Cumberland County PA Archives Wills.....  MINICH, Leonard January 25 1861
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  Source: Cumberland County Book Of Wills; Book O; Will #500; Pgs 99-100
  Written: January 25 1861
  Recorded: October 1866
  
  The Last Will & Testament		In the name of God, Amen. I, Lehnard
  Of				                     Minich of the County of Cumberland
  Leonard Minich, deceased		 and State of Pennsylvania being in bad
  				                       health of  Body but of Sound mind,
  memory and understanding, but considering the uncertainty of this transitory
  life do make and Publish this my last Will and testament in manner and
  form as follows to wit. First, it is my Will and I do order that all my
  just debts and funeral expenses be duly Paid and Satisfied as soon as convenient
  be after my Passing  & after a fair valuation and appraisement is made according
  to law. First I will and bequeath to my beloved Wife Christina as much
  house hold furniture as she shall see fit to take with first third in the Real 
  Estate of all the land in Cumberland County except two Small Interests 
  hereafter mentioned.
  I give to my son Peter Minich the advancement of fifty-three Dollars as Part of
  his Shaire and to my Son John Minich I give and bequeath to him ten Acres
  of land where he now lives for and during his life and then to descend to his 
  heirs at Six hundred Dollars Part of his Shaire and I give to my daughter Sally 
  her Shire in full and to my daughter Catharine now intermarried with Jacob Hawk 
  her advancement is four hundred Dollars Part of her share. And I give to my 
  daughter Polly now intermarried with Benjamin Jumper her advancement is two 
  hundred Dollars Part of her Shaire And I give to my daughter Elizabeth her 
  Shire in full And I give to my Son Micheal Minich his advancement as Part of 
  his Shaire is three hundred and twenty Dollars and fifty-nine cents. And I give 
  to my Son Samuel Minich his advancement is two hundred Dollars in Part of his 
  Shaire And I give to my daughter Jane now intermarried with Abraham Mordorf her 
  advancement of fifty-three Dollars Part of her Shire. And I give to my daughter 
  Margret widow her Shaire in full. And I give to the Heirs of my son Lehnard 
  Minich Decd. his advancement is two hundred Dollars Part of his Shaire. And I 
  give to my daughter Nancy now intermarried with Samuel Thumma fifteen Acres of 
  land with the buildings and the advancement is Six hundred & thirty-three 
  Dollars Part of her Shaire. And I give to my daughter Susanna now intermarried 
  with Andrew Kenaday her advancements are one hundred Dollars Part of her 
  Shaire. And I give to my daughter Barbra now intermarried with Jacob Hess her 
  Shair in full And I give to my Son Barned Minich his Shaire in full And further 
  I direct that all my Personal Property be Sold as
  Appraised soon after my deth  And the Real Estate within two years. The Tract of
  Land in  the four Set County to be Sold within one year after my deth. And 
  further I direct that all my Beloved  Children as mentioned Shall Shaire and 
  Shaire alike And lastly I appoint my Son in law Andrew Kenaday as the Executor 
  of this my Will.
    
       Witness whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this Twenty-ninth day of 
  January in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eight hundred and Sixty-one.
  Signed, Sealed Declared and
  Published in the Presence of us			Leond Minich  SEAL
  H. F. Swiger
  Frederick Kemf
  
  Cumberland County
  This 25th day of October A.D. 1866. Before me Geo. W. North Register
  for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration and for said
  County personally Came H.F. Swiger Esq. One of the subscribing witnesses to the 
  forgoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will & Testament of 
  Leonard Minich, late of Frankford township, deceased, who being duly sworn 
  according to law doth depose and say that he was present and saw and heard the 
  testator Leonard Minich Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the same as and 
  for his last Will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing he was  of
  a sound and disposing mind  memory and understanding to the best of his
  observation  knowledge & belief and that he subscribed his name as so witness 
  there.     
  
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