Berks County PA Archives Wills.....SCHNEIDER, Henry February 1, 1814
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Source: Register Of Wills Office, From Microfilm Of Lds
Written: February 1, 1814
Recorded: January 13, 1816

In the name of God Amen, I, Henry Schneider, of the Borough of Reading, Berks 
County and State of Pennsylvania, yeoman, being weak in body, but of sound 
mind, memory and understanding, thanks be to God, to the same, considering the 
uncertainty of this life, do make and do publish this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following, to wit:
First I will and command my soul unto the hands of God, who gave it and my 
body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the 
descretion of my Executors herein after named and as to such wordly estate 
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life.  I do give and dispose 
of the same in the following manner, to wit:
ITEM: I do give and devise unto my Son and Daughter, namely, to wit, Henry 
SCHNEIDER, and dau Mary SCHNEIDER, all that my present dwelling house and lot 
of land situate on the West side of Duke Street in the borough of Reading, 
aforesaid, containing in breadth on said tract, sixty feet and in length hun. 
and twenty feet with the appurtenances to have and to hold the said home and 
lot of ground unto them said Henry SCHNEIDER and Mary SCHNEIDER, their heirs 
and assigns forever, (as tenants in common and not as soul tenants) AND I do 
hereby further give and bequeath unto the said Henry and Mary and to their 
heirs, the following 5 bonds to wit, four of them due by Michael HARTMAN each 
conditioned for one hundred pounds, one other of them due by Conrad HENRY 
conditioned for one hundred pounds, and also a note due by George DeB. KEIM 
for the sun of 797 pounds, 9 shillings, and further I do give and bequeath 
unto the said Henry and Mary, all my house and kitchen furniture, to be 
equally divided among them, share and share alike.  I do hereby give and 
bequeath unto my nephew Peter SCHNEIDER a bond due from him for 100 pounds 
with interests.  I do give unto my brother Abraham SNEIDER, a bond due by him 
to me for 65 pounds with interest.
I do hereby give and bequeath unto my 3 brothers Leonard, Jacob and Dieter and 
my relation Peter GLASSER, the monies arising from 3 bonds, 2 of them due me 
from Jacob BOYER, and the others due me from the said Peter KLASSER[GLASSER?] 
to be equally divided between them.
AND as to the remainder and residue of my Estate whatsoever and whereever, I 
do also give unto my children the said Henry and Mary to be equally divided 
between.
And lastly it is my will and I do hereby nominate and appoint my trusty 
friends Daniel DeB. KEIM and Benneville KEIM Executors of this my last will 
and testament and do hereby also appoint the said Daniel DeB. KEIM and 
Benneville guardians of the persons and estates of my said two children, and 
hereby revoking all other wills heretofore by me made and declaring this and 
no other to be my last will and Testament.
WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seals this First day of 
February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. 
(1814) signed  Henry SCHNEIDER with (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as his last will 
and testament and at his request and in the presence of each other who have 
subscribed as witnesses:
Peter STICHTER (signature) 
Henry BETZ (signature)

Register Office Reading Berks County, Jan 13, 1816:
Then appeared Peter STICHTER and Henry BETZ witnesses to the afore written 
will, who were duly qualified according to law, did declare and say that they 
were present and did see and hera Henry SCHNEIDER the testator, sign publish 
pronounce and declare the said writing as and for his last will and testament  
and that at the time of the doing thereof, he the said testator was of sound 
mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and as they 
verily believe and further that the names Peter STICHTER and Henry BETZ are of 
the deponents own handwriting  thereto subscribed as witnesses in the presents 
of each other, and in the presents and at the request of the testator.
Sam FEATHER, D Register.


Additional Comments:
Henry SCHNEIDER was son of Henrich and Catharine SCHNEIDER Alsace Twp., Berks 
Co.   

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