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Will admins are indicated as they are listed separately following the will abstracts of that year. ACKER, CHRISTIAN. Colebrookdale. August 10, 1773. LOA ADAM, JOHN. Windsor. April 1, 1769. LOA ALBERT, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. December 21, 1774. 2.183. ALBERT, SARAH. Reading. June 14, 1770. LOA ALBRECHT, GEORGE WILHELM. Berks Co. March 22, 1766. ALBRECHT, GEORGE WILLIAM. Berks Co. March 25, 1766. ALSBACH, DAVID. Windsor. March 9, 1768. LOA ALSTADT, PETER. Reading. October 3, 1769. LOA ANDREWS, ABRAHAM. Amity. January 8, 1770. LOA ANSPACH, LEONARD. Tulpehocken. February 28, 1774. LOA ARNST, GEORGE. Bern. June 12, 1767. 2.30. AULLENBACH, ANDREAS. Brunswick. July 26, 1773. BAB, CONRAD. Alsace. January 19, 1770. BADORFF, PETER. Bethel. October 24, 1774. LOA BALTZLY, PETER. Berks Co. October 27, 1766. BANCKLE, JOHANNES. Cumry. October 11, 1770. BANFIELD, THOMAS. Oley. June 4, 1770. 2.77. BARGER, JOSEPH. Maiden Creek. April 10, 1772. 2.112. BARTHO, JOHN. Oley. March 3, 1770. LOA BARTHO, MARY. Oley. April 17, 1773. LOA BARTHOLET, FREDERICK. Oley. March 9, 1769. LOA BARTLET, FREDERICK. Reading. November 4, 1772. 2.119. BARTOLET, ABRAHAM. Oley. August 16, 1766. LOA BAUMAN, JACOB. Cumry. March 29, 1770. BAUMGARDNER, GEORGE. Allamongle. NO DATES GIVEN. BAYER, ANDREAS. Heidelberg. June 15, 1768. BECKER, GEORGE. Berks Co. October 7, 1766. BEHRY, JOSEPH. Longswamp. February 10, 1768. LOA BEILER, JACOB. Bern. March 1771. BEIRIN, MARIA ELIZABETH. Berks Co. April 1, 1766. BELL, ELIZABETH. Amity. April 29, 1771. 2.90. BEMER, ADAM. Brecknock. March 4, 1772. LOA BERGER, CHRISTIAN. Bern. November 18, 1774. LOA BERGER, GEORGE WILLIAM. Tulpehocken. November 26, 1767. 2.38. BERGER, PETER. Longswamp. June 16, 1766. LOA BERNHARDT, PETER. Reading. October 30, 1766. LOA BERNINGER, NICHOLAS. Rockland. June 4, 1770. LOA BEYER, CHRISTOPHER. Exeter. November 4, 1767. 2.8. BIEBER, THEOBALD. Greenwich. August 31, 1769. LOA BOEHM, NICHOLAS. Douglas. January 12, 1767. BOGER, MATTHIAS. Maxatawny. October 1, 1773. LOA BONEWITZ, JACOB. of over the Blue Mountains. February 9, 1771. BOONE, JAMES, Jr. Exeter. May 28, 1771. LOA BOONE, JOHN. Reading. April 2, 1773. LOA BOONE, WILLIAM. Exeter. December 6, 1771. 2.99. BOWER, PHILIP. Reading. November 18, 1774. 2.178. BRAUN, MELCHIOR. Richmond. October 25, 1766. BREININGER, JOHN GODLEIB. Cumry. March 4, 1768. LOA BRESSLER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. October 8, 1770. LOA BRICKER, ANNA. Berks Co. December 14, 1774. 2.179. BROBST, MICHAEL. Albany. July 15, 1771. LOA BROMFIELD, JOSEPH. Amity. March 20, 1770. LOA BRUCKER, PETER. Heidelberg. May 30, 1774. BRUCKLE, PAUL. Brunswick. August 17, 1772. LOA BUNN, JOHN. Robeson. August 28, 1766. LOA CHRIST, GEORGE. Longswamp. March 8, 1770. LOA CHRIST, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. April 19, 1774. CHRIST, MARIA. Colebrookdale. April 13, 1767. CLEAVER, DERRICK. Douglass. February 26, 1768. 2.39. CLENDENON, ELIZABETH. Maiden Creek. October 26, 1774. 2.171. CLENDENON, ISAAC. Exeter. September 3, 1771. 2.94. CRANE, GEORGE. Windsor. April 28, 1772. 2.109. CRUM, HENRICH. Tulpehocken. March 4, 1766. CUNFEIR, PETER. Bern. May 2, 1774. 2.160. CUSTARD, NICHOLAS. Robeson. December 16, 1774. 2.180. DANNER, JACOB. Longswamp. June 25, 1771. DAVIS, DAVID. Union. August 31, 1768. LOA DAVIS, JOHN. Cumru. December 13, 1770. 2.81. DELAPLANK, MARY CATHRINA. Maiden Creek. January 26, 1773. 2.121. DESTER, JACOB. Bern. August 8, 1774. 2.168. DEUBLER, LUDWIG. Exeter. September 30, 1769. DICKERT, JOHN. Windsor. February 2, 1769. LOA DIENER, HENRY. District near Oley. December 18, 1772. DONAHOWR, GEORGE. Robeson. December 20, 1769. 2.67. DORNBACH, HENRICH. Bern. July 21, 1770. DOWDALL, FRANCES. Robeson. May 19, 1769. LOA DUTELL, FRANCIS. Heidelberg. August 21, 1766. LOA EAGNER, MATHIAS. Longswamp. September 16, 1771. 2.95. EARNEY, FREDERICK. Colebrookdale. March 21, 1771. 2.86. ECKER, GEORGE. Hereford. July 8, 1767. LOA ECKERT, JOHANNES. Heidelberg. August 13, 1770. EGE, MARTIN. Reading. August 5, 1771. 2.93. EICHER, CHRISTIAN. Brecknock. June 2, 1766. LOA EISENMANN, MICHAEL. Windsor. August 17, 1772. ELLIS, ROWLAND. Exeter. October 5, 1771. 2.97. ELY, JOHN. Richmond. July 22, 1773. 2.129. EMERICH, NICHOLAS. Rockland. June 26, 1769. ENGELBAUM, JOHN. Cumry. September 10, 1772. ERNST, PETER. Richmond. December 29, 1773. ETSCHBERGER, PHILIP. Tulpehocken. May 29, 1769. LOA EVANS, PENNELL. Union. October 14, 1773. LOA FAHL, JOHN DIETER. Ruscomb Manor. August 16, 1768. FEHLER or FAILER, JOHN. Exeter. January 21, 1769. 2.54. FILIBS, CASPER. Bern. October 21, 1767. FINCK, JOHN NICHOLAS. Hereford. May 9, 1774. 2.161. FISCHER, WILLIAM. Heidelberg. November 25, 1771. FISHER, GEORGE ULRICH. Tulpehocken. July 6, 1770. LOA FITSMEYER, JOHN JOST. Heidelberg. October 15, 1771. LOA FOULK, JACOB. Rockland. November 1, 1770. LOA FOX, ADAM. Heidelberg. April 16, 1771. LOA FREESS, JOHN. Robeson. April 23, 1770. 2.71. FRICK, WILLIAM. Alsace. October 5, 1769. LOA FROSTEL, BERNARD. Longswamp. September 8, 1766. LOA GARRETT, RUDOLPH. Alsace. January 11, 1773. LOA GEHMAN, CHRISTIAN. Hereford. July 18, 1772. LOA GERIG, CATHERINE. Oley. October 31, 1771. GERLACH, GEORGE BALTZER. U.Soleford, Phila. Co. May 2, 1767. GITTELMAN, JACOB. Berks Co. February 21, 1774. GOODHEART, SUSANNA. Exeter. January 22, 1774. LOA GOTTSCHALL, GEORGE. Bern. March 6, 1767. GOTTSCHALL, NICHOLAS. Reading. May 23, 1770. LOA GRESS, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. October 1, 1772. GROH, SIMON. Tulpehocken. June 22, 1772. LOA GULDIN, SAMUEL. Oley. October 25, 1773. 2.136. HAAS, PETER. Union. June 16, 1770. LOA HAFFEN, MELCHIOR. Colebrookdale. May 19, 1766. HARRY, EDWARD. Cumry. August 2, 1774. LOA HART, JACOB. Colebrookdale. February 8, 1774. 2.150. HARTMAN, MICHAEL. Near Oley. June 1, 1772. LOA HAUMAN, GEORGE. Reading. November 29, 1771. LOA HAUSNECK, CHRISTIAN. Greenwich. March 25, 1774. LOA HEAHN, ADAM. Heidelberg. October 5, 1773. 2.133. HEHN, CHRISTINA. Bern. May 17, 1774. LOA HEHN, JOHN CHRISTIAN. Heidelberg. October 20, 1772. LOA HEIBY, BARBARA. Maxatawny. September 25, 1766. HEIGNOFF, LEONARD. Reading. December 28, 1768. 2.52. HEIM, JOHN FREDERICK. Maxatawny. July 27, 1769. 2.62. HEISER, CONRAD. Windsor. October 26, 1769. LOA HEISTER, JOHN, Jr. Bern. February 11, 1773. LOA HEISTER, MATHIAS. Bern. February 11, 1773. LOA HELWIG, FREDERICK. Longswamp. June 5, 1773. HENNINGER, MICHAEL, Jr. Maxatawny. February 11, 1771. HENNINGER, MICHAEL. Maxatawny. October 29, 1774. HENSINGER, JACOB. Maxatawny. June 4, 1774. HERBEIN, PETER. Bern. June 5, 1767. HESS, JOHANNES. Tulpehocken. October 4, 1773. HETRICK, WILLIAM. Bern. October 18, 1769. LOA HIGH, ESTER. Oley. December 8, 1766. LOA HILL, JACOB. of the Western District. March 1, 1770. 2.70. HOCHGENUNG, HANNAH. Amity. January 20, 1774. LOA HOFFMAN, JOHN. Bern. May 30, 1769. LOA HOFFMAN, RICHARD. Rockland. April 1, 1772. HOLLAND, WILLIAM. Caernavoon. March 9, 1771. LOA HOPF, MARGARET. Reading. March 30, 1773. LOA HOTTENSTONE, DOROTHEA. Maxatawny. July 28, 1766. HOUSNECK, CHRISTIAN. Windsor. February 22, 1773. LOA HUFFNAGLE, BENJAMIN. Berks Co. May 23, 1773. HUGH, OWEN. Union. October 13, 1774. LOA HUGHES, EVAN. Windsor. July 27, 1767. LOA HUGHES, JONATHAN. Maiden Creek. August 9, 1768. 2.46. HUMEL, JACOB. Windsor. October 22, 1773. HUMMEL, FREDERICK. Greenwich. April 25, 1774. LOA HUNTER, ANTHONY. Oley. November 14, 1769. LOA HUNTER, JOHN. Oley. January 27, 1772. 2.102. HUTTON, SARAH. Maiden Creek. May 21, 1767. JACKSON, EPHRAIM. Robeson. March 9, 1768. LOA JACKSON, MARY. Robeson. October 29, 1767. LOA JACOBI, MARIA AGNES. Tulpehocken. October 29, 1766. LOA JODER, CHRISTIAN. Bern. May 4, 1772. JONES, NICHOLAS. Amity. April 25, 1767. JONES, PETER. Amity. February 1, 1773. 2.121. JORGER, GEORGE. Reading. September 2, 1774. JOST, ANDRES. Brecknock. August 16, 1774. JOST, LEOPOLD. Brecknock. March 16, 1771. JOST, NICHOLAS. Alsace. February 29, 1772. 2.104. KAHLBACH, PHILIP. Windsor. March 5, 1768. LOA KANTNER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. March 29, 1773. LOA KASTNITZ, JOHN. Alsace. November 17, 1769. LOA KATTNER, GEORGE MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. May 1, 1769. KEEPERS, WILLIAM. Douglass. April 5, 1771. LOA KEHLY, GEORGE. Reading. September 1, 1772. LOA KEILBACH, JOHN WOLF. Albany. March 10, 1767. LOA KEILBACHIN, CHRISTINA. Albany. March 11, 1767. KELLER, HANS GEORGE. Alsace. April 19, 1771. 2.88. KELLER, JOHANNES. Heidelberg. February 16, 1767. KERCHNER, ADAM. Hereford. October 17, 1768. 2.51. KESLER, ABRAHAM. Heidelberg. July 19, 1768. LOA KETNER, JOHN. Bern. April 7, 1767. LOA KILWEIN, MARY. Oley. November 9, 1768. LOA KINSLER, EDWARD. Maiden Creek. March 4, 1769. 2.55. KISTLER, HANNES. Albany. March 24, 1773. KISTNER, MARTIN. Windsor. June 6, 1768. LOA KLEINGERRY, JOHANNES. Cumru. March 27, 1773. KLINGMAN, PHILIP. Robeson. January 12, 1774. 2.149. KLOS, MARGARET. Bern. February 9, 1773. 2.123. KNAB, JOHN. Oley. August 1, 1770. LOA KNEEDLER, GEORGE. Alsace. May 1, 1771. LOA KNESTZ, JOHN. Bethel. June 4, 1773. LOA KNODEL, ULRICH. Reading. May 15, 1766. LOA KOCH, WILLIAM. Reading. October 4, 1773. LOA KOFFER, MATTHIAS. Greenwich. February 8, 1770. LOA KONIG, GABRIEL. Colebrookdale. November 7, 1767. KOOSER, MICHAEL. Colebrookdale. March 24, 1774. 2.152. KREISCHER, JOST. Windsor. December 19, 1766. KREMER, JOHN PETER. Over the Blue Mtn. November 26, 1773. KUHL, JACOB. Heidelberg. October 9, 1767. KUMPFF, GEORGE. Maxatawny. February 16, 1767. LOA KUNTZ*, CHRISTIAN. Alsace. November 16, 1774. 2.177. KUNTZ, GEORGE. Oley. October 1, 1766. KURTZ, CHRISTIAN. Tulpehocken. January 27, 1769. KUTS, JACOB. Maxatawny. February 2, 1768. LOA KUTZ, CATHARINE. Maxatawny. April 7, 1768. LOA LARK, CASPER. Heidelberg. October 18, 1766. LEESER, BENEDICT. Hereford. August 12, 1772. 2.114. LEESER, MICHAEL. Hereford. August 9, 1774. 2.169. LEHMAN, CHRISTIAN. near Oley. November 10, 1774. LOA LEHMAN, JOSEPH. Colebrookdale. March 7, 1768. LOA LEIBRECK, JACOB. Reading. February 22, 1774. LERCH, BALTZER. Bern. May 16, 1774. LESHER, ANNE CLARA. NO LOCATION GIVEN. May 22, 1766. LEUTNER, WILLIAM. Tulpehocken. March 26, 1770. LOA LEVAN, ABRAHAM. Oley. December 28, 1771. LOA LEVAN, JACOB. Maxatawny. March 12, 1768. 2.41. LEVENGOOD, PETER. Douglass. March 26, 1768. LOA LICHTIE, ALEXANDER. Cumry. February 5, 1771. LOA LINCK, MARTIN. Heidelberg. March 8, 1770. LOA LINDT, HENRICH. Reading. January 2, 1768. LOA LLOYD, THOMAS. Cumry. June 4, 1767. LOA LOARA, JOHN. Amity. September 5, 1768. 2.49. LOTZ, GEORGE. Amity. November 17, 1766. LOA LOUCK, ABRAHAM. Heidelberg. August 15, 1772. 2.115. LUDWIG, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. April 30, 1771. LOA LUTZ, BALSER. Longswamp. October 2, 1769. LOA MACHAMER, PHILIP. Bern. December 14, 1773. MANNASMITH, DANIEL. Greenwich. December 28, 1772. LOA MAST, JACOB. Bern. March 7, 1772. MATTERN, JOHN ADAM. Bern. May 2, 1774. LOA MAUGRIDGE, WILLIAM. Exeter. October 3, 1766. MAYER, JOHANNES. Tulpehocken. August 12, 1766. MAYER, ROWDY. Tulpehocken. February 9, 1767. MERCKEL, CHRISTIAN. Phila. Co. May 22, 1766. MERCKEL, GEORGE. Greenwich. May 7, 1767. MERKIE, JOHN. Tulpehocken. September 24, 1773. LOA MERTZ, JOHN. Maxatawny. May 13, 1773. LOA MILLER, ELIZABETH. Reading. July 11, 1768. LOA MILLER, JACOB. Tulpehocken. September 28, 1772. 2.117. MINICH, HENRY. Greenwich. March 8, 1769. LOA MINICH, PETER. of beyond the Blue Mts. May 15, 1766. LOA MORRIS, DAVID. Robeson. October 18, 1770. LOA MOST, HENRY. Oley. October 19, 1771. 2.98. MOYER, CASPER. Colebrookdale. March 19, 1773. 2.124. MOYER, FREDERICK. Greenwich. March 2, 1774. 2.155. NAGEL, JACOB. Oley. August 6, 1767. 2.31. OBOLT, JOSEPH. Bern. November 30, 1770. OYSTER, SAMUEL. Oley. April 7, 1767. LOA PARVIN, FRANCIS. Maiden Creek. September 3, 1767. 2.31. PARVIN, WILLIAM. Maiden Creek. May 11, 1772. 2.110. PECK or BECK, Mathias. Maiden Creek. May 30, 1769. 2.60. PETER, ABRAHAM. Oley. July 27, 1771. LOA PETERS, HENRY. Robeson. March 10, 1772. LOA PETERSON, GEORGE. Greenwich. April 13, 1770. LOA POLINBACHER, ABRAHAM. Windsor. January 2, 1768. LOA PRICE, JOHN. Reading. April 13, 1773. LOA PROBST, ANNA ELIZABETH. Albany. May 30, 1774. PUGH, JOHN. Cumry. April 23, 1771. LOA RADMACHER, HENRY. Bern. September 6, 1774. LOA REED, PETER. Tulpehocken. October 27, 1767. LOA REES, JOSIAH. Reading. January 18, 1770. LOA REICHARD, CASPER. Colebrookdale. April 13, 1774. 2.157. REICHART, WILLIAM. Hereford. March 30, 1773. LOA REIDENBACHIN, ABALONIA. Tulpehocken. March 13, 1769. REISS, MICHAEL. Tulpehocken. June 30, 1766. RINGBERRY, ANDREW. Amity. May 15, 1770. 2.75. RITH, HENRY. Cumry. February 17, 1770. LOA ROBERTSON, WILLIAM. Camaroon. August 9, 1768. 2.47. ROBESON, ISRAEL. Robeson. June 1, 1774. 2.165. ROHRER, JACOB. Heidelberg. June 7, 1769. ROOD, PETER. Cumry. October 4, 1771. LOA ROSCHER, GABRIEL. Heidelberg. January 12, 1771. ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN. Oley. March 16, 1769. LOA ROTHERNBURGER, PETER. Alsace. April 27, 1772. ROTTLER, PETER. Longswamp. January 24, 1771. RUNCKEL, NICHOLAS. Bern. April 18, 1774. LOA SAHLER, FREDERICK. Hereford. March 12, 1774. LOA SANDS, ABIJAH. Amity. April 14, 1773. 2.126. SANDS, ABIJAI. Amity. August 7, 1769. 2.64. SASSEMANHOUSE, JOST HENRY. Maxatawny. November 11, 1767. 2.37. SCHALKOPFF, ADAM. Longswamp. April 20, 1768. SCHANTZ, NICHOLAS. Brecknock. February 25, 1774. SCHAUER, MICHAEL. Heidelberg. August 26, 1772. SCHEFFER, GEORGE. Rockland. January 7, 1772. SCHEFFER, JOHN JACOB, Jr. Tulpehocken. April 22, 1772. 2.107. SCHEIMER, ANTHONY. Cumru. June 29, 1768. SCHENCK, JACOB. Longswamp. December 21, 1769. SCHLEGEL, CHRISTIAN. Richmond. May 7, 1766. LOA SCHMIT, CARL. Bern. May 16, 1774. SCHNEIDER, JOHANNES. Bern. November 7, 1767. SCHOCK, JOHN JACOB. Bern. March 5, 1772. LOA SCHOELKOPFF, ADAM. Longswamp. April 20, 1768. LOA SCHUMACHER, MICHAEL. Berks Co. January 22, 1770. SCHWINCK, CHRISTOPHER. Albany. March 25, 1767. SCULL, JAMES. Reading. January 8, 1773. LOA SCULL, JOHN. Reading. March 28, 1770. 2.73. SCULL, JOHN. Reading. December 9, 1771. 2.100. SCULL, NICHOLAS. Reading. March 12, 1773. LOA SEIDEL, ANDREAS. Greenwich. September 18, 1771. LOA SEITZNER, GEORGE. Reading. October 13, 1767. LOA SELTZER, JACOB. Oley. May 18, 1768. SENTZENBACH, JACOB. Heidelberg. February 6, 1771. LOA SHEFFER, FREDERICK. Tulpehocken. August 19, 1766. LOA SHINMEL, ALBRECHT. Albany. December 5, 1766. LOA SHUCKART, HENRY. Heidelberg. August 13, 1773. 2.131. SIEGFRIED, JOHN. Berks Co. June 3, 1766. SIEWERTH, GEORGE. Berks Co. March 10, 1766. SIX, DIEDRICH. Berks Co. June 25, 1770. SMITH, JACOB. Cumry. July 25, 1766. LOA SMITH, PETER. Pottstown, Phila Co. December 14, 1771. 2.101. SPATZ, WILLIAM. Bern. April 13, 1767. STANDT, JOHN. Bern. August 13, 1773. LOA STICHTER, CONRAD. Reading. December 31, 1766. LOA STIEGERWALD, JOHANNES. Albany. November 10, 1769. STROHM, BENEDICT. Hereford. November 1, 1773. 2.138. STUTZMAN, CHRISTIAN. Bern Twp. November 15, 1770. THOMSON, JAMES, Jr. Exeter. April 15, 1771. LOA VAYTE, SIBELLA. Ruscomb Manor. May 29, 1772. WAGNER, ADAM. Ruscomb Manor. June 12, 1773. WALBORN, GEORGE. Tulpehocken. December 23, 1770. WANNER, ELIZABETH. Richmond. May 28, 1774. WARNER, MARTIN. of the New Purchase. April 22, 1771. 2.89. WARREN, JOHN. Amity. December 15, 1772. 2.119. WEISER, FREDERICK. Heidelberg. December 9, 1773. WEISS, JACOB. Bern. December 8, 1766. WELLS, JAMES. Robeson. March 23, 1772. 2.106. WERT, JACOB. Albany. May 17, 1774. WILLITS, JOHN. Berks Co. March 20, 1769. 2.59. WILT, JOSEPH. Maxatawny. September 6, 1773. LOA WILY, JANE. Reading. March 28, 1770. 2.73. WINGER, NICHOLAS. Windsor. March 21, 1769. LOA WOLLESON, SAMUEL. Bern. July 4, 1768. 2.44. WOMELSDORFF, ELIZABETH. Amity. August 1, 1772. 2.112. WOOLISON, JOSEPH. Bern. June 21, 1773. 2.128. WOOLLESTON, SAMUEL. Bern. September 10, 1768. LOA WRIGHT, MARY. Maiden Creek. April 29, 1771. 2.92. YODER, SAMUEL. Oley. June 4, 1771. LOA ZEIGLER, JOHN ADAM. Cumry. March 9, 1767. ZIEGFRIED, ELIZABETH. Maxatawny. November 10, 1767. ZIGLER, JACOB. Phila. December 3, 1772. LOA ZIMMER, RUDOLPH. Greenwich. August 11, 1769. ZURN, FREDERICK. Richmond. March 13, 1769. ZWERNZ, LUDWIG. Cumru. March 4, 1768. LOA ZWEYER, HANS GEORGE. Rockland. February 3, 1770. ____________________________________________________ BERKS CO WILL ABSTRACTS & ADMS 1766-1774 WILLS - 1766 CRUM, HENRICH, Tulpehocken. February 20, 1766 - March 4, 1766. To wife Elizabeth 1/3 of estate. My 3 children, viz, Johan Henrich, Johannes and Johannes Peter CRUM, to have the remainder 2/3 in equal shares. Michael REIS and Peter REIS to be guardians of my children. Exr: wife Elizabeth. Wit: George Simon BRESLER, Jacob WILHELM, and Jacob LEBO. Translation. SIEWERTH, GEORGE, Berks Co. April 5, 1765 - March 10, 1766. To eldest son Caspar shall have the mill and the land that lieth by the mill, paying £400 to his 4 bros and sisters. Son Christian shall have the rest of the land with horses, wagons, etc., and pay £300 to his 2 youngest bros George and Jacob. Wife Cattarina provided for. Daus Sovia, Elisa and Barwera are given articles named and "shall have such kitchen furniture as the eldest dau. Greta has rec'd." Wife Cattarina and son Christian shall be Exrs for the minors. Wit: Henry DeLANG and Henry STERNER. Translation. ALBRECHT, GEORGE WILLIAM. December 5, 1765 - March 25, 1766. Provides for wife Catharine and names son George Adam and daus. Elisabeth, and Catharine Barbara ALBRECHT. Exr: None named. Wits: Adam SCHMEHL, John George HERB and Dieter BEITELMAN. Translation. ALBRECHT, GEORGE WILHELM, Berks CO. Dated December 15, 1765. Will proven March 22, 1766. Wit: Dieter BEIDELMAN, Adam FILMEL, John George BAB. BEIRIN, MARIA ELIZABETH, Berks Co. August 24, 1761 - April 1, 1766. Eldest dau. Elisabetha, second Catharina, third Maria Barbera, and the dau. of Ana Maria, named Magdalena shall divide my estate into 4 equal parts My sons because they have rec'd. from their Father a much greater share shall content themselves. No letters. Wit: Andreas ESCHENBACH and Ulrich DAUMER. Translation. HAFFEN, MELCHIOR, Colebrookdale. August 5, 1765 - May 19, 1766. Provides for wife Maria Sharled. To my children Maria Catharina and Malgher, all remainder of estate real and personal, when of age. Exrs: bros Henry HOFFEN and bro-in-law John FRISS of Cumru. Wit: John George GILBERT and Peter ALLEBACH. LESHER, ANNE CLARA, widow of Nicles, November 5, 1765 - May 22, 1766. Mentions that son John Jacob is quite unable to maintain himself and directs that he be maintained off her estate. George MERCKEL and Frederick KRAMER to be Trustees for said son after his death. Estate to be divided among his bros and sisters, viz, John, Michael and Vinsentz, Catherine, Magdalen and Hannah. Letters to above named Trustees. Wit: Johannes HILBERT and Johannes MERTZ. MERCKEL, CHRISTIAN, Phila. Co. April 25, 1749 - May 22, 1766. Sons Peter and George, all estate real and personal. They paying legacies. To my 2 other sons Christian and Casper, £100 each. Each of my daus Catherin STOVER, Frankiena RUGH, Mary HILL, Anne Maria CRAMER, and Anna Lena MERCKEL, £40 each. Exrs: sons Peter and George. Wit: Andreas FREY and Peter REIFF. SIEGFRIED, JOHN, Berks CO. December 19, 1765 - June 3, 1766. Provides for wife Catherina, including the possession of the place during widowhood. Son John shall have the old place or 1/2 the land. And son Jacob, the other 1/2 of the land. Son Peter shall have 20 acres of land. Son John shall pay £500 and son Jacob £400 for their land. And the £900 be divided among my other 6 children. Elizabeth, Margaretha and Susanna are named. Sebastian ZIMMERMAN and Henry GRIM as guardians and exrs. Wit: Anthony ALLMAN and Peter BRAUN. Translation. REISS, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. August 20, 1762 - June 30, 1766. To son John £20 and all my English books. Exrs to sell land in Bethel Twp, containing 200 acres, and House and lot in Reading. Provides for wife Anna Maria. To son John, my plantation and several tracts of land in Tulpehocken, containing 466 acres on which I now dwell and paying to my daus, Catherine, Magdalen, Anne, Mary and Eve and such child or children as I May hereafter get £1200 to be divided. Remainder to be divided among above named children. John SCHAFFER, Michael NEFF Jr. and Peter ANSPACH, guardians of children. Exrs: Nicholas SCHWENGEL, Jr., Valentine UMRAH, and son John. Wit: Peter LEISS, John TRAUTMAN and Robert GORDON. HOTTENSTONE, DOROTHEA, Maxatawny. August 15, 1764 - July 28, 1766. To my son Jacob HOTTENSTONE'S 4 children, Cathrina, Mary, Plantene, Susanna HOTTENSTONE, the 1/6 of my estate. To my dau. Dorothea REIFFSCHNEIDER'S children, Jacob, John and Catarina, 1/6 of my estate. To dau. Cathrina KEPLERN, 1/6 of estate and all household goods. To son William, 1/6 of estate. To son David, 1/6 of estate. To son Henry, 1/6 of estate. Exrs: sons Wm. and Henry. Wit: Johannes FREY and Jacob BALSER. MAYER, JOHANNES, Tulpehocken. December 28, 1765 - August 12, 1766. Son George, the place containing 120 acres for which he will pay £200 to his bros and sisters, to wit, Gideon, Anna Barbara WOLFF, Eva Catharina STETTLER, the children of Cathanna DEISSINGER, the children of Valentine MAYER and (crossed out George MAYER). To son Henry, the mill, House, and 28 acres of land for which he must pay his bros and sisters £100. To son Gideon £15 for his birthright. Makes provision for wife Anna Maria. Exrs: sons George and Henry. Wit: Valentine UNRUH and Johann Christ SEILER. HEIBY, BARBARA, widow of Peter, Maxatawny. November 6, 1764 - September 25, 1766. To 3 cousins, Jacob, Deobald and Magdalena RORBACH all my estate, they are now living in Germany. Exrs: friends Jacob LEVAN and Nicholas HERMANY. Letters to HERMANY, the other being December'd. Wit: Peter REININGER and Mary HUMBERT. KUNTZ, GEORGE, Oley. March 21, 1766 - October 1, 1766. Eldest son George Jacob, my whole plantation containing 125 acres subject to wife Elizabeth's life interest and give to my 2 daus, Barbara and Maria Margaretha £8 each. To each of the other David and Frederick £20, when of age. Exrs: friend George SCHALL and wife Eliabeth Margaret. Wit: Michael FERTIG and George GEIGER. Translation. MAUGRIDGE, WILLIAM, Exeter. August 5, 1766 - October 3, 1766. All estate except 2 negro girls to be sold, and use of the whole amount to wife Ann during life and at her death, to my dau. Sarah DRURY to be disposed of among her children, as she May see fit. Exrs: Dau. Sarah and friend Thomas RUTTER. Wit: Henry TOMSON and John PRICE. BECKER, GEORGE, Berks Co. August 18, 1766 - October 7, 1766. To eldest son Johannes, £5 per advance. Provides for wife Anna Margaretha, includes possession of the land until youngest child is 21, when son Johannes is to have it at the price it shall be appraised to him. I promise my sister-in-law Anna Maria FRAUEL, to dwell on my land as long as she lives. Exr: wife Anna Margaretha. Wit: Michael SIGFRIEDT, Henry MILLER, Joseph ALGEIGER. Translation. LARK, CASPER, Heidelberg. September 8, 1766 - October 18, 1766. Provides for wife Margaret. To sons William, Nicholas, Balser, Jacob and Jost, £25 each. To dau. Elizabeth LARK alias FOX, £25. To dau. Margaret LARK alias LOWER, £25. To dau. Caterina LARK alias FEY, £25. To dau. Rachel LARK, £25. To my son Christopher, all my land, tenements, etc. Also Exr. Wit: Ulrich RITSCHART, Thos. JONES Sr. and Casper LORCH. BRAUN, MELCHIOR, Richmond. September 28, 1766 - October 25, 1766. To wife Catharina, the improvement containing 25 acres, so long as she lives and at her death, my godson Melchior GOLLINGER whom I stood for at the Holy Baptism, shall have it. And provides for "his bodily mother," during life. Remainder to my full bro. Paul BRAUN who lives in the Electorate Palatine, in the village of Lacken, and my full sister Catharina BRAUN. To the Lutheran Church in Richmond £3, for an organ. Exr: stepson Michael GOLLINGER. Wit: Michael HESLER, Michael DEWALD and Jacob DIETHRICH. Translation. BALTZLY, PETER, Berks Co. September 20, 1766 - October 27, 1766. To my wife Elizabeth 1/3 of estate and remainder to children [not named] in equal shares. Exrs: Jacob GUT and Nicholas SCHANTZ. Wit: Jacob WENGER and Frantz DULLER. Translation. WEISS, JACOB, Bern. January 10, 1766 - December 8, 1766. To wife Maria, all Kitchen ware, etc, and 1/2 remainder of estate. To dau. Catharina the other 1/2 of estate, when she is 10 years of age. Exrs: wife Maria and friend Philip RIESER. Wit: John Michael EULER and Jacob DESTER. Translation. KREISCHER, JOST, Windsor. December 24, 1766 - December 19, 1766. Dates original will taken from. Provides for wife Beaty Elisa. To oldest son Michael the plantation, pay his bro. Nicholas and sister Margrate, £50 each. Exrs: bro. Michael KREISHER and friend Jacob RAUSCH. Wit: John DINKERT and Elizabeth KILLIN. ADMINS - 1766 SCHLEGEL, CHRISTIAN, Richmond. May 7, 1766. Adm. to John Christian SCHLEGEL, eldest son. The widow Catharine having renounced. KNODEL, ULRICH, Reading. May 15, 1766. Adm. to Magdalen KNODEL, the widow. MINICH, PETER of beyond the Blue Mts. May 15, 1766. Adm. to Eva MINICH, the widow. EICHER, CHRISTIAN, Brecknock. June 2, 1766. Adm. to Mary EICHER, the widow. BERGER, PETER, Longswamp. June 16, 1766. Adm. to Anna Maria BERGER, the widow. SMITH, JACOB, Cumry. July 25, 1766. Adm. to Catharine SMITH, the widow. BARTOLET, ABRAHAM, Oley. August 16, 1766. Adm. to Esther BARTOLET, the widow. SHEFFER, FREDERICK, Tulpehocken. August 19, 1766. Adm. to John SHEFFER, only son. DUTELL, FRANCIS, Heidelberg. August 21, 1766. Adm. to Christina DUTELL, the widow. BUNN, JOHN, Robeson. August 28, 1766. Adm. to Veronica BUNN, the widow. FROSTEL, BERNARD, Longswamp. September 8, 1766. Adm. to Anna Maria FROSTEL, the widow. JACOBI, MARIA AGNES, Tulpehocken. October 29, 1766. Adm. to Adam JACOBI, the husband of said intestate who was one of the daus of Peter BURN, late of the Marquisate of Baden Baden. BERNHARDT, PETER, Reading. October 30, 1766. Adm. to George BERNHARDT, an elder bro. Mathias BERNHARDT, the eldest bro. renouncing. LOTZ, GEORGE, Amity. November 17, 1766. Adm. to Eleanor LOTZ, the widow. SHINMEL, ALBRECHT, Albany. December 5, 1766. Adm. to Anthony ADAM, principal creditor. HIGH, ESTER, spinster, Oley. December 8, 1766. Adm. to Samuel HIGH, eldest bro. The father , John HIGH, refusing. STICHTER, CONRAD, Reading. December 31, 1766. Adm. to Godfried BECKER and his wife MAGDALEN who was the widow of said intestate. WILLS - 1767 BOEHM, NICHOLAS, Douglas. November 30, 1766 - January 12, 1767. estate to be sold and proceeds to wife Margaret, to bring up my 7 small children [not named]. Exrs: wife Margaret and friend John GRINER. Wit: Peter LIEBENGUTH and George SCHONER. SCHWINCK, CHRISTOPHER, Albany. July 16, 1765 - March 25, 1767. To George, my plantation whereon I dwell in Albany. And all personal estate he promising under his hand and seal to maintain his father and mother Susanna till their end and also to pay, after parents' death, to his 5 bros and sisters as follows: To the heirs of sisters Christina and Mary, £7.5. To bros Henry, Nickell and Hans Adam, £7.5 each. Caveat filed by eldest son Henry and afterwards withdrawn. Letters to Susanna Barbara, the widow. Wit: Johannes HEYN, Jacob GERHARDT, Henry REICHELSDORFFER. Translation. MAYER, ROWDY, Tulpehocken. March 17, 1762 - February 9, 1767. To Henry, all personal estate because the rest of my children have already rec'd. their full share. He to provide for wife Barbara, during life on the land I have deeded them. Exr: son Henry. Wit: Thomas KWOR and Christel FRANS. Translation. KELLER, JOHANNES, Heidelberg. December 27, 1766 - February 16, 1767. Provides for wife Elizabeth. To son Johannes, all my land and plantation in Heidelberg, and remainder of personal estate. Exr: friend Tobias BACKEL. Wit: William REESER and Johannes MEYER. Translated by Mr. PRICE. GOTTSCHALL, GEORGE, Bern. January 19, 1767 - March 6, 1767. Provides for wife Elizabeth. Remainder of estate to children of whom eldest son Christopher only is named. Exrs: friends Christian BERGER and Conrad SCHNEIDER. Wit: Jacob DESTER and Henry SEYTEL. Translated. ZEIGLER, JOHN ADAM, Cumry. January 13, 1767 - March 9, 1767. Wife Rosina to have the land and plantation until youngest child is of age. Afterwards to be divided among children, none of whom are named. Exrs: Leopold JOST and Henry BAR. Wit: Adam BERN and Peter ESCHELMAN. Translation. KEILBACHIN, CHRISTINA, Albany. June 9, 1766 - March 11, 1767. To grandchildren, John Jacob, Christoffel, Christina, Margretha, Anna Illana and Susanna BACHERTIN, children of my dau. Christina and Nicholas BACHERT, £2 each. To daus Barbara and Christina all remainder of estate. Exr: friend Henry ZIMMERMAN. Wit: Margreth PROBSTIN and Mathias PROBST. Translation. CHRIST, MARIA, Colebrookdale. February 23, 1754 - April 13, 1767. To my nephew Johannes CHRISTS widow £10. To Andreas FREY in Frederick Twp, £10. Remainder to be divided among the Poor. Exrs: friends William FREY and George HUBNER. Letters C.T.A. to George GILBERT and Rudolph MARHOLF, next of kin. Exrs named having renounced. Wit: John MOCK, Jacob GLOTZ, Michael SIEFRIEDT. Translation. SPATZ, WILLIAM, Bern. February 23, 1764 - April 13, 1767. All real and personal estate to be sold. Wife Anna Elisabeth to have 1/3. Eldest son John George to have £25 and remainder divided equally among my 5 children, vizt., John George, John Conrad, Eva Margareta and Catharina and Anna Catharina. Exrs: John MEYER and Conrad ERNST. Saml. FILPERT and Henry GRUBER, guardians of children. Wit: Henry KETTNER and Joseph SCHOMS. Translation. JONES, NICHOLAS, Amity. February 9, 1757 - April 25, 1767. To wife Judah, all my real and personal estate, during widowhood. To bring up and educate my children and then sold and divided among children, Samuel, John, Sarah and Margaret JONES, when they are of age. Exrs: wife Judah and bro-in-law Peter YOCUM. Wit: Leonard RODERMAL, Abraham ENOCH, Jos. MILLARD. GERLACH, GEORGE BALTZER, U.Soleford, Phila. Co. April 7, 1744 - May 2, 1767. To wife Maria Sibilla and my 3 step children, George, Peter, and Susanna HAIL, all my estate in 4 equal shares to be divided. To dau. Elisa Barbar GOOT, one English shilling, "she did not do well to me." Exrs: wife Maria Sibilla and son George HAIL. Letters to Geo. HAIL, the other being decd. Wit: Daniel HIESTER, Jacob NUSS, Henry KELLER. MERCKEL, GEORGE, Greenwich. April 3, 1767 - May 7, 1767. After death of wife Margaretha, £10 shall be paid to the Church in Greenwich Twp. And to owe Grandchildren George KONIG £10, to Anna Margaret KONIG £9, Daniel KONIG £8, Anna Maria KONIG £7. To Martin DIEHLS dau. Margaret £5. To Frederick BAYERS son George Frederick £5. To Jacob MERCKELS son John George £5. To Philip STRAUBS dau. Anna Margaret £4. To Philip BOGERS son John George £2. Exrs: wife Margaretha and Andreas DRESSLER. Wit: Michael ENDERS and George KAMP. Translation. HUTTON, SARAH, widow, Maiden Creek. April 24, 1761 - May 21, 1767. To son John 20 shillings. To son James 20 shillings. They having had a large share of their Fathers estate. To dau. Sarah £10. To dau. Tamar £20. Remainder divided in 7 parts, one part to the children of my dau. Susanna and the remainder parts to my other 6 daus, viz, Mary, Sarah, Abigail, Deborah, Martha and Tamar. Exr: son John. Wit: Moses STARR, Mordecai LEE, Francis PARVIN. HERBEIN, PETER, Bern. July 25, 1766 - June 5, 1767. To son Peter, my land where I dwell with all cattle and Household goods. He providing for wife, Margaret and paying to my daus Sophia, Maria Barbara, and Anna Liss, £100 each. Maria Barbara to have £50 more "for the service she has done me." Exrs: wife Margaret and son Peter. Wit: Jacob DESTER and Henry RISSER. Translation. ARNST, GEORGE, Bern. May 6, 1767 - June 12, 1767. Vol2- 30. Provides for wife, not named. To oldest son John Conrod, all the land which my Father leaves to me, when he comes of age and he must pay to his bro. Geo. Frederick, £200 when he comes of age. Exr: Martin PFATEICHER. Wit: Joseph WOLLISON, George MEYER, Jacob ARNST. NAGEL, JACOB, Oley. August 1, 1767 - August 6, 1767. Vol 2-31. Non-cupative will. To wife Margaret, all estate. Letters to Margaret NAGEL, the widow. Wit: Peter HERBEIN and Jacob HERBEIN. PARVIN, FRANCIS, Maiden Creek. June 20, 1767 - September 3, 1767. Vol. 2- 32. Provides for wife Eleanor. To son Francis, a tract of about 120 acres including my dwelling house, with Tanyard, he paying thereof £300. To son Thomas, 143 acres of land in Maiden Creek, during life and then to his children. To sons Benjamin and John 143 acres each, as the same is surveyed and set out by metes and bounds on draughts of each of them in Maiden Creek. To son Wm. my Grist and sawmill and about 136 acres of land in same Twp paying £400 to wife Eleanor. Remainder equally divided between my son Pearson and 3 daus, viz, Mary PEARSON, Ann WRIGHT and Eleanor PARVIN. Exrs: wife Eleanor and son Benj. Wit: Jos. PENROSE, John BARGER, Isaac WRIGHT. KUHL, JACOB, Heidelberg. August 8, 1767 - October 9, 1767. Provides for wife Schonemary. To son Peter, my whole plantation. He paying to my dau. Anna Maria PROBAND £80, to dau. Anna Margretha SCHUCKERT £80, to son Johannes £80, to dau. Catharina £80, to youngest son Casper £80. Exrs: wife Schone Mary and eldest son Peter. Wit: Johannes ECKERT and Frederick HUBER. Translation. FILIBS, CASPER, Bern. September 19, 1767 - October 21, 1767. After 3 years estate shall be appraised and he that takes the Place shall provide for wife. Son Nicholas and wife Christina to be Exrs for my 3 children. Wit: Johannes FAUST, Bastian RUTT. Translation. SCHNEIDER, JOHANNES, Bern. June 22, 1767 - November 7, 1767. Eldest son John George to possess my land, if he will take it. Otherwise the next eldest, for the sum of £450 and provide for wife Elizabeth. All children to have an equal share of estate but none named except eldest. My wife's son Philip SCHATZ, which she brought to me shall have 2 to £10. Wife to have liberty to keep children under 14 with her. Exrs: friend George GERNANT and son John. Wit: Conrad SCHNEIDER, Michael EULER, Jacob DESTER. Translation. KONIG, GABRIEL, Colebrookdale. September 19, 1767 - November 7, 1767. Johannes WERSHELER shall have £6 and his wife £2 and his children each 5 shillings. To the Poor 10 shillings. To Adam SCHNEIDER £2. All that remains shall my friend have, to wit, Carl SEEFRIED. Letters to Chas. SEIFERT of Twp of Douglass. Wit: Michael JERGER, Anna Margaret JERGER. Translation. ZIEGFRIED, ELIZABETH,widow Maxatawny. June 17, 1766. November 10, 1767. To dau. Margaret, wife of Jacob MAESS of Lynn Twp, Northampton Co., all my wearing apparel and interest of £50, during her life and at her decease the principal to her children. Remainder of estate to be divided amongst all my daus, viz, Catherine wife of Frederick REMICH, Susanna wife of David LEVAN, Elizabeth wife of John ROTHARMEL, Magdalene wife of Anthony FISHER, Anna wife of Jacob FEISCHER and Margaret wife of Jacob MAESS, son Joseph and heirs of December'd. son John released from payment of any money due me by the will of late husband - they having paid me in my lifetime. Exrs: son Joseph and friend Sebastian ZIMMERMAN. Wit: Abraham ZIMMERMAN, Henry ALTMAN. SASSEMANHOUSE, JOST HENRY, Maxatawny. September 5, 1767 - November 11, 1767. Vol 2- 37. Provides for wife Petronella. To sons George and Henry £15 each. To son Jacob £10 and 100 acres of land, granted me by Patent dated March 5, 1767. Son Andrew and his 6 sisters, viz, Elizabeth, Juliana, Catharina, Torothea, Suffia and Gertraut shall equally divide my moveables. Exrs: wife and son Andrew. Letters to Andrew. Widow renouncing. Wit: Joseph SIGFRIDT, Nicholas HERMANY. BERGER, GEORGE WILLIAM, Tulpehocken. June 15, 1759 - November 26, 1767. Vol 2- 38. To son John Herwant, my improvement in Tulpehocken. To son John Herwant and dau. Juliana, my Household stuff and to said son and dau. £24 each. To grandson George William WIRT £4. The remainder in 3 equal shares to children, John Christ, John Herwant and Juliana. Exr: John HERWANT. Wit: Nikel LANG, George WIBER. ADMINS - 1767 KUMPFF, GEORGE, Maxatawny. February 16, 1767. Adm. to Catharine KUMPFF, the widow. KEILBACH, JOHN WOLF, Albany. March 10, 1767. Adm. to Clara KEILBACH, the widow. OYSTER, SAMUEL, Oley. April 7, 1767. Adm. to Margaret OYSTER, the widow. KETNER, JOHN, Bern. April 7, 1767. Adm. to John REIS and his wife Mary, who was the widow of said intestate. LLOYD, THOMAS, Cumry. June 4, 1767. Adm. to James DAVIS and Joan his wife who is the sister of said intestate, who was eldest son of Thomas LLOYD, formerly of Cumry, decd. ECKER, GEORGE, Hereford. July 8, 1767. Adm. to Susanna ECKER, the widow. HUGHES, EVAN, Windsor. July 27, 1767. Adm. to Rebecca HUGHES, the widow. LINDT, HENRICH, Reading. January 2, 1768. Adm. to George WAHL, who married Susanna, the widow of said intestate which Susanna is lately decd. SEITZNER, GEORGE, Reading. October 13, 1767. Adm. to Catharine SEITZNER, the widow. REED, PETER, Tulpehocken. October 27, 1767. Adm. to Catharine REED, the widow. JACKSON, MARY, Robeson. October 29, 1767. Adm. to David JACKSON, late the husband of Mary JACKSON decd. She was dau. of Thos. MUSGROVE of Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co. WILLS - 1768 CLEAVER, DERRICK, Douglass. October 25, 1767 - February 26, 1768. Vol 2-39. To son John, £300. To dau. Mary CLEAVER, £150. To grandson John HATFIELD £60 at 21. To grandson Nathan HATFIELD £40 at 21. To granddau. Mary KEELY £10. To grandson John SHORT £25 at 21. To grandson William SHORT £25 at 21. Remainder to son John and dau. Mary. Exrs: friend Samuel HUGHES and son John. Test. signed Valentine E. CLEAVER. Wit: Michal TOMAL and Nathan CLEAVER. LEVAN, JACOB, Maxatawny. March 10, 1766 - March 12, 1768. Vol 2-41. To wife, not named, 1/3 of all estate. Remainder divided among all children. Son Sebastian to have the land now in his possession and son Jacob £400, before the division. Exrs: son Sebastian and son in law Valentine BROBST. Wit: George KUTZ and Jacob HARTMAN. SCHALKOPFF, ADAM, Longswamp. February 14, 1768 - April 20, 1768. Wife, not named, to keep all in her hands, during widowhood. After his mothers death all shall belong to my son, who shall pay to his 4 sisters £70 each. Children not named. Letters to Anna Martha, the widow. Wit: Geo. ABERDORFF, Michael HOFFMAN, Jacob HOFFMAN. Translation. SELTZER, JACOB, Oley. January 10, 1767 - May 18, 1768. To only dau. Eve, wife of Michael KNAB of Oley, £50. To wife Elizabeth, all personal estate and real estate during life. With power to sell if she sees fit and divide proceeds among the children of dau. Eve. Exr: wife Elizabeth. Wit: William REESER, Casper GRIESEMER. Translation. BAYER, ANDREAS, Heidelberg. August 16, 1766 - June 15, 1768. Son Johan Jacob shall have for his birthright 15 shillings and for his portion £11. To son Samuel, the plantation where he now lives, 150 acres of paid land and 12 acres of measured land for £450. To son Peter, the place where on he now lives, 150 acres of paid and 40 acres of measured land for £300. To son Abraham, the place where I live, for £500. To son Johannes, the place on Crooked run, about 60 acres for £150. Provides for wife Sivilla. All children shall have equal shares of estate except Jacob "because he would have made his Father a murdered," "2 youngest girls" Ann Engel and Sivilla, named. The names of children are Johann Jacob, Samuel, Peter, Johannes, Abraham and Martin and daus Elizabeth, Susanna, Ann Engel and Sibilla. Exrs: friends Samuel BAYER and Paul LINGEL. Caveat filed by Johan Jacob and on hearing the will established. Wit: Geo. BRENDEL, Henrich GRUDER, Jost KERN. Translation. SCHEIMER, ANTHONY, Cumru. April 9, 1768 - June 29, 1768. To wife Anna Margretha, my whole estate, also Exr. Wit: Johannes ZERBE, Michael MEYER, Frederick HIEMINGER. Translation. WOLLESON, SAMUEL, Bern. June 5, 1768 - July 4, 1768. Vol 2- 44. To son Samuel, 6 acres of land off the plantation where I now live and a dwelling house to be erected thereon. Also £3 yearly during life and after his decease to Rebecca his wife if she survive him. To son Joseph £60. To dau. Gobitha wife of Thos. WITHERS, £3 yearly during life and at her death £100 to her children. To son in law Wm. DAVIS, husband of my dau. Elizabeth, the upper half of my plantation in Bern, the whole containing 236 acres and allowance. To son in law Edward GEORGE, husband of dau. Martha, the remainder 1/2 of my said plantation. Exrs: sons-in-law Wm. DAVIS and Edward GEORGE. Trustees: friends Jos. PENROSE and Samuel HUGHES. Wit: Samuel EMBREE, Moses EMBREE, John PRICE. HUGHES, JONATHAN, Maiden Creek. July 13, 1768 - August 9, 1768. Vol 2- 46. Non-cupative will. "Being crushed by the sudden fall of a tree under which he had taken shelter in a storm on the 12th of July last past in the afternoon." Desires Owen HUGHES and Joseph PENROSE to dispose of all his effects and to divide proceeds between his 3 children, viz, Elizabeth, Abigail and Jonathan. Letters to HUGHES and PENROSE. Wit: John HUTTON, Jos. LIGHTFOOT, Thos. LIGHTFOOT. ROBERTSON, WILLIAM, Camaroon. May 7, 1768 - August 9, 1768. Vol 2- 47. Provides for wife Margaret. To son John, the plantation whereon I now dwell, except as hereafter devised. To dau. Ruth ROSS, 45 acres of land, to be laid off adjacent to Jacob MORGAN, Esq. and £5. Exrs: friends Danl. McPHERSON of Lanc. Co. and Geo. ERWIN of Ches. Co. Wit: Wm. McPHERSON, John McPHERSON, Mary McPHERSON. FAHL, JOHN DIETER, Ruscomb Manor. May 28, 1768 - August 16, 1768. To youngest son, Johann George, all my right an Title as I have it in possession for which he shall maintain me and my wife Anna Margretha. And pay his bros and sisters as follows. Sons, Dieter, Jost, Christian, and daus Elisabetha, Catharina, Anna Maria and Ester, £30 each. Letters to Anna Margretha, the widow and son Johan George. Wit: Johannes CLASS, Michael HENTZEL, Andreas MUHLSCHLAGEL. Translation. LOARA, JOHN, Amity. July 24, 1768 - September 5, 1768. Vol 2-49. To son George, all my land during life with power to devise but not to sell the same. He to provide for my wife Margaret during life. To son John £900, when of age. To dau. Katherine wife of Danl. WENICH £50 and £100 to her children when of age. To dau. Susanna wife of Michael BLACK £140. To dau. Gertrude wife of Stephan KEPHER £10. Remainder to sons George and John. Exrs: wife and son George. Wit: Jacob ROADS, Jacob WEAVER, and Jacob DEIBLER. KERCHNER, ADAM, Hereford. August 26, 1768 - October 17, 1768. Vol 2-51. Provides for wife Barbara. To son Frederick £5 before division and then to share equal with my other children which are, Eva Elizabeth, Anna Barbra, Anna Margreat and Anna Mary. Exrs: wife Barbara and friend Conrad SHOUP. Wit: Philip BASTERS, George CHRISTMAN and Frederick SEILER. HEIGNOFF, LEONARD, Reading. April 2, 1768 - December 28, 1768. Vol. 2-52. All estate to wife Hannah Mary. Exrs: wife and friend Jacob WEAVER. Wit: Isaac LEVAN, Danl. LEVAN, Jr. ADMINS - 1768 POLINBACHER, ABRAHAM, Windsor. January 2, 1768. Adm. to Johannes MECHELIN and his wife Margaret who was the widow of said intestate. KUTS, JACOB, Maxatawny. February 2, 1768. Adm. to Elizabeth KUTS, the widow. BEHRY, JOSEPH, Longswamp. February 10, 1768. Adm. to Elizabeth BEHRY, the widow. BREININGER, JOHN GODLEIB, Cumry. March 4, 1768. Adm. to Geo. BREININGER, a son in whose favor Elisabeth the widow and Francis eldest son renounced. ZWERNZ, LUDWIG, Cumru. March 4, 1768. Adm. to Magdalena ZWERNZ, the widow. KAHLBACH, PHILIP, Windsor. March 5, 1768. Adm. to Elizabeth KAHLBACH, the widow. LEHMAN, JOSEPH, Colebrookdale. March 7, 1768. Adm. to Ursula Barbara LEHMAN, the widow. ALSBACH, DAVID, Windsor. March 9, 1768. Adm. to Dorothea ALSBACH, the widow. JACKSON, EPHRAIM. Robeson. March 9, 1768. Adm. to Ephraim and David, son of decd. Mary the widow renouncing. LEVENGOOD, PETER, Douglass. March 26, 1768. Adm. to Christina LEVENGOOD, the widow. KUTZ, CATHARINE, Maxatawny. April 7, 1768. Adm. to George KUTZ, eldest son. KISTNER, MARTIN, Windsor. June 6, 1768. Adm. to Leonard KISTNER, only son. Rosina the widow renouncing. MILLER, ELIZABETH, widow, Reading. July 11, 1768. Adm. to Henry HALLER, one of the creditors. KESLER, ABRAHAM, Heidelberg. July 19, 1768. Adm. to Magdalena KESLER, the widow. DAVIS, DAVID, Union. August 31, 1768. Adm. to Thomas JENKINS of E. Nantmeal, Ches. Co. and Ann his wife, who is the mother of intestate. WOOLLESTON, SAMUEL, Bern. September 10, 1768. Adm. to Rebecca WOOLLESTON, the widow. KILWEIN, MARY, Oley. November 9, 1768. Adm. to Philip REIFF, eldest grandson. WILLS - 1769 FEHLER or FAILER, JOHN, Exeter. January 10, 1769 - January 21, 1769. Vol 2- 54. Non-cupative will. estate to wife and children, who are not named. No Rec. of Letters. Wit: Wm. BOONE and Adam YOUNG. KURTZ, CHRISTIAN, Tulpehocken. November 11 ____ - January 27, 1769. All estate to wife Eva Margretha, during widowhood and at her death to my 2 step children, Catherine Margaretha and Anna Elizabetha STAUGIN. Letters to Eva Margaretha, the widow. Wit: Johannes HOCHSTEDLER, Jorg CHRIST, Ludwig LUPP. Translation. KINSLER, EDWARD, Maiden Creek. January 27, 1769 - March 4, 1769. Vol 2- 55. Estate to wife Martha and dau. Sarah KINSLER. Exrs: wife Martha, John HUTTON and Mordecai LEE. Wit: Jos. KIRBY, James HUTTON, John KENSLER. ZURN, FREDERICK, Richmond. August 23, 1765 - March 13, 1769. "Have almost reached the 80th year of my miserable and tedious life." Wife Anna Dorothea, to keep all estate in her hands and when she dies, to descend to our little son Michael "now about 10 years old." Letters to Anna Dorothea, the widow. Wit: Michael WILHELM, D. KREUSER. Translation. REIDENBACHIN, ABALONIA, widow, Tulpehocken. April 1, 1764 - March 13, 1769. To dau. Mahrisarah, Mariagreda, Marilisabetha, Annamaria and Anna Catrina, each £1 and articles named. To son Matheis, 1/6, for his birthright and £2. To son Peter £3. To son Hans Adam £2. To son Henrich £2. To son George, my large Bible. Peter REIDENBACHS dau. Anna Cattrina to have articles named. Georges dau, the same. Adams son Henrich 8 shillings. Anna Cattrina's son Henrich 8 shillings. Exr: friend Nickolaus WEYAND. Wit: Valentin REINTZEL, Simon BOGENREIFF. Translation. BAUMGARDNER, GEORGE, weaver. Allamongle. Weaver. To wife Eve, all my land and other estate, during life and to leave it to whom she will. To son 2 bros, £5 each. Exr: wife Eve. Wit: Roger COTTON, Peter DELANGH, Jacob SEIBERTH. WILLITS, JOHN, Berks Co. February 25, 1769 - March 20, 1769. Vol 2- 59. Land and effects to be sold and provisions made for wife and little dau, not named. Sons Jacob and Joshua to be bound to Trades. Exrs: Isaac WILLITS and Ellis HUGHES. Wit: John WEBB, Job HUGHES, Benjamin WEBB. KATTNER, GEORGE MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. January 16, 1769 - May 1, 1769. Provides for "the Mother," who is not named. Eldest son John Michael, to have the first right of the Place, at valuation of £500. Mentions "there are 4 daus that have their "marriage goods." Anna Margaretha shall have only the 1/2 of her share and the other put to interest for her children. Maria Eva shall have £15 per advance "because she was all the days of her life so faithful to me." "The big son and 3 daus shall each have £15 for marriage goods and the 2 least children shall have each £30 per advance." Exrs: bro. Henry KATTNER and Valentine LANG. Wit: Henry SCHABLER and Andreas KRAFD. Translation. PECK or BECK, Mathias, Maiden Creek. August 28, 1765 - May 30, 1769. Vol 2- 60. Provides for wife Ingel. To Elizabeth PECK, the eldest dau. of son Anthony decd, £50. To Susanna, the other dau. of said son £50. To my 2 daus, viz, Catharine wife of Conrad KERSNER and Elizabeth, wife of Michael DUNKEL 5 shillings each. Exrs: sons-in-law Conrad KERSNER and Michael DUNKEL. Wit: John STARR, Francis PARVIN, Jr. and Wm. PARVIN. ROHRER, JACOB, Heidelberg. April - 1769 - June 7, 1769. estate to be sold and divided into 11 equal parts, 2 of which I give to wife Catharina, in lieu of dower, and remainder 9 to my 9 children, viz, sons Jacob, Johannes, Frederick and Ludwig ROHRER and daus Catharina KUHLIN, Margaretha, Juliana, Christina and Eva RORERIN but eldest dau. to have £10 less, as she has rec'd. so much already. Exrs: bro. Gottfried ROHRER and friend Adam HAHN. Wit: Isaac FELIX, Philip HECKART, John HECKART. Translation. EMERICH, NICHOLAS, Rockland. April 23, 1765 - June 26, 1769. To wife Anna Barbara, the land whereon we live as long as she lives, but if she should die the land shall revert to my children. Caveat filed by eldest son, Valentine. Letters to Valentine, the widow appearing not to be of sound mind. Wit: George OBERDORFF, Jaque BARAL. Translation. HEIM, JOHN FREDERICK, Maxatawny. June 10, 1769 - July 27, 1769. Vol 2- 62. To dau. Charlotte wife of Danl. MANESMIDT 5 shillings. To grandson Gottfried LAESCH £12. All remainder to wife Maria Magdelena. Exrs: wife and friend Henry CHRIST. Wit: Anthony SCHRETER and Henrich LUTZ. SANDS, ABIJAI, Amity. No date - August 7, 1769. Vol. 2- 64. To son Abijah, all my lands, horses, gears, etc. To 2 daus Elizabeth and Sarah SANDS, all my right in a tract of land in Orange Co., N.Y., also £12 each. To son Abijah and dau. Elizabeth, all remainder. Exr: son Abijah. Caveat entered by John OLD and Sarah, his wife, a dau. of Test. But did not appear to offer any objections on hearing of the case. Wit: John SANDS, John GRINER. ZIMMER, RUDOLPH, Greenwich. May 17, 1769 - August 11, 1769. To sons John Adam and John, to have my improvement and maintain wife Maria Barbara, during life to pay to my daus Eva Catharina and Maria Margaretha £25 each. Exrs: wife Maria Barbara, Frederick HARMAN and Andreas ONANGST. Wit: Andreas UNANGST, Peter VOGT. Translation. DEUBLER, LUDWIG, Exeter. September 2, 1769 - September 30, 1769. All estate to be divided in equal shares among my following step bros and sisters, viz, Jacob DEUBLER, Henry, Philip, Paul, Abraham and Peter DERST, and Maria Sarah ALSTALT. Exr: step father Paul DERST. Wit: William REESER, Michael WALTER. Translation. STIEGERWALD, JOHANNES, Albany. September 21, 1769 - November 10, 1769. To step son Peter FRISS £50. Provides for wife Margretha. To my step dau. Maria Catharina FRISSIN, my plantation whereon I now live, subject to her mothers life interest. To my sisters son Lorentz REITZ, £10, if he lives with my wife until he is 15. Exr: wife Margaretha. Wit: Jacob LEIBY, Peter KNEPPER. Translation. DONAHOWR, GEORGE, Robeson. December 5, 1769 - December 20, 1769. Vol 2- 67. Provides for wife Christiana, and "cost of lying in and nursing of child of which she is now pregnant." To sons John and George, all my lands, etc., they paying £50 to the Overseers of the Poor of Robeson Twp. And bringing up their younger bros and sisters in a Christian manner. Exrs: sons John and George. Wit: Jacob WRATZ, Saml. GRIFFITH, Owen LONG. SCHENCK, JACOB, Longswamp. December 2, 1769 - December 21, 1769. To wife, not named, all loose goods, lands to be sold and proceeds divided among all children equally. Anything remainder at death of wife shall be given to the grandchilren which Casper WISNER has. Wit: George SCHAFFER, Adam HARTMAN. Exrs: Casper WISNER and wife Barbara. Translation. ADMINS - 1769 DICKERT, JOHN, Windsor. February 2, 1769. Adm. to Michael KREYSCHER and Andreas May, principal creditors. MINICH, HENRY, Greenwich. March 8, 1769. Adm. to Anna Maria MINICH, the widow. BARTHOLET, FREDERICK, Oley. March 9, 1769. Adm. to Esther BARTHOLET, the widow. ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN, Oley. March 16, 1769. Adm. to Magdalena ROTHERMEL, the widow. WINGER, NICHOLAS, Windsor. March 21, 1769. Adm. to Catharina WINGER, the widow. ADAM, JOHN, Windsor. April 1, 1769. Adm. to Gottfried SEIDEL and wife Susanna, the eldest dau. of said intestate. [Full will in Berks USGenWeb Archives] DOWDALL, FRANCES, Robeson. May 19, 1769. Adm. to John DOWDALL, E. March, Ches. Co., eldest son. ETSCHBERGER, PHILIP, Tulpehocken. May 29, 1769. Adm. to Jacob ETSCHBERGER, eldest bro. HOFFMAN, JOHN , Bern. May 30, 1769. Adm. to Sophia HOFFMAN, the widow. LUTZ, BALSER, Longswamp. October 2, 1769. Adm. to Margaret LUTZ, the widow. ALSTADT, PETER, Reading. October 3, 1769. Adm. to Sarah ALSTADT, the widow. FRICK, WILLIAM, Alsace. October 5, 1769. Adm. to Anna Elizabetha FRICK, the widow. HETRICK, WILLIAM, Bern. October 18, 1769. Adm. to Magdalena HETRICK, the widow. HEISER, CONRAD, Windsor. October 26, 1769. Adm. to Anna Margretha HEISER, the widow. HUNTER, ANTHONY, Oley. November 14, 1769. Adm. to Daniel HUNTER, eldest son. KASTNITZ, JOHN, Alsace. November 17, 1769. Adm. to Barbara KASTNITZ, the widow. WILLS - 1770 BAB, CONRAD, Alsace. December 3, 1769 - January 19, 1770. To provide for wife Anna Margaretha. To son John George, all my land and plantation where I now dwell in Alsace, at valuation of £450. He shall have £20 per advance and pay his bros and sisters their equal shares, viz, Anthony, Anna Maria, George, Conrad and John. Exr: wife Anna Margaretha and son John George. Wit: Henry LEINBACH, Daniel HOCH, William REESER. Translation. SCHUMACHER, MICHAEL, Berks Co. December 8, 1768 - January 22, 1770. To Christian BAUMAN, all my estate he to pay to my bro-in-law Uly BORGERT, £5. And pay to bro-in-laws son George BURCKHART £5. And pay to Christina EBERHARTIN and to her sister £5. Exrs: Lebolt JOST and Henrich BAR. Wit: Jacob BAUMAN and Peter ESCHELMAN. Translation. ZWEYER, HANS GEORGE, Rockland. December 20, 1769 - February 3, 1770. To wife Juliana, my dwelling place and all moveable goods, for the time of her life, for bringing up of my young children. To eldest son Steffanus £5, having already rec'd. great help from me. To dau. Agatha £15 after wife's death. To daus Maria and Juliana £15 each after wife's decease. At wife's decease, all my land I give to son Joseph, he paying to my other sons, viz, Johannes, Balthasar, Johan Adam, Anthony and Thomas, £40 each. Exr: wife Juliana. Wit: Michael RUTTGER, Philip MULLER, Michael SIGFRIDT. Translation. HILL, JACOB, of the Western District. May 29, 1767 - March 1, 1770. Vol 2- 70. To oldest son John, the House and plantation he now lives on and £5. To wife, not named, interest of £500 and House Furniture, etc. To youngest son Jacob, plantation where I now live and Farming utensils. For dau. Catherine, her husband Teeter MATHEW, the house and 30 acres of land they now live on, at £78. To my 5 daus, viz, Catherine, Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah and Susanna, £1000 to be evenly divided, 1/2 at wife's decease. Exrs: son Jacob and friend John OLD. Wit: John HUNTER, William STAPLETON, Moses ROBERTS. SCULL, JOHN, surveyor, Reading. August 29, 1768 - March 28, 1770. Vol 2- 73. To wife Ann, all estate real and personal. Also Exr. Wit: James SCULL and Edward BIDDLE, Esq. WILY, JANE, spinster, Reading. December 18, 1769 - March 28, 1770. Vol 2- 73. To bro. Benjamin WILY, a suit of clothes and Exrs to pay his debt to Benj. LIGHTFOOT. To my bro. Joseph, his bond to me of £10. To nephew Penrose WILY son of bro. John decd, 5 shillings. To niece Martha, dau. of bro. John, articles named. To nephews Vincent and John WILY sons of bro. Thomas decd, 5 shillings each. To niece Martha WILY dau. of Thos., articles named. To cousin Susanna LIGHTFOOT, wearing apparel. To sister Sarah HELSBY, same. To cousin Ann wife of Benj. WRIGHT, dishes. To cousin Eleanor WRIGHT, silver shoebuckles. To niece Ruth dau. of bro. Jos., beaverhat, etc. To sister Rebecca CARTER, articles named. To sister Mary HUTTON, friend Ann JACKSON, friend Mary CHANDLEE and friend Mary WICKERSHAM, who have attended me in sickness, small articles of clothing. Exr: cousin Thos. LIGHTFOOT of Pikeland Twp. Wit: Benj. LIGHTFOOT, Eleanor PARVIN. BAUMAN, JACOB, Cumry. November 3, 1769 - March 29, 1770. Wife and children to live on plantation until youngest child is 14. And wife Fremy to have her widows seat on the land while unmarried. All children shall inherit equally from me, none named. Exrs: Peter BAUMAN and Hans OBERHOLSER. Wit: Henrich BARR and Christel BAUMAN. Translation. FREESS, JOHN, Robeson. February 19, 1770 - April 23, 1770. Vol 2- 71. Wife Catherin to have use of real and personal estate until youngest child is 12 years old and then oldest son John is to have plantation at appraised value, provide for wife and pay the rest of the children their shares. Exrs: wife Catherin and Father-in-law Peter KNAPPER. Wit: Andreas BEUSCHLEIN, Michael WALTER. RINGBERRY, ANDREW, tailor, Amity. January 1, 1770 - May 15, 1770. Vol 2- 75. To son in law John PUGH 1 shillings. To dau. Mary PUGH £25. To my 4 grandchildren, the children of my dau. Brittain decd, 1 shillings each. To son Samuel my plantation of 55 acres during life. And at decease to his children if he has any, otherwise to the children of my 2 daus Mary and Brittain. Exr: friend Peter YOCUM. Wit: David DAVIS and Nicholas BUNN. BANFIELD, THOMAS, Oley. September 1, 1764 - June 4, 1770. Vol. 2-77. Provides for wife, not named. To my 6 children, as follows, Catharine ULRIGH, Mary HARP, Elizabeth UPDEGRAVE, each £10. To John COAFMAN £5. My son John £10 and dau. Susanna £10. To son John, when 21 the 50 acres of land which I last purchased. To son Samuel, all the remainder of estate real and personal, also Exr. Wit: Frederick NESTER, Jacob LORRENTZ and John DORLAND. SIX, DIEDRICH, Berks Co. May 3, 1770 - June 25, 1770. Son in law Petter DOMAS shall have the place for £75 and maintain the mother. "And Gret shall get her paternal share of the £75 one as the other." Exrs: George EMMERT and Peter DOMAS. Wit: Johannes STRUBHAR, Christoffel WITMER. Translation. DORNBACH, HENRICH, Bern. October 1, 1762 - July 21, 1770. To wife Anna Barbara, all my estate. Mentions son Mathias. Exr: wife. Wit: Jacob DECTER, Carl SCHMIDT, Johannes HOFFMAN. Translation. ECKERT, JOHANNES, Heidelberg. May 26, 1770 - August 13, 1770. Provides for wife Angelica. To 2 youngest sons John Nicholas and Johannes, the place where I now live and the 50 acres bought of Geo. HALZEN, at value, when 21. To son John Conrad, the place I bought of Michael SCHAUER, for £1200. Mentions eldest dauhter's husband DECKER. estate to be equally divided but other children not named. Exrs: sons Valentine and Jonas. Wit: George LAUCK, Johan George WEISS. Translation. BANCKLE, JOHANNES, Cumry. September 19, 1770 - October 11, 1770. Provides for wife Margaret, with son Christian who has now the possession of my plantation. Eldest son Johannes to have 5 shillings and remainder after the mothers death shall be divided in equal shares. Letters to son Christian. Wit: Frantz KRUCH, Conrad HAT, Henrich HETZEL. Translation. STUTZMAN, CHRISTIAN, Berks Co., Bern Twp. September 5, 1770 - November 15, 1770. Wife Barbara, to have estate until youngest child is 14. When eldest son Christian shall have the place at valuation. And maintain wife Barbara, and pay the other children their equal shares. Exrs: Christian YODER and Christian KINER. Wit: Johannes HOCHSTEDLER, Ludwig LUPP. Translation. OBOLT, JOSEPH, Bern. No date - November 30, 1770. To wife Elizabeth, all estate until youngest child is 21 and then son Joseph shall have the land and maintain his mother and pay his sister £200. Letters to Maria Elizabeth. Wit: Hieronymus HENNIG, Matheus STANDT, Nicholas HOLLER. Translation. DAVIS, JOHN, Cumru. Codicil November 22, 1770. March 25, 1768 - December 13, 1770. Vol 2- 81. Provides for wife Martha. To dau. Ruth DAVIS, £50, when of age. To dau. Sarah DAVIS £150, with interest, after she is 16. To son Thomas £250, with interest ater he is 14. To son Samuel £250, with interest after he is 14. To dau. Elizabeth DAVIS £150, with interest after she is 16. To dau. Martha £150, with interest after she is 16. To son John £250, with interest after he is 14. All estate to be sold. Bro David DAVIS and bro-in-law Griffith JONES, guardians for my children. Exrs: bro-in-law Thomas JONES, Jr. and bro. Samuel DAVIS. Codicil mentions having had a son born to him named William and gives him £250, when of age. Wit: Thomas JONES, Edward MOREN, Thomas HUGHES. WALBORN, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. November 28, 1770 - December 23, 1770. All estate to be sold and proceeds divided into 4 equal shares, one of which I give to wife Cathrina and the other 3 evenly divided among my children, viz, Cathrina, Christina and Elisabeth. Exrs: father-in-law Lazarus WENGERT and bro. Martin STIB. Wit: Peter BRUA and Hannes ANSPACH. ADMINS - 1770 ANDREWS, ABRAHAM, Amity. January 8, 1770. Adm. to Agnes ANDREWS, the widow. REES, JOSIAH, Reading. January 18, 1770. Adm. to Catharine REES, the widow. KOFFER, MATTHIAS, Greenwich. February 8, 1770. Adm. to Martin KOFFER, eldest son. RITH, HENRY. Cumry. February 17, 1770. Adm. to John RITH, eldest son. Catharine the widow renouncing. LINCK, MARTIN, Heidelberg. March 8, 1770. Adm. to Catherine LINCK, the widow. BARTHO, JOHN, Oley. March 3, 1770. Adm. to John BARTHO, his son. The widow and eldest son renouncing. CHRIST, GEORGE, Longswamp. March 8, 1770. Adm. to Barbara CHRIST, the widow. BROMFIELD, JOSEPH, Amity. March 20, 1770. Adm. to Henry ROBERTS and wife Dorothy who was widow of said intestate. LEUTNER, WILLIAM, Tulpehocken. March 26, 1770. Adm. to Peter LEUTNER, eldest son. The widow Maria Elisabath, renouncing. SCHOELKOPFF, ADAM, Longswamp. April 20, 1768. Adm. to Anna Martha SCHOELKOPFF, the widow. BIEBER, THEOBALD, Greenwich. August 31, 1769. Adm. to Lawrence BIEBER, eldest son. PETERSON, GEORGE, Greenwich. April 13, 1770. Adm. to Elias RATCHE, principal creditor. GOTTSCHALL, NICHOLAS, Reading. May 23, 1770. Adm. to Elisabeth GOTTSCHALL, the widow. BERNINGER, NICHOLAS, Rockland. June 4, 1770. Adm. to Philip BERNINGER, only son. The widow Catharina renouncing. ALBERT, SARAH, Reading. June 14, 1770. Adm. to George ALBERT, the husband. Said intestate being one of the daus of Gilbert DEHART, decd. HAAS, PETER, Union. June 16, 1770. Adm. to Margaret HAAS, the widow. FISHER, GEORGE ULRICH, Tulpehocken. July 6, 1770. Adm. to Martin FISHER, eldest son. The widow Anna Maria, renouncing. KNAB, JOHN, Oley. August 1, 1770. Adm. to Michael KNAB, eldest bro. BRESSLER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. October 8, 1770. Adm. to Maria Sarah BRESSLER, the widow. MORRIS, DAVID, Robeson. October 18, 1770. Adm. to Jane MORRIS, the widow. FOULK, JACOB, Rockland. November 1, 1770. Adm. to Catharina FOULK, the widow. WILLS - 1771 ROSCHER, GABRIEL, Heidelberg. November 19, 1770 - January 12, 1771. To dau. Margaretha HUNER in Reading £118, etc. To dau. Maria FIELSMEYER £134. To son John, my plantation where I dwell, with rev. in case he dies without children to his sisters above named. Provisions being made for his wife Anna Catharina ROSHCER. Exrs: son John and friend Peter SPOHN. Wit: Christ FRANTZ and William REESER. Translation. ROTTLER, PETER, Longswamp. January 15, 1770 - January 24, 1771. All my land and improvement to my son Philip, but to remain under the command of his mother until he is of age when he is to pay to my 4 daus, viz, Maria Barbara, Anna Elisabetha, Elisabetha and Anna Catharina £100 each, and maintain my wife Bernhartin Elisabetha, during life. Exrs: wife and Simon HEIN. Wit: Conrat JEGER, Jacob RODENBORGER. Translation. BONEWITZ, JACOB, of over the Blue Mountains. September 19, 1770 - February 9, 1771. Wife Anna Maria, all the estate during widowhood and afterward to the dau. Christina and mentions "the son in law." Letters to Anna Maria, the widow. Wit: Adam MOHR and Peter SCHMID. Translation. HENNINGER, MICHAEL, Jr. Maxatawny. December 29, 1770 - February 11, 1771. All estate to be sold. Wife, not named, to have £20 and afterward her 1/3 part. And what remains shall go to the children "but the mother shall keep the 3 small children with her." Letters to wife Eve and Sebastian LEVAN. Wit: Antony SCHRETER and George HENNINGER. Translation. BEILER, JACOB, Bern. July 19, 1765 - March 1771. All estate to be sold. Provides for wife Elisabeth. Remainder in equal shares to my 10 children, viz, Barbara, Anna, Christian, Maria, Elisabeth, Jacob, John, Sara, Joseph and David. Exrs: Christian YODER, Jacob KAUFMAN and wife Elisabeth. Wit: George WEIDMAN, Christian SIBER. Translation. JOST, LEOPOLD, Brecknock. February 13, 1768 - March 16, 1771. Wife Barbara to have 1/2 of estate when 3 children have had £30 per advance and the remaining 1/2 to be to the 3 children. Dau. Barbara first having £30 per advance. Son in law Adam BOHM to be overseer of my son Andreas, that he May not squander his estate. Exrs: son in law Adam BOHM and Peter SCHWEITZER. Wit: Henry BAR and Peter BOB. Translation. EARNEY, FREDERICK, Colebrookdale. February 21, 1771 - March 21, 1771. Vol 2- 86. To wife Anna Maria, all estate during life and after her decease, to my youngest son Michael, paying legacies as follows. To eldest dau. Margaret wife of Barnhard ZWEITZICH £15.7.6. To oldest son Jacob, £60. To second son John, £50. To second dau. Elizabeth wife of Abraham DUNGELBARGER £30. Exr: friend Mathias ROATH. Wit: Adam ROTH, James RICHARDS. Translation. KELLER, HANS GEORGE, Alsace. April 1, 1771 - April 19, 1771. Vol 2- 88. Exrs to sell plantation whereon I dwell, containing about 18 acres and all other real estate. To Maria Magdalena, 1/5 of estate and Household goods. The other 4 parts to my children, Abraham, Maria, Catherine, and Isaac, when they are 21. Exrs: friends Jacob SCHNEIDER and Daniel HIGH. Wit: George BAB, Ludwig MARBURGER, Jas. WHITEHEAD. WARNER, MARTIN, of the New Purchase. February 10, 1763 - April 22, 1771. Vol 2- 89. Wife Katherine to live on plantation and bring up the children until youngest is of age and then I give the plantation to eldest son Leonard. To eldest dau. Susanna £3. Letters to Catherine, the widow. Wit: Peter LENNIG, George Michael DAUBER. BELL, ELIZABETH, widow, Amity. August 31, 1769 - April 29, 1771. Vol 2- 90. To daus Mary HENTON, Elizabeth DEVESE and Margaret GREGORY £5 each. To son Charles BELL, £4. To my granddau. Elizabeth JONES, dau. of my son Peter JONES. To granddau. Elizabeth DEVESE, To granddau. Bridget JONES, dau. of son Mounce JONES, To granddau. Dorcas GREGORY, To granddau. Perse HENTON, articles named. Mentions son Jonathan. Exr: son Mounce JONES. Wit: John KIRLIN, Thos. MOSES and Elias DAGLEY. WRIGHT, MARY, spinster, Maiden Creek. January 27, 1771 - April 29, 1771. Vol 2- 92. To my mother, all wearing apparel. To sister Hannah wife of Thomas HUGHES £125 and to her son Ellis HUGHES £70, when 21 and if Sister should have more children, the £70 to be divided among them. Exr: step-father John HUTTON. Wit: Thos. WRIGHT, Sibilla WRIGHT and Richard PENROSE. DANNER, JACOB, Longswamp. February 16, 1768 - June 25, 1771. Mentions having made an agreement with my 2 sons Bernhard and Jacob, with reservation to self and wife Anna Barbara, during our lives and after my death to pay £100 among my children as follows. To daus Christina and Barbara £10 each. To son Melchior £30. To dau. Rosina £10. To son Abraham £30. To dau. Catharina £10. Exrs: wife Anna Barbara and son Bernhard. Letters to Bernhard. The widow renouncing. Wit: Frederick HELWIG and Adam GERY. Translation. EGE, MARTIN, Reading. September 17, 1767 - August 5, 1771. Vol 2- 93. To wife Catharina, house and lot in Reading and all other estate. And "if there is any overplus after her deceasing it shall be divided in equal shares between my children," none of whom are named. Exrs: Jacob CRAUEL and Baltzer MEYERLY. Wit: Michael ROSCH, Michael SCHACTLE, Jacob BALDE. CLENDENON, ISAAC, Exeter. August 8, 1771 - September 3, 1771. Vol 2- 94. To son Robert, my walnut chest and gun and he is to be put apprentice next spring. To dau. Phebe, the bed, pewter, etc. which came by her mother, when 18. Remainder to wife for support of herself and 2 little children, Elizabeth and Isaac. Exrs: wife Elizabeth and bros-in-law Thos. and John BARGER. Wit: John BISHOP and Bastian BECKER. EAGNER, MATHIAS, Longswamp. December 8, 1766 - September 16, 1771. Vol 2- 95. Mentions having divided his plantations and several tracts of land in Berks and Northampton Co., among my 4 sons, Mathias, John, Henry and Peter. To the only son of eldest dau. late wife of Teeter GAUMER, named Mathias, £110, when 21. To the heirs of my dau. Elisabeth, late wife of Geo. SCHROETER £110, to be divided among the 4 children. To wife Elizabeth, all remainder of estate, during life and at her decease, to be among 5 sons, Jacob, John, Mathias, Henry and Peter. Exrs: wife Elisabeth and friend Philip DRESHER. No Rec. of Letters. Wit: George GRABER, Peter VOGT, Peter RODTLER. ELLIS, ROWLAND, Exeter. August 28, 1771 - October 5, 1771. Vol 2- 97. To wife Sarah, all land and other estate during widowhood but if she should marry, 1/2 of estate shall go to my bro. Thomas or his children. Exrs: wife Sarah and brother Mordeai and friend John LEE. No Rec. of Letters. Wit: John BOONE, James BOONE, Jr., Judah BOONE. MOST, HENRY, Oley. June 10, 1771 - October 19, 1771. Vol 2- 98. To Martin SCHENCKEL £30. To my godson, Henry BOSSERT £30, when 21. To Oley burying ground, £25 to be at interest so long as Sun and Moon shines, to maintain a fence around it. To the Oley Church, £25. Exr: Johannes STIETZEL. Wit: Geo. SCHALL, Johannes GRIESSEMER. Translation. GERIG, CATHERINE, widow, Oley. October 22, 1771 - October 31, 1771. Divides her estate between son George and dau. Appolonia wife of Henry KERSTEN and £50 to son in law Henry KERSTEN. Exr. Henry KERSTEN. Wit: Philip REIFF, Jacob MICHAEL, Henry HAFFA. Translation. BEYER, CHRISTOPHER, Exeter. April 8, 1767 - November 4, 1767. Vol 2- 98. Provides for wife Anna Maria. To dau. Sabine, a cow, or £3 to £10. To wife's child, John Simon and Elisabeth the wife of my son Christopher, the articles bequeatherd to my wife after her death. Remainder to my children, viz, Henry, Christopher, Engelberd, John, Catharina and Maria Sabina, share and share alike. Exrs: wife Anna Maria and friend Alexander KLINGER of Reading. Wit: George HENTON, Jacob BECHTELL, John BISHOP. FISCHER, WILLIAM, Heidelberg. November 2, 1768 - November 25, 1771. To son Peter 4 several pieces of land, lying contiguous in Heidelberg, as shown in draught or plan signed with my hand, January 15, 1763, paying therefore £270. To son Philip, 3 several pieces of land in same Twp, paying £150 to Exrs. To son John, 3 tracts in same Twp, paying to Exrs £290. To son Henry, tract of land in Heidelberg, where he now dwells, paying to Exrs, £280. To son Michael, 3 pieces of land being my present dwelling place, paying £600 to Exrs. Personal estate to be sold and whole proceeds divided into 11 equal parts, sons Peter, Philip, John, Henry, Michael, Frantz, Frederick and George, and daus Elisabeth, Susanna and Rosina, to have one share each. Exrs: son Peter and son in law John HECKART. Wit: Michael SCHMOHL, Peter RUTH, Freedrich WEITZEL. Translation. BOONE, WILLIAM, Exeter. May 23, 1768 - December 6, 1771. Vol 2- 99. Provides for wife, not named. To dau. Abigail, wife of Adin PANCOAST, £70. To dau. Mary £100, at 20. Remainder of estate to my sons to be equally divided. Eldest son Mordecai to have £50 before division. To Exeter Meeting £10, for repairing burying ground. Sons to be put to trades when of proper age. Exrs: bro. Jeremiah and son Mordecai. No Rec. of Letters. Wit: Edward HUGHES, George HUGHES. SCULL, JOHN, Reading. March 11, 1771 - December 9, 1771. Vol 2- 100. The bond of my bro. Wm. SCULL which my mother Ann SCULL assigned to me, to be delivered to my mother for her own use. To wife Mary, all remainder of estate real and personal. Also Exr. Wit: Ann ROBERTS and Eliza SHOEMAKER. SMITH, PETER, Pottstown. Phila Co. November 13, 1771 - December 14, 1771. Vol 2- 101. To wife Soblotta, 1/3 of estate. To 2 children, Samuel and Elisabeth, all rem. And wife to have the interest towards maintaining them until they are 12 years old. Exr: Charles WITZ. Wit: Michael NEYMAN, Samuel SANDS. ADMINS - 1771 LICHTIE, ALEXANDER, Cumry. February 5, 1771. Adm. to Ulrich REISCH and Maria, his wife, who is a sister to said intestate. SENTZENBACH, JACOB, Heidelberg. February 6, 1771. Adm. to Michael BUSCH, who is married to eldest dau. of said intestate. HOLLAND, WILLIAM, Caernavoon. March 9, 1771. Adm. to David JONES, principal creditor. KEEPERS, WILLIAM, Douglass. April 5, 1771. Adm. to Thomas May, principal creditor. FOX, ADAM, Heidelberg. April 16, 1771. Adm. to Anna Maria FOX, the widow. PUGH, JOHN, Cumry. April 23, 1771. Adm. to John PUGH, the eldest son. THOMSON, JAMES, Jr. Exeter. April 15, 1771. Adm. to Catharine THOMSON, the widow. LUDWIG, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. April 30, 1771. Adm. to Christina LUDWIG, the widow. KNEEDLER, GEORGE, Alsace. May 1, 1771. Adm. to Catharine KNEEDLER, the widow. BOONE, JAMES, Jr., Exeter. May 28, 1771. Adm. to Benj. BOONE, his bro. The mother Susanna BOONE, renouncing. YODER, SAMUEL, Oley. June 4, 1771. Adm. to Elizabeth YODER, the widow. BROBST, MICHAEL, Albany. July 15, 1771. Adm. to Henry BROBST, eldest son. The widow Margaret, renouncing. PETER, ABRAHAM, Oley. July 27, 1771. Adm. to Mary PETER, the widow. SEIDEL, ANDREAS, Greenwich. September 18, 1771. Adm. to Frederick KREEMER, nearest of kin. ROOD, PETER, Cumry. October 4, 1771. Adm. to Catharine ROOD, the widow. FITSMEYER, JOHN JOST, Heidelberg. October 15, 1771. Adm. to Anna Maria FITSMEYER, the widow. HAUMAN, GEORGE, Reading. November 29, 1771. Adm. to Catharine HAUMAN, the widow. LEVAN, ABRAHAM, Oley. December 28, 1771. Adm. to Daniel LEVAN, Jr., eldest son. WILLS - 1772 SCHEFFER, GEORGE, Rockland. December 6, 1771 - January 7, 1772. To son Michael, my dwelling place and improvement and pay to both his sisters Elisabetha and Margaretha, their equal shares of my estate and provides for his parents while they live. To my sons John, George and Henry, my land lying beyond the Blue Mtns, and the £113 which I rec'd. for the improvement sold to son Michael. Remainder to children in equal shares, the 4 children of dau. Elisabetha late wife of Jacob STERNER, to wit, Jacob, Michael, Barbara and Elizabeth, to have their mothers share. Exrs: wife Anna Ottelia and son Michael. Wit: Conrath MENGES, Charles BERNHART. Translation. HUNTER, JOHN, Oley. December 2, 1771 - January 27, 1772. Vol 2- 102. Provides for wife Elisabeth. To son Christian, the tract of land bought of Wm. BOONE. After wife's decease and all other lands and personal estate he paying £300 to the heirs of my dau. Mary wife of Anthony BIDDING and £50 to my wife. Exrs: friends Christian HUBER of Germantown and Wm. STEPELTON of Oley and wife Elizabeth. Letters to the widow and STEPELTON. Wit: Daniel HUNTER, Frederick MAYERLE, Jeremias HESS. JOST, NICHOLAS, Alsace. September 5, 1771 - February 29, 1772. Vol 2- 104. To son Abraham, all my land, etc. in Alsace, during his life and at death to his children. To daus Catharine and Eve Elizabeth £256 each, when married, and the interest while unmarried. Provides for wife Catherine, who is to have income of land until Abraham is of age. To 5 daus, Christina, Mary, Magdalen, Catherine and Eve Elizabeth £80 each. Exrs: friends Wm. REESER, Saml. HEY and wife Catherine. Letters to the widow, the others renouncing. Wit: Adam FRINKHAUS, Wolfgang HACHEN. MAST, JACOB, Bern. January 6, 1772 - March 7, 1772. To my son Hans MAST, all my place or improvement, "together with all that is fastened with nails," and the windmill, for £350. With provisions for wife during life, not named. Mentions oldest dau. Anna, by first wife, who married Jacob KAUFMAN and the 5 children by last wife. Jacob, Christian, Irena, Joseph, (Hans being evidently the other). Exrs: son Jacob and Joseph RENO. Wit: Michael SPEICHER, Christian HERSBARGER. WELLS, JAMES, Robeson. January 17, 1771 - March 23, 1772. Vol 2- 106. Provides for wife Dorithy. To sons Benjamin and Isaac 5 shillings each. To son Abram £50. To daus Dinah and Jemima FREY, £50 each. To son Henry £70. Real estate consisting of 60 acres to be sold. Exrs: wife Dorothy and son Abram. Overseers: friend David JACKSON and William HUMPHREY. Letters to JACKSON and HUMPHREY. Codicil orders Exrs to lay out £5 to build a stone wall about the Graveyard on my land. Wit: Owen HUMPHREY and Jane WELLS. HOFFMAN, RICHARD, Rockland. February 24, 1772 - April 1, 1772. Wife to have all in hands until my dau. marries, then my dau. shall have the place and provide for her mother and pay my son Michael £45, in the hands of his guardians. Exrs: wife Catharina and Jacob MERTZ. Wit: Johannes EBNER, John PREITSCH. Translation. BARGER, JOSEPH, Maiden Creek. July 18, 1769. April 10, 1772. Vol 2- 112. Authorizes Exrs to sell lands, etc, and dispose of proceeds for benefit of widow and children, who are not named. Exrs: wife Lydia and bros Thomas and John BARGER. No Rec of Letters. Wit: Isaac CLENDENON, Benjamin PARVIN, Isaac BARGER. SCHEFFER, JOHN JACOB, Jr. Tulpehocken. April 14, 1772 - April 22, 1772. Vol 2- 107. Provides for wife Maria Magdalena. To son John Jacob, my plantation in Tulpehocken, containing 260 acres. Paying to his sister Maria Barbara £500 when she is 22. To my Father John SCHEFFER Sr. and Elizabeth his wife, one row of Apple trees in the middle of the orchard, during their lives. Exrs: friends Peter RIFE and Adam EMRICH. Wit: John RICE and Daniel LEVAN Jr. ROTHERNBURGER, PETER, Alsace. April 14, 1772 - April 27, 1772. To wife Johanetta, all my plantation where I dwell in Alsace, till my son Peter is 21, who is at present 2 years and 11 months old; to maintain and school my two children. At that time plantation to 2 children, Peter and Anna Maria as Tenants in common. Exrs: friends Jacob KUHN and Henry BAUM. Wit: Adam REIFFEL and William REESER. Translation. CRANE, GEORGE, Windsor. October 2, 1765 - April 28, 1772. Vol 2- 109. To 2 sons Evan and George, my plantation in Windsor. Also all personal estate and Exrs. Wit: William TOMLINSON, Adam LUCKENBILL, Thomas WRIGHT. JODER, CHRISTIAN, Bern. December 10, 1771 - May 4, 1772. To wife Barbara, to have all estate under her care as long as it is agreeable to her. When desired the estate to be appraised and divided among the children, none of whom are named. Letters to Barbara, the widow. Wit: Hannes JODER, Benedict LEHMAN, Jacob Gindel SPEUS. Translation. PARVIN, WILLIAM, Maiden Creek. June 19, 1771 - May 11, 1772. Vol 2- 110. Provides for wife Mary. Exrs to sell all estate, including Mill, plantation whereon I live, which was devised to me by my Father Francis PARVIN. To son Jeremiah 3/10 of estate. To son Francis 3/10. To daus Eleanor and Phebe 2/10 each. The interest to be used to maintain and educate them until 14 years of age. Exrs: wife Mary and Uncle James STARR. No Rec of Letters. Wit: Benj. PEARSON, Peter THOMAS, Benj. LIGHTFOOT. VAYTE, SIBELLA, Ruscomb Manor. March 10, 1772 - May 29, 1772. Dau. Catharina, to have the Household goods, without the gainsaying of the other children. And "Adam SCHMELL shall have his part thereof with and as well as my other chil." The Bible shall be given to Adam SCHMELL'S son John. No Letters. Wit: Peter ZIMMERMAN, Henry COURPENNIG. Translation. WOMELSDORFF, ELIZABETH, widow, Amity. May 22, 1772 - August 1, 1772. Vol 2- 112. To dau. Mary wife of Saml. HEAD. To son John WOMELSDORFF. To dau. Catharine wife of George FUSS. To dau. Elizabeth wife of John TRUMP. To dau. Hannah wife of David WEIDNER - 5 shillings each. To son Jacob, £100, etc. To son Daniel £40. To sons George and Daniel, Household goods. To dau. Susanna, same. Exrs: sons Jacob and George. Wit: Nicholas BUNN, John GREINER. EISENMANN, MICHAEL, Windsor. May 9, 1772 - August 17, 1772. Names as his heirs, after wife Catharina's death, the following, my bros son Nicholas EISENMANN, Peter EISENMANNS children, Elisabetha EISENMANN now Paul BERRNINGER's wife, Catharina EISENMANN now Philip KARCHER's wife, and Jacob BART's children. Exrs: Philip HINCHALL and Peter WACKS. Wit: George MULLER and Bastian KREYSER. Translation. LEESER, BENEDICT, Hereford. February 19, 1772 - August 12, 1772. Vol 2- 114. Wife Margaretha, to have all estate until youngest child is 21. When all shall be sold and after provision for wife, all children to have equal shares, of whom eldest son Joseph, only is named. Exrs: bro. Saml. LEESER and friend Michael BOWER. Wit: Balthaser ZIMMERMAN and Christopher SCHULTZ. Translation. LOUCK, ABRAHAM, Heidelberg. January 28, 1771 - August 15, 1772. Vol 2- 115. Mentions having sold his real estate to sons George and Abraham. And provides for wife Catharina. Devises all personal estate in 4 equal shares as follows. 1/4 to dau. Christina married to Geo. Peter ZERBE, 1/4 to dau. Cathrina married to Lazerus WENGER, 1/4 to be divided in 2 equal shares to dau. Elizabeth married to Peter ZERBE and the other share to my grandchild, to wit, John MILLER, Christina married to Jacob MINGLE, Margretha married to Christopher KEISER and the remainder 1/4 to my grandchildren born to dau. Maria Cathrina by her first husband, Jacob MOUNTZ. Exr: son George. Wit: Jost FISHBACK, Peter SPYCHER. SCHAUER, MICHAEL, Heidelberg. November 27, 1771 - August 26, 1772. To wife not named, all estate during life, and at her death to be equally divided among children, Adam, the first born December'd. whose children shall take his share, and daus Elisabetha, Magdalena, Catharina, Maria Catharina, Anna Maria, Anna Christina, Ephrosina, Siwilla, Susanna, and Eva. Exr: son in law Matheus MULLER. Wit: Ludwig FISCHER, George WENGER, Stephen LEINNER. Translation. ENGELBAUM, JOHN, Cumry. June 3, 1761 - September 10, 1772. To wife Maria Elisabetha, my dwelling place in Cumry during widowhood, to maintain my children, until they are 14 years of age. At wife's decease or marriage, real estate to be sold and proceeds divided equally among children when they are of age. Their names are Maria Margretha, Anna Maria, Gertraut, Maria Elisabetha, Anna Margaretha, John Henry and John Peter. Exrs: wife and friend Saml. HOCH Jr. Letters to HOCH surviving Exr. Wit: William REESER, Peter FEDTER. Translation. MILLER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. January 29, 1766 - September 28, 1772. Vol 2- 117. Wife Cathrina Charlotte, to have all estate during widowhood and afterwards divided in 4 equal shares among children, viz, John Jacob, John, Eliza. Barbara HESS and Mathias. Exr: son Mathias. Wit: Balser UNBEHAUER, Henrich KETTNER. GRESS, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. September 16, 1769 - October 1, 1772. Provides for wife Catharina. To son Valentine, wearing apparel. Remainder to be sold and divided among Heirs. Wit: John CHRIST, Seiler and Peter LEISS. Translation. Letters to Nicholas KINTZER ??? the Exr named. BARTLET, FREDERICK, Reading. October 9, 1772 - November 4, 1772. Vol 2-119. All estate to wife Elizabeth during life and after her decease, to my son Philip, except £20 which I give to my stepson Dewalt MILLER. Exr: friend Ludwig BEYERLE. Wit: John Henry BEYERLE, George ALBERT, Jno. PRICE. WARREN, JOHN, Amity. December 5, 1772 - December 15, 1772. Vol 2- 119. Plantation in Amity and all other estate to be sold and divided between daus Ann and Mary, and if they should die unmarried, to my bro. James WARRENS sons. Exrs: dau. Ann and friend Abijah SANDS. Wit: Saml. JONES, Wm. JONES. DIENER, HENRY, District near Oley. November 10, 1772 - December 18, 1772. All Land to son Peter who shall provide for wife not named and pay Henry £100. Letters to Elizabeth the widow and Henry, the eldest son. Wit: George SCHALL, Tobias SCHALL. ADMINS - 1772 BEMER, ADAM, Brecknock. March 4, 1772. Adm. to Anne Margaret BEMER, the widow. SCHOCK, JOHN JACOB, Bern. March 5, 1772. Adm. to Anna Mary SCHOCK, the widow. An unsigned will on file mentions son Michael and Eve, who was probably a dau. PETERS, HENRY, Robeson. March 10, 1772. Adm. to Catharine PETERS, the widow. HARTMAN, MICHAEL, Near Oley. June 1, 1772. Adm. to Magdalena HARTMAN, the widow. GROH, SIMON, Tulpehocken. June 22, 1772. Adm. to Catharine GROH, the widow. GEHMAN, CHRISTIAN, Hereford. July 18, 1772. Adm. to Magdalena GEHMAN, the widow. KEHLY, GEORGE, Reading. September 1, 1772. Adm. to Phillipina KEHLY, the widow. BRUCKLE, PAUL, Brunswick. August 17, 1772. Adm. to Catharine BRUCKLE, the widow. HEHN, JOHN CHRISTIAN, Heidelberg. October 20, 1772. Adm. to George HEHN, eldest son. Thw widow Maria Barbara, renouncing. ZIGLER, JACOB, Phila. December 3, 1772. Adm. to Eva Maria HOFFMAN of Reading, widow, sister and next of kin. MANNASMITH, DANIEL, Greenwich. December 28, 1772. Adm. to Maria Charlotte, the widow. WILLS - 1773 DELAPLANK, MARY CATHRINA, Maiden Creek. September 16, 1771 - January 26, 1773. Vol 2- 121. To dau. Catharina SHEAFERS children £30 to be in the hands of Daniel ROTHERMAL, until they are of age. To dau. Mary CIME £30. And £8 I leave to the Poor of my profession. And 5 shillings to my son Frederick DELAPLANK and all the rest of my money I leave to Susanna ROTHARMEL. Wit: Thomas STARR and John SPICKLEMIRE. JONES, PETER, Amity. May 29, 1772 - February 1, 1773. Vol 2- 121. Provides for wife Ruth. To eldest son Peter, my plantation whereon I now live, containing about 150 acres. To youngest son Ezekiel, my back plantation, where Leonhard HEILMAN now lives to cont. 100 acres, when he is 21. To son Peter all remainder of estate he paying legacies. To dau. Catharine £55. To dau. Elizabeth £35, at 21. To dau. Pearse £55 at 21. To dau. Judith £50 at 21. Exrs: wife Ruth and son Peter. Wit: John KIRLIN, Nicholas BUNN. KLOS, MARGARET, Bern. January 25, 1773 - February 9, 1773. Vol 2- 123. To son John and daus Katharine, Maria Katharine and Elizabeth, 5 shillings each, having given them what I could spare on their marriage long since. To son Henry, all my estate for the use of his son Abraham, and in case of his decease before heirs 21, to be divided among the rest of my son Henry's children, viz, Katharine, Christina, Maria, Christiana, Elizabeth and Jacob. Exr: son Henry. Wit: John ADAMS, Geo. MEIER Jr. MOYER, CASPER, Colebrookdale. September 26, 1772 - March 19, 1773. Vol 2- 124. To wife Catarina, all estate real and personal, during widowhood and after her decease what is left to be divided in equal shares among my 11 children, none of whom are named. Exr: wife Catarina. Wit: Jacob HARP and Jacob GROOSE. KISTLER, HANNES, Albany. November 24, 1772 - March 24, 1773. Wife Anna Barbara, to have and manage all at her discretion. My son John George shall not inherit more than one share of my estate and if he is not willing to stay with my wife on those terms he May go where he pleases. Other children not named. Exr: wife Anna Barbara. Wit: Wilhelm STUMPF, Johannes CORRELL. Translation. KLEINGERRY, JOHANNES, Cumru. February 16, 1773 - March 27, 1773. Provides for wife Barbara. To son Johannes, all my land in Cumry and all my personal estate paying the following legacies. To dau. Elizabeth £100. To dau. Barbara £30. To dau. Christina wife of Nicholas MILLER 5 shillings. To the children of dau. Christina £30, to be divided at 18. Exr: son Johannes. Wit: Adam HAUSHALDER, William REESER. Translation. SANDS, ABIJAH, Amity. March 29, 1773 - April 14, 1773. Vol 2- 126. To sister Elizabeth, all my money, grain, Horse, etc. To sister Sarah's son James, my black Colt. Remainder to be sold and divided between sisters Elizabeth and Sarah. Exrs: sister Elizabeth and John OLD. Wit: John GREINER, Daniel WOMELSDORFF. HUFFNAGLE, BENJAMIN, Berks Co. April 9, 1773 - May 23, 1773. Wife Catharina to have all until youngest child is 18 and then wife and 5 children, 2 sons and 3 daus, to have equal shares of all estate. Exrs: wife Catharina and Johannes STOETZEL. Wit: Johannes KELCHNER, Frantz HUFFNAGEL. Translation. HELWIG, FREDERICK, Longswamp. September 18, 1771 - June 5, 1773. To son Adam, all my right Title, etc, to about 300 acres of land. To son Andreas, all my right to 2 pieces of land I bought of Adam HELWIG, my bro. October 27, 1761 and a piece of about 23 acres adjoining the other. Son Adam shall pay to dau. Elisabetha wife of Johannes HAAS a legacy and she shall have all my right and a piece of land of about 30 acres. Exr: son Adam. Wit: Michael NITTERAUER and Peter BUTZ. Translation. WAGNER, ADAM, Ruscomb Manor. February 16, 1773 - June 12, 1773. Provides for wife Anna Maria. To eldest son George £5. To son Elias, my plantation whereon I now live, containing 200 acres and all moveable goods, he providing for wife Anna Maria, and to pay legacies to my daus, as follows. To Rosina £10. To Maria Magdalena £3. To Barbara £3. To Susanna £3. To Catharina £3. And to Margretha £3. Exr: wife Anna Maria. Wit: Adam HAMSCHER, Petter MICHEL, Jacob SCHNEIDER. Translation. WOOLISON, JOSEPH, Bern. April 9, 1773 - June 21, 1773. Vol 2- 128. Exrs to sell 50 acres from the upper end of plantation "in which is the mine hole at which I have worked for some time past and which I verily believe to be a rich and valuable silver mine." To wife Rachel, the plantation on which I live, with stock, etc., to raise and educate the children until youngest is 21 when all shall be sold and equally divided among all my children, Samuel, Gobitha, Joseph, John, George, Evan and William. To son in law Ellis THOMAS, the son of my wife £15. To dau-in-law Anne THOMAS, dau. of my wife 40 shillings, one cow and 3 sheep. Exrs: wife Rachel and Wm. DAVIS. Wit: Joseph PENROSE, James STARR, Jonathan POTTS. ELY, JOHN, Richmond. June 6, 1773 - July 22, 1773. Vol 2- 129. Exrs to sell all land and other estate including 1/2 interest in a tract of 126 acres, which I and bro. Jacob purchased of our bro. Saml. ELY. To wife Catharina 1/3 of my estate she to bring up my children until 14 years of age. To son John and dau. Magdalena and all my other lawful issue, the other 2/3 of estate to be paid them as they attain the age of 21. With rev. in case of death to my bros Abraham and Isaac ELY. Exrs: wife Catharina and bro. Samuel ELY. Wit: Stephen FISCHER, James WHITEHEAD Jr., Johannes ROTHERMEL. AULLENBACH, ANDREAS, Brunswick. May 14, 1773 - July 26, 1773. Estate to be sold and converted into money and pay the debts therewith and what remains shall be carefully kept for the children. And they shall allow my wife the 1/3 part thereof. Adam SONTAG shall stand as Father or Guardian of the estate. Letters to Christina, the widow and Adam SONTAG. Wit: Johannes SCHOTT, Jacob BEICHKLE. Translation. SHUCKART, HENRY, Heidelberg. April 24, 1772 - August 13, 1773. Vol 2- 131. Provides for wife Catharine. To son John Jost 5 shillings, he having rec'd. his part. All the rest of my children, to wit, John, Henry, Charles, Tobias, the children of my dau. Johanna Maria decd, Anna Maria wife of Henry DOCK, Maria Christina wife of John HAHN and Anna Elizabeth shall have equal shares. Exrs: friends John and Jonas ECKERT. Wit: Nicholas ECKERT, Samuel WEISER. HESS, JOHANNES, Tulpehocken. September 9, 1773 - October 4, 1773. Provides for wife Elisa Barbara, including 1/2 rent of place during widowhood. Son Johannes to have the place when he is of age and to pay to his 4 sisters £50 each. Exr: Mathew MULLER. Wit: Philip GEBHART, Johan Christ SEILER. Translation. HEAHN, ADAM, Heidelberg. July 1, 1773 - October 5, 1773. Vol 2- 133. Provides for wife Magdalena. To son John, farming utensils, having had a deed for part of my lands. To dau. Anna Mary wife of Philip HECKERT £25. To dau. Rosina HEAHN, 2 tracts of land in Heidelberg, containing 20 and 49 acres, when she is 18. Remainder divided among children, Elizabeth wife of Peter KLAPP, Catharine, Anna, Eve and Rosina. Exrs: son John and friend Conrad HERSCHNER, Jr. Wit: Peter FISCHER, Wm. REESER. HUMEL, JACOB, Windsor. September 12, 1773 - October 22, 1773. To son Jacob, the plantation and Farming utensils. He to maintain the mother and pay to his bro. John £18, to his sister Catharina £18, to his youngest bro. Frederick £18, and to his other 5 bros and sisters, £12 each. Letters to Eve Maria, the widow. Wit: Andreas FREY and John Martin HUMEL. Translation. GULDIN, SAMUEL, Oley. September 24, 1773 - October 25, 1773. Vol 2- 136. To eldest son Samuel, the 200 acres of land in Colebrookdale, for which a deed was signed by me and my December'd. wife Elizabeth, some years ago but still in my possession. To second son John, 200 acres of land now in his possession and adjoining his bro. Saml. he paying to his bro. Frederick now living in Maryland £200. To youngest son Daniel, my plantation, containing 200 in Oley, with all stock and farming implements, paying to his sisters, viz, to eldest dau. Susanna wife of John WOMELSDORF £100. to dau. Esther wife of Saml. MECHLIN £100. To youngest dau. Elisabeth wife of Thomas KUZ, £100. Speaks of his "estate in Bern which is likewise ready to be remitted over in this part of the world." Exrs: sons Saml., John and Daniel. Wit: Henrich KIRST and Daniel BARTOLET. STROHM, BENEDICT, Hereford. May 11, 1769 - November 1, 1773. Vol 2- 138. To my bros son Benedict STROHM, £10 and £100 in Interest to be paid to the children of said Benedict, when they are 21. Remainder of estate to wife Anna Maria, her heirs and assigns, also Exr. Wit: John BOWER and Johann George ZERR. KREMER, JOHN PETER, Over the Blue Mtn. February 10, 1772 - November 26, 1773. Eldest son Mathias, shall have the improvement and all the goods upon condition that he keep the mother, as long as she lives and to pay to his bro. John William £3 and one cow and a gun, which he shall give to him when he is free. Letters to Mathias, eldest son. Wit: Jacob HOFFMAN, John KLOCHENER. Translation. WEISER, FREDERICK, Heidelberg. - - 1773 - December 9, 1773. Vol 2- 140. Provides for wife Anna Emilia. To son John, the plantation, Tanyard, etc in Heidelberg, bought of bro. Benjamin. To son Conrad, my plantation in Heidelberg, where I dwell, which I rec'd. from my Father and bro. Samuel, reserving the burial ground. The above plantation to be charged with £1750, to be equally divided among all my children. To son Peter my tract of land in Northumberland Co., containing above 300 acres. Also my island in the Susquehanna River containing about 50 acres, he paying when he is 21, £300 to Exrs. All other tracts of land to be sold and all the proceeds, equally divided among all my children, Conrad, John, Peter, Eve, Catharine, Hannah, Mary and Sarah, when they are 21. Exrs: Edward BIDDLE,Esq., Daniel LEVAN,Jr., and wife Anna Emilia. Wit: Jonathan POTTS, Edward BURD. MACHAMER, PHILIP, Bern. November 27, 1773 - December 14, 1773. Vol 2- 147. Wife Elizabeth, to carry on the farming business until son Nicholas is 21, when his is to have a deed for it for £500. After provision for wife, remainder of estate is equally divided among other children, viz, Mary wife of Bastian BARLET, Philip, George and Margaret. Philip and George to be put to trades at 16. Exrs: bro-in-law Nicholas SHEFFER and friend Michael FULMAR. Wit: Valentine EPLER, Wm. DAVIS. ERNST, PETER, Richmond. November 15, 1773 - December 29, 1773. Son Johann Nicolaus to have my plantation and Farming utensils when 21, paying £400 to wife and children. Sons Jacob and Peter to remain with Johan Nicolaus till they are 18. To eldest son Conrad 5 shillings. Estate to be equally divided. Mentions that son Johan Nicolaus was presented by his grandfather Weyland Nicolaus BERNINGER, with a colt. Letters to Elisabetha, the widow. Wit: Nickel KUFFER and Peter MOHN. Translation. ADMINS - 1773 GARRETT, RUDOLPH, Alsace. January 11, 1773. Adm. to Elizabeth GARRETT, the widow. SCULL, JAMES, Reading. January 8, 1773. Adm. to Susanna SCULL, the widow. HEISTER, JOHN, Jr., Bern. February 11, 1773. Adm. to Christian RUTT and Maria Barbara, his wife who was widow of John and mother of said intestate. HEISTER, MATHIAS, Bern. February 11, 1773. Adm. to Christian RUTT, as above. HOUSNECK, CHRISTIAN, Windsor. February 22, 1773. Adm. to Anna Elizabeth HOUSNECK, the widow. KANTNER, JACOB, Tulpehocken. March 29, 1773. Adm. to Susanna KANTNER, the widow. REICHART, WILLIAM, Hereford. March 30, 1773. Adm. to Elisabeth REITCHART, the widow. HOPF, MARGARET, Reading. March 30, 1773. Adm. to John HOPF, only bro. and next of kin. SCULL, NICHOLAS, Reading. March 12, 1773. Adm. to Rachel SCULL, the widow. BOONE, JOHN, District of Reading. April 2, 1773. Adm. to Sophia BOONE, the widow. BARTHO, MARY, widow, Oley. April 17, 1773. Adm. to Isaac BOONE, eldest son. PRICE, JOHN, Reading. April 13, 1773. Adm. to Rebecca PRICE, the widow. MERTZ, JOHN, Maxatawny. May 13, 1773. Adm. to Rosina MERTZ, the widow. KNESTZ, JOHN, Bethel. June 4, 1773. Adm. to Peter MAURER and his wife Elizabeth who was widow of said intestate. ACKER, CHRISTIAN, Colebrookdale. August 10, 1773. Adm. to Christian ACKER, eldest son. Margaret, the widow renouncing. STANDT, JOHN, Bern. August 13, 1773. Adm. to Mathias STANDT, cousin and Principal creditor. WILT, JOSEPH, Maxatawny. September 6, 1773. Adm. to Margaret WILT, the widow. MERKIE, JOHN, Tulpehocken. September 24, 1773. Adm. to Maria Barbara MERKIE, the widow. EVANS, PENNELL, Union. October 14, 1773. Adm. to Margaret EVANS, the widow. KOCH, WILLIAM, Reading. October 4, 1773. Adm. to Conrad KOCH, eldest son. BOGER, MATTHIAS, Maxatawny. October 1, 1773. Adm. to Barbara BOGER, the widow. WILLS - 1774 KLINGMAN, PHILIP, Robeson. January 3, 1774 - January 12, 1774. Vol 2- 149. To wife Elizabeth 1/3 of estate. To son John £10, per advance. To my 3 children by first wife, viz, Michael, Barbara and Elizabeth £10 each and to eldest son Michael £2 additional. All remainder of estate to be divided in equal shares among the children of my second wife, viz, John, Rachel, Elizabeth, Jacob, Peter and Mary. Exr: son John. Wit: Michael WALTER and Jacob SEYFRIEDT. HART, JACOB, Colebrookdale. January 8, 1774 - February 8, 1774. Vol 2- 150. All estate to remain in hands of wife Anna Catharina until son John is 21. To sons Jacob and John, my plantation in Colebrookdale containing 196 acres, at appraised value subject to wife's life interest. Remainder of estate equally divided between all children, viz, Elizabeth, Christiana, Jacob, Susanna, John and Daniel. To stepdau. Maria Barbara WEBER £12. And to stepdau. Catharina MILLER £12. Exr: wife Anna Catharina. Test. signed HERTH. Wit: John YODER, John BUCHWALTER, John REITENAUER. GITTELMAN, JACOB, Berks Co. January 27, 1774 - February 21, 1774. Provides for wife Anna Margaretha. Remainder to son John and dau. Anna Elisabetha. Son Valentine shall have an English shilling, as his share. Exr: Solomon WESTLE. Wit: William WELSH and Johannes MAYER. Translation. LEIBRECK, JACOB, Reading. November 20, 1773 - February 22, 1774. Provides for wife Catharina. To granddau. Magdalena DIHL £5 at 18. Remainder to daus Magdalena BLOCK and Esther GRAFF, wife of Wm. GRAFF of Reading, dau. Magdalena was wife of Michael BLOCK in Reading. Exr: friend Johannes BARTTOLET. Letters to Catharina, the widow. Exr named renouncing. Wit: Johannes PRINTZ, William REESER. Translation. SCHANTZ, NICHOLAS, Brecknock. February 1, 1774 - February 25, 1774. Provides for wife Elisabeth. To dau. Anna wife of Martin KOPES his farm of 210 acres. To dau. Maria wife of Jacob BAUMAN £400. Exr: Daniel GEHMAN. Wits: Richard ADAMS, Anthony ZIMMERMAN and William ADAMS. Translation. KOOSER, MICHAEL, Colebrookdale. February 20, 1774 - March 24, 1774. Vol 2- 152. To wife Sevilla, all estate until son Jacob is 23. To eldest son Michael my House and lot where I now live containing 3 acres and 25 acres of my old plantation to son Jacob. Remainder of old plantation containing 100 acres and when 23. To dau. Catharine £40 at 22. To dau. Christ---?, £40 at 21. To dau. Mary £40 at 21. To dau. Eve £40 at 21. Tod au Elizabeth £40 at 21. To son John £100 at 23. To son Peter £100 at 23. Above legacies to be paid by sons Michael and Jacob. Exrs: wife Sevilla and son Michael. No Rec. of Letters. Wit: Michael WIDMAN, Nicholas BUNN, Nicholas KOONS. MOYER, FREDERICK, Greenwich. February 22, 1774 - March 2, 1774. Vol 2- 155. To son George Adam £10, besides the plantation whereon he lives for which I have given him a deed. Provides for wife Mary Soffy. To son in law Michael SHOVER and his wife Catharine, my dau, the plantation whereon I now live and 2/3 of all personal estate, paying £20 to Catherine and Henry KELCHINGER, children of dau. Elisabeth by her husband George KILCHINGER, when of age and £50 to son in law John HAGUR. Also provide for wife, during life. To sons Jacob and Frederich, 1 shilling each, besides what I have already given them. Exrs: wife Mary Soffy and Frederick KRAMER. Wit: Nicholas GOTTSCHALK, Sebastian LEVAN, Lawrance BEAVER. REICHARD, CASPER, Colebrookdale. March 5, 1774 - April 13, 1774. Vol 2- 157. To wife Christena, all estate real and personal, during life. To my 4 sons, Frederick, Henry, Casper and Mathias REICHARD, my plantation in Colebrookdale containing 239 3/4 acres and allow. after wife's decease and all personal estate they paying. To my dau. Hannah wife of John SWINHART £5. To daus Rebecca, Susanna, Margaret, Christena and Elizabeth REICHARD £100 each. Exrs: wife Christena and son Frederick. Wit: Henrich ENGEL, Hans Henrich ENGEL and Nicholas BUNN. CHRIST, GEORGE, Tulpehocken. October 28, 1770 - April 19, 1774. To wife Anna Margaretha, all the personal estate during life and what remains at her death to my children, none of whom are named. Letters to wife Anna Margaretha. Wit: George WEBER, John LANG. Translation. CUNFEIR, PETER, Bearn. April 20, 1774 - May 2, 1774. Vol 2 - 160. To wife Anna Mary, 1/3 of all estate and remaining 2/3 to all children share and share alike, 2 oldest Michael and Catarina and 4 small ones. To my bro. Michael £9.7.6 to provide for my mother, while he lives. Exrs: wife, bro. Michael and friend George HAAL. Wit: George MULLER, Balser GEHR and John BOCK. FINCK, JOHN NICHOLAS, Hereford. March 6, 1773 - May 9, 1774. Vol 2- 161. To eldest son Peter, all my plantation whereon I now live and Farming utensils. In 3 years, he paying to the other heirs £400 and provide for wife Mary Elisabeth, during life. To sons Valentin and Conrad, all my lands in Hereford adjoining Jacob MILLER and others, containing 200 acres paying £200 to other heirs. To dau. Catharina LAHR £35. To dau. Mary Margretha WITMORE £50. To dau. Mary Elisabeth LEIDECKER £50. To dau. Barbara FINCK, £50. To son Benedict £100 at 21. To son George £100. To youngest son, £100 at 21, and to work for son Peter until he is 16. Exrs: wife Mary Elizabeth and son Peter. Wit: Christopher SCHULTZ, Philip LAHR. LERCH, BALTZER, Bern. January 1, 1774 - May 16, 1774. Provides for wife Barbara and refers to children who are under 14 years of age, but does not name them. Exrs: friends Wm. LERCH and Johannes STAUT. Wit: Conrad SCHNEIDER and John George STANDT. Translation. SCHMIT, CARL, Bern. January 18, 1774 - May 16, 1774. Wife Justina, to have the place until my dau. is of age when she shall enter on the place and the mother shall have her widows seat. [The dau. is not named.] Letters to Justina the widow. Wit: Michael WOMER and Sebastian GREIM. Translation. WERT, JACOB, Albany. November 4, 1769 - May 17, 1774. To wife Margreta, all estate during life and at her decease to my 4 daus, who are not named. One of them decd, leaving children. 20 shillings bequeathed to our Church at Rosendale in Albany. Test. signed WIRDT. Letters to Anna Margretha, the widow. Wit: Johannes HAYN, Jacob KUNTZ, Henrich REICHELTERFER. Translation. WANNER, ELIZABETH, Richmond. August 8, 1771 - May 28, 1774. Leaves all estate to 4 living children, viz, Christian, Peter, Catharina, Elizabeth, and the 5 orphan children of dau. Margaret. Exr: friend Jacob BIEBER. Wit: George SCHAFFER, Christina BIEBERIN. Translation. BRUCKER, PETER, Heidelberg. June 13, 1769 - May 30, 1774. Provides for wife Anna. To only son Johannes, all my right and title to the land and he shall pay to his 2 sisters Barbara and Anna £100 each. Exrs: wife Anna and friend Mathias NAPHZIGER. Letters to NAPHZIGER, the widow renouncing. Wit: Johannes ROOS, George GARTNER, Wilhelm CAFFROTH. Translation. PROBST, ANNA ELIZABETH, Albany. October 6, 1772 - May 30, 1774. To dau. Catharina PROBST, all Household goods and 2/3 of all money Bonds. To son John 1/2 of all my cattle and the 1/3 part of money. The other 1/2 of cattle to dau. Catharina. Exr: bro. Johannes HECHLER of Exeter. Wit: John FESIG and Wm. REESER. Translation. ROBESON, ISRAEL, Robeson. March 1, 1769 - June 1, 1774. Codicil August 12, 1771. Vol 2- 165. To eldest son Israel £150. To second son Moses 7 shillings 6 pence, and no more. To third son Sylvanus, £150. To the children of my eldest dau. Mary late wife of Burgun BIRD £150. To my second dau. Ann WALTERS £150. To third dau. Christian wife of Joseph RUE £150, in Trust. To fourth dau. Eleanor ROBESON now wife of David ROBISON £150. To granddau. Margaret HINTON dau. of Eleanor ROBISON £10 when 18. To granddau. Mary dau. of son Moses £10 at 18. Real estate to be sold. Remainder to sons Israel and Sylvanus, and daus Ann, Christian and Eleanor. Exrs: friends James BOONE of Exeter, Cristian BEARY of Coventry and Benj. LIGHTFOOT of Reading. Wit: John HARRISON, Mordecai LINCOLN, Thomas MILES. Codicil gives to son Moses £150, and a share in residuary estate. Wit: Peter ROBISON, John HARRISON. HENSINGER, JACOB, Maxatawny. April 16, 1774 - June 4, 1774. Leaves all estate to wife Barbara and 3 children, Maria, Nicholas, Margaretha. Exrs: wife Barbara and Johannes Ulrich BRUNER. Wit: Ulrich BRUNER, Mades HINTERLEITNER. Translation. DESTER, JACOB, Bern. April 6, 1769 - August 8, 1774. Vol 2- 168. To only dau. Elizabeth, all estate. Mentions "having been obliged to make a marriage contract with wife Elizabeth upon her request before we was married." Directs said contract to be carried out. Exrs: friends Christian ALBRECHT and Philip REESER. Wit: Henrich SEYTEL and Henrich RATHMACHER. LEESER, MICHAEL, Hereford. May 28, 1774 - August 9, 1774. Vol 2- 169. Wife Elisabeth to have the direction of all estate until the youngest child is of age when eldest son Benedict shall have my land, at appraised value, except 26 acres of the lower part, that youngest son John shall have, as appraised. Son Benedict shall provide for son Philip who is blind. All children to have equal shares. Exrs: wife Elisabeth and son Benedict. Wit: Jacob MILLER, Baltzer ZIMMERMAN. JOST, ANDRES, Brecknock. February 22, 1773 - August 16, 1774. To bro-in-law Adam BOHM 1/2 of estate. And the other 1/2 to my sister Barbara JOST. Exr: Henry BARR. Wit: Paul SCHWEITZER, Elizabeth SCHWEITZER. Translation. JORGER, GEORGE, Reading. May 5, 1769 - September 2, 1774. Codicil April 3, 1770. To wife Elisabeth, the House and lot where I live in Reading, £500 and all Household goods. To son John £5, having already had a large sum. To dau. Catharina £5, having already had some. Remainder divided into 3 equal shares. One to my 2 grandchildren, John and George JORGER, when 21. And the other 2 parts to the children of my dau. Catharina, to be paid them when of age. Exrs: wife Elizabeth and friend Henry HAHN. Wit: Michael KRAUSS, William REESER. Translation. CLENDENON, ELIZABETH, widow, Maiden Creek. October 13, 1774 - October 26, 1774. Vol 2- 171. To Phebe CLENDENON dau. of my dear husband, wearing apparel. Remainder of effects equally divided between 2 children, viz, Elizabeth and Isaac CLENDENON. Exr: Mordecai LEE. Wit: Jacob LIGHTFOOT, John STARR, Vincent WILY. HENNINGER, MICHAEL, Maxatawny. February 9, 1763 - October 29, 1774. Provides for wife Anna Maria. "As son Conrad hath the mill of his Father, £100 cheaper, so shall all the children have equal shares of my inheritance." Exr: wife Anna Maria. Letters to Martin KINKINGER and Maria Rosina his wife only dau. of decd. Wit: Adam REICHBACHER, Daniel DORNE. Translation. KUNTZ, CHRISTIAN, Alsace. March 24, 1773 - November 16, 1774. Vol 2- 177. Provides for wife Sarah. To son David, my plantation where I now live in Alsace and he to pay to my son Jacob £41.4.6. To son Abraham £42.4.6. To dau. Magdalena £32.4.6. To son Christian £22.4.6. To son Henry £42.4.6. To daus Catharina and Maria 5 shillings each. And to my grandchildren Johannes, Jacob and Catharina, children of December'd. son Johannes £44, 6 shillings to be divided when 21. Their bro. Henry has rec'd. his share of the land. Remainder divided into 10 equal parts among wife and children. Exrs: friends Martin ORNER of Ches. Co. and Conrad PREISS. Letters to PREISS, the other renouncing. Wit: Christian MENCKEL, Wm. REESER. BOWER, PHILIP, Reading. July 19, 1774 - November 18, 1774. Vol 2- 178. To wife Mary, my House and lott in Reading and all personal estate. Also Exr. Wit: John KURTZ, Wm. REESER. BRICKER, ANNA, Berks Co. September 28, 1774 - December 14, 1774. Vol 2- 179. To "my tochter" £10. To my tochter Anna £10. Remainder of money left me by my husband, which was £50, shall go to my stepson John BRICKER, who is rec. legatee and Exr. Wit: Christian TUMBDLING and Peter KESTER. CUSTARD, NICHOLAS, Robeson. November 30, 1774 - December 16, 1774. Vol 2- 180. All estate real and personal to be sold and the overplus equally divided betwixt my wife and children, that everyone shall have an equal share. Exr: wife Catharine. Wit: Jacob FREY, Valentine CARBERY. ALBERT, MICHAEL, Tulpehocken. December 16, 1774 - December 21, 1774. Vol 2- 183. To wife Margaret, the government of my plantation until my youngest son Simon is 21 and then it shall be his Simons, or if Adam and Simon will agree to divide it, they shall do so, at its appraised value. Son William is named. "Each of my daus shall have a bed and a cow or £10 in money," none are named. Exrs: Philip KLAAR and Johannes ALBERT. Wit: Geo. MILLER, Nicholas MILLER. ADMINS - 1774 HOCHGENUNG, HANNAH, Amity. January 20, 1774. Adm. to Jacob WEAVER who married Elisabeth, one of the daus of said intestate. GOODHEART, SUSANNA, Exeter. January 22, 1774. Adm. to Frederick GOODHEART, eldest son. ANSPACH, LEONARD, Tulpehocken. February 28, 1774. Adm. to Anna Maria ANSPACH, widow. SAHLER, FREDERICK, Hereford. March 12, 1774. Adm. to Christian MILLER, principal creditor. HAUSNECK, CHRISTIAN, Greenwich. March 25, 1774. Adm. to Clephia HAUSNECK, the widow. RUNCKEL, NICHOLAS, Bern. April 18, 1774. Adm. to Elizabeth RUNCKEL, the widow. HUMMEL, FREDERICK, Greenwich. April 25, 1774. Adm. to Elizabeth HUMMEL, the widow. MATTERN, JOHN ADAM, Bern. May 2, 1774. Adm. to Magdalena MATTERN, the widow. HEHN, CHRISTINA, formerly WEIS. Bern. May 17, 1774. Adm. to Philip HEHN, her husband. HARRY, EDWARD. Cumry. August 2, 1774. Adm. to Jane HARRY, the widow. RADMACHER, HENRY, Bern. September 6, 1774. Adm. to Magdalena RADMACHER, the widow. HUGH, OWEN, Union. October 13, 1774. Adm. to Hannah HUGH, the widow. BADORFF, PETER, Bethel. October 24, 1774. Adm. to Geo. BADORFF, eldest bro. The widow Margaret, renouncing. LEHMAN, CHRISTIAN, near Oley. November 10, 1774. Adm. to Catharina LEHMAN, the widow. BERGER, CHRISTIAN, Bern. November 18, 1774. Adm. to Maria Elisabetha BERGER, the widow.