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Will admins are indicated as they are listed separately following the will abstracts of that year. ALBERT, GEORGE. Reading. July 25, 1753. ALSBACH, REINHART. Windsor. May 16, 1763. ALTHIN, JOHANN NICHOLAS. Greenwich. August 26, 1762. Will Admin ARNOLD, PETER. Tulpehocken. October 25, 1763. Will Admin ARTZ, JOHN. Heidelberg. January 23, 1762. Will Admin ASSHELMAN, PETER. Commery. February 21, 1754. AULEBACH, ANTIES. Tulpehocken. January 4, 1764. AURWASSER, HENRY. Brecknock. May 5, 1764. AVENSHEEN (ABENDSCHEIN), SAMUEL. Amity Township. August 24, 1756. BAKER, CHRISTIANA. Exeter. January 27, 1757. Will Admin BAKER, FREDERICK. Exeter. May 16, 1755. BALLIE, SUSANNA. Oley. May 10, 1756. BARGER, JOHN. Maiden Creek. March 23, 1758. Will Admin BARGER, JOHN. Alsace. October 20, 1758. Will Admin BARGMAN, CHRISTIAN. Reading. May 10, 1762. Will Admin BARTOFF, ADAM. Bethel. October 10, 1757. BARTOLET, ISAAC. Maxatawny. November 24, 1758. Will Admin BAUM, THEOBALD. Alsace. October 9, 1762. BAUR, MICHAEL. Heidelberg. May 26, 1759. Will Admin BEAM, JACOB. Heidleberg. October 4, 1757. Will Admin BEBERT, JOHANNES. NO LOCATION GIVEN. January 25, 1754. BECHTELL, GEORGE. Amity Township. April 8, 1751. BECK, ANTHONY. Oley. March 22, 1755. BEEBER, GEORGE. Oley. May 14, 1753. BEIER, HENRICH. Tulpehocken. April 22, 1757. BEIGHTLE, CHRISTOPHER. Exeter. August 25, 1762. BERCKY, CHRISTIAN. Tulpehocken. August 30, 1762. Will Admin BERGY, RUDOLPH. Maxatawny. September 29, 1757. BERGZ, RUDOLPH. Maxatawny. September 29, 1757. BIEBER, SARAH. Richmond. September 22, 1764. Will Admin BIEGEL, WILLIAM HENRY. died at sea from Holland. December 15, 1764. Will Admin BINGEMAN, Peter. Berks Co. February 3, 1757. BINGEMEN, PETER. Berks. February 3, 1757. BINNICH, SIMON. Heidelberg. November 8, 1758. Will Admin BIRD, WILLIAM. Reading. December 11, 1761. Will Admin BISHOP, JOHN. Exeter. January 21, 1754. Will Admin BLESSLE, JACOB. Longswamp. December 5, 1763. BOLLINDER, JOHN NICHOLAS. Greenwich. July 18, 1761. Will Admin BONEWITZ, JOHN ADAM. Heidelberg. May 22, 1761. BOONE, BENJAMIN. Exeter. October 27, 1762. BOONE, GEORGE. Exeter. December 24, 1753. BOSSERT, JACOB. Berks. November 29, 1753. BOUTS, JOHN. Berks. November 21, 1753. Will Admin BOWER, CONRAD. Reading. April 22, 1765. Will Admin BRAUS, JOHN. Albany. May 7, 1759. Will Admin BRENNER, DIETER. Alsace. May 27, 1754. Will Admin BRION, JACOB. Richmond. May 26, 1760. Will Admin BROBST, PHILIP. Phila. Co. March 21, 1760. BRUDER, MATTHIAS. Longswamp. November 3, 1762. Will Admin BURCKEY, Jacob. Bern. March 2, 1764. BURGER, JACOB. Longswamp. July 8, 1761. BUSSE, CHRISTIAN. Reading. August 24, 1759. Will Admin CARL, GEORGE. New Purchase. June 1, 1764. Will Admin CLAUSER, WILLIAM. Berks Co. February 20, 1760. Will Admin CLEWS, WILLIAM. Reading. March 15, 1765. COGH, JACOB. Robeson. February 13, 1756. COLER, HANS ADAM. Tulpehocken. April 25, 1755. Will Admin CONNOR, THOMAS. Windsor. May 11, 1754. Will Admin CRIM, JOHN. Bern. June 29, 1762. CRON, MARTIN. Alsace. February 27, 1765. Will Admin CROST, JACOB. Amity. January 13, 1762. Will Admin DAVID, ELIZABETH. Cumru. August 4, 1760. DAVIS, THOMAS. Cumru. August 15, 1752. Will Admin DAVIS, THOMAS. Robeson. June 12, 1753. DEHART, GILBERD. Amity. November 23, 1754. DEHAVEN, HERMAN. Amity. November 14, 1761. Will Admin DELANGH, PETER. Maxatawny. May 17, 1760. DELL, PETER. Greenwich. January 21, 1763. DELPLANCK, JAMES. Oley. May 10, 1760. DELPLANCK, PETER. Oley. May 10, 1760. DENNING, TITUS. Bern. September 20, 1760. Will Admin DES, HENRY. Cymru. February 4, 1755. Will Admin DIBRE, GEORGE. Bern. May 28, 1764. Will Admin DIESLER, JOHN. Heidelberg. April 19, 1759. Will Admin DIHM, PETER. Reading. November 8, 1758. Will Admin DOLL, CHRISTOPHER. Longswamp. July 25, 1751. DORR, GEORGE. Heidelberg. November 11, 1760. DRURY, EDWARD. Reading. October 26, 1763. Will Admin DUBOIS, CONRAD. Reading. July 20, 1757. Will Admin DUNCKELBERGER, PETER. Windsor. January 4, 1761. EASTERLY, JACOB. Exeter. April 28, 1759. Will Admin EDWARDS, DAVID. Cumry. November 7, 1760. EICHELBERGER, HIERONYMUS. Reading. August 17, 1761. EISCHENBACH, ANDREW. Colebrookdale. June 27, 1763. Will Admin ELY, DAVID. Richmond. March 24, 1761. EMMERT, FRONICA. Ruscomb. February 23, 1764. Will Admin EMMERT, PHILIP. Richmond. May 28, 1762. Will Admin ERDLE, HENRY. Berks Co. January 11, 1754. ESCHELMAN, JACOB. Cumry. January 6, 1762. Will Admin ESTERLE, BERNHARD. Heidelberg. May 10, 1762. Will Admin EULER, ADAM. Bern. April 23, 1755. Will Admin EVANS, DAVID. Cumry. November 26, 1763. EVANS, JOSEPH. NO LOCATION GIVEN. February 7, 1757. FEHLER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. March 31, 1760. FEICK, HANNES. Bern. October 20, 1765. Will Admin FEICK, JOHN. Bern. January 14, 1765. FIDDLER, GODFREY. Tulpehocken. February 5, 1754. Will Admin FINCHER, JOHN. New Purchase. October 1, 1763. Will Admin FISCHER, JOHANNES. Heidelberg. August 18, 1759. FISCHER, MARIA. Oley Hills, District Twp. February 19, 1765. FISHER, HIERONYMUS. Bern. January 6, 1755. Will Admin FISHER, JOHN. Oley. March 18, 1754. FOCK, JOHN LEONARD. Heidleberg. February 4, 1757. Will Admin FOLLAND, FREDERICK. Reading. November 5, 1757. Will Admin FOLLWEILER, CASPER. Reading. November 11, 1760. FOLMER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. May 28, 1764. Will Admin FORMWALT, PETER. Alsace. March 31, 1761. FOULKE, GOTLIEB. Ruscomb Manor. November 3, 1759. Will Admin FOX, YOST. Heidleberg. May 25, 1764. FREY, NICHOLAS. Richmond. February 21, 1754. Will Admin FRICKER, GALLIUS. Reading. December 17, 1755. Will Admin FRIES, CORNELIUS. Albany. February 19, 1761. Will Admin FRIES, HENRICH. Colebrookdale. September 29, 1759. Will Admin FRIES, MICHAEL. Albany. August 2, 1762. Will Admin FRIES, PETER. Albany. June 21, 1760. Will Admin FRIESTER, FREDERICK. Bethel. March 2, 1761. Will Admin FUCE or FUSS, NICHOLAS. Berks CO. October 2, 1762. FULHAVER, JOHN. Tulpehocken. February 6, 1762. Will Admin GABRIEL, PAUL. Windsor. May 9, 1761. Will Admin GELBACH, JOHN. Oley. August 30, 1758. GERICK, HANS MARTLE. Exeter. May 30, 1757. GERRAD, DAVID. Robinson. November 16, 1761. GIBSON, ANDREW. Union. January 29, 1760. Will Admin GIBSON, HENRY. Amity. May 14, 1754. GIESSMAN, WILLIAM. Tulpehocken. May 26, 1761. GLUCK, PETER. Windsor. May 18, 1756. Will Admin GLUCK, PETER. Windsor. March 5, 1759. Will Admin GOOD, JACOB. Bern. January 24, 1756. Will Admin GORTNER, PETER. Albany. June 2, 1760. GRAUEL, PHILIP. Maxatawny. April 14, 1762. GRAUL, JOHN GEORGE. Berks. December 29, 1753. Will Admin GREGORY, RICHARD. Hereford. June 24, 1765. GRENINGER, JACOB. Cumry. May 11, 1761. Will Admin GRIFFITH, ELLIS. Amity. April 3, 1759. GRINER, JOHN THEODORE. Amity. May 27, 1765. GROSMAN, MICHAEL. Bethel. August 12, 1756. Will Admin GROSS, WILLIAM. Maxatawny. December 11, 1761. Will Admin GUINTER, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. May 19, 1759. Will Admin HABERLING, VALENTINE. Tulpehocken. November 5, 1754. Will Admin HAFFNER, CONRAD. Greenwich. February 13, 1759. HAHN, THOMAS. Tulpehocken. March 6, 1758. Will Admin HAINES, FRONICA. Heidleberg. July 16, 1756. Will Admin HAINS, CASPER. Heidelberg. October 29, 1762. HARRIS, SAMUEL. Union. October 12, 1754. HARRY, DANIEL. Cumru. December 8, 1758. Will Admin HARRY, HENRY. Cymru. May 23, 1757. Will Admin HARTINGER, PETER. Windsor. February 9, 1759. Will Admin HATTINGER, MARTIN. Greenwich. June 2, 1764. Will Admin HAUCK, PETER. Greenwich. January 31, 1761. Will Admin HAUER, JACOB. Windsor. February 20, 1761. Will Admin HAUER, MICHAEL. Windsor. October 15, 1760. Will Admin HAUER, MICHAEL. Windsor. March 27, 1761. Will Admin HAYNE, PETER. Heidleberg. October 10, 1757. Will Admin HECK, JOST. Bern. December 23, 1760. Will Admin HECKART, CATHERINE. Heidelberg. October 3, 1759. Will Admin HEDRICK, CHARLES. Heidelberg. October 24, 1757. Will Admin HEFFLY, JOHN CARL. Richmond. April 21, 1761. Will Admin HELLER, LUDWIG. Reading. July 22, 1765. Will Admin HEMERKIN, PETER. Bern. August 21, 1755. Will Admin HESS, John. Longswamp. May 7, 1764. HICKMAN, ANDREW. Cumru. August 19, 1755. Will Admin HILL, JOHN. Windsor. August 28, 1759. Will Admin HIMEL, DAVID. Ruscomb Manor. May 30, 1759. Will Admin HOCH, JOHN Jr. Oley. March 28, 1763. Will Admin HOCH, SAMUEL. Oley. April 30, 1762. HOFFMAN, PAUL. Richmond. October 29, 1760. Will Admin HOHMAN, JOHN. Robison. March 7, 1765. HOLLICK, MICHAEL. Reading. February 22, 1758. Will Admin HOTTENSTEIN, JACOB. Maxatawny. April 30, 1753. HOTTENSTEIN, JACOB. Maxatawny. October 17, 1758. Will Admin HOYLE, GEORGE. Robeson. June 20, 1755. Will Admin HUCK, ANDREAS. Cumru. June 21, 1763. Will Admin HUFFNAIL, ARNOLD. Oley. November 17, 1753. Will Admin HUFFNAIL, CHRISTIAN. Ruscomb Manor. June 5, 1760. HUGH, ELLIS. Exeter. January 27, 1764. HUGHES, John. Exeter. February 6, 1764. Will Admin HUGHS, CADWALADER. Union. October 25, 1755. HULINGS, MARCUS. Amity. April 25, 1757. HUMMEL, PHILIP. Exeter. November 18, 1758. Will Admin HUNTER, NICHOLAS. Oley. April 27, 1765. HUSTER, JOHN. Bern. October 26, 1757. HUSTER, JOHN. Bern. October 26, 1757. IRONCUTTER, MARTIN. Reading. March 24, 1760. JONES, JOHN. NO LOCATION GIVEN. April 30, 1757. JORDAN, ADAM. Tulpehocken. April 16, 1761. Will Admin KAPLER, MARTIN. Bethel. August 23, 1756. Will Admin KAUFFMAN, CHRISTIAN. Bern. March 6, 1764. KEHLE, WILLIAM. Greenwich. February 16, 1757. KEHLE, WILLIAM. Greenwich. February 16, 1757. KEHLER, PHILIP. Oley. February 14, 1755. KEIM, JOHN. Oley. January 1, 1754. KEITEL, GEORGE. Albany. June 2, 1760. Will Admin KELCHNER, JOHN MICHAEL. Richmond. March 24, 1761. KELLER, CHRISTINA. Oley. August 25, 1760. Will Admin KELLER, JOHN. Cumru. August 5, 1753. Will Admin KELLER, JOHN. Greenwich. August 8, 1760. Will Admin KELTNER, HENRY. Richmond. January 3, 1760. KEMB, THEOBALD. Maxatawny. March 16, 1762. KEMBERLIN, MICHAEL. Berks Co. February 28, 1759. Will Admin KENNELL, NICHOLAS, Reading. January 15, 1754. Will Admin KEPLINGER, PHILIP. Windsor. February 21, 1760. Will Admin KERN, THOMAS. Tulpehocken. May 30, 1761. KERST, FRANTZ. Exeter. October 30, 1765. KEYLBACH, CHRISTOPHER. Albany. June 9, 1760. KIEFFER, FREDERICK. Longswamp. January 6, 1759. KILLION, CASPER. Berks Co. May 7, 1764. Will Admin KIRBY, THOMAS. Maiden Creek. October 2, 1765. KITZMAN, JACOB. Tulpehocken. July 31, 1756. Will Admin KLEH, NICHOLAS. Bern. November 7, 1763. KLEIN, THEOBALD. Longswamp. July 20, 1759. Will Admin KLINGEMAN, GEORGE. Albany. February 19, 1761. KNEP, MATHIAS. Alsace. April 17, 1765. Will Admin KOCH, HENRY. Exeter. March 29, 1764. KOMERER, CHRISTIAN. Reading. January 10, 1760. KONTZ, HENRY. Tulpehocken. November 9, 1757. Will Admin KORNER, ADAM. Reading. February 2, 1762. KROLL, JOHN. Reading. March 1, 1759. Will Admin KUHN, CHRISTOPHER. Maiden Creek. February 15, 1754. Will Admin KUNTZ, PHILIP. Berks. January 18, 1754. Will Admin KUTZ, NICHOLAS. Maxatawny. August 10, 1749. LANG, CONRATH. Tulpehocken. July 22, 1765. LANSICUS, GEORGE. Alsace. June 4, 1755. LANSISCUS, GEORGE. Alsace. June 4, 1755. LEBO, HENRY. Reading. March 3, 1761. Will Admin LEBO, JOHN. Alsace. June 4, 1759. LEDERMAN, JACOB. Tulpehocken. October 2, 1762. LEE, ANTHONY. Oley. August 12, 1763. LESCHER, VINCENTZ. Richmond. March 24, 1761. Will Admin LESH, JACOB. Tulpehocken. May 17, 1756. Will Admin LESHER, MARY. Oley. May 26, 1755. Will Admin LEWENGUT, JACOB. Tulpehocken. April 29, 1758. LEWENGUT, JACOB. Tulpehocken. February 9, 1758. LEWIS, DAVID. Cumru. April 30, 1754. LEWIS, JAMES. Cumru. October 6, 1758. Will Admin LEWIS, THOMAS. Robeson. August 11, 1755. Will Admin LIEB, MICHAEL. Bern. November 2, 1754. LIECHT, JOHANNES. Richmond. March 2, 1761. Will Admin LLOYD, THOMAS. Cumru. November 29, 1752. LONGWORTHY, BENJAMIN. Oley. October 29, 1765. Will Admin LOYD, THOMAS, E. Nantmel, Chester Co. October 21, 1757. MAJER, PHILIP JACOB. Reading. January 30, 1765. MARBURGER, MARGARET. Windsor. February 11, 1764. Will Admin MARTIN, NICHOLAS. Heidelberg. July 25, 1758. MATHEWS, JOHN. Exeter. June 25, 1760. Will Admin MATZ, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. May 12, 1759. Will Admin McGREW, CHARLES. Virginia. January 29, 1765. MEITZLER, PETER. Longswamp. March 27, 1761. Will Admin MERBADT, DANIEL. Alsace. November 16, 1754. MERBADT, DANIEL. Alsace. November 16, 1754. Will Admin MERTZ, JOHN JOST. Rockland. April 10, 1764. MERTZ, JOHN JOST. Rockland. April 10, 1764. Will Admin MERTZ, NICHOLAS. Longswamp. December 2, 1760. Will Admin MESMER, JACOB. Reading. February 25, 1757. Will Admin MESSERSMITH, VALENTINE. Exeter. September 25, 1760. Will Admin METZ, HERMAN. Tulpehocken. May 24, 1755. Will Admin MEYER, DANIEL. Tulpehocken. March 28, 1761. Will Admin MEYER, FREDERICK. Bern. January 10, 1759. Will Admin MILLARD, BENJAMIN. Union. March 1, 1757. Will Admin MILLER, FREDERICK. Heidelberg. April 12, 1760. Will Admin MILLER, HANS GEORGE. Reading. February 21, 1761. MILLER, HIERONYMOUS. Ruscomb Manor. April 25, 1755. Will Admin MILLER, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. November 28, 1758. Will Admin MILLER, WOLFGANG. Tulpehocken. January 29, 1753. MINGEL, CASPER. Bern. March 24, 1762. Will Admin MINNICK, JOHN. Albany. February 11, 1755. Will Admin MODLEY, JOHN. Reading. December 14, 1762. Will Admin MOHR, JOHN. Cumru. October 2, 1764. MOHR, WILLIAM. Cumry. June 28, 1764. MOREN, EDWARD. Maiden Creek. September 19, 1755. MORRIS, JOHN. Cumry. July 22, 1765. MOUNTS, JACOB. Heidleberg. October 2, 1753. Will Admin MULL, MARTIN. Exeter. January 15, 1755. Will Admin NEUMAN, CHARLES. Berks Co. October 22, 1764. Will Admin NICHOLAS, MORDECAI. Robeson. August 15, 1753. Will Admin NICHOLAS, THOMAS. Caernarvon. September 11, 1760. Will Admin NUCOMER, JOHN JR. Alsace. February 20, 1764. Will Admin NULL, KILLION. Exeter. July 7, 1763. OWEN, GRIFFITH. Windsor. February 28, 1733. PEARSON, LAWRENCE. Maiden Creek. February 6, 1754. Will Admin PETER KEYSINGER. Tulpehocken. November 24, 1757. Will Admin PETTS, ADAM. Union Twp. February 13, 1759. Will Admin PFATEICHER, MARTIN. Heidelberg. May 5, 1761. Will Admin PLEISTEIN, ANNA MARIA. Tulpehocken. January 26, 1762. Will Admin PLEISTEIN, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. February 23, 1761. Will Admin PLEISTEIN, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. January 26, 1762. Will Admin POETER, ENGEL. Oley. January 6, 1755. POFFENBERGER, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. October 1, 1765. POPE, EVAN. Reading. December 14, 1758. Will Admin POTTS, THOMAS. Colebrookdale. April 26, 1762. PRICE, JOHN. Mill Bridge. September 6, 1756. RATHGE, NICHOLAS. Albany. May 23, 1760. REED, ADAM. Amity. August 18, 1759. REES, GRIFFITH. Cumry. September 2, 1760. Will Admin REICHELSDORFFER, FREDERICK. Albany. November 13, 1759. REIN, JACOB. Maxatawny. June 2, 1764. Will Admin REISS, VALENTINE. NO LOCATION GIVEN. November 8, 1757. RENN, BERNARD. Windsor. August 18, 1763. Will Admin REPERT, JOHN. Oley. November 22, 1763. Will Admin RESH, JACOB. Windsor. June 4, 1764. Will Admin RETTENBACH, HENRY. Tulpehocken. February 1, 1762. Will Admin RICHELSDORSSER, FREDERICK. Albany. November 13, 1759. RIEGEL, GERTRUDE. Tulpehocken. April 3, 1760. Will Admin RIEGER, ANDREAS. Tulpehocken. December 17, 1757. Will Admin RIEHL, NICHOLAS. Berks Co. November 29, 1757. RIEHL, NICHOLAS. Heidelberg. November 29, 1757. RISSER, HENRY. Maiden Creek. March 3, 1764. RITH (READ), MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. October 11, 1754 RITH or READ, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. October 11, 1754. RITH, LEONHARD. Tulpehocken. February 2, 1762. RITTER, GEORGE. Exeter. December 5, 1761. ROBERTS, REES. Union. August 1, 1763. Will Admin RODARMEL, LAWRENCE. Winsor. December 6, 1758. Will Admin ROGERS, ROGER. Reading. December 22, 1758. Will Admin ROHRBACH, GEORGE. Hereford. April 9, 1762. Will Admin ROTH, MICHAEL. Maxatawny. May 18, 1763. Will Admin RUTTER, HENRY. Albany. March 7, 1761. Will Admin RUTTER, MARTIN. Bethel. December 12, 1757. Will Admin SADLER, PHILIP. Exeter. March 24, 1763. Will Admin SAUER, WILLIAM. Robeson. August 20, 1760. Will Admin SAURBREY, GEORGE. Reading. December 28, 1759. SAURMILK, CUNIGUNDA. Reading. November 23, 1757. Will Admin SCHATTER, JOHANNES. Albany. February 17, 1762. Will Admin SCHAUR, ADAM. Heidelberg. August 21, 1762. SCHEFFER, GEORGE. Maxatawny. November 29, 1763. Will Admin SCHEFFER, MARGARET. Oley. March 2, 1765. Will Admin SCHMECK, JOHANNES. Alsace. November 2, 1762. SCHMETHER, JOHN. Albany. March 27, 1764. Will Admin SCHMIDT, HENRICH. Heidelberg. March 5, 1765. SCHNEIDER, HENRY. Alsace. November 7, 1763. SCHNEIDER, JOHANNES. Bern. April 27, 1761. Will Admin SCHNEPP, MARY. Oley. March 30, 1763. Will Admin SCHUMACKER, CHRISTIAN. Rocky Hill. April 2, 1760. SCHWARTZ, HENRY. Tulpehocken. May 13, 1765. Will Admin SCHWENCK, BALTHASAR. Maxatawny. February 25, 1764. Will Admin SEIBERT, JACOB. Tulpehocken. March 9, 1761. Will Admin SHAFFER, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. September 20, 1760. SHARRER, JACOB. Richmond. April 21, 1761. Will Admin SHAUBER, CHRISTOPHER. Tulpehocken. December 2, 1757. Will Admin SHEEPER, MAXIMILIAN. Oley. July 13, 1755. SHELL, MARTIN. Tulpehocken. January 20, 1755. Will Admin SHENKLE, MAGDALENA. Oley. December 5, 1763. SHERR, ULRICH. Maxatawny. March 26, 1754. SHICKEN, HENRY. Bethel. February 16, 1760. Will Admin SHIMP, JOHN. Berks Co. October 15, 1757. SHISSER, HENRY. Oley. October 20, 1758. SHOCK, ANDREW. Reading. March 28, 1753. Will Admin SHOLLENBERGER, ULRICH. Tulpehocken. March 9, 1762. Will Admin SMITH, ABRAHAM. Reading. November 13, 1761. Will Admin SMITH, MATTHIAS. Tulpehocken. October 2, 1765. SMITH, PETER. Berks Co. March 9, 1758. SMITH, PETER. Berks Co. February 9, 1758. SMITHERS, WILLIAM. Albany. May 19, 1760. SODER, HENRY. Reading. August 1, 1759. Will Admin SODER, NICHOLAS. Berks Co. November 5, 1759. SOMMERLADIE, JONAS. Heidelberg. February 2, 1759. Will Admin SOURBIER, GEORGE. Alsace. January 30, 1760. Will Admin SOWAS, JOHANNAS. Rockland. May 19, 1761. SPANGLER, JACOB. Alsace. May 18, 1756. SPENGLER, JACOB. Alsace. May 18, 1756. SPIESS, ULRICH. Bethel. March 13, 1761. Will Admin SPRING, MARIA. Reading. January 11, 1763. Will Admin STAN, John Nickel. Greenwich. March 13, 1762. STAPLETON, ROBERT. Albany. April 14, 1755. Will Admin STARR, JEREMIAH. Maiden Creek. October 31, 1765. Will Admin STAUCH, GEORGE. Bern. November 21, 1759. Will Admin STEIN, ELIAS. Windsor. July 30, 1760. Will Admin STILL, FRANCIS. Cumry. December 2, 1762. Will Admin STUMP, JOHN. Heidelberg. October 15, 1757. STUPP, MARTIN. Tulpehocken. March 19, 1755. TEISHER, JOHN. Richmond. June 27, 1761. THOMAS, EVAN. Cumry. February 4, 1757. Will Admin THORM, GOTLIEB. Tulpehocken. February 5, 1763. TRAUTMAN, JOHN. Tulpehocken. April 27, 1764. Will Admin TREBELBIS, JACOB. Richmond. February 23, 1761. UNBAHAUER, STEPHEN. Bern. July 9, 1764. Will Admin URY, CHRISTOPHER. Tulpehocken. March 24, 1763. Will Admin VOLLMER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. January 25, 1762. WAGNER, ELIAS. Exeter. April 29, 1755. Will Admin WAGNER, JACOB. Bern. August 11, 1761. Will Admin WAGNER, MATHIAS. Tulpehocken. June 2, 1760. Will Admin WAGONER, GEORGE. Windsor. September 22, 1760. WALBORN, LEONARD. Tulpehocken. January 28, 1760. WALL, WENDEL. Alsace. November 24, 1764. WEEBER, MATHIAS Jr. Bern. December 5, 1764. Will Admin WEICKARD, JACOB. Tulpehocken. May 13, 1755. WEICKERT, JACOB. Tulpehocken. May 13, 1755. WEIDNER, PETER. Cumru. April 28, 1759. WEISER, CONRAD. Reading. July 31, 1760. WEISER, PHILIP. Heidelberg. November 13, 1761. WEISS, JACOB WILLIAM. Bern. June 5, 1759. Will Admin WEISS, JACOB. Maxatawny. June 2 1762. Will Admin WENNER, NICHOLAS. Albany. May 27, 1760. WETZLER, JACOB. Bern. March 7, 1763. Will Admin WEYNIG, DIETRICH. Reading. February 14, 1761. WICKLINE, GEORGE. Robeson. October 31, 1754. WICKS, CHRISTIAN, SR. Exeter Township. September 21, 1748. WIELHAUS, CHRISTOPHER. Windsor. April 19, 1759. Will Admin WILBERGER, HENRY. Tulpehocken. August 11, 1758. Will Admin WILER, MARTIN. Exeter. July 18, 1761. WILEY, JOHN. Berks. May 9, 1754. Will Admin WILL, WILLIAM. Albany. May 10, 1762. Will Admin WILLIAMSON, JAMES. Bern. February 25, 1762. Will Admin WILLITS, HENRY. Maiden Creek. January 17, 1755. WILLSON, THOMAS. Colebrookdale. February 28, 1764. WILY, JOHN. NO LOCATION GIVEN. August 12, 1755. WILY, JOHN. Maiden Creek. November 8, 1756. WOLF, HENRY. Alsace. October 10, 1761. Will Admin WOMELSDORFF, DANIEL. Amity. February 4, 1760. Will Admin WOMMER, BERNARD. Bern. April 18, 1755. WOMMER, BERNHARD. Bern. April 18, 1755. YOCUM, JOHN. Douglass. March 31, 1757. Will Admin YOCUM, JONAS. Douglass. December 27, 1760. YOST, FRANCIS. Reading. June 10, 1760. ZELLER, HENRICH. Tulpehocken. January 20, 1756. ZIVERNER, LAWRENCE. NO LOCATION GIVEN. May 13, 1751. ____________________________________________________ A few Berks County area wills probated in Philadelphia before Berks County was formed. EARLY YEARS OWEN, GRIFFITH, tanner, Windsor, [now] Berks County. February 28, 1733. Mentions the will of the late Rev. Owen LLOYD late of the parish of Llanaher in the County of Merioneth, deceased, who appointed said Griffith OWEN. Exrs: Mentions Henry HUGHES and his son William PARRY in County of Carnarvon. Brother William OWEN of Merioneth County, gentleman, and his sons, Griffith OWEN, Henry OWEN and two younger sons, names not given. Wife Mary OWENS and two daus. Catherine OWEN and Jane OWEN. Trustees John OWEN of Merioneth County, gentleman, Giles HICKMAN, John HODGES and John DAVIDS of London, gentlemen. Exrs: Said 2 daughters. Wit: Samuel HUMPHREYS, carpenter, Dr. GRIFFITH of Chauncy Lane, sergeant, and Henry BOCK of the same place. WICKS, CHRISTIAN, SR., Exeter Township, Schwartzwalt. July 2, 1748. Legacies to 4 eldest children. Wife Maria Magdalena. Legacies to 2 children of 2nd wife and 3 of last wife. Oldest child of 2nd wife named Anna Maria, to be brought up to her age with Michael GRAUEL. The other child of 2nd wife to be brought up to its age with Christian WICKS, Jr. The land bought of son Christian to said son at valuation. Mentions Johannes MOYER of Tulpehocken. Wit: Michael GRAUEL, Christian WICKS, John George JEH and Johannes DUCKERT. Adm. to Maria Magdalena WICKS and Christian WICKS, September 21, 1748. KUTZ, NICHOLAS, Maxatawny. Declared June 3, 1749 that his abode should belong to his 2 youngest sons. His wife to have everything in her possession. Wit: Maria Catharina MILLER and John George MILLER. Adm. to Anna Catharine, widow of Nicholas KUTZ, and George KUTZ, his son, August 10, 1749. BECHTELL, GEORGE, Amity Township. November 14, 1748. Mentioned wife Anna Mary and 2 children. Wit: Michael MESSENGER and Valentine EAMS who affirmed April 8, 1751, that they saw John George BECHTELL the testator sign his will. Adm. to George SHETTLER who married Anna Maria late wife of George BECHTELL, date April 8, 1751. ZIVERNER, LAWRENCE. February 22, 1751. Mentions children of George ROERBACK. "The bed that I have shall be given to the two maid childs and the loom with all the dools belonging to it I give to Andrew SINCKEL." Wit: Simon SHALLER, Adam MOSSER and Andrew SHINDEL. Adm. to George ROERBAUGH of Colebrookdale Township, May 13, 1751. DOLL, CHRISTOPHER, Longswamp. June 24, 1751. Estate to brother-in-law Joseph BIERY; he to maintian sister Catharine DOLL, sister Barbara, brother Philip, andsister Margaretha Catharina. Wit: Frederick HELLWIG, Conrad FISHER and Jacob FENSTERMACHER. Adm. to Philipp DOLL, yeoman, brother of Christopher DOLL and to Joseph BIERY, yeoman, July 25, 1751. BERKS CO WILL ABSTRACTS & ADMS 1752-1765 WILLS - 1752 LLOYD, THOMAS, Cumru. October 19, 1752. November 29, 1752. To dau. Joan LOYD alias DAVID 5 shillings. To the Baptist Minister who preaches in Cumru £5. To Ann GRIFFITH 40 shillings. To son Benj. LOYD £20. Remainder, real and personal to wife and child to be equally divided when of full age, dau. Joan DAVID excepted. Rev. Thos. JONES, Henry HARRY Esq., David EDWARDS and Eliazer EVANS to see this will put in force. Wife Extx. Wit: Jonathan STEPHEN, Wm. REYNOLDS. Letters to Esther LOYD. ADMINS - 1752 DAVIS, THOMAS, Cumru. August 15, 1752. Adm. to Elizabeth Davis, the widow. WILLS - 1753 MILLER, WOLFGANG, Tulpehocken. November 29, 1752 - January 29, 1753. estate to be divided into 3 shares, one to grandchildren, viz., John, Christina and Elizabeth MILLER, one to wife Eva Madlina and remainder share to my stepsons Mathias and Johannes WAGNER. Before division £15 to paid grandson Johannes MILLER. Exrs: stepson Mathias WAGNER and friend Johannes TRAUTMAN. Wit: Hans PRESLER, George PRESLER, Bernhard MOTS. Translated by Conrad WEISER. HOTTENSTEIN, JACOB, Maxatawny. No date - April 30, 1753. To 2 sons David and Henry, my plantation where I now live containing 400 acres and 100 acres in Allamingle at £800. Wife Mary Dorothy to have use of same until youngest son is of age. Dau. Mary Catherines share to go to the use of her children. Letters C.T.A. to Jacob and Wm. HOTTENSTEIN sons of Testator. Widow renounces. Translation. Wit: John HERRGERETER, Devault KEMP, John GESWINT. BEEBER, GEORGE, Oley. No date - May 14, 1753. To my mother Sara BEEBER, all estate and after her death £3 to bro. Lorents BEEBER and £3 to sister Otila and all remainder to bro. Jacob and sister Magdalene BEEBER. Letters C.T.A. to Sarah BEEBER. Wit: Frederick ULRICH, Mathias BEEBER, Martin BOGER. Translation. DAVIS, THOMAS, Robeson. March 19, 1753. June 12, 1753. To William OWINS and Margaret HARIS' children, £200 which lies in James DAVIS' hands, to be paid them when of age. To dau. Margaret HARRIS, all remainder of estate. Exr. Son in law Wm. OWIN and dau. Margaret HARRIS. Wit: John MOORE, Joseph MOONEY, Wm. HEROOT. ALBERT, GEORGE, Reading. November 19, 1752, between 6 and 7 in forenoon. Probated July 25, 1753. All estate to wife while a widow. Afterward to the children of whom the following are named: "the dau. which is not married, Eva", "the dau. Christina", "the son-in-law." Wits: Peter SNIDER, Philip Jacob MEYER and Abraham BROSIUS. Translation. BOSSERT, JACOB, Berks CO. September 12, 1753 - November 29, 1753. To wife Clesia 1/3 of estate and remainder divided among children in equal shares, none of whom are named. Letters C.T.A. to Closia BOSSERT the widow. Wit: Frederick SHOLLENBERGER, Philip KALBOUGH, Math. BOLLAND. Translation. BOSSERT, JACOB, Berks. Will proven November 29, 1753. Adm to Clofia BOSSERT, the widow. Original in German, not recorded. Wit: Frederick SHOLLENBERGER, Philip KALBACH. BOONE, GEORGE, Exeter. November 18, 1753. December 24, 1753. To son, William, all that part of my land lying on south side of Tulpehocken Road and appertaining to the old plantation in Exeter; also 1/2 of the mills. To son, Hezekiah, all that part of old plantation lying on north side of said road, the other 1/2 of mills. To son Josiah, the sawmill in Robeson Township and lands belonging. To son Jeremiah, plantation called "Andrew Saduskies" in Amity Township. To 3 daus., viz., Mary, Deborah and Dina £50 each. To my grandchildren, George and Jane HUGHES, children of dear dau. Hannah, £25 each when of age. Provides for wife [not named]. Exr. sons, William, Josiah, Jeremiah and Hezekiah. Wit: Joseph BOONE, John HUGHES, Edward DRURY, Edward HUGHES. ADMINS - 1753 SHOCK, ANDREW, Reading. March 28, 1753. Conrad Bower, principal creditor, adm. KELLER, JOHN, Cumru. August 5, 1753. Adm. to Maria Appolonia KELLER, the widow. NICHOLAS, MORDECAI. Robeson. August 15, 1753. Adm, to Rinhard GEORGE, Principal Creditor. MOUNTS, JACOB, Heidleberg. October 2, 1753. Adm. to Mary Catherine MOUNTS, the widow. HUFFNAIL, ARNOLD, Oley. November 17, 1753. Adm. to Elias HUFFNAIL, eldest son. BOUTS, JOHN, Berks. November 21, 1753. Adm. to Lodowick MOORE and wife, Antilla, the only sister of John BOUTS, decd., son of Philip BOUTS, Lancaster Co. GRAUL, JOHN GEORGE, Berks. December 29, 1753. Adm. to Elizabeth GRAUL, the widow. WILLS - 1754 KEIM, JOHN, Oley. -- 1747. January 1, 1754. Mentions "that all my children from my first wife leave me soon as they comes to their age saying to me Father what you have you have occasion for your own self we will go and see to get our living for our self. Catherine, John, Stephen, Nicles, Elizabeth and Jacob, the youngest, followed their example in the month of October 1746." To each of above named 6 children £10 and remainder including 200 acres of land to wife, Maria Elizabeth, and her 10 children [not named]. Exrs. wife, Maria Elizabeth and Casper CREAMER. Wit: John William POTT and Petter LOBACH. ERDLE, HENRY, Berks Co. December 14, 1752. January 11, 1754. To wife all estate during widowhood. Eldest son Felix to have half of land, and remainder to son John Henry and daus Fronica and Francisca. Letters C.T.A. to Regina, the widow. Wit: Jacob SHUMACHER, Ulrick SHERER, Peter MERCKEL. Translation. BEBERT, JOHANNES. October 3, 1748 - January 25, 1754. Wife (not named) shall stay on the place as long as she continues a widow with her 4 children, but when the sons are of age, then the place shall belong to them. Wits: Mathias LOY, Balser GERLACH and Michael SMITH. (A memorandum filed with the will dated January 9, 1754 contains the following: John BEVERT died about 5 years ago possessed of an estate of £40 to £50, near Maxatawny. He left a widow Anna Delia who intermarried with Jacob GRENOBLE about 4 years ago, and 4 children. Another Memorandum dated January 25, 1754 contains the following: This was brought to me as copy of John BEBERT's will (of a tract of land not erected into a Township near Maxatawny) by Anna Delia wife of Jacob GRENOBLE who was the widow of said BEBERT. Catharine who married Adam STAUB is a child by a former vater (father). There are 3 other children ... father. Anna Delia says the said BEBERT gave them all their portions before marrying her. Her children are Elisabeth Margaret about 17 years old, Conrad about 16 years, Magdalena about 11 years and Henry age 7. The former children are Catharine, John, Sarah and Mary.) Translation. ASSHELMAN, PETER, Commery. April 24, 1749. February 21, 1754. Cuts off and disinherits eldest son, Benedick, with one shilling sterling. Disinherits eldest dau., Magdalene with one shilling. Remainder of children to have equal shares of estate. Wife Magdalene, to have a child's portion during life. Exr. son, Peter. Wit: Jacob GUD and David GERRAD. FISHER, JOHN, Oley, Berks County. March 18, 1754. Wife Mary; daus. Margaret FOTCH or in her name her son Jacob FOTCH, Catharina HEPPERT, Elizabeth STOLLENBACK, Mary BENFORTH, Sara FISHER, Anna CONKER, Rosina WALTER, Gartrud WALTHER, son John FISHER, son-in- law Stephan REPPART. Wit: William KETTEN, Johannes HARRICHER and Anthony YEAGER. Adm. to Mary FISHER, widow of John FISHER, August 21, 1755. SHERR, ULRICH, Maxatawny. February 21, 1754 - March 26, 1754. To eldest son Jacob, the land in Richmond Twp., 156 acres and provide for his mother Dorothea. Youngers sons Peter and Henrich shall have the inhabited plantation and pay to their sisters, Elizabeth, Susanna and Maria £100 each. To youngest son Michael £100 when 21. Letters C.T.A. to Dorothea the widow. Wit: Henrich GRUNEWALD and Jacob HOTTENSTEIN. Translation. LEWIS, DAVID, Cumru. March 28, 1754. April 30, 1754. Provides for wife, Elenor. To son, William, the plantation where I now live. To son, Nathan, 1/2 of my land next to the river Schuylkill, stock, when 21. To dau., Hannah LEWIS, £50 at 21. Exr. wife Elenor and son William. Wit: Thomas NICHOLAS, Evan THOMAS, John DAVIS. GIBSON, HENRY, Amity. May 5, 1754. May 14, 1754. To son, Francis 5 shillings. To son, Andrew, 1/2 of my land to be surveyed off the south end adjoining the Schuylkill. To son, John all remainder of my land when he is 21. To son, Daniel 1 shilling. Provides for wife, Mary. Exr. wife, Mary and son, Andrew. Wit: Hugh MITCHELL, John MARCHAL and Jos. MILLARD. RITH (READ), MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. Will proved October 11, 1754 by Jacob ARTZ, Peter RITH and Samuel WEISER. Letters to Maria Barbara RITH, the widow and Nicholas SCHWENGEL, Jr., the exrs. named. The will in German, not recorded. HARRIS, SAMUEL, Union. September 1, 1754. October 12, 1754. To all my children, 1 shilling each [not named]. To wife, Elizabeth, all estate, real and personal, to enable her to bring up my young children and give them learning. Mentions having sold his plantation containing 127 acres to Thos. BANFIELD of Amity and authorizes exr. to make deed to same. Exr. wife Elizabeth and bro. Jos. MILLARD. Wit: Thomas PRATT, Timothy MILLARD, John WHITE and John GODFREY. RITH or READ, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. March 15, 1754 - October 11, 1754. To wife Maria Barbara, all estate during widowhood. To eldest son Johan Caspar, that piece of land at Swatara, containing 150 acres at £100. To sons John Michel and Daniel, the plantation I now live on with 202 acres thereunto belonging at £600 valuation. Dau. Anna Catrina KATERMANIN shall have even share with rest of children except £70, for the land I signed to her husband Jacob KATERMAN, they helping the children she had by her first husband George ANSPACH. The children of December'd. dau. Margaret wife of Jacob EMRICH, viz, Andreas, Catrina and Elizabeth, to have their mothers equal share of estate. Remainder to all children, viz, John Casper, John Michael, Daniel, Catrina KATTERMAN December'd. dau. Margrets children, Anna Maria ROSIN, Anna Madlena HAFFNER, Elizabeth DEIS and Maria Barbara SCHWINGEL. Exrs: wife Maria Barbara and son in law Nicklaus SCHWENGEL. Wit: Jacob ARTZ, Peter RITH, Saml. WEISER. Translation by Conrad WEISER. WICKLINE, GEORGE, Robeson. August 24, 1754. October 31, 1754. Adm. to Christian WICKLINE, the widow. Gives all estate to wife, Christian, during life and at her decease to be equally divided among all children, 4 which are born and one which is not yet born, provided the children prove obedient and if not she May sell them to whom she pleaseth. Wit: James CADWALADER and John George WENDEL. LIEB, MICHAEL, Bern. October 15, 1754 - November 2, 1754. To wife Anna Margaretha, all estate absolutely paying £450 to creditors and heirs. To all children as well of the first wife as also of present wife, an equal share of estate when of age. None named. Exr: wife Anna Margretha. P.S. "The names of Michael LIEBS 4 children are Anna Catharina, Simon, Nicholas and Maria Margaretha." Wit: Jacob MILLER, Mathew STOUT and Jacob DESTER. Translation. MERBADT, DANIEL, Alsace. October 10, 1754 - November 16, 1754. Conrad shall have my clothes and cousin Peter SCHMIDT the house in Reading. Dau. of Peter SCHMIDT shall have the blue and white cloth. Maria Magdalena shall have the Bible. Cousin Peter SCHMIDT, Conrad SCHMIDT, Philip SCHMIDT, and Daniel, son of schoolmaster HOFFMAN in Tulpehocken shall each have a gun, and his legacy at Philadelphia shall be void and this only valid. Will not signed. Wits: Reinhard ROHRBACH and Rudolf GEHRET. Andreas FIGTHORN, John George MILLER (no record of letters of administration). Translation. DEHART, GILBERD, Amity. November 23, 1754. To eldest son, Samuel, tenement and tract of land on north side of Tulpehocken Road and 25 acres on south side of road. To youngest son, William, my tract of land on south side of said road except 25 acres above mentioned. Also to sons, all stock. To my daus., Catharine, Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary, £50 each as they arrive at 21. Provides for wife, Elizabeth. To sister, Charity, maintenance during life by my 2 sons. To my father in law, Adam REED, use of the house he now lives in, during life. Wife to have use of land until sons come of age. Exr. Elizabeth and William WINTERS. Wit: William BOONE, John WARREN. ADMINS - 1754 KENNELL, NICHOLAS, Reading. January 15, 1754. Adm. to Jacob YAGER, son in law of deceased. The widow, Katherine having renounced. KUNTZ, PHILIP, Berks. January 18, 1754. Adm. to Adam KASSEL of Bethel, near relation of deceased. BISHOP, JOHN, Exeter. January 21, 1754. Adm. to Maria Barbara BISHOP, the widow. FIDDLER, GODFREY, Tulpehocken. February 5, 1754. Adm. to Elizabeth FIDLER, the widow. PEARSON, LAWRENCE, Maiden Creek. February 6, 1754. Adm. to Esther PEARSON, the widow. KUHN, CHRISTOPHER, Maiden Creek. February 15, 1754. Adm. to Margaret KUHN, the widow, Adam Simon KUHN, Esq. of Lancaster, the eldest son and Leonard RIEVER. FREY, NICHOLAS, Richmond. February 21, 1754. Adm. to Martin WANNER, next of kin (except Andreas FREY, only child of deceased an infant, aged 3 years or about.) WILEY, JOHN, Berks. May 9, 1754. Adm. to John WILY, the eldest son. CONNOR, THOMAS, Windsor. May 11, 1754. Adm. to Peter PRODANNEL and Conrad KERSNER. The widow, Elizabeth CONNOR, renouncing in their favour. BRENNER, DIETER, Alsace. May 27, 1754. Adm. to Philip REESER, Johannes SCHEID and Mary, his wife, late Mary BRENNER. Widow of said intestate renouncing. HABERLING, VALENTINE, Tulpehocken. November 5, 1754. Adm. to John HABERLING, the widow, Mary Catherine HABERLING, renouncing. MERBADT, DANIEL, Alsace. November 16, 1754. Adm. to Peter SMITH, kinsman and principal devisee of December'd. Wit: Reinhard ROHRBACH, Rudolph GARRET, Andreas FIGTHORN and George MILLER. BROWN, JOHN, Maiden Creek. December 26, 1754. Adm. to John WILY, principal creditor. WILLS - 1755 POETER, ENGEL, Oley. September 17, 1754. January 6, 1755. Mentions having given his children named Catharine, Elizabeth and Abraham, deeds for land, household goods. To granddau., Catherine HUY, bed, bedding, now in the hands of her father. Remainder to the children of daus., Catherine and Elizabeth and son, Abraham. Exr. William PITTS and son, Abraham POETER. Wit: Johannes BERDS and Samuel GULDEN. WILLITS, HENRY, Maiden Creek. December 28, 1754. January 17, 1755. To my 4 children, Samuel, John, Jesse and Amos, all estate, real and personal, to be equally divided when of age. To my bro., Solomon WILLITS, 3 lbs, 10, which he now owes me by promissory note I left in the hands of my bro. in law, Samuel WILSON. Exr. bros. in law, Thomas LEE, John LEE and Samuel LEE. Wit: Francis PARVIN, Jr., Thomas LIGHTFOOT, Benj. PARVIN. KEHLER, PHILIP, Oley. February 1, 1755 - February 14, 1755. To wife, not named, 1/3 of estate and remainder 2/3 to children [not named] when they are of age. Letters C.T.A. to Anna Elizabeth, the widow. Wit: George SHAFFER and Frederick ULRICH. Translation. STUPP, MARTIN, Tulpehocken. July 20, 1753 - March 19, 1755. To sons Marinus and Abraham, my plantation where I now live containing 200 acres. Paying £400 to Exrs. Provides for wife Susanna. All my children, viz, Frederick Martinus, Abraham, Elizabeth WAGONER, Anna Kinyjontia GRUBER, Catrine ZERBEN, Madlena SCHNEYDER, Gertraut PFAFFENBERGER, Marialis NEFF, Margred Christina and Dorothea STUPP, shall have an equal share in remainder of estate. Exrs: wife Susanna and friend Abraham LAUCK and Martin BATTORFF. Wit: Conrad WEISER, Peter STEIN, Saml. WEISER. Translation by Conrad WEISER. BECK, ANTHONY, Oley. January 6, 1755 - March 22, 1755. "Anthony BECKS wife shall have for her portion £26 and a cow. But as to what belongs to the Fathers estate the children shall have it after the death of Mathias BECK." Letters to C.T.A. to Elizabeth BECK, the widow. Wit: George SWARTZ and Mathias BECK, father of Test. Translation. WOMMER, BERNHARD, Bern. March 27, 1755 - April 18, 1755. To oldest son John Michael, all my land and Farming utensils, at £200 valuation. Provides for wife Anna Maria. Son John Michael shall keep his bros and sisters until they are 14 and the above £200 shall be divided among his 5 bros and sisters in equal shares. Exrs: neighbours John EBLER and George GERNANT. Wit: Jacob DESTER, Christian ALBRECHT, Michael WOMMER. Translation. WOMMER, BERNARD. Bern. Will proven April 18, 1755. Will in German, not recorded. Exr. John EBLER and George GERNANDS. Wit: Jacob DESTER, Christian ALBRECHT and Michael WOMMER. WEICKERT, JACOB, Tulpehocken. March 11, 1755 - May 13, 1755. All estate to be sold and wife Anna Catherine to have use of proceeds during life and after her death, as follows: To step grandchildren, viz, Conrad GILMER £4. Elizabeth GILMER and Nicklaus GILMER, a cow each. To step dau. Maria Margred ERNSTIN £6. To Eva WEISER £10. To the Reformed Church at John REAGELS Mill, in name of my December'd. wife, £5 to buy wine at Easter time for Holy Sacrament. Remainder equally divided among Conrad, Elizabeth and Nicklaus GILMER, Maria Margred ERNSTIN, Margret LEPO and Anna Barbara SUMMY. Exr: friend Conrad WEISER. Letters to Michael THESHER, Earl Twp. Lancaster Co. nearest of kin. Wit: by Michael BAUER, John KERR, Saml. WEISER. Codicil mentions Matheas KEMPFER late my son in law. Translation. WEICKARD, JACOB, Tulpehocken. Will proven May 13, 1755. Adm. to Michel THESHER of Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., nearest of kin. Will in German, not recorded. Wit: Johannes REIDENAUR, Johannes ZERBE and George GENTHER. BAKER, FREDERICK, Exeter. January 9, 1755. May 16, 1755. Provides for wife Christeena use of all land until son comes of age. To my little son, Frederick, all my lands in Exeter and remainder of personal estate, paying legacies. To my daus., Elizabeth, Rebecca, Esther, Mary, Deborah and Sophia £50 each when of age. Exr. wife Christeanna and friend, Jacob SNIDER. Wit: William BOONE, Samuel HUGHES. LANSICUS, GEORGE, Alsace. June 11, 1754 - June 4, 1755. "Born in the town of Marck in the Dukedom of Cleves." To son Johan Jacob, all my estate. To son Henry, 1 shilling, "he having behaved to me with so much disobedience" and mentions that he has "already got so far in this world that he has no need of what little I have." To son John Jacob's children, viz, Catharina, Eva Rosina, Johan Jacob, Johan George, and Maria Barbara, £19. Exr: son John Jacob. Wit: Leonard CLASER, Victor SPIES. Translation. LANSISCUS, GEORGE, Alsace. Will proven June 4, 1755. Will in German, not recorded. Exr. John Jacob LANSISCUS. Wit: Christian KUNTZY, Victor SPIES and Leonhard CLASSER. SHEEPER, MAXIMILIAN, Oley. July 16, 1745. July 13, 1755. To wife, Anne Margeth, 1/3 of estate according to law. To son Henry all land, stocks and farming implements, he paying to his 2 sisters £80 each. To son in law, John SMECK, £8. Letters to Henry SHEEPER or SCHEFFER. Exr. son, Henry. Wit: Samuel GULDING and Isaac LEVAN. WILY, JOHN, weaver. July 8, 1755. August 12, 1755. To wife, Mary, 1/3 of all estate. To son, Penrose WILY, 3/5 of the remainder of estate and to my dau. Martha WILY, the other 2/5 thereof when they are of age. Exr. wife Mary and her bro. Richard PENROSE. Wit: Frans. PARVIN, Thomas REED, Benjamin WILY. HUGHS, CADWALADER, Union. December 1, 1754. October 25, 1755. To son, Cadwalader and daus. Elizabeth and Jenet 10 shillings each. To wife Jenet, all remainder real and personal estate during life. At her death, to dau. Elizabeth, she taking care of son Cadwalader, he being now incapable of taking care of himself. Exr. wife Jenet. Wit: John PEARCE of E. Nantmeal, Chester Co., Sarah SPENCER and James ARBUCKEL of Coventry, Chester Co. ADMINS - 1755 FISHER, HIERONYMUS, Bern. January 6, 1755. Adm. to Elizabeth FISHER, the widow. MULL, MARTIN, Exeter. January 15, 1755. Adm. to Catharine MULL, the widow. SHELL, MARTIN, Tulpehocken. January 20, 1755. Adm. to Elizabeth SHELL, the widow, and John WEISER and Martin POTTER of Heidelberg. DES, HENRY, Cymru. February 4, 1755. Adm. to William SHEESER, Johannes EGEL and Mary his wife (who was the widow of said Henry DES) renouncing. MINNICK, JOHN, Albany. February 11, 1755. Adm. to George LAMBERT of Albany and Michael PROBST of Northampton Co., friends of the children of John MINNICK December'd (a newcomer from Holland). STAPLETON, ROBERT, Albany. April 14, 1755. Adm. to Tobias STAPLETON, eldest son, in the absence of the widow of decedent, now in Virginia. EULER, ADAM, Bern. April 23, 1755. Adm. to Anna Dillia EULER, the widow. COLER, HANS ADAM, Tulpehocken. April 25, 1755. Adm. to John SURBY, the widow, Anna Barbara COLER renouncing. MILLER, HIERONYMOUS, Ruscomb Manor. April 25, 1755. Adm. to Michael MILLER, eldest son. WAGNER, ELIAS, Exeter. April 29, 1755. Adm. to Margaret WAGNER, the widow. METZ, HERMAN, Tulpehocken. May 24, 1755. Adm. to Johan Jacob METZ, eldest son. LESHER, MARY, dau. of Nicholas, Oley. May 26, 1755. Adm. to Anna Cleora LESHER, the mother of decedent. HOYLE, GEORGE, Robeson. June 20, 1755. Adm. to Sophia HOYLE, the widow. LEWIS, THOMAS, Robeson. August 11, 1755. Adm. to Jane LEWIS, the widow. HICKMAN, ANDREW, Cumru. August 19, 1755. Adm. to Christiana HICKMAN, the widow. HEMERKIN, PETER, Bern. August 21, 1755. Adm. to Joseph HECK, the widow, Maria Catherina HEMERKIN renouncing. FRICKER, GALLIUS, Reading. December 17, 1755. Adm. to Susanna Sutteren FRICKER, the widow. WILLS - 1756 ZELLER, HENRICH. Tulpehocken. August 3, 1754. January 20, 1756. To son, John George ZELLER, the plantation whereon I now live and all movable estate, he paying £250 as follows: To son Johann Henrich £40, to son Johan David £40 (they being simple) and remainder £170 equally divided between the rest my children, Hartman, John, Anna Maria SALTSGEBER, Barbaralis LEREW, Catrina PONTIUS and Anna Elizabeth BARTORSS. Provides for wife Anne Maria. Exr. son John and son in law, Leonard ANSPACH. Wit: Carl BAUMBERGER, Leonard RITH and Samuel WEISER. COGH, JACOB, Robeson. January 7, 1756. February 13, 1756. To wife, Barbara, an equal share with the 2 youngest children, Jacob and Catherine COGH of my estate except £7 to son Jacob and 5 shillings to eldest son Henry. Exr. Josiah BOONE and Stophel GEIGER. Wit: Henry KOCH and William TALMAN. BALLIE, SUSANNA, widow, Oley. May 24, 1755. May 10, 1756. To my 3 daus. Susanna BEIDLEMAN, Catherine BARTOLET and Eleanor LOWBOCH, 3 parts of all my estate and the fourth part to my dau. Dorothy and her 7 children, Jacob, Peter, Henry, Michael, Elizabeth, Susanna and Mary Sharra. Letters to BARTOLET and LOWBOCH. Exr. John BARTOLET, Peter LOWBOCH and Detrich BEIDLEMEN. Wit: Samuel LEE and Abraham LEVAN. SPENGLER, JACOB, Alsace. February 5, 1756 - May 18, 1756. Son George Christopher, to have all estate and support his mother Elizabeth during life and a cow and calf to my December'd. daus child Elisabeth WIX, when she is married. Letters to Geo. Christopher SPENGLER, only son. Wit: Adam REISSEL and Teobault BAUM. Translation. SPANGLER, JACOB, Alsace. Will proven May 18, 1756. Will in German, not recorded. Exr. Geo. Christian SPANGLER, only son. Wit: Adam RUSSEL and Dewalt BAUM. AVENSHEEN (ABENDSCHEIN), SAMUEL, Amity Township. August 24, 1756. To son Reinhold property in said township where Jacob ERLY lives. Dau. Barbara, wife of George KEPLINGER. Other children, Christian, Dorothe and Elisabeth wife of John GREINER. Adm. to Reinhold AVONSHEON, son of the deceased, October 22, 1757. PRICE, JOHN, Mill Bridge. March 21, 1753. September 6, 1756. My place in Lower Merion to be rented out for 14 years expiration of which time I give the same to Owen WILLIAMS. TO my cousin Solomon WILLIAMS, £20. To my sister Mary WILLIAMS, £2. To John and Sarah COYLE, £1 each. Remainder of the rents of the estate equally divided between Mary WILLIAMS, Catherine, Ruth, William, Elizabeth, Josiah and John WILLIAMS. Also my right and improvements adjoining Richard OTTEY to John WILLIAMS. Exr. Sister, Mary WILLIAMS. Wit: Elizabeth OTTEY, wife of Richard, and John STOKES. WILY, JOHN, Maiden Creek. September 10, 1756. November 8, 1756. To wife all personal estate and all profits of my plantation in Maiden Creek until my child of which my said wife is now pregnant arrives at age of 21, she maintaining the child and paying to my mother £12 yearly during her life, if she will accept the same in lieu of her dower. Letters to Mary WILY and Joseph PENROSE. Exr. wife and 2 bros. in law, Joseph PENROSE and Samuel LEE. Wit: Frans. PARVIN, Richard PENROSE, Margaret PENROSE. ADMINS - 1756 GOOD, JACOB, weaver, Bern. January 24, 1756. Adm. to John ZUCH. LESH, JACOB, Tulpehocken. May 17, 1756. Adm. to Maria Catherine LESH, the widow. GLUCK, PETER, Windsor. May 18, 1756. Adm. to Lawrence RODARMELL, principal creditor. HAINES, FRONICA, widow, Heidleberg. July 16, 1756. Adm. to Peter HAINES, second son and William FISHER, intermarried with Elizabeth HAINES, one of the daus. of decedent. KITZMAN, JACOB, Tulpehocken. July 31, 1756. Adm. to Peter KITZMAN, son of December'd. Peter MINICH who married the widow renouncing. GROSMAN, MICHAEL, Bethel. August 12, 1756. Adm. to John BERNARD and Christina, his wife, who was the widow of said intestate. KAPLER, MARTIN, Bethel. August 23, 1756. Adm. to Casper SNEVELY, near of kin. WILLS - 1757 KEHLE, WILLIAM, Greenwich. Will proven February 16, 1757. Adm. to George KEHLE, eldest son and Hans Adam and Henry KEHLE, other sons of deceased. Will in German, not recorded. Exr. Johannes DUNCKEL, who refused. Wit: Frederick MEIER and John CHRIST, Caum. BINGEMAN, Peter, Berks Co. May 13, 1756 - February 3, 1757. To first son John Peter 1 shilling, "he having been often disobedient to me." To second son John Henry, my plantation and Farming utensils, excepting 60 acres, at £500 and provide for Mother and minor children. To son Johannes, my House in Reading, at £40, also above 60 acres at £25. To son in law John Adam, the House in Reading, opposite the Roman Catholic Church, at £20. Other children not named. Exrs: Abraham KOERPER and John Jacob LEIBROCH. Wit: Jacob LEIBROCH, Philip Jacob FOESIG. Translation. BINGEMEN, PETER, Berks. Will proven February 3, 1757. Will in German, not recorded. Exr. Abraham KORPER and Jacob LEIBROCH. Wit: Abraham KORPER and Philip Jacob FOESIG. EVANS, JOSEPH. December 29, 1756. February 7, 1757. All bonds, book accounts, &c. that I have against my son in law John HINTEN to be made void. Remainder of effects to be equally divided between my sister, Sarah BRUMFIELD, my bros. David and Amos and my friend, Margrat DAVIS, which I intend to have made my wife. Adm. to David EVANS, Jr. and Amos EVANS, bros. of December'd. the father David EVANS, having renounced. Wit: Caleb DAVIS and Thomas PAINE. KEHLE, WILLIAM, Greenwich. October 25, 1756 - February 16, 1757. Sons Henry and Hans Adam, to have all the land and provide for their mother during life. To son John George £6. Wm. KEHLE £4. John HILL £4. Michal OLINGER £4. Christian WICKS £4. Jacob PETREE £4. [The above 4 were probably sons-in-law]. Letters to George, eldest son and Hans Adam and Henry, sons of Test. Wit: Frederick MEIER, John Christ. BAUM. Translation. BEIER, HENRICH, Tulpehocken. February 22, 1757, March 29, 1757. April 22, 1757. Provides for wife Salome and for bringing up of two youngest children, John Jacob and Catarina Barbara. Plantation where I now live and one where son George lives to be sold when son Samuel is 21. All my children, viz., George, Asahel, Henry, Anne Mary, Samuel, Susanna, Anne Catarina, Anne Magdalene, Salome, Catarine Barbara and John Jacob to have an equal share of all estate, save only that eldest son George shall have a crown sterling and no more beforehand. Exr. Friend, Benjamin SPICKER. Wit: Martin SHKOF(?) and Johannes DIEHM. HULINGS, MARCUS, Amity. March 31, 1757. April 25, 1757. To son Marcus, daus. Bridget and Maudlin and son, John, 1 shilling each. To son Andrew, my house and lot in Phila. and horse. To wife Margaret, all remainder of estate, real and personal. Exr. son Andrew and wife Margaret. Wit: Peter YOCUM, John KERLIN and Jos. MILLARD. JONES, JOHN. October 15, 1756. April 30, 1757. To wife Barbara and eldest son John all my real estate, dwelling, together during her life and maintain all the younger children and afterwards the estate to be equally divided among all children but John shall have £6 more than the rest. Exr. Isaiah WILLETS and George MOCK. Wit: Evan EVANS, John GREEN and Robert SMITH. GERICK, HANS MARTLE, Exeter. March 1, 1757. May 30, 1757. Son George Mertle GERICK, all my lands in Exeter, except 70 acres of unimproved land; also house and lot in Reading, stock and farming utensils and servant maid Abigail WEAVER and servant boy names John DAVIS. To son in law Henry KERSTON, my stone house and lot in Reading and one other house and lot in said town and 70 acres of land in Exeter; grain to the value of £50, horses, servant boy Martin WEAVER. All remainder of estate to wife Catherine Martle GERICK. Exr. wife and friend, John HUGHES. Wit: Casper FULWILER and William BOONE. BERGY, RUDOLPH, Maxatawny. February 12, 1757 - September 29, 1757. To wife Ann Margret, all estate. Friends Richd. WISTAR and Isaac GREENLEAFE to be my wife and children's Exrs. Letter to WISTAR; GREENLEAFE renounces. Wit: Wm. GROSS and Nicholas HERMANY. Translation. BERGZ, RUDOLPH, Maxatawny. Signed June 10, 1757. Will proven 29, September 1757. Letters to Richard WISTER one of the Exrs. named, the other Isaac GREENLEAF, having renounced. Wit: Wm. GROSS and Nicholas HERMANY. (German). SHIMP, JOHN, Berks Co. Will proven October 15, 1757. Exrs.: Jacob WAS and Valentine LONG. Wit: Christian KUNTZY and Jacob DESTER. LOYD, THOMAS, E. Nantmel, Chester Co. June 18, 1755. October 21, 1757. To son John, £5. To son Thomas, all the remainder of my estate. Exr. my son Thomas. Wit: Elizabeth HUGHS and Jenkin DAVID. HUSTER, JOHN, Bern. Will proven October 26, 1757. Exrs.: Josh HUSTER, Jacob EBLER, Sebastian RUTT. Wit: Jacob DESTER, Johannes EBLER, and Frederick FROM. Will in German. Not Recorded. REISS, VALENTINE. May 14, 1757. November 8, 1757. To wife, Elizabeth, all estate real and personal until dau. Marie Elizabeth is 21. To son David, all my land and plantation in Oley Twp., containing 100 acres and allow for the sum of £200 which is to be equally divided between my wife and 3 children, David, Henry, and Mary Elizabeth. Exrs: wife Elizabeth and friend Michael KNAAB. Wit: Jacob SNEIDER and Peter SNEIDER. RIEHL, NICHOLAS, Berks Co. Will proven November 29, 1757. Exr: Anna Maria RIEHL, the widow. Wit: Conrad WEISER, Esq. and Peter WEISER. Will in German and not recorded. SMITH, PETER, Berks Co. Will proven March 9, 1758. Letters to Anna Catherine SMITH, the widow. Wit: George HEIRER and Henrich SCHNEIDER. Will in German and not recorded. LEWENGUT, JACOB, Tulpehocken. Will proven April 29, 1758. Letters to Jacob LEWENGUT, the Exr. named. Wit: Conrad WEISER, Esq. and Jacob RITH. Will in German and not recorded. BARTOFF, ADAM, Bethel. October 10, 1757. Adm. to Elizabeth BARTOFF, the widow. STUMP, JOHN, Heidelberg. April 27, 1754 - October 15, 1757. Provides for wife Anna Margaretha. All other real estate and personal property to my brother Casper STUMP, he paying the following legacies: To said Casper's oldest son £40 when 21. To brother-in-law George BOSHAR £6. To brother-in-law Michael WIELAND £6. To brother Michael STUMP 5 shillings. To brother Abraham STUMP £6. To sister Anna Maria STUMP £6. Exrs: Jacob WEISS and Valentine LONG. Wits: Jacob DESTER, Christian KUNTZY and Jacob DILLMAN. Translation. HUSTER, JOHN, Bern. August 15, 1757 - October 26, 1757. To son Jost, my dwelling place and 1/2 the land. To son Mathias, the lower half of my dwelling place. To son John, the mill place so called on Tulpehocken Creek. Provides for wife, not named, includes use of all estate until son Yost is 18. To instruct the sons in English Reading and writing. To dau. Cathrina, £300. Exrs: friends Jost HUSTER, Jacob EBLER and Sebastian RUTT. Wit: Jacob DESTER, Johannes EBLER, Frederick FROM. Translation. RIEHL, NICHOLAS, Heidelberg. March 13, 1750/51 - November 29, 1757. To wife, not named, all estate during widowhood. To oldest son John Henry, by my first wife, £5, 5 shillings. To my grandson by my dau. Margaret, Nicholas FREY, £5. To dau. Anna Regina, wife of Jacob SENSENBACH £5. To dau. Anna Catharina wife of Jacob HEYLEN £5. To son David £5. Remainder in equal parts to rest of children, viz, John Peter, Hartman, Andrew, John Jacob and Conrad. Codicil April 13, 1753. Names wife Anna Maria, Exr. Wit: Conrad WEISER, Daniel CLAUS, Michael MILLER. Translation. ADMINS - 1757 BAKER, CHRISTIANA, widow of Frederick, Exeter. January 27, 1757. Adm. to Jacob EASTERLY and wife Elizabeth, eldest dau. of decedent. THOMAS, EVAN, Cumry. February 4, 1757. Adm. to Rachel THOMAS, the widow. FOCK, JOHN LEONARD, Heidleberg. February 4, 1757. Adm. to Joanna FOCK, the widow. MESMER, JACOB, Reading. February 25, 1757. Adm. to Conrad BOWER, principal creditor. MILLARD, BENJAMIN, Union. March 1, 1757. Adm. to Jane MILLARD, the widow. YOCUM, JOHN, Douglass. March 31, 1757. Adm. to Margaret YOCUM, the widow. HARRY, HENRY, Esq., Cymru. May 23, 1757. Adm. to Mary HARRY, the widow. DUBOIS, CONRAD, Reading. July 20, 1757. Adm. to Elizabeth DUBOIS, the widow. BEAM, JACOB, Heidleberg. October 4, 1757. Adm. to Adam BEAM, the eldest son. HAYNE, PETER, Heidleberg. October 10, 1757. Adm. to Barbara HAYNE, the widow. [Sureties?]: Michael SCHMELL and Henry SCHEFFER. HEDRICK, CHARLES, Heidelberg. October 24, 1757. Adm. to Geo. HEDRICK, second son. Casper HEDRICK, the eldest son, having left the province 3 years ago. FOLLAND, FREDERICK, Reading. November 5, 1757. Adm. to Anna Maria FOLLAND, the widow. KONTZ, HENRY, Tulpehocken. November 9, 1757. Adm. to Mary KONTZ, the widow and George WAGNER. SAURMILK, CUNIGUNDA, Reading. November 23, 1757. Adm. to Mathias SAURMILK of Exeter Twp., her eldest son. PETER KEYSINGER, Tulpehocken. November 24, 1757. Adm. to Jacob HOOBLER, Principal creditor. SHAUBER, CHRISTOPHER, Tulpehocken. December 2, 1757. Adm. to Michael FETHER and wife Catharine, who was widow of said intestate. RUTTER, MARTIN, Bethel. December 12, 1757. Adm. to Peter LEIPANGOOD and wife Barbara, who was widow of said intestate. RIEGER, ANDREAS, Tulpehocken. December 17, 1757. Adm. to Nicholas LONG, Principal creditor. WILLS - 1758 SMITH, PETER, Berks Co. December 23, 1756 - February 9, 1758. To wife Anna Catharina, my improvement of 300 acres in Alsace, and all Farming utensils, and at her decease to my 2 sons, Conrad and Philip, at appraised valuation which shall be divided among all children in equal shares. Letters to Anna Catharine the widow. Wit: George HEIRER and Henrich SCHNEIDER. Translation. LEWENGUT, JACOB, Tulpehocken. December 2, 1749 - February 9, 1758. To my only son Jacob, all estate on condition that he provide for my wife Margred, during life and pay to my dau. Anna Margreda FEHLER £10 and to dau. Anna Barbara £5. Exr: son Jacob. Wit: Wm. PARSON, Conrad WEISER, Jacob RITH. Translation. MARTIN, NICHOLAS, Heidelberg. August 21, 1757 - July 25, 1758. To son Henry, all my land and Household goods. He providing for wife Eva Barbara, during life and pay to my dau. Maria Elisabeth BRECHTIN £10. Letters to Henry MARTIN. Wit: Peter KNOP, Christian BERGER, Jacob DESTER. Translation. MARTIN, NICHOLAS, Heidelberg. Will proven July 25, 1758. Letters to Henry MARTIN, the EXR. named. Wit: Peter KNOP and Jacob DESTER. Will in German and not recorded. GELBACH, JOHN, Oley. June 17, 1758. August 30, 1758. To son Jacob, all my lands in Oley and 2/3 of moveable estate, at 21. To dau. Modalena, all my lands and tenements in Amity Twp., when she is lawfully wedded. To dau. Elizabeth, £500, £100 when she is married and remainder £400 at the birth of her third child. To dau. Catharena, £500 on same conditions as above, both to be at the discretion of wife. Provides for wife Christena. Exrs: friend Frederick BARTOLET, wife Christeena and son Jacob. Wit: William BOONE,Esq. and Jacob ROATH. SHISSER, HENRY, Oley. September 6, 1758. October 20, 1758. Real estate to remain in possession of wife, Anne Mary, until youngest child comes of age and then to 2 eldest sons, they paying the other children their equal shares and providing their mother during life. Exrs: bro. John SMEAK and wife Anna Mary. Wit: Jacob SCHNEIDER and Peter SNIDER. ADMINS - 1758 HOLLICK, MICHAEL, Reading. February 22, 1758. Adm. to Barbara HOLLICK, the widow. HAHN, THOMAS, Tulpehocken. March 6, 1758. Adm. to Catherine HAHN, the widow and John, eldest son. BARGER, JOHN, Maiden Creek. March 23, 1758. Adm. to Joseph Barger, eldest son. WILBERGER, HENRY, Tulpehocken. August 11, 1758. Adm. to Melchior DETWILER and Maria Ursula, his wife, the late widow of said intestator. LEWIS, JAMES, Cumru. October 6, 1758. Adm. to Richard LEWIS, the eldest son. HOTTENSTEIN, JACOB, Maxatawny. October 17, 1758. Adm. to Mary HOTTENSTEIN, the widow. BARGER, JOHN, Alsace. October 20, 1758. Adm. to Anna Barbara BARGER, the widow. DIHM, PETER, Reading. November 8, 1758. Adm. to George DIHM of Amity, eldest son. BINNICH, SIMON, Heidelberg. November 8, 1758. Adm. to Anna Maria BINNICH, the widow. HUMMEL, PHILIP, Exeter. November 18, 1758. Adm. to Jacob HUMMEL, eldest bro. BARTOLET, ISAAC, Maxatawny. November 24, 1758. Adm. to Frederick DELAPLANK. Principal creditor. MILLER, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. November 28, 1758. Adm. to Catherine MILLER, the widow. RODARMEL, LAWRENCE, Winsor. December 6, 1758. Adm. to Ursula RODARMEL, the widow and Peter and John RODARMEL, bros. of said intestate. HARRY, DANIEL, Cumru. December 8, 1758. Adm. to Mary HARRY, the widow. POPE, EVAN, Reading. December 14, 1758. Adm. to Catherine POPE, the widow. ROGERS, ROGER, Reading. December 22, 1758. Adm. to Mary ROGERS, the widow. WILLS - 1759 KIEFFER, FREDERICK, Longswamp. June 25, 1757 - January 6, 1759. Provides for wife Mary Catharin. To son Peter, all my improvement and Farming implements. And pay to his bro. Barthol, sister Ann Elisabeth, sister Ann Mary and bro. Abraham £10 each and keep and clothe Abraham until he is 18. Exr: wife Catharin. Wit: Peter DELANGH and Martin KARCHER. Translation. KIEFFER, FREDERICK, Long Swamp. Will proved January 6, 1759. Letters to Catharine KIEFFER, the widow. Wit: Peter DELAUGHN and Martin KARCHER. Will in German and not recorded. HAFFNER, CONRAD, Greenwich. October 23, 1758 - February 13, 1759. To the Poor of Greenwich and Maxatawny Twps 20 shillings each. To the Church on the Hill by Carolus HEFFELS, 10 shillings. To my godson Conrad SPOHN son of Geo. SPOHN £7, at 21. Remainder of estate to bro. Philip HAFFNER, if he comes here again within 3 years, otherwise his wife Thoradea shall have 1 shillings thereof, and his dau. Eva Christina 1 shillings at 18 and the remaining to Conrad SPOHN. My 3 bros, who are presumed to be yet alive in Germany and my 2 sisters shall divide among them what I yet have left in Germany. Exrs: Frederick DELABLANK and Henrich CHRIST. Wit Melchior HAFFA, Johannes KOHLER, Margretha RAUSCHIN. TRANSLATION. GRIFFITH, ELLIS, Amity. February 18, 1759. April 3, 1759. My cousin Evan GRIFFITH, all my lands and moveables. If he is dead or cannot be found, my bro. Hugh Griffith is to have the same. Exr: friend George LUTZ. Wit: William BOONE and Owen RICHARDS. WEIDNER, PETER, Cumru. March 19, 1759. April 28, 1759. To youngest dau. Mary WEIDNER, part of my dwelling plantation described, also a tract of land surveyed to me, April 2, 1753, containing 130 acres. To second dau. Salome WEIDNER, part of my dwelling plantation, also 1/2 of tract of land surveyed to me in 1751, containing 100 acres and 106 perches and allow. To eldest dau. Sophia WEIDNER, the remainder of dwelling plantation and the other half of above mentioned tract of 100 acres, 106 per. To wife Susanna, the profits of all my lands when my daus arrive at age 21. Exrs.: wife Susanna, brothers in law, John HEFLY and Christian ROREBACH. Wit: John MORIS, Johannes ENGELBAUM, and Wm. REESER. LEBO, JOHN, Alsace. No date. June 4, 1759. To Peter, £30. To son Abraham, £20. To dau. Margaret ROADSMITH, £20. The above 3 children being by a former wife. Provides for wife Anne Mary. Remainder of estate to be sold and equally divided among my 8 children, by last wife, viz, Paul, Jacob, Leonard, Issac, Henry LEBO, Modleen SHARER, Mary WERNER (Mary was wife of Nicholas WERNER), and Elizabeth MARKS. Exrs: son Paul and son in law Jacob SHARER. Letters to LEBO, the other renouncing. Wit: Wm. BOONE, Peter FETHER, and Francis WEMICK. REED, ADAM, Amity. April 7, 1759. August 18, 1759. To eldest dau. Anne Elizabeth SOWDER, 1 shilling To dau. Barbara STONE, £5. To dau. Cathreen ENGERS, £5. To dau. Elesebeth METZ, £5. To dau. Mary BACKER, £5. All remainder estate to wife Barbara. Exrs.: wife Barbara and friend Peter WEAVER. Letters to wife, the other renouncing. Wit: John LOWRY and Chas. GUSS. FISCHER, JOHANNES, Heidelberg. July 18, 1759 - August 18, 1759. All estate to be sold. My 3 children by first wife, to wit Susanna, Charles and Barbara shall have 10 shillings each. Wife Sybilla to have 1/3 of estate and remainder to 2 children by her, viz, Catherine and Anna Maria FISCHER. Exrs: John MAYER and Frederick GERHARD. Wit: Henrich STOHR and Nicholas GLAUDE. Translation. FISCHER, JOHANNES, Berks Co. Will proven August 18, 1759. Letters to John MAYER and Frederick GERHARD, the exrs. named. Wit: Henrich STOHR and Nicholas GLAUDE. Will in German and not recorded. SODER, NICHOLAS, Berks Co. October 12, 1759 - November 5, 1759. To wife, not named, all estate during widowhood. To son John, after wife's decease, all my land at appraised value and pay 2/3 of same to rest of heirs, of whom son Henry only is named. Exr: Valentine EPLER. Wit: Jacob DESTER, George WOLF. Translation. SODER, NICHOLAS, Berks Co. Will proven November 5, 1759. Letters to Valentine EPLER, the exr. named. Wit: George WOLFE and Jacob DESTER. Will in German and not recorded. REICHELSDORFFER, FREDERICK, Albany. September 20, 1759 - November 13, 1759. Wife Christina to have the place, during widowhood and then equally divided among the 4 children of whom only son John Adam is named. Bro Henry and Andrew HAGEBACH to take care of wife and children. December 1, 1760 Letters to Henry NIERHUT and wife Christina who was the widow of Test. Wit: Daniel SHUEMAKER, Henry SWENCK. Translation. RICHELSDORSSER, FREDERICK, Albany. Will proven November 13, 1759. Adm. to Henry NIERHEIT and wife Christina, late the widow of said testator. 1 December 1760. Wit: Henrich SCHWENCK. Will in German and not recorded. SAURBREY, GEORGE, Reading. October 9, 1759 - December 28, 1759. To wife Margreta, all estate during widowhood and at her decease, to my children in equal shares, not named. Exrs: Johannes KURTZ and Philip KLINGER. Wit: Adam SCHLEGEL, Geo. SCHULTZ, and Jacob BALDE. Translation. SAURBREY, GEORGE, Reading. Will proven December 28, 1759. Letters to Johannes KUNTZ and Philip KLINGER, exrs. named. Wit: Adam SCHLEGEL, George SCHULTZ, and Jacob BALDE. Will in German and not recorded. ADMINS - 1759 MEYER, FREDERICK, Bern. January 10, 1759. Adm. to Peter BRICKER. Principal creditor in whose favor John YOUNG and others renounced. SOMMERLADIE, JONAS, Heidelberg. February 2, 1759. Adm. to Catherine SOMMERLADIE, the widow. HARTINGER, PETER, Windsor. February 9, 1759. Adm. to Peter HARTINGER, eldest son. PETTS, ADAM, Union Twp. February 13, 1759. Adm. to Susanna PETTS, the widow. KEMBERLIN, MICHAEL, Berks Co. February 28, 1759. Adm. to George DOLLINGER. Principal creditor. The widow Mary renouncing executorship. KROLL, JOHN, Reading. March 1, 1759. Adm. to Elizabeth KROLL, the widow. GLUCK, PETER, Windsor. March 5, 1759. Adm. d.b.n. to Peter RODARMEL. DIESLER, JOHN, Heidelberg. April 19, 1759. Adm. to Mary Elizabeth DIESLER, the widow. WIELHAUS, CHRISTOPHER, Windsor. April 19, 1759. Adm. to George GOTSCHALL and Elizabeth his wife, the eldest sister of said intestate. EASTERLY, JACOB, Exeter. April 28, 1759. Adm. to Elizabeth EASTERLY, the widow. BRAUS, JOHN, Albany. May 7, 1759. Adm. to Catherine BRAUS, the widow. MATZ, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. May 12, 1759. Adm. to Jacob STAUCH, bro-in-law, and principal creditor. GUINTER, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. May 19, 1759. Adm. to Catherine GUINTER, the widow. BAUR, MICHAEL, Heidelberg. May 26, 1759. Adm. to Francis SCHALDER. Principal creditor. HIMEL, DAVID, Ruscomb Manor. May 30, 1759. Adm. to Elizabeth HIMEL, the widow. WEISS, JACOB WILLIAM, Bern. June 5, 1759. Adm. to Barbara WEISS, the widow. KLEIN, THEOBALD, Longswamp. July 20, 1759. Adm. to Peter KLEIN and wife Christina, who was the widow of the said intestate. * SODER, HENRY, Reading. August 1, 1759. Adm. to Barbara SODER, the widow. BUSSE, CHRISTIAN, Reading. August 24, 1759. Adm. to Andreas ENGEL. Principal creditor. HILL, JOHN, Windsor. August 28, 1759. Adm. to Anna Maria HILL, the widow. FRIES, HENRICH, Colebrookdale. September 29, 1759. Adm. to Margaret FRIES, the widow. HECKART, CATHERINE, widow, Heidelberg. October 3, 1759. Adm. to John HECKART, the eldest son. FOULKE, GOTLIEB, Ruscomb Manor. November 3, 1759. Adm. to Elizabeth FOULKE, the widow. STAUCH, GEORGE, Bern. November 21, 1759. Adm. to Eva STOUCH, the widow. WILLS - 1760 KELTNER, HENRY, Richmond. January 3, 1760. Adm. to Elizabeth KELTNER, the widow, and Frederick MEYER, father of said Elizabeth. KOMERER, CHRISTIAN, Reading. October 22, 1759 - January 10, 1760. Provides for wife Maria Agatha, and at her death, my 3 children, viz, Mathias, William, and Anna Maria shall have equal shares. Exrs: friends and neighbors, Peter WEISER and Peter FEDER. Wit: Peter DIHM, Nicklaus SEITZMER and Saml. WEISER. Translation. KOMERER, CHRISTIAN, Reading. Will proven January 10, 1760. Letters to Peter WEISER and Peter FEDER, exrs. named. Wit: Nicklaus SEITZMER and Peter DIHM. Will in German and not recorded. WALBORN, LEONARD, Tulpehocken. December 25, 1759. January 28, 1760. To wife Anna Mary, £20. Remainder to be divided into 3 parts--one which I give to said wife and 2 parts to son George Peter when of age. Exr.: wife Anna Mary. Bro-in-law Nicolaus KURTZ, guardian for my son. Wit: Johannes KURTZ and Johan Conrad SCHMIDTHE. BROBST, PHILIP, Phila. Co. 1747. March 21, 1760. Provides for wife Cerine(?). To son Michael, 100 acres of land, grist mill, and implements of husbandry. To dau. Anamery [Anna Mary], £50, when she is of age. To dau. Eve Catrenea, £50. To dau. Dority, £50. When of age, son Feltea to have 100 acres, that is the old settlement thereto. Son Marte also mentioned. Letters to C.T.A. to Michael Brobst. Wit: Erhard FOSSELMAN and Wm. FARMER. IRONCUTTER, MARTIN, Reading. December 19, 1759. March 24, 1760. Provides for wife Barbara and to have plantation, she to maintain the children until eldest son John is of age and no longer. And every child to have an equal portion, one no more than the other. Exr.: bro. Peter. Letters sent to Peter EISENHAUER. Wit: Peter and Nicholas EISENHAUER. FEHLER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. March 24, 1760 - March 31, 1760. If I Jacob FEHLER should die everything shall be sold and the woman HANNAH shall draw the 1/3 part. I bequeath them £20 which Jacob LOHBENGUT is to give me on account of my first wife unto my children which I had by her and my second wife and children shall have no part thereof. Exrs: Jacob LOWENGUT and Geo. EMERT. Wit: Jacob KATTERMAN and Johannes MEYER. Translation by S. WEISER. FEHLER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. Will proven March 31, 1760. Letters to George EMERT and Jacob LEWENG. Exrs. named. Wit: Johannes MEYER and Jacob KATTERMAN. Will in German and not recorded. [See page 56 for translation] SCHUMACKER, CHRISTIAN, Rocky Hill. December 31, 1759 - April 2, 1760. Provides for wife Catharina. Son Christian shall have nothing, unless he reforms and confesses the Evangelical Religion, when he shall have his share with the rest. The Place shall be appraised to son John William and he must pay accordingly to his bros and sisters. My little dau. Barbara to be put out to honest and discreet people. Exrs: Jacob LANCISCUS and Frederick MILLER. Wit: Jacob BRAUN, Henry LANG. Translation. SCHUMACKER, CHRISTIAN, Rocky Hill. Will proven April 2, 1760. Letters to Jacob LANCICUS and Frederick MILLER. Exrs. named. Wit: Jacob BRAUN and Henry LANG. Will in German and not recorded. DELPLANCK, JAMES, Oley. May 29, 1758 - May 10, 1760. To son Frederick, the 514 acres of land in Maxatawny, bought of Peter WENTZ, and to pay to my dau. Catherine SCHEFFER £200. To dau. Mary KEIM £200. To dau. Susanna, the 100 acres of land where I live and 100 acres of woodland thereto joining. Wife to have the use of it until dau. is of age. To wife Mary Catherine, the money, Bonds, Notes, etc. Remainder equally divided when Susanna is of age. Exrs: wife Mary Catherin and son Frederick. Wit: Conrad PREISS, Christian KUNTZY Translation. DELPLANCK, PETER, Oley. Will proven May 10, 1760. Letters to Mary Catherine DELPLANCK, the widow and Frederick DELPLANCK, the eldest son. Wit: Conrad PREISS and Christian LUNTZY. Will in German and not recorded. DELANGH, PETER, Maxatawny. December 1, 1756 - May 17, 1760. To my 3 sons John, Henrich and Jacob, my right in the land which I bought of the Secretary. My 2 sons Michael and Abraham shall have my right in my dwelling place. Wife Eva Elisabetha to keep all in her hands as there are yet 4 children in their minority, viz, Michael, Barbara, Abraham and Frederick. After wife's decease, land to be appraised and all divided equally among all children. Exr: wife Eve Elisabeth. Wit: Christian HENRICH, Justaus URBAN. Translation. DELANGH, PETER, Maxatawny. Will proven May 17, 1760. Letters to Elizabeth DELANGH, the widow. Exr. named. Wit: Christian HENRICH and Justaus URBAN. Will in German and not recorded. SMITHERS, WILLIAM, Albany. March 25, 1760. May 19, 1760. To wife Mary, 1/3 of estate. To son John, a piece of land, we have agreed on which might be about 20 acres. To son William, £3. To son Aaron, all real and personal estate, he paying legacies to sons George, Jacob, and Christian, dau. Anna Elizabeth, Susanna, and Mary SMITHERS, and youngest son Valentine, £7 each, as they come of age. Exrs.: Aaron and Christian HACKLER. Letters to SMITHERS, the other renouncing. Wit: Valntine BROBST and Christian HACKLER. RATHGE, NICHOLAS, Albany. April 22, 1760 - May 23, 1760. To son Elias, the improvement, Farming utensils. To dau. Anna Margaret RATHGE, £15. Provides for wife Maria Anna Ursula. Remainder to son Elias. Exrs: friends Michael PROBST, Andreas WENNER and Stoffel RENTZBERGER. Wit: by above named, exrs. Translation. RATHGE, NICHOLAS, Albany. Will proven May 23, 1760. Letters to Elias RATHGE, his son. Exrs.: Andreas WENNER and Christopher RENTZBERGER. Will in German and not recorded. WENNER, NICHOLAS, Albany. June 6, 1758. May 27, 1760. To son Andrew, the land surveyed on warrant December 29, 1739. Also the land surveyed on warrant December 13, 1750, adjoining the above. He paying to son in law George LILLY, £20, to son in law Frederick HAUER, £20, paying to son in law Wendell HAUER and George Michael BASTIAN, £40 each. To son in law John Nicholas MILDENBERGER, the land surveyed on warrant which I took out June 15, 1748. Provides for wife Maria. C.T.A. to Andreas and Anna Maria WENNER, son and widow of Testator. Wit: Henrich RITTER, Tobias STABELTON, and Henrich CHRIST. Will has translated. GORTNER, PETER, Albany. April 24, 1760. June 2, 1760. To George, David, and daus. Dorothea and Maria Elizabeth GORTNER, £10 each. Provides for wife Maria Catarina. To son Jacob, my improvement of 200 acres, with stock, etc., he paying to son Peter, £10 and the other legacies. Exrs.: friend Erhard FOSSELLMAN and son Jacob. Wit: Philip SCHELHAMMER and Mathias PROBST. Will has translation. HUFFNAIL, CHRISTIAN, Ruscomb Manor. February 20, 1760. June 5, 1760. To eldest son John Christian, all estate, real and personal on condition that he maintain his mother and sister (who are not named) during their lives. To son Francis, one cow, as soon as he is married. Exr.: son Christian. Wit: Jost WAGNER and Johannes STORTZEL. KEYLBACH, CHRISTOPHER, Albany. May 15, 1760. June 9, 1760. To my bro. Hans Wolf, £50. To wife Anna Christina and daus. Anna Barbara and Christina, each to have 1/3 of estate. Letter C.T.A. to Anna Christina, the widow. Wit: Geo. BAUMAN, Valentine GRUMLICH, and Carl KORN. Will has translation. YOST, FRANCIS, Reading. May 19, 1758. June 10, 1760. To bro. Peter YOST in Reading, £40. To sister, Mogdelene, £20. To friend Nicholas YOST of Alsace, £10. Exrs.: Nicholas YOST and Wm. REESER. Wit: Peter RIEDY and Isaac YOUNG. Will has translation. WEISER, CONRAD, Reading. November 24, 1759. July 31, 1760. Provides for wife Anne Eve. To my 4 sons-- Philip, Frederick, Samuel, and Benjamin, all my plantation in Heidelberg and my several tracts lying contiguous. containing in whole 890 acres. According to a draught or plan annexed to will-- each of them paying to my exrs. £250. To son Benjamin, the Lordship of the Manor of Plumton, Peter, piece of meadow land in Cumru purchased of Jacob KERN. To my children, Philip, Frederick, Peter, Samuel, Benjamin, and Maria MUHLENBERG and Margaret FRICKER, all my lands lying beyond the Kittochtany Mountains. Authorized exrs. to convey land to bro. John Frederick WEISER, now in his occupation on Swatara. Remainder to be equally divided. To grandson, Israel HEINTSTELMAN, £100 at 21. Exrs.: wife Anne Eve and sons Peter and Samuel. Wit: Jas. WHITEHEAD, Abraham BROSIUS, and Jas. BIDDLE. DAVID, ELIZABETH, widow, Cumru. July 27, 1760. August 4, 1760. To son DAVID, £25 and a horse. To dau. Sarah DAVID and son Thomas DAVID, £3 each. Remaining equally divided when they are of age. Exr: bro-in-law Thomas David REES. Wit: John RICHARDS, Jonathan STEPHEN, and Daniel EVAN. MOREN, EDWARD, Maiden Creek. January 6, 1755. September 19, 1755. To wife Anne, 1/3 of estate, real and personal. Exr. to sell real estate. Son John to have £10 more than the other children and all my other 10 children to have an equal share. Exr.: wife Anne. Wit: Thos. PEARSON, Jonathan WORRALL, and Frans. PARVIN. SHAFFER, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. September 31, 1759. September 20, 1760. Provides for "worthy housewife Anna Margreta." To son John Nicklaus, £5. "For his first child's right," besides this, he shall yet have £50. To dau. Maria Margretha HEYNY, £30. To dau. Maria Catherine now in Bethlehem, £37. To grandson John Jacob LESH, £15 when of age. "To above mentioned 3 children and grandson, my piece of land on Swatara in Lancaster Co., joining to NAGEL and HECKMAN. And to the Half bushel Maker, with this proviso that if either of the 3, viz, Anna Barbara BROWN, Margred Elisabeth SHAFFER, and Elizabeth SHAFFER would live upon that piece of land they shall give to above mentioned 4, viz., John Nicklaus SHAFFER, Maria Margred HEININ, and Maria Catharine SHAFFER, and my grandson John Jacob LESH, £150 but if neither of the 3 will live upon the land then it shall be sold by Exrs. as dear as it can and the money divided among them four." To youngest dau. Elizabeth SHAFFER, my plantation in Manor of Plumton whereon I now live for £300. To 3 daus. Anna Barbara BROWN, Margred Elisabeth and Elisabeth SHAFFER, all moveable goods. Exrs.: son in law Philip BROWN and neighbor Nicklaus SWENGEL. Wit: John George KEHL and Adam JORDAN. Translated by Samuel WEISER. WAGONER, GEORGE, Windsor. August 17, 1760. September 22, 1760. Provides for wife not named, includes profits of land and part of Grist Mill in Bern until youngest child is 18. When is to be divided among all children who are not named. Exrs.: wife Anna Maria and 2 bros, Yost and Jacob WAGONER. Wit: Jacob WENGER and Bernhart FOHR. EDWARDS, DAVID, Cumry. March 23, 1760. November 7, 1760. To dau. Mary wife of Samuel NICHLOS in Heidleberg Township, 5 shillings and to her children, viz., Philip, Elizabeth and Margareth NICHLOS, 5 shillings. To grandsons David and Isaac EDWARDS 5 shillings each. To dau. Ann, my youngest children £100 and all my books. The interest to be applied for her schooling until she is 12 years old. Adm. to wife Barbara. Exrs: Father-in-law John EMRICH and brother-in-law Nicklas EMRICH. Letters to John, the others renouncing. Wit: Wm. REESER and Johannes ENGELBRAUN. FOLLWEILER, CASPER, Reading. May 24, 1760. November 11, 1760. To wife Anna Maria, all estate during life and at her death equally divided among 4 children, viz., Henrich, Anna Maria HOLDER, Johannes, and Bernard FOLLWEILER. Mentions December'd. stepson William WILL. Exrs: wife Anna Maria and eldest son Henrich. Wit: Johan Valentine KERBER, Michael ROSCH, and Samuel WEISER. Translated by John Price. DORR, GEORGE, Heidelberg. August 5, 1760. November 11, 1760. Lands deeded to son Ludwig and son in law Peter SCHREY. Mentions "3 daus Kattring, Krat, and Anna Maria but Dacker shall have none of it but the 2 SCHNEBELES children shall have it because Dacker is bad Householder so that if all go ill with Anna Maria she May have a refuge with her first children." Exr: son Ludwig. Wit: Frederick WEISER and Carl BAUMBERGER. Will translated. YOCUM, JONAS, Douglass. August 8, 1757. December 27, 1760. To son Peter, tract of land whereon he lives, containing 150 acres. To 3 daus. Judah, Mary, and Margaret, 1 shilling each and moveable estate at death of wife. To grandsons Jonas, Peter, John YOCUM, sons of John, plantation whereon I now live. To son John's widow Margaret being now pregnant, the child to have an equal share with the others. The said widow Margaret to have the use of the land during widowhood to enable her to bring up the children. Provides for wife Hannah. Exrs: son Peter and son in law Mounce JONES. Wit: Mord. MILLARD, Thos. MILLARD, Jos. MILLARD. ADMINS - 1760 GIBSON, ANDREW, Union. January 29, 1760. Adm. to Mary GIBSON, the widow. SOURBIER, GEORGE, Alsace. January 30, 1760. Adm. to Conrad ROP, Principal creditor. WOMELSDORFF, DANIEL, Amity. February 4, 1760. Adm. to Elizabeth WOMELSDORFF, the widow. SHICKEN, HENRY, Bethel. February 16, 1760. Adm. to Catherine SHICKEN, the widow. CLAUSER, WILLIAM, Berks Co. February 20, 1760. Adm. to John CLAUSER of Reading, eldest bro. KEPLINGER, PHILIP, Windsor. February 21, 1760. Adm. to Leonard KEPLINGER, eldest bro. RIEGEL, GERTRUDE, widow Tulpehocken. April 3, 1760. Adm. to Mathias RIEGEL, eldest son. MILLER, FREDERICK, Heidelberg. April 12, 1760. Adm. to Michael MILLER, eldest son. BRION, JACOB, Richmond. May 26, 1760. Adm. to Melchior FRITZ and his wife Anna Maria, late the widow of said intestate. KEITEL, GEORGE, Albany. June 2, 1760. Adm. to Peter KEITEL, only son. WAGNER, MATHIAS, Tulpehocken. June 2, 1760. Adm. to Elizabeth WAGNER, the widow. FRIES, PETER, Albany. June 21, 1760. Adm. to John STEYERWALT and wife Sybilla Margaret, who was widow of said intestate. MATHEWS, JOHN, Exeter. June 25, 1760. Adm. to Clement CHERRINGTON and Mary his wife and to Townsend MATTHEWS, said Mary being the mother and said Townsend the bro. of intestate. STEIN, ELIAS, Windsor. July 30, 1760. Adm. to Susanna STEIN, the widow. KELLER, JOHN, Greenwich. August 8, 1760. Adm. to Jacob LADICH and his wife Elizabeth who was the widow of said intestate. SAUER, WILLIAM, Robeson. August 20, 1760. Adm. to Margaret SAUER, the widow. KELLER, CHRISTINA, Oley. August 25, 1760. Adm. to Frederick SMITH, Principal creditor. REES, GRIFFITH, Cumry. September 2, 1760. Adm. to George REES, eldest son. NICHOLAS, THOMAS, Caernarvon. September 11, 1760. Adm. to Mary NICHOLAS, the widow. DENNING, TITUS, Bern. September 20, 1760. Adm. to Margaret DENNING, the widow. MESSERSMITH, VALENTINE, Exeter. September 25, 1760. Adm. to Barbara MESSERSMITH, the widow. HAUER, MICHAEL, Windsor. October 15, 1760. Adm. to George SCHNEIDER and his wife Catharine who was the widow of said intestate. HOFFMAN, PAUL, Richmond. October 29, 1760. Adm. to Christian HOFFMAN, eldest surviving bro. MERTZ, NICHOLAS, Longswamp. December 2, 1760. Adm. to Margaret, the widow and Jacob, eldest son. HECK, JOST, Bern. December 23, 1760. Adm. to Eve Maria HECK, the widow. WILLS - 1761 DUNCKELBERGER, PETER, Windsor. September 9, 1760. January 4, 1761. To wife and small child to remain on the place till son Johannes is 14 and when he is 21 he shall have the place, paying each of the other child £10. If son Johannes should die, son John Peter shall have the place. Letters C.T.A. to Elizabeth DUNCKELBERGER, the widow. Wit: Philip KALBACH and Jeremie CHAPPELLE. Will translated. WEYNIG, DIETRICH, Reading. February 4, 1761. February 14, 1761. Provides for wife Mary Elizabeth. Remainder in equal shares to my children which is 3 daus. now, but in case my wife should be delivered of a son, he shall have one to £10 more than the others. To bro. George WEYNIG, wearing apparel. Exrs: wife Mary Elizabeth, Henry HOM, and Jacob RABOLD. Wit: Wm. HOTTENSTEIN, Jacob BALDE, and David FUCHS. KLINGEMAN, GEORGE, Albany. January 20, 1761. February 19, 1761. Estate to wife Barbara and childrem Peter Cornelius and Anna Maria and Maria Elizabeth KLINGEMAN and Ann Eve GERHART. Exr.: Peter. Wit: Wm. STUMP and Tobias STABELTON. Will translated. MILLER, HANS GEORGE, Reading. February 16, 1761. February 21, 1761. To wife Susanna, all that I have in possession, House, lands, etc. But should one or other of my children which present in Germany arrive here today or tomorrow bequeath to each of them 1 shilling sterling. Exr: wife Susanna. Wit: Henrich GRIMLER, Johannes CURTZ and Jacob BALDE. Will translated. TREBELBIS, JACOB, Richmond. February 5, 1761. February 23, 1761. To eldest son Abraham, my plantation whereon I now live, containing 150 acres except 5 acres of meadow I give to sons Martin and Jacob. Also to son Abraham 114 acres of land adjoining my plantation, on paying £200 to my Exrs. To Martin about 146 acres, joining Thos. HARBIES land as soon as he is 21. To son Jacob 160 acres, adjoining above when he is 21. To sons Martin and Jacob, 2 tracts of land in Richmond, one containing 80 acres. To dau. Mary Elizabeth, £150. To dau. Mary Magdalena, £150 at 18. To daus. Cathrine and Philebena, £150 each at 18. Remainder equally divided. Exrs: son Abraham and friend George MARKLY. Wit: Balser SCHWENCK and Nicholas BUNN. KELCHNER, JOHN MICHAEL, Richmond. February 26, 1761. March 24, 1761. My body to be buried near the church by Bro. Henrich. To wife Maria Eva, 1/3 of all estate and remainder equally divided with 3 children, who are not named. Exrs: father Mathias KELCHNER and Christian ROTHERMEL. Wit: Henrich ENDLENS and Christian HOFFMAN. Will translated. ELY, DAVID, Richmond. February 23, 1761. March 24, 1761. Provides for wife Elizabeth, includes use of whole estate until son John is 21, at which time said son is to have 150 acres of land next to Stephen FILSHERS, together with Stock, &c., the remainder of land to my 2 next oldest sons, Samuel and Jacob when they are 21. My other 5 children, viz., Elizabeth, David, Daniel, Abraham, and James ELY to have £50 each when of age. Exrs.: wife Elizabeth and son John, Wm. PENROSE and Conrad PRICE. Wit: Richard PENROSE, Stephen FILSHER, and Mary MILLER. FORMWALT, PETER, Alsace. June 26, 1749. March 31, 1761. Wife Anna Maria, all estate until children are brought up and divided among the children, to wit, the step children and right children in general without distinction. My youngest Mari Sowina shall have £10 beforehand. Letters C.T.A. to Maria FORMWALT, the widow. Wit: Adam REISSEL, Peter BAUM, Peter SCHMITT. Will translated. SOWAS, JOHANNAS, Rockland. February 16, 1761. May 19, 1761. To son Henrich SOWAS, to have all estate on condition he provide for his mother, my wife Susanna, during her life and after his mothers's death, pay his sister Anna Elizabeta £2. Letters C.T.A. to son Henrich, the widow renouncing. Wit: Abraham KIEFFER and Caspar BICKING. Will translated. BONEWITZ, JOHN ADAM, Heidelberg. May 2, 1761. May 22, 1761. Provides for wife including use of land until eldest son is 18. The said son John George, to have the same and until youngest child is of age, when he is to pay them their equal share of estate at appraised value. Letters C.T.A. to Juliana BONEWITZ, the widow. Wit: Jacob LEININGER and Johann George LAUCK. Will translated. GIESSMAN, WILLIAM, Tulpehocken. April 23, 1761. May 26, 1761. Wife Anne Catherine to live on my plantation until the youngest child comes to his age and names 2 children, George Weaver and Michael Albert. Letters C.T.A. to Anna Catharina GIESSMAN, the widow. Wit: Michael HAMBURGER, Nicolaus GAUGER and Christian GRUBER. Will translated. KERN, THOMAS, Tulpehocken. April 3, 1761. May 30, 1761. Son in law Johan George RIETH to have the place, on paying to my wife Maria Kreth KERN £30. To sons Stophel, Simon, Johann Nickel and daughter Eva Kretha KERN, £54 each, providing for wife during life. To son Stophel, 10 shillings for his birthright. Remainder divided. Letters C.T.A. to Maria Margaretta KERN, the widow. Wit: Johannes ZERBEY, Nicolaus GAUGER and Peter SCHMID. Will translated. TEISHER, JOHN, Richmond. January 9, 1761. June 27, 1761. To son Peter £20. To son Jacob, 5 shillings. To son in law Henry KIME 1 shilling. To dau. Barbara wife of Peter HIETER 5 shillings. To dau. Susanna Elizabeth, £20. To grandson John KIME, son of dau. Mary, December'd., 5 shillings when 21. To son Stephen, all the remainder of estate, also exr. Wit: John BARTO and Nicholas BUNN. BURGER, JACOB, Longswamp. July 3, 1759. July 8, 1761. To wife Barbara, all my land and improvement and all moveable estate for bringing up of my 3 children, John, Madlen, and Catrinah. When they comes of age she shall give them 40 shillings each. Exrs: Wife and Bernhard KLEIN. Letters to Barbara. Wit: John OYSTER and Michael BIEBER. WILER, MARTIN, Exeter. June 10, 1756. July 18, 1761. To oldest son John, £5.1.6. To my 4 daus. Antilia, Margaret, Barbara, and Mary £5 each. To son Jacob, all my lands, Tenements, Stock, etc. "in retaliation of his many kindnesses and great charge he has had in maintaining his aged and feeble father and mother for many years by past." Exr: son Jacob. Wit: Wm. BOONE, John HUGHES, Samuel HUGHES. EICHELBERGER, HIERONYMUS, Reading. March 11, 1757. August 17, 1761. To present wife Margaretha of birth a HEICKBERIN, use of all estate during widowhood, to maintain and educate our 2 children now living, Maria Elisabetha and George and any other child that shall be born until 14th year, when children come of age. Real estate to be divided among them. Exrs: wife Margaretha, Martin KASH, and Jacob WEISS of Comary. Letters to KASH and WEISS. Wit: John George JOH and Tobias WAGNER. WEISER, PHILIP, Heidelberg. March 25, 1760. November 13, 1761. To first born son Conrad, one crown besides what I have given him. Provides for wife Sophia. Remainder of personal estate to 3 sons and "any other child of mine which May hereafter come into the world." All lands coming to me in virtue of my father's will to my 3 sons (not named). Exrs: wife Sophia and Uncle Christopher WEISER. Wit: Peter WERNER and Peter REM. Translation. GERRAD, DAVID, Robinson. February 10, 1760. November 16, 1761. To wife Margaret, all real and personal estate during widowhood, towards maintaining 3 youngest children, not named. To Nathaniel GERRAD, son of John, £10 when 21. . Exrs: wife Margaret and son in law Jona. STEPHEN. Wit: Samuel EMBREE and Saml. WOLLESON Jr. RITTER, GEORGE, Exeter. June 4, 1760. December 5, 1761. To dau. Eva Rosina GERST, widow, £100. To dau. Elizabeth REIS, widow, £100. To son Henry £25 and my copper still. To 2 daus. above named, all Household goods. To son Francis £18 and 2 horses. Remainder real and personal to son Henry and 2 daus. £20 to the Society of First day or Sunday Dunkers for use of Poor. Exrs: son Henry and friend John FEWICK. Letters C.T.A. to Eva Rosina GERSH. Son Henry being December'd. and the other renouncing. Wit: Wm. REESER and Benj. LIGHTFOOT. ADMINS - 1761 HAUCK, PETER, Greenwich. January 31, 1761. Adm. to Anna Maria HAUCK, the widow. FRIES, CORNELIUS, Albany. February 19, 1761. Adm. to Jacob FRIES, eldest son. Widow Catharine renouncing. HAUER, JACOB, Windsor. February 20, 1761. Adm. to Catherine Margaret HAUER, the widow. PLEISTEIN, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. February 23, 1761. Adm. to Anna Mary PLEISTEN, the widow. LIECHT, JOHANNES, Richmond. March 2, 1761. Adm. Balthasar RIEHM and wife Catharina, the dau. of said intestate. FRIESTER, FREDERICK, Bethel. March 2, 1761. Adm. to Margaretta FRIESTER, the widow. LEBO, HENRY, Reading. March 3, 1761. Adm. to Anna Maria LEBO of Exeter, his mother. RUTTER, HENRY, Albany. March 7, 1761. Adm. to Barbara RUTTER, the widow. SEIBERT, JACOB, Tulpehocken. March 9, 1761. Adm. to Susanna SEIBERT, the widow. SPIESS, ULRICH, Bethel. March 13, 1761. Adm. to Jacob SPIESS, only son. LESCHER, VINCENTZ, Richmond. March 24, 1761. Adm. to Rosina LESHER, the widow. MEITZLER, PETER, Longswamp. March 27, 1761. Adm. to Michael SCHMIDT and wife Elizabeth who was widow of said intestate. HAUER, MICHAEL, Windsor. March 27, 1761. Adm. to Frederick HAUER, eldest son. The widow Anna Maria renouncing. MEYER, DANIEL, Tulpehocken. March 28, 1761. Adm. to Valentine MEYER, eldest son. JORDAN, ADAM, Tulpehocken. April 16, 1761. Adm. to Eva Barbara JORDAN, the widow. HEFFLY, JOHN CARL, Richmond. April 21, 1761. Adm. to Johan Jacob HEFFLY, son of decedent. Eldest son Johan Michael HEFFLY renouncing. SHARRER, JACOB, Richmond. April 21, 1761. Adm. to Catharina SHARRER, the widow. SCHNEIDER, JOHANNES, Bern. April 27, 1761. Adm. to Anna Margaretta SCHNEIDER, the widow. PFATEICHER, MARTIN, Heidelberg. May 5, 1761. Adm. to Martin PFATEICHER, eldest son. GABRIEL, PAUL, Windsor. May 9, 1761. Adm. to Henry SCHEURER and wife Susanna, eldest dau. of said intestate. GRENINGER, JACOB, Cumry. May 11, 1761. Adm. to Dorothea GRENINGER, the widow. BOLLINDER, JOHN NICHOLAS, Greenwich. July 18, 1761. Adm. to Henry BOLLINDER, eldest son. The widow Anna Maria renouncing. WAGNER, JACOB, Bern. August 11, 1761. Adm. to Anna Sophia WAGNER, the widow and Jost WAGNER, eldest son. WOLF, HENRY, Alsace. October 10, 1761. Adm. to John DICKERT and wife Maria Agnes, his wife who was widow of said intestate. SMITH, ABRAHAM, Reading. November 13, 1761. Adm. to Sarath SMITH, the widow. DEHAVEN, HERMAN, Amity. November 14, 1761. Adm. to Mary DEHAVEN, the widow and Enoch DAVIS Esq. of Limerick, Phila. Co. GROSS, WILLIAM, Maxatawny. December 11, 1761. Adm. to William Gross, eldest son. BIRD, WILLIAM, Reading. December 11, 1761. Adm. to Bridget BIRD the widow and Mark BIRD, the eldest son. WILLS - 1762 VOLLMER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. November 12, 1761. January 25, 1762. Abblona "my hearty housewife" £30 in money per ea(?). To son Michael 20 shillings for prior or elder. To son George Jacob, £50 and my stallion. To the 4 children of my son Jacob who is dead, £20 when they are aged. Remainder in equal parts among following children, Michael and Jorg Jacob, Anna Maria STEIN, Catharina UES, and Eva HINCKLER the share of the last shall be paid to children. Exr.: friend Johannes HABERLING. Wit: Simon BRESLER and Valentine REINTZEL. Translation. KORNER, ADAM, Reading. July 10, 1757. February 2, 1762. "I am going to March off as an inlisted Soldier of her Majesties American English Regiment." To wife ??? 1/3 of personal estate. To my 2 children, my yet unbuilt House and lot in this town. The same to be finished with the money which I expect for my share of the Vandue paper of my dear Father-in-law Peter BINGEMAN. Also provides for possible children yet unborn and names son Johannes. Exr: friend Martin KASTEN (Guardian also). Wit: by Tobias WAGNER, Christopher NEIDLE, Jacob RABOLT. Translation. RITH, LEONHARD, Tulpehocken. July 27, 1761. February 2, 1762. Provides for wife Lissabeta. Refers to his 5 children but makes no special provision for them or names them. Exrs: Casper RITH and Johannes ZOLLER. Wit: Jacob RITH and Frederick Ludwig HOFFMAN. STAN, John Nickel, Greenwich. January 3, 1761. March 13, 1762. To wife Anna Barbara STEININ, all estate during life and after her death, eldest son Michael, eldest dau. Gertraut MILLERIN and youngest son George Adam shall have £4 each. Remainder equally divided. Mentions son in law Martin BIGELER. Anna Barbara, the widow. Adm. C.T.A. Wit: Anton SCHRETER, Johannes DUNCKEL and Jorg NOLEK. Translation. KEMB, THEOBALD, Maxatawny. January 13, 1762. March 16, 1762. To wife Elizabeth, the profits of my plantation until son George comes to lawful age. She paying to my dau. Dorothe £100, half when she gets married and to son in law Michael WERLLE, £100 and to son in law Paul GARRETON, £50. To son George when 21, all my lands, Horses, Gears etc. He maintaining his mother during life and on her death or marriage pay to his sisters Gertraut, Catharina, Elizabeth, Dorothe, and Mary, £30 each. Exrs: wife Elizabeth and friends Sebastian LEVAN and John HERENGERODER. Wit: Sebastian LEVAN and Yost VOLLERT. GRAUEL, PHILIP, Maxatawny. March 29, 1762. April 14, 1762. Proides for wife Eva Cattarina. To my mother Sibbilla GRAUEL £10. Remainder to be put to interest until youngest child is of age and then equally divided among children who are not named. Exrs: wife Eva Cattarina and friend Sebastian LEVAN. Wit: Nicholas SCHROYER, John BAST and Jost VOLLERT. POTTS, THOMAS, Colebrookdale. April 20, 1762. April 26, 1762. Part of Spring Forge and lands belonging and my part of Mount Pleasant lands with my plantation between Schuykill and Maxatawny to be sold. And proceeds divided among my sons to have £50 more than daus. House in Phila to be sold and money divided among my first wife's children after Magdalene is 18. Wife Deborah to have rent of Furnace until youngest child is 14, when Exrs. are to sell it if they think best. My part of the Furnace and House and lands I now live on to be rented until son David is 21, and then he shall have the refusal of the Renting until they are to be sold. Exrs: friends Wm. DEWEES Sr. Esq. of Whitemarsh and Thomas RUTTER. Wit: Derrick CLEAVER, Lewis WALKER, and John CLEAVER. HOCH, SAMUEL, Oley. February 26, 1762. April 30, 1762. To grandson son Samuel HOCH in Oley, such lands in Oley where Henrich NEYKIRK lives which I bought of Israel PEMBERTON. To son Daniel all remainder of lands in Alsace. To dau. Maria wife of Abraham PETER in Oley. To dau. Deborah wife of Philip REIFF in Oley. To dau. Sarah wife of Wm. HOTTENSTEIN in Reading and to her sons Wm. and Saml., £100 each. To the 3 children which are servants with me, viz., Balthasar WEBER, Christopher and Margaret, £5 when free. Household goods to 3 daus. and remainder to son Daniel. Exrs: son Daniel and Jacob SCHNEIDER. Wit: Henrich HAHN, Ludwig IMLER, and Wm. REESER. Translation. CRIM, JOHN, Bern. September 20, 1757. June 29, 1762. Mentions having sold his land to son Jacob, six or eight years ago. Subject to maintenance of self and wife Mary during life. To son David all personal estate at death of wife Mary. Letters C.T.A. to Jacob GRIMM eldest son. Wit: John KOPLIN, Jacob STAMBOG, and Philip SCHELLICH. SCHAUR, ADAM, Heidelberg. July 27, 1762. August 21, 1762. To wife Anna Elizabeth, all land and goods until youngest child is 14. Eldest son, not named, to have £20 and "eldest dau. Elisabetha shall remain till children have taken away so much as she has taken away from her mother. Afterwards she shall go to an equal division with them." Exrs: friend Henry GRUBER and Johannes ECKERT. Wit: Johannes ECKERT and Ulrich MICHELL. Translation. BEIGHTLE, CHRISTOPHER, Exeter. December 2, 1751. August 25, 1762. To son Jacob, 225 acres of land and all personal estate subject to maintenance of self and wife Susanna during life. To son John, all remainder of my tract of 300 acres, being 75 acres to be laid off the end adjoining lands of Jas. THOMPSON and Mordecai LINCOLN. To eldest John Jacob, 5 shillings, having had since marriage £70. To son Peter, 5 shillings, having had £80. To Mary my oldest child, wife of Joseph OLDHANS 5 shillings, having had 30 shillings. To dau. Rosanna wife of Michael LODOWICK 5 shillings, having had £16. Remainder to son Jacob, also Exr. Wit: Jas. TOMSON, Geo. HENTON. LEDERMAN, JACOB, Tulpehocken. August 10, 1762. October 2, 1762. To wife Maria 1/2 of personal estate and remainder to my children, viz., son Peter and son in law Jacob WALTER. Allowing Peter 30 shillings for his first birth right. After wife's death, all real estate to son Peter and son in law Jacob WALTER in equal shares. Exr: son in law Jacob WALTER. Wit: Benjamin SPYCKER and George SCHISSLER. FUCE or FUSS, NICHOLAS, Berks CO. September 17, 1762. October 2, 1762. Provides for wife Elizabeth. To my children, being 8 sons and 4 daus all remainder of estate to be equally divided and paid them with interest as they come of age. Exrs: son in law John CLINGER and eldest son George. Wit: Alex. McCLINTOCK and Nicholas FUSS. BAUM, THEOBALD, Alsace. August 25, 1762. October 9, 1762. Wife Anna Margaret, £300, bed and bedding. To eldest son Peter 5 shillings over and above what his bros receive. To son Henry £70 above his share. To dau. Catharine £10 above her share. To son Frederick £10 above his share. All lands to be sold and divided share and share alike, among children, viz., Peter, Jacob, John, Jonas, Henry, Frederick, Judith wife of Francis WINTER and Catharine. Exrs: wife Anna Margaret and sons Peter and John. Wit: Saml. WEISER and Henrich HAHN. BOONE, BENJAMIN, Exeter. January 5, 1762. October 27, 1762. Provides for wife Susanna. To son Benjamin, that part of my tract of land in Exeter called "the old place." To youngest son Samuel, the remainder of tract called "the new place." The whole to be equally divided. To son James, all my tract of land in Amity. To 3 sons all moveable estate. To Dinah £100 at 15. To eldest son John 5 shillings. Exrs: Benjamin, James and Saml. Letters to Jas. and Saml. and Benjamin being now in N. Carolina. Wit: Thos. WAREN and Sarah WAREN. HAINS, CASPER, Heidelberg. August 21, 1762. October 29, 1762. Provides for wife Catherine. To dau. Elizabeth HAINS £150 at 18. To son Frederick, 25 acres of land where the Tanyard is and 26 acres of upland on the hill, when 21. To son David 100 acres, adjoining land of Peter HAINS, at 21. To eldest son John, all remainder of land I am possessed of to be equally divided with youngest son Peter when he comes of age. Exrs: friends John HECKART and John ECKART. Wit: Jacob KUHL, George MANDEL and Edward JAGS. SCHMECK, JOHANNES, Alsace. October 24, 1762. November 2, 1762. To eldest son Henry, my plantation, etc. in Exeter. To son Valentine, my plantation, etc. in Alsace. Provides for wife Elizabeth. To dau. Anna Clara, £300. To dau. Anna Margaret £300. Exrs. shall lay out £600 or £700 of personal estate to purchase a plantation for use of youngest son Jacob. Exrs: wife Elizabeth and son Henry. Wit: Dieter BEITELMAN and Victor SPIESS. ADMINS - 1762 ESCHELMAN, JACOB, Cumry. January 6, 1762. Adm. to Elizabeth ESCHELMAN, the widow. CROST, JACOB, Amity. January 13, 1762. Adm. to Elizabeth CROST, the widow. ARTZ, JOHN, Heidelberg. January 23, 1762. Adm. to John ARTZ, only son. The widow Susanna ARTZ having renounced. PLEISTEIN, ANNA MARIA, widow, Tulpehocken. January 26, 1762. Adm. to Jacob GRIM and Maria Catharina his wife, and Philip KISTER and Margaret his wife, daus. of intestate. PLEISTEIN, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. January 26, 1762. Adm. to above named sons-in-law and daus. RETTENBACH, HENRY, Tulpehocken. February 1, 1762. Adm. to Applonia RETTENBACH, the widow. FULHAVER, JOHN, Tulpehocken. February 6, 1762. Adm. to Susanna FULHAVER, the widow. SCHATTER, JOHANNES, Albany. February 17, 1762. Adm. to Johannes LOBO and his wife Catharina, who was the widow of said intestate. WILLIAMSON, JAMES, Bern. February 25, 1762. Adm. to Jane WILLIAMSON, the widow. SHOLLENBERGER, ULRICH, Tulpehocken. March 9, 1762. Adm. to Mary SHOLLENBERGER, the widow and Joseph SCHOLLENBERGER, bro. of decd. MINGEL, CASPER, Bern. March 24, 1762. Adm. to John METH, principal creditor. ROHRBACH, GEORGE, Hereford. April 9, 1762. Adm. to Jacob FINCKBOHNER and wife Eva Elizabetha, dau. of said intestate. BARGMAN, CHRISTIAN, Reading. May 10, 1762. Adm. to Anna Regina BARGMAN, the widow. WILL, WILLIAM, Albany. May 10, 1762. Adm. to George SCHORB and wife Catharine, who was the widow of said intestate. ESTERLE, BERNHARD, Heidelberg. May 10, 1762. Adm. to Mary ESTERLE, spinster, one of the dau. of decd. EMMERT, PHILIP, Richmond. May 28, 1762. Adm. to Catharina EMMERT, the widow. WEISS, JACOB, Maxatawny. June 2 1762. Adm. to Jacob WEISS, eldest son. The widow Anna Catharina having renounced. FRIES, MICHAEL, Albany. August 2, 1762. Adm. to Maria Charlotte FRIES, the widow. ALTHIN, JOHANN NICHOLAS, Greenwich. August 26, 1762. Adm. to Henry HAUPTMAN, principal creditor. BERCKY, CHRISTIAN, Tulpehocken. August 30, 1762. Adm. to Catherine BERCKY, the widow. BRUDER, MATTHIAS, Longswamp. November 3, 1762. Adm. to Christina BRUDER, the widow. STILL, FRANCIS, Cumry. December 2, 1762. Adm. to Charlotte STILL, the widow. MODLEY, JOHN, Reading. December 14, 1762. Adm. to Persis MODLEY, the widow. WILLS - 1763 DELL, PETER, Greenwich. December 4, 1762. January 21, 1763. To son Adam, my improvement whereon I now live. He paying to my second eldest son Barnet CREAMER, my stepson. To dau. Elizabeth DELL. To son Michael. To son Samuel. To son Leonard. To dau. Mary. To son Peter. To son George. Provides for wife Affe DELL. Exrs: wife and son Adam. Letters to Eva (called in Will Affe) and Adam DELL. Wit: George KUMPE and George HERRING. THORM, GOTLIEB, Tulpehocken. January 2, 1763. February 5, 1763. Real and personal estate to be sold in 8 weeks from the day of my decease. To wife Anna Maria, 1/3 of proceeds and the other 2/3 to be equally divided among my children, who are not named. Exr: wife Anna Maria. Wit: George SCHISSLER and Gottfried KERCHER. NULL, KILLION, Exeter. November 17, 1762. July 7, 1763. To son Peter, my plantation, etc. on condition that he maintain me and my wife Elizabeth Catherine NULL during our lives and give 2 sheep to my son William and 2 sheep to each of my 3 daus. and an English shilling to each of my children. Letters C.T.A. to Peter NULL, the eldest son William having renounced. Wit: Martin ALLSTATT, Isaac LEVAN, Paul DERST and James BOONE Jr. LEE, ANTHONY, Oley. May 19, 1755. Codicil July 30, 1756. August 12, 1763. To wife Mary LEE £200 and 1/2 the value of my lands in Hardwick Twp, West N. Jersey and all household goods. To son Thomas, the 200 acres of land whereon he now dwells. To son Samuel, the 200 acres of land whereon he dwells. To son John, all that 349 acres whereon he and I now dwell. To son Mordecai, tract of land in Maiden Creek, which I purchased of the widow PENNOCK. He paying to my Exrs. £50. To dau. Sarah WILLITS children £20 to be divided. To dau. Mary WILY £130. To dau. Hannah LEE £200. To dau. Esther LEE £200. Exrs: sons Thomas and John. No rec. of Letters. Wit: Francis YARNALL, Francis PARVIN and Evan DAVID. ALSBACH, REINHART, Windsor. January 3, 1762. May 16, 1763. Eldest sons George and Henrich, to have the plantation, all that I have and pay to the other children each maintain the mother, who is not named. Letters to Magdalena, the widow and George and Henrich, the sons. Wit: Martin ROUSCH and Philip HINCKEL. Translation. KLEH, NICHOLAS, Bern. August 17, 1757. November 7, 1763. Wife Lisa Margareth, all estate until youngest child is 14 and then divided among all children, who are not named. Exrs: Mathias STAUT and George GERNANT(guardians). Letters C.T.A. to Lisa Margaret, the widow. Wit: Jacob GRIMM, David GRIMM, Jacob DESTER. [Translated.] SCHNEIDER, HENRY, Alsace. June 18, 1763. November 7, 1763. To sell all lands in Alsace and 2 lotts in Reading. Wife Catharina, 1/3 of all estate. To children hereafter named, John, Henrich, Abraham, Leonard, Jacob, Dietrich, Catharina SCHNEIDER all remainder of estate in equal shares, sons at 21 and dau. at 18. Exrs: bro. Jacob SCHNEIDER of Oley and brother in law Nicholas KEIM of Reading. Wit: Adam REISSEL and William REESER. EVANS, DAVID, Cumry. October 27, 1763. November 26, 1763. To son Eleazer, tract of land in Heidelberg whereon he now lives during life and at his death to his sons John and David. To son David, the plantation whereon I now live with Farming implements, Household goods, etc. To son Nathan, 2 tracts of land in Cumry. To son in law John KENTON, the tract of land he now lives with piece of meadow reserved from that devised to son David paying £10 to Exrs. To son Amos, the lot he now lives on in Reading and 2 other lots in said town. To dau. Sarah wife of Solomon BROMFIELD £50. To John PUGH 5 shillings and to his children by my late December'd. dau. 50 shillings to be divided. Remainder to sons Nathan and David, also Exrs. Wit: Jacob KREEK, Caleb DAVIS, Jnos. PRICE. SHENKLE, MAGDALENA, Oley. July 6, 1751. December 5, 1763. To son Martin SHENKLE £174. To dau. Sarah YODER £20. To dau. Magdalena APLER £20. Exr: son Martin. Wit: Jacob HAUSSMAN (KAUFFMAN?), Henry MUSK. BLESSLE, JACOB, Longswamp. January 29, 1762. December 5, 1763. To son Jacob, all my land on condition he maintain myself and wife Margaret, as long as we live and after our death, pay to my dau. Anna £2. To dau. Margaret £4, to son Samuel £4 and maintain Saml. until he is 18. Letters C.T.A. to Margaret the widow. Wit: Hannes DIHL, Michael SMITH. Translation. ADMINS - 1763 SPRING, MARIA, Reading. January 11, 1763. Adm. to Samuel SCHULTZ, Principal Creditor. WETZLER, JACOB, Bern. March 7, 1763. Adm. to Henry STEHLE and his wife Margaret, who was widow of said intestate. URY, CHRISTOPHER, Tulpehocken. March 24, 1763. Adm. to Rosina URY, the widow. SADLER, PHILIP, Exeter. March 24, 1763. Adm. to Rosina SADLER, the widow. HOCH, JOHN Jr., Oley. March 28, 1763. Adm. to Susanna HOCH, the widow. SCHNEPP, MARY, widow, Oley. March 30, 1763. Adm. to Martin SCHENCKEL, Principal Creditor. ROTH, MICHAEL, Maxatawny. May 18, 1763. Adm. to Christopher ROTH, only son. HUCK, ANDREAS, Cumru. June 21, 1763. Adm. to Anna Margaret HUCK, the widow. EISCHENBACH, ANDREW, Colebrookdale. June 27, 1763. Adm. to Mary EISCHENBACH, the widow. ROBERTS, REES, Union. August 1, 1763. Adm. to James ROBERTS, only son. RENN, BERNARD, Windsor. August 18, 1763. Adm. to John KIEHL and his wife Anna Maria, who was widow of said intestate. FINCHER, JOHN of the New Purchase. October 1, 1763. Adm. to John FINCHER eldest son. ARNOLD, PETER, Tulpehocken. October 25, 1763. Adm. to Anna Maria ARNOLD, the widow. DRURY, EDWARD, Reading. October 26, 1763. Adm. to Sarah DRURY, the widow. REPERT, JOHN, Oley. November 22, 1763. Adm. to Margaret REPERT and Stephen REPERT, eldest son. SCHEFFER, GEORGE, Maxatawny. November 29, 1763. Adm. to Catherine SCHEFFER, the widow. WILLS - 1764 AULEBACH, ANTIES, Tulpehocken. December 17, 1763. January 4, 1764. Son Daniel, my plantation where I now live for £450. To Nicklis AULEBACH £15. To Simon, John Andrew, Elizabeth, Maricatrina, Magdalena. & Markred annual payments, until all is paid. The will is very awkwardly worded, but names are correct, had 8 children. Letters C.T.A. to Daniel AULBACH, eldest son. Wit: Simon BOGEREIFF, Adam SCHMIDT, Mathias MULLER. HUGH, ELLIS, formerly Oley, now Exeter. January 5, 1764. January 27, 1764. Provides for wife Jane. To son Samuel, plantation, sawmill, etc. whereon he lives in Exeter (described) containing 162 acres 54 per. Also Sewells History and other books and all cattle, farming utensils. To son Edward, plantation, etc. whereon he lives (described) containing 96 acres 38 per. To grandson George HUGH son of John decd, plantation etc. whereon son John lately lived (described) containing 52 acres 22 per. He allowing his mother Martha HUGH, 1/3 of profits during her life. To dau. Margaret wife of Samuel LEE, 5 shillings having been advanced. Son in law Samuel LEE sons Samuel and Edward, Exrs. Codicil same date gives to son William 5 shillings and revokes legacy of land to grandson George HUGH and gives it to all the children of son John, viz., George, Jane, Eleanor and Sarah allowing George 2 shares. Letters to Saml. and Edward HUGH. Wit: Jesse WILLITS, Wm. BOONE, James STARR, Abel THOMAS. BURCKEY, Jacob, Bern. September 7, 1763. March 2, 1764. To sons Christian and Hans, all my land, cattle, tools, horses, wagons, etc. They paying to each of my 3 daus, Maria, Cathrina and Anna £70 and provide for their mother(not named) during life. Exrs: Christian YODER and Hannes KURTZ. Wit: Hannes YODER and Steffen KURTZ. Translation. WILLSON, THOMAS, Colebrookdale. January 22, 1764. February 28, 1764. Provides for wife Catherin, includes her abode in my new house on my plantation I lately bought of John TAYLOR in Providence Twp., Chester Co. until son Andrew is 21, when he is to have the place and provide for his mother. To eldest son Thomas, the 100 acres in Colebrookdale, and £5 and mentions his (son Thos.) father-in-law Mathias ROTH. To eldest dau. Catherin £40, having had £60 already. To youngest dau. Anna Catherin £40, having had £60. Exrs.: wife and son in law John SHULTZ. Wit: John SNIDER and Michael WALTER. RISSER, HENRY, Maiden Creek. March 7, 1763 - March 3, 1764. To nephew John RISSER of Maiden Creek, all my goods and chattels and also Exr. Wit: Johannes CLAASS and Christian RISCHSTEIN. KAUFFMAN, CHRISTIAN, Bern. February 18, 1764 - March 6, 1764. To son Abraham, my place together with the Deed, buildings, etc. To wife Margaretta and her 4 children to possess the place until Abraham is of age, for £600. Personal estate to be sold, and divided among 3 children by first wife Mary, viz., Jacob, Barbara, and Anna. Remainder of estate in 8 equal shares, to wife and 7 children. Exrs: friends Christian YODER and John KURTZ. Wit: Maritz ZUG and Jost YODER. Translation. KOCH, HENRY, Exeter. January 12, 1764 - March 29, 1764. To son Matthias, the bonds in number 9, in the whole £135. And son Matthias shall provide us with meat, drink, and apparel. And shall give to the 2 grandchildren, to wit, Maria Eva and Barbara one cow or £3. And to my dau. Eva shall have the 40 shillings from the horse, which Geo. HOFFMAN owes me. And pay £5 to the 2 churches in Reading, to wit 50 shillings to the Lutheran, 50 shillings to the Reformed and this my son shall pay in the year 1772. C.T.A. to Cathrina KOCH, the widow. Wit: Stephen BIEG and Henrich ALTER. Translation. MERTZ, JOHN JOST, Rockland. January 30, 1764 - April 10, 1764. Provides for wife Anna Mary. Eldest son to have the place when of age, according to the valuation, but if he is not obedient to his mother, he shall have 2 to £10 per advance. Afterwards his share shall be equal with the others. Exrs: bro-in-law Reicherdt HOFMAN and wife Anna Mary. Wit: Ludwig RAUHENZAM and Henrich MERTZ. Translation. AURWASSER, HENRY, Brecknock. November 24, 1763 - May 5, 1764. If he dies before the woman, then the woman shall have his estate, and maintain herself as long as she lives. And if the woman, Margaret by name should die also, then Henry BRENDLE shall have the remainder goods, reserving at least £5 to Philipine MERCKIN. What concerns Cunrath HART and his wife they shall because of their bad and good for nothing words have their English shilling and no more. Exr: young Henry BRENDLE. Wit: Joseph WENGER and Nicholas SCHANTZ. Translation. HESS, John, Longswamp. January 2, 1764 - May 7, 1764. Provides for wife Sabrina, my 5 children, Margaret, Catrina, Sabinah, Christina and Henrich be raised on my estate without charge. Exrs: George KIME and wife Sabinah. Wit: Samuel OYSTER, Thomas BANFIELD and John OYSTER. FOX, YOST, Heidleberg. July 27, 1761 - May 25, 1764. To son Adam, my plantation, horse, geers, etc., paying dau. Phillipina on her marriage £30, etc., and household goods. Provides for wife Elizabeth, during her life. Letters, C.T.A. to Adam FOX. The widow renouncing. Wit: Jonas SEELY, Johann Gasper DIEHL and Abraham BROSIUS. MOHR, WILLIAM, Cumry. May 4, 1764 - June 28, 1764. To son Michael, who is yet in Europe, 5 shillings. To wife Catharine, all estate during life. And at her death, I give my plantation to my wife's sister's son Christian RITSCHART. in Cumry Twp. at appraised value, he paying 1/5 thereof to his sisters, Magdalena ZWERENTZ, Anna RITSCHART, Elizabeth BLESSING and Dorothea RITH. Exr: Friend Christopher STEINLEY. Wit: Hans HOMMIG and Hans Adam BERN. Translation. MOHR, JOHN, Cumru. June 2, 1764 - October 2, 1764. To Ludwig, the plantation whereon I now live in Cumru, containing 245 acres. He paying legacies as follows. To son Werner MOHR, £100. To dau. Magdalena wife to George HEAN, £50. To dau. Maria wife to Jacob LEDY, £50. Remainder to son Ludwig. Exrs: friends Henrich CHRIST and Samuel WEISER. Wit: Valentine KERBER and Geo. GEISLER. WALL, WENDEL, Alsace. November 15, 1764 - November 24, 1764. Non cupative will. To wife Christina, all estate during widowhood, with power to dispose of same at death or marriage among my 4 children, viz, Peter, Jacob, Michael and Mary. Letters to Christina WALL, the widow. Wit: Johannes KLOOS and Jacob KISLING. ADMINS - 1764 HUGHES, John, Exeter. February 6, 1764. Adm. to Martha HUGHES, the widow. MARBURGER, MARGARET, Windsor. February 11, 1764. Adm. to Valentine ROST, the eldest son. NUCOMER, JOHN JR., Alsace. February 20, 1764. Adm. to John NUCOMER, the father. EMMERT, FRONICA, spinster, Ruscomb. February 23, 1764. Adm. to George EMMERT, eldest bro. SCHWENCK, BALTHASAR, Maxatawny. February 25, 1764. Adm. to Anna Margaret SCHWENCK, the widow. SCHMETHER, JOHN, Albany. March 27, 1764. Adm. to Anna Catharina SCHMETHER, the widow. MERTZ, JOHN JOST, Rockland. April 10, 1764. Adm. to Anna Maria MERTZ, the widow. TRAUTMAN, JOHN, Tulpehocken. April 27, 1764. Adm. to Eva TROUTMAN, the widow. KILLION, CASPER, Berks Co. May 7, 1764. Adm. to Peter FOGT, next of kin. FOLMER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. May 28, 1764. Adm. to Justina Catharina FOLMER, the widow. DIBRE, GEORGE, Bern. May 28, 1764. Adm. to Jacob DIBRE, his bro. CARL, GEORGE, of the New Purchase. June 1, 1764. Adm. to Anna Maria CARL, the widow. REIN, JACOB, Maxatawny. June 2, 1764. Adm. to Susanna REIN, the widow. HATTINGER, MARTIN, Greenwich. June 2, 1764. Adm. to Catharina HATTINGER, the widow. RESH, JACOB, Windsor. June 4, 1764. Adm. to Catharina RESH, the widow. UNBAHAUER, STEPHEN, Bern. July 9, 1764. Adm. to Balthasar UNBAHAUER, only son. BIEBER, SARAH, the widow, Richmond. September 22, 1764. Adm. to Lawrence BIEBER, eldest son. NEUMAN, CHARLES, Berks Co. October 22, 1764. Adm. to Charles WITZ and his wife Margaret, who was widow of said intestate. WEEBER, MATHIAS Jr., Bern. December 5, 1764. Adm. to Margaret WEEBER, the widow. BIEGEL, WILLIAM HENRY, died at sea from Holland. December 15, 1764. To Wm. Henry BIEGEL, only son. WILLS - 1765 FEICK, JOHN, Bern. December 29, 1764 - January 14, 1765. To eldest son Jacob, £5. Wife Anna, to have the place until Jacob is of age. When he May take it at appraisement, paying to his bros and sisters, their equal share. Providing for his mother, during widowhood. Caspar STRUMP and Harmes STEINER to be guardians of children. Exr: widow. Wit: Christian KURTZ and Rud. DETWILER. Translation. McGREW, CHARLES, of Virginia. December 22, 1764 - January 29, 1765. Being now a sojourner in Pennsylvania. To son James, 125 acres of land in Virginia, part of 500, I lately bought of Philip KNOWLAND. To son John, 125 acres, of same land. To son Charles, 50 acres of land. To dau. Elizabeth McGREW, 50 acres of land and all her mothers clothes, etc. To son Robert, 50 acres of land, when he is 21. He is to be kept by James and John until he is 17. Remainder to James and John, paying to the other three, £25. Exrs: James and John. Wit: Jacob SWITZER and Jos. MILLARD, Esq. FISCHER, MARIA, widow of Johannes, Oley Hills, District Twp. no date - February 19, 1765. To sons dau. Maria Barbara FISCHER, £10, etc. To the other sister Catharina who is with Matthias HOLLENBACH, £10. To dau. Magdalena BENNFIELD, £10, bed, etc. To my late sons wife Catharine HERTH, £10. The above legacies to be paid by Jacob HERTH, out of the £40 I lent him. To dau. Sarah KRUSS, £8. To dau. Catharina REBERT, 1 shilling. To daus Anna Rosina WALTER and Elizabeth HOLLENBACH, £7 to £10 each. Mentions a Jacob WALTER, who was probably husband of Anna Rosina. Letters C.T.A. to Jacob GRUSS, intermarried with Sarah, dau. of decd. Wit: Peter WALLER, Christian CUNRAD and Jacob POSCH. Translation. MAJER, PHILIP JACOB, Reading. February 26, 1753 - January 30, 1765. To wife Maria Barbara, all my estate during widowhood and during life if she marry with the consent of her assisstant Abm. BROSIUS of Reading. Left but one child, Jacob Frederick; and Peter WEISER and Henrich HAHN are named as his guardians. If he dies underage, 1/2 of estate to the United Church in Reading and the other 1/2 to children of Simon MORLOCKEN and Johannes GRUBER, who married my wife's sisters and living in the Jurisdiction of Maulbromer in the Dutchy of Wurtemberg. Letters C.T.A. to Jacob Frederick, the only son. Wit: William MARKS and Peter SCHNEIDER. Translation. SCHMIDT, HENRICH, Heidelberg. February 23, 1765 - March 5, 1765. To eldest son Balthasar and second son Henrich shall have £25 each and 2 youngest children Jacob and Dorothea, in which have attended and taken care of me in my age and sickness shall have all remainder of estate. Exr: friend Frederick GERHARD. Wit: Tobias BOCKEL and George BRENDEL. Translation by Jno. PRICE. HOHMAN, JOHN, Robison. February 7, 1765 - March 7, 1765. Wife Catherine all estate during widowhood and at death or marriage to be equally divided among my 7 children, John, Samuel, Catherine, Abraham, Mary, Fred, and Henry. Son John having £10 before division. Exr: wife Catherine. Wit: George DAUNHAUER and Owen LANG. CLEWS, WILLIAM, Reading. January 23, 1762 - March 15, 1765. Wife Mary, my house and lot in Reading and all other estate, she paying the legacies. To eldest dau. Eleanor COLLIER, 5 shillings. To dau. Abigail CLEWS, £5. To dau. Ruth CLEWS, £5, to be paid at 18 or marriage. Exr: wife Mary and stepson William IDDINGS to be Trustee to aid and assist her. Wit: Michael BRECHT, Isaac DEPOY, and Jos. MILLARD. HUNTER, NICHOLAS, Oley. February 8, 1765 - April 27, 1765. To wife Ann Regina, use of land and plantation for bringing up and educating children until eldest son is 21. To son Nicholas, 1/2 of plantation I now live on in Oley and 1/2 of my land in the Hills, when 21 and providing for his mother during life. To youngest son John, the other 1/2 of said lands, at 21. To dau. Margaret wife of Frederick MYERLY, £67 at 21. To daus Mary and Elizabeth, £110 each. To daus Cathereen and Barbara £110, when son John is 21. Exrs: bro. Anthony HUNTER, Mathias RICHARD and wife Ann Regena. Wit: William BOONE, Samuel BOONE, and John RINGER. GRINER, JOHN THEODORE, Amity. March 11, 1758 - May 27, 1765. Provides for wife Dorothy. To dau. Cathereen, wife of John SANDS, £4, having had £36. To 2 grandchildren, John and Cathareen WEIDNER, children of my dau. Barbara, £18 each when of age. Their father John WEIDNER having rec'd. £4. To 5 grandchil by dau. Dorothy wife of George WEIDNER £33 to be divided. To dau. Mary wife of Daniel LODOWICK, £4 having rec'd. £36. To son John, all rem, also Exr. Wit: Wm. BOONE, Jacob BOYER, Adino WILLIAMS. GREGORY, RICHARD, Hereford. February 18, 1765 - June 24, 1765. Provides for wife Margretha. My sons John, David, and Richard have already had their full share from me. To Andrew, 1/2 of all my lands and moveables. To my younger sons, Jacob, George, and Christian, the other 1/2 of my lands. To dau. Mary wife of John JONES and to Elizabeth wife of Geo. MACK, £10 each. To the children of Judith late wife of John ROADS, £10. To Anna wife of Joseph BETTY, £10. To Margretha wife of Jacob FOIGE £20. To Elizabeth KURTZ, a mare and 2 cows. To younger daus Sarah and Hannah £10 and 2 cows each. Exrs: friends Jacob MILLER and Henry BORTZ. Wit: Christopher SHULTZE and Ludwick BITTING. LANG, CONRATH, Tulpehocken. May 15, 1755 - July 22, 1765. To Anna Barbara LANG, all estate of every description. Exr: Anna Barbara LANG. Wit: John Peter LOUKS, George HOFFENBERGER and Adam JORDAN. MORRIS, JOHN, Cumry. March 22, 1765 - July 22, 1765. All estate including tract of land in Cumry to be sold and the proceeds divided among my 7 children, as follows. To eldest son Isaac, £450. To son Ezekiel, £450. To son Daniel, £450. To son John £450. To son Abel, £350. To dau. Mary £200. To dau. Rachel £200. The 3 youngest, Abel, Mary and Rachel, to be taught to read, write and cypher at expense of estate. Remainder equally divided. Exrs: sons Isaac and Ezekiel. Wit: Abel LLOYD, Jonathan JONES, and Jonathan PRICE. POFFENBERGER, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. May 15, 1755 - October 1, 1765. To wife Anna Marta, all my estate real and personal, during her life and at her death son Michael is to have the plantation in Tulpehocken, containing 127 acres, 70 per. Paying £180, as follows. To George £30. To Christian £30. To Elizabeth SHEERMAN £30. To Alehead BARTHOLOMOUS £30. To John, £30. To Michael for his own share. I give to my sons John and Michael £8 each. C.T.A. to Anna Marta PFAFFENBERGER, the widow. Wit: Peter LOUKS, Conrad LANG and Adam JORDAN. KIRBY, THOMAS, Maiden Creek. April 16, 1761 - October 2, 1765. Mentions that heirs seized of a tract of 529 acres of land on Schuylkill in Exeter. Also of tract of 69 acres adjoining said tract. To oldest son Joseph, the tract of 69 acres and also 131 acres of the larger tract. To sons William and Peter the remainder of said tract being 398 acres, to be evenly divided between them. To sons Stanley and Michael my tract of 380 acres in Maiden Creek, to be evenly divided. Also to son Standly £100 towards maintenace of wife and dau. Mary(as she is impotent). To son Thomas, my riding horse, he having been provided for. To son John £50 having not behaved himself as should have done. To dau. Elizabeth 5 shillings. Remainder to Standly. Whereas I THOMAS KIRBY son of William KIRBY late of Peter Street in Westminster, City of London and Elizabeth his wife my mother, was by my uncle Wm. STANDLEY and my mother by indentures dated in or about the last year of the reign of our late Sovereigh Lady Ann, Queen of Great Britain, bound as an apprentice to a certain James SPENCER living in Black Friars, the city aforesaid, whitesmith. Being as I am informed the only surviving heir and nearest of kin living to the estate of my grandfather STANDLY (mother's father) who with his son, Thomas my Uncle are December'd. without issue. [Goes on to devise his right in certain real estate to his son Joseph.]. Exr: son Standley. Wit: Peter RODARMLE and Rudolph HIGH. SMITH, MATTHIAS, Tulpehocken. April 8, 1763 - October 2, 1765. To wife Cathrina Margretha, all personal estate during life and at her decease to be divided in 8 equal parts, among children and grandchildren, viz, Mathias, Adam, John, Christina, Jacob, Godlieb, Philip and one share to my grandchildren, Matthias, Juliana and Cathrina SUMMER. Mentions having sold his improvement to son Jacob. Exr: son Adam. Wit: Jacob MILLER and Johannes George MAUERLE. KERST, FRANTZ, Exeter. January 23, 1765 - October 30, 1765. To my mother Eva Rosina KERST, £150. To bros Henry, George, sisters Juliana MERCKEL of Reading and Mary HUFF of Maiden Creek, my plantation in Exeter and ALSACE to be evenly divided among them. To the above named bros and sisters, all the land which May be allotted from the plantation which Anthony JEAGER has in possession in Oley. Exr: Bro. in law, Christian MERCKEL. Wit: Jacob HOFFMAN, Peter FEDLER, and William REESER. Translation. ADMINS - 1765 CRON, MARTIN, Alsace. February 27, 1765. Adm. to Margaret HAAS, widow of intestate. SCHEFFER, MARGARET, widow, Oley. March 2, 1765. Adm. to Henry SCHMECK, eldest son of John SCHMECK, who was eldest son of said intestate. KNEP, MATHIAS, Alsace. April 17, 1765. Adm. to Michael BARTHOLINE and his wife Anna Maria, who was the widow of said intestate. BOWER, CONRAD, Reading. April 22, 1765. Adm. to Catharine BOWER, the widow. SCHWARTZ, HENRY, Tulpehocken. May 13, 1765. Adm. to Regina SCHWARTZ, the widow. HELLER, LUDWIG, Reading. July 22, 1765. Adm. to Barbara HELLER, the widow. LONGWORTHY, BENJAMIN, Oley. October 29, 1765. Adm. to Mary LONGWORTHY, the widow. FEICK, HANNES, Bern. October 20, 1765. Adm. to Anna FEICK, the widow. STARR, JEREMIAH, Maiden Creek. October 31, 1765. Adm. to James STARR, Reading, one of the bros.