Wills: John W. Stauffer, 1850: Tyrone Twp, Fayette Co

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Will of JOHN W. STAUFFER  Book 2, p. 25, 1850

In the Name of God, Amen, I John W. Stauffer now living in Tiron 
Township County of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania being of sound 
mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of life do constitute 
this as my Last will and testament in the manor following, to wit:
lst I desire that my body be buried decently and which I commit to 
the Care of God in hope of a glorious resurrection.
2  I desire that after my decease, my Funeral Expenses be paid and 
all my lawfull debts as soon as possible.
3  I give and bequeath to my dear wife Catherine Stauffer the whole 
of Farm which I own in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, 
containing one hundred and eighty acres more or less to be disposit 
of as she may think proper.  Together with all the household 
furniture. I also give to her one of her choice of horses and two of 
her choice of cows. I also give to her five hundred dollars to be 
raised out of the sale of my personal property or any other monies 
due me.
4  I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Sarah Kister all my real 
estate in Tyrone Township, Fayette County.
5  I give and bequeath my son in law, Solomon Kister the whole of the 
goods in the store after being filled up with the usual stock of 
goods by regular purchases not including the Notes and book accounts 
however belonging to it.
6  I give and bequeath two hundred dollars for the building a new 
Meeting House on Jacobs Crick adjoining the land I gave my wife for 
the use of the matist (?)
7 I also give and bequeath to the mannoneath (Mennonist?) fifty 
dollars to expanding (?) their graveyard where my dear children are 
buried.
8  I desire further that all my lawful debts paid out of the notes 
book accounts and personal property of all other kinds whatsoever and 
should;d there be an insufficiency in these to pay said debts and the 
other bequests I have made, I hereby direct that the balance be paid 
of the store and should there be any other property of which I may be 
possessed I give and bequeath the whole to my son in law Solomon 
Kiester, I hereby appoint Samuel Zuck and Solomon Kiester as the 
Executors of this my last will. In witness that I do constitute this 
as my last will revoking all others I subscribe my hand this ninth 
day of February 1849
In presence of:                                                       
   /s/ John W. Stauffer
Joshua Strickler
John F. Strickler

Fayette Co., (Seal) ....On the 2nd day of March A.D. 1852 before me P.
 A. Johns Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of 
Administration in and for said county personally came John F. 
Strickler the second subscribing witness to the above instrument of 
writing proporting to be the last will and testament of John W. 
Stouffer late of said County deceased. who being duly sworn according 
to law doth depose and say that he was present and saw and heard the 
testator sign seal and pronounce the above as & for his last will and 
testament and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind, memory 
and understanding to the best of his knowledge and observation, that 
he knows of no undue influence used or later will made by the said 
deceased & that he signed his name as witness at the request and in 
the presence of the testator. In testimony whereof I hereto set my 
hand and seal of the Registers Office of Uniontown the day and date 
above written                                  /s/ P. A. Johns, 
Register

Same testimony as above taken 26th day of March for Joshua Strickler. 

/s/ P. A. Johns, Regr.\