Will: Moyer, Jacob 1875: Wharton Twp., Fayette Co., PA

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Will of Jacob Moyer

In the name of God, amen. I Jacob Moyer of Wharton Township, 
Fayette County Pennsylvania being far advanced in age but of 
sound mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and 
testament. First I commend my soul to God who gave it, and my 
body to the earth to be interred with decent Christian burial. 
Second I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses 
including decent tomb stones be promptly paid out of the first 
monies that shall come to the hands of my executors. Third I order 
and direct that my personal estate be administered according to the 
laws of this commonwealth and that the net proceeds thereof be 
divided equally among all my children or their respective heirs 
as hereinafter directed in regard to the proceeds of sale of my lands. 
Fourth I order and empower my executors hereinafter named or the 
survivor of them, within one year after my decease to sell my land 
at public sale, upon such terms as to them shall seem most advisable 
and upon payment therefore or after bonds and mortgage or judgments 
given by the purchaser or purchasers to convey the same to such 
purchaser or purchasers in fee simply and upon receipt of the purchase 
money to divide and pay the same to my children or their respective 
heirs, so as to make each child's share equal, after adding to the 
whole of real and personal the following sums and deducting the same 
as advancements from each one's share with interest from my decease. 
The children of anyone dead or dying hereafter, to receive equally the 
share of his, her or other parent, viz: my son Philip seven hundred 
and seventy one dollars and 69 cents, my son Isaac four hundred fifty 
eight dollars and 85 cents, my son John two hundred forty four dollars 
and 47 cents, and my daughter Nancy (wife of Samuel Morton) Catherine 
(wife of Henry Yotter) Sarah (wife of Philip Workman) Barbara 
(wife of Samuel Moore) and Elizabeth (deceased wife of Evans Moore) 
each one hundred and fifty dollars. And should I hereafter advance to 
or pay for any of them any money or property to be evidenced by notes 
or otherwise, they are to account for the same in like manner, provided 
that is anyone's receipts amount to more that his or her share, then 
he or she is to pay the difference upon note or notes if being understood 
that the above sums are in part make up of notes and on some of said ch
ildren, which I now hold. In making distribution I allow my executors 
to pay to the most needy first, and so on taking care to make them all 
equal in the end, according to the directions of this my last will. And 
should I at my death leave any unexecuted contracts for land, I empower 
my executors or the survivor of them upon receipt of security for the 
unpaid purchase money, if any, to make therefore such deed or deeds as 
I would be bound to make if living. I hereby revoke all former wills or 
writings testamentary by me made, and I name and appoint my son in law 
Evans Moore and my friend Amos Potter to be the executors of this my 
last will and testament. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 20th day of July A.D. 1857.

Jacob Moyer   SEAL

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Jacob Moyer to be his last 
will and testament in our presence who attest the same at his request 
and in his presence.
Everhart Bierer
James Veich

Fayette SS
Be it known that on the 11th day of June A.D. 1875 before me Jos Beatty, 
Register of the Probate of Wills and Grating Letters of Administration in 
and for said County personally came Everhart Bierer one of the subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing will of Jacob Moyer dec'd who being duly sworn 
did depose and say that he was present and saw the said Jacob Moyer sign 
and seal and heard him declare the same to be his last will and testament 
when of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of his belief, that 
he signed his name as one of the subscribing witnesses thereto by request 
of the said testator I nhis presence and in the presence of the other 
subscribing witness James Veich who signed his name in his presence that 
he knew of no undue influence used or later will make. Same day personally 
came Alfred Howell and W.K. Gallaher who being each duly sworn did depose 
and say that they were well acquainted with the hand writing of said 
James Veich, having frequently seen him write his name that his signature 
to said will is genuine and his own proper hand writing to the best of 
their belief. That the said James Veich now resides in Allegheny County. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Registers 
Office at Uniontown the 11th day of June A.D. 1875

Jos Beatty, Reg.

Letters testamentary granted to Amos Potter who was duly sworn 
June 11th A.D. 1875
Registered and compared June 11th A.D. 1875.