Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Slonecker, George Adam August 24, 1819
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Jerry Nagle Jet86@hotmail.com April 20, 2007, 5:35 pm

Source: Fayette County Courthouse, Fayette County, Pa.
Written: August 24, 1819
Recorded: June 15, 1820

George Adam's Will:

In the name of God. Amen.  I Adam Slonaker being sick and weak in Body
of sound mind memory and understanding (praised by God for it), and 
considering the certaintly of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof 
and to the end that I may be the better prepared to leaving this world 
whenever it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and declare 
this to be my last will and Testament in manner following that is to pay first 
and Principally I recommend my Soul to God my creator hoping for pardon and 
remission of my sins and to enjoy everlasting through Jesus Christ my Savior 
my.  I commit to the earth at the discretion of Jacob Wineland and my Son John 
who is authorized by power of atty to sell all my Real Estate as soon as a 
reasonable price can be had for the same and to sell and dispose of my 
personal property pay all my debts settle and collect all my outstanding 
accounts. And pay over to my brother George’s son Jacob one hundred dollars. 
As is therein directed - my widow I have made a Special Contract in writing by 
a Conditional bond and performance for her to take as in it prescribed. And my 
will and desire is that here my real and personal Estate is sold and the money 
received then I desire and require the said Jacob Wineland and my Son John or 
either of them to purchase land in the State of Ohio Indiana Illinois or 
Missippi at their option leaving to their discretion then I am sure will Judge 
for the best and whereas it appears as the sales of my real and personal 
property here when sold amount to as much as will give to every one of my 
Children one hundred acres of land and have an overplus of several hundred 
dollars to improve one hundred acres of the one thousand which it would 
purchase.  Now my will is that after the land is purchased that one hundred 
acres shall be laid of with the least incontinence to the place and give to my 
widow and the overplus money shall or apart thereof be approbated to buildings 
and clearing this or so much of the one hundred acres as will maintain the 
Children that should be under age and in case there should be no over plus 
money then I allow the Children over age to assist in improving said tract and 
further its my will as the Children come of age that they shall have their 
shares divided off of the said purchase and after that the last child arrives 
to the age of twenty one years its my will that my widow shall hold use occupy 
and enjoy the one hundred acres which was approbated to the maintain acre of 
the Children in Fee Simple.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 24th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and nineteen
(unreadable signature w/seal)
Sealed and delivered in presence of us:
John Miner
John Sloneker
Tho R. Gregg

The fifteenth day of June Anno Domino 1820.  Before me the subscribe (Seal) 
Register for the Probate of wills and granting letters of Administration in 
and for said cerenty personally cause John Minor + John Slonecker two of the 
subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and Testament and on their 
solemn attestations did respectfully declare that they saw the Testator 
execute the (unk word) where of sound mind memory and understanding that no 
undue influence had been used or later will made by the deceased to their 
knowledge or belief & that they to-gether with the other signing witness 
signed the same as witnesses there to in the presence of the Testator & in the 
presence of each other. In Testimony whereof  I have set my hand and seal of 
said office the same day.

								Alexander 
McClean
									
	Register

“Quieted through Mistake.”

Compared.

	"Registered & Compared 15” June 1820.

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The above will was transcribed by Jerry Nagle.  He received a copy of the Will 
via the Courthouse in Uniontown, Fayette County, PA. (Volume 1, Page 237, 
Probate Date: 1820)

Additional Comments:
It was common that the middle name was used as first name. George Adam 
Slonecker, b. 22Dec1763, d. Abt. 1820

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