this present and no other, to be my last will and 
  testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day 
  and year first written above.             
  signed----------John FREES
  Signed sealed and published and declared by the testator for and as his last 
  will and testament in the presence of us:
  Michael Walter and Andreas Beuschlein.
  
  Register General's Office, Berks County, Pennsylvania, the twenty third day of 
  April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy, 
  personally appeared Andreas Beuschlein and Michael Walter, the witnesses to 
  the aforewritten testament and last will and on their solemn oath on the Holy 
  Evangelists, did depose and say that they were present together and saw and 
  heard Johannes FRIES, the testator, sign, seal, publish and declare the said 
  aforewritten will as and for his last will and testament, and that the time of 
  doing thereof, he, the said Johannes FRIES, was of sound mind and to the best 
  of their knowledge, and further that the names Andreas Beuschlein (in German 
  Characters)  and Michael Walker thereto subscribed as witnesses in presence of 
  each  other and in the presence and at the request of the said testator:
  signed James Read, D. Register
  
  Accounting of Peter LIKEN and Catherine his wife, late Catherine FRIES, widow 
  and executrix of the Testament and Last will of John FRIES, late of the 
  township of Robeson in the county of Berks, blacksmith, deceased and Peter 
  KNAPPER, executor of the same testament as follows:
  
  Inventory of the personal effect of deceased totaled  pds. 65 -11- 6 done on 
  4/21/1770.
  Sale of items totaled  4 - 15-4
  total 70 - 6-10
  Accountants recevd 37-19-9
  Total pds. 108-6-7
  
  Expenses: 
  1770-Aprl/23 - cash paid James Read, D Reg of Wills for letters 
  testamentary                                             -----Pds. 1 - 2 - 9
       May/5   - Peter Heckert ...................................   0 - 7 - 0
                 Elias Ratge.........................................0 - 5 - 0
       Jun 16   Martin Fritz.........................................1 - 4 - 4
                Jacob Schnauffer.....................................4 - 5 - 8
       Aug 4    Michael Fries........................................0 - 4 - 0
       Aug 6 Christopher Geiger .....................................1 - 5 - 6
             George Windel ......................................... 0 - 17- 0
       Oct 1 John Boone, Jr ........................................ 1 - 7 - 1
       Oct27  John Mayer ............................................1 -13 - 8
       Nov 3  Adam Witman ...........................................0 - 7 - 6
       Dec 5  John Bartolet ........................................19 - 12 -3
              Elisabeth Oberholtz .................................. 0 - 15- 6
       Dec 13 John Donnhauer ........................................0  - 4 -5
  1772 Mar 16 Ellis George ......................................... 0 - 17- 2
       Apr 6  Sebastian Levan....................................... 0 - 7  -6
       Dec 14 Peter Leonard for Maria Charlotta Fries .............  6 - 0 - 0
              Peter Leonard for Christopher Leonard ..............   9 - 9 - 0
  1773 Jul 19 Ludwig Flick adm of John 
  Schafer ...........................................................   26 - 7
       Jul 22  Christopher Sower ....................................0 - 8 - 6
              Edward Biddle, Esq., attny for Maria Charlotta Fries. 15 -19 - 11
       Jul 23 Michael Walter ........................................1 -12 - 2
       Jul 25 For a debt due to Peter Knapper .......................4 - 4
              court charges   ...................................... 0 -22 - 6
   TOTAL ..........................................................108 - 6 - 7
  
  Submitted by Peter LIKEN, Catherine LIKEN and Peter KNAPPER (all signed with X 
  for their marks)
  errors accepted dated 7/25/1774.
  
  Guardianship of minors:
  To the worshipful Justices of the Peace at Orphan's Court held at Reading in 
  and for the county of Berks the 30th day of April 1781.
  The petition of Peter FRIES, above the age of 14 and one of the children of 
  John FREES, late of Robeson township, deceased, humbly showeth
  That your petitioner's father died seized and possessed of a considerable real 
  and personal estate, therefore praying your worships would be pleased to admit 
  him to make choice of some proper person as guardian to take care of his 
  person and estate according to law.
  signed ----Peter (X) FRIES, his mark
  
  To the worshipful justices of the Peace at Orphan's Court held at Reading in 
  and for the county of Berks the 30th day of April 1781.
  The petition of Michael FRIES, above the age of 14 and one of the children of 
  John FREES, late of Robeson township, deceased, humbly showeth
  That your petitioner's father died seized and possessed of a considerable real 
  and personal estate, therefore praying your worships would be pleased to  
  admit him to make choice of some proper person as guardian to take care of his 
  person and estate according to law.
  signed ----Michael (X) FRIES, his mark
  
  Petition:
  To the worshipful justices at Orphan's Court held at Reading in and for the 
  county of Berks the 30th day of April in the year of our Lord 1781:
  The petition of Peter LYKING and Catherine, his wife, late Catherina FRIES, 
  one of the Executors of John FRIES, late of Robeson Township in the County of 
  Berks, blacksmith, deceased:
  HUMBLY SHEWETH:
  That the said John FRIES lately died seized and possessed of a considerable 
  real and personal estate, and leaving issue 8 children - one of whom, to wit:  
  Jacob - is yet under the age of 14.  They, therefore praying  your lordships 
  would be pleased to appoint some proper person as guardian to take care of the 
  person and estate of the said minor according to law.
  And your petitioners will pray:
  Peter LYKING (X - his mark)
  Cathrina LYKING (X - her mark)
  
  Papers from the Wills office did not show who the appointed guardians were.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  NOTE:
  In 'Marriages of PA before 1810', there is an Elizabeth FRIES married to 
  Michael Walter on Nov 3, 1791 in Phila Co. at St Michael/Zion church, 
  Philadelphia.    A Michael Walter had witnessed Johannes's will.  It is not 
  known if Elizabeth was related to Johannes Friess.  If anyone knows anything 
  about Michael WALTER and wife Elizabeth, please email me at audianaq@msn.com.
  
  John FREES married Catharine KNEPPER, dau of Peter KNEPPER.  After John died, 
  widow Catharine m Peter LYKING/LIKIN.
  The FREES children were: 
  Anna Maria b. 8/30/1753 m George MOTZ, Schwartzwald on 1/30/1776
  Magdalena b. 12/25/1757 d: unk
  Johannes/John b.1/4/1759 m Eve Hofman, Rev Boos on 5/6/1783, died Robeson Twp 
  1815.
  Catharine b 11/9/1760 m Thomas Gillmor Schwartzwald on 5/10/1782.
  Sharlotta b 7/4/1762 d: unk
  Peter b 7/12/1764 m Catharina Engelhardt 12/11/1791 Trin Lutheran, died Centre 
  Co PA
  Michael b. 11/16/1766 m Elizabeth Klein 10/7/1788, Rev. Boos, died Middleton, 
  Cumberland Co PA
  Jacob b. 12/11/1868 m Barbara Engelhardt , sister of Catharina, m 1/27/1795, 
  went to Centre Co PA
  
  If anyone has information about them, please contact me at audianaq@msn.com
  
  
  
  
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