WILL: Christian MERKLE (MERCKLE), 1808, 1814, Reading Borough, Berks County, PA
  
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  Source: Berks County Register Of Wills, Book D P 113
  Written: April 1, 1808
  Recorded: June 16, 1814
  
  Will of Christian Merkle (indexed Christian Merckle)     
  I Christian Merkle of the Borough of Reading Co of Berks being in good health 
  Etc yet considering my advanced age Etc wills as follows,
  First my Real Estate, being my house & lot in Reading to be sold at public 
  sale three months after my decease & also my personal Estate to be disposed of 
  & the whole divided onto five parts.
  One fifth to go to my son George
  One fifth to go to my son Jacob.
  One fifth to go to the children of my daughter Elizabeth Shaffer taking into 
  consideration the sums advanced to their father John Shaffer.
  One fifth to go to use of my daughter Magdalena wife of William Thompson.
  One fifth to go to use of my daughter Maria wife of Isaac Hahn.
  the last two fifths willed to Exes in special trust, interest to be paid to 
  the daughters & principal at their death to their children.
  George Merkle & Mathias Ludwig appointed Executors
   Will dated Apr 1, 1808 Signed Christian Merckel (Seal)
   Witnessed by Isaac Addams & George K. Nurtz (or Nutz) 
  Will proven June 16, 1814 before Sam'l Feather D. Reg's
  Wits: Isaac ADAMS and  George R NUTZ.
  
  Additional Comments:
  Christian MERKEL was married to Juliana KERST who had died 1803 in Reading.
  Per newspaper notice in the Reading Adler, Tuesday 2/1/1814: Christian, for 
  many years he was a well known and esteemed resident of Reading.  He died, in 
  his 86th year, last Thursday in Cumru Twp., at the home of his son [George 
  Merkel]. 
  
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