Wills: Johannes Mohn, 1761 Berks Co., Pennsylvania

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Last Will and Testament of Johannes Mohn

In the Name of God, Amen!

    I John Moone of Cumru Township in the County of Berks and Province of 
Pennsylvania being week in body, but yet of sound mind and memory and blessed 
be God for the same considering the uncertainty of human life and desiring to 
quit myself as far as I may of the cares of this world do hereby make this my 
Last Will and Testament revoking and making void all other and former wills 
by me heretofore made. Imprimis I will and order that after my decease my 
body shall be buried in a Christian-like and decent manner.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son Ludwig Moone and to his heirs and 
representatives for ever my Plantation and Tract of Land where upon I now 
live situated in Cumru Township in Berks County aforesaid, adjoining Land of 
Frantz _reck, David Evans, and Michael Growl containing two hundred and forty 
five acres or thereabouts with all and singular the appurtenances there unto 
belonging, he paying the sum of two hundred pounds unto my other children 
iirs or representatives the full sum of one hundred pounds lawful money of 
Pennsylvania in one years time after my decease and likewise unto my Daughter 
Magdalena, wife to George Hean the sum of fifty pounds lawful money aforesaid 
one year after my decease and to my Daughter Maria, wife to Jacob Ledy the 
sum of fifty pounds; if not already paid which said sum of two hundred pounds 
so paid shall be in full of what my said son Ludwig Moone shall pay unto my 
other children for the said Tract of land and premises.
    Item: It is my will and I do hereby order that my Son Ludwig Moone shall 
have hold and enjoy all and singular my household goods which I may leave at 
the time of my decease.
    Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son Ludwig Moone all the money which I 
shall leave at the time of my decease for which he shall pay all the funeral 
charge and other disbursements which my death shall occasion.
    Item: It is my will that after my decease my two sons Ludwig and Werner 
Moone shall divide my wearing apparel equally among them.
    And I do constitute and appoint my worthy friends and neighbors Henry 
Christ and Samuel Weiser executors of this my last will and testament. In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Second Day of June 
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four.

Signed and Sealed and as his last will and Testament Published and declared 
by the said John Moone in the presence of us.


Valentine Kerber                                Johannes Mohn
George Geisler
George Wunder

Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania October 2, 1761 personally appeared 
Valentine Kerber of the Town of Reading aforesaid vintner and George Geisler 
of the same place Joiner and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists they 
did severally solemnly depose and say that they were present together with 
George Wunder the other subscribing witness and saw and heard Johannes Mohn 
the Testator sign seal and as his last will and testament publish and declare 
the aforewritten Last Will and Testament; and that the said John Mohn (the 
said Testator therein named) was at the time of doing thereof of sound mind, 
memory and understanding according to the best of their knowledge and as they 
verily believe; and also that the names Valentine Kerber and George Geisler 
thereto subscribed are of the handwriting of the Deponents respectively by 
them subscribed as witnesses (George Wunder subscribing his Name at the same 
time __________) at the _____________and in presence of the said Testator and 
presence of each other.

                        James ______________