Wills: GRUVER, Solomon, 1811: Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Bucks Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Louise Gruver-Magee. elmagee@earthlink.net USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ____________________________________________________ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SOLOMON GRUVER signed with his witnessed "X" on February 25, 1811 in the presence of Lewis Micke and Melchior Edinger. IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I SOLOMON GRUVER of Lower Mount. Bethel, Northampton County, and state of Pennsylvania, being very Sick and weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory, thanks be given unto God, calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my Body, I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in decent Christian buriel at the discretion of my Executor. And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me in this Life, I give, demise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First, I give and bequeath Margareth, my beloved Wife, the Sum of Fifty Dollars, in Hand paid by my Executor first of all to her only use, out of my Estate, and One Hundred Pounds of Money for her only use for her Legacie, to dispose of it as she pleases, which my Son Isaac shall pay to her out of my Real Estate, further I will that my beloved Wife, Margareth shall have the following articles of my Household and Kitchen Furniture; the Old Black Cow with chain and Bell, a Walnut Chest, a Walnut Table, her Spinning Wheel, a Firehole, two Chears, a little Ceadar Tup, two Buckets, a Little Iron Kettle, a little Iron Pot, a Frying Pan, a Bake Iron, a Coffe Mill, a Wooden Salt Box, two three Bushel Bags, a Bedstead and Bedding belonging to a Complete Bed, and the Newest Coverlet, also her Dowry of her Son Isac Gruver, which per intenture of the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Seven, was held out for my beloved Wife Margareth after my Deceas, to be performed punctually by my son Isac during her Lifetime. Also I divise that the Remainder of my whole Estate shall be divided in equal Shears to my Four Children as, Namely, my oldest Son John Gruver, to my son Isac Gruver, to the Heirs of my Son Phillip Gruver Deceised, and to my Daughter Barbarah, Wife of Christian Stone, with this exception, that if my Daughter Barbarah should die without an Heir, then is it my Will that her Shear shall fall back after her deceas, to my two Sons, John Gruver and Isac Gruver in two equal Shears. And lastly I do hereby appoint my Son Isac Gruver Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made; In Witness whereof I have here unto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty fifth Day of February, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven. Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the above Named Solomon Gruver to be his last Will and Testament, in the Presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Wittneses, in the Presence of The Testator. /s/ Lewis Micke /s/ Melchior Edinger his SOLOMON x GRUVER mark Solomon Gruber Lower Mt. Bethel Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. Last Will and Testament dated 25 February 1811: