Wills: GRUVER, Solomon, 1811: Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Bucks Co, PA

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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: