Wills: Jacob Newcomer, 1820: German Twp, Fayette Co

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Will of JACOB NEWCOMER of German Twp. Book 1, p. 206 - 1820

Know all men by these presents that I, Jacob Newcomer of German 
Township, Fayette County, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Being 
weak in body but perfect in mind and memory do hereby revoke all 
former wills by me made.  And constitute , make ordain and declare 
this to be my lawful last will and testament, as follows, viz.
Item 1 - It is my will and desire that my true and loving wife, Mary, 
may have the full enjoyment of all and singular my whole estate: real 
and personal to manage as she may think proper, while she lives and 
at her death the personal estate to be sold and the real estate to be 
appraised and sold also if my two oldest sons Jacob & John do not 
think proper to take it at the apraisement which right I reserve for 
them -only and the whole neat proceeds of my estate to be divided 
equally amongst my children that may then be living----
Item 2 - But in case my wife Mary do marry again then she is only to 
receive Fifty dollars, a bed and a cow and as she may think proper, 
to choose out of the Cattle and beds, then belonging to my Personal 
Estate and my Executors then to proceed as above - directed with both 
my real and personal estate dividing it as above directed, Equally 
amongst all my Children that may then be living....
Item 3 And Lastly I do Constitute and ordain(?) my wife Mary Newcomer 
and Jacob Beakseller of German Township my true and lawful Executors 
of this my last will and Testament. Given under my hand and seal this 
4th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred 
and Fifteen
                                                                    
/s/ Jacob NueComent (Seal)

Signed and acknowledged in presence of.
The within will signed sealed and acknowledged in presents of;   John 
Auld, James Auld, Samuel Allebaugh

Fayette County S.S.(Seal) On the 3rd day of November Anno Domini 1820 
personally appeared before Alexander McClean Register for the Probate 
of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said 
County, John Auld, esquire and Samuel Allebaugh the first and last 
signing witnesses to the foregoing last will and Testament and on 
their solemn attestation do severally declare that they saw the 
Testator and heard him acknowledge the same as and for his last will 
and Testament when of disposing mind and memory, that they know of no 
undue influence used to induce the Testator to make said will 
contrary to his own inclination or of any later will made by deceased.
  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said 
office this 3rd day of November 1820.   /s/ Alexander McClean, 
Register
Registered & Compared 3 Nov 1820