WILL: John BRECHBILL, 1840, Green Township, Franklin County, PA

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Source: Franklin County Courthouse
Written: October 18, 1840
Recorded: November 29, 1850

Will

John Brechbill

Franklin County Courthouse
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania


In the Name of God, Amen.  I, John Brechbill of Green Township in the County of 
Franklin in the State of Pennsylvania do make, declare and publish the 
following Testament in manner and form as follows to wit:

First: I will and bequeath to my well beloved wife Anna all my estate real and 
personal to be enjoyed by her during her life with all the rents, issues, and 
profits thereof provided she does not get remarried after my death.

Second: and my will is that my wife shall take counsel from my two brothers 
Christian and Jacob Brechbill and shall at all times make such use of the 
estate and property left by me to her in such manner as they or either of them 
may direct her.  

Third: and my will is that at the death of my wife my property be equally 
divided by my Executors between all of my children share and share and share 
alike and if at my death there be any of my children minors they as each of 
them become of lawful age to draw each one their share of the principal but if 
there may have any interest accrued on any share or shares the interest on each 
and all the shares to be reserved by my Executors until my youngest child shall 
become of lawful age and then all the interest that may have accrued from the 
shares of the minor children to be added together and equally divided among all 
my children.

Fourth: and my will is that my Executors keep an account book and provided they 
see proper they may allow my wife to advance each of my children as they come 
of lawful age a part of what would be their share after her death but in no 
case shall any interest be charged on the on the advancements.

And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my dear brothers Christian 
Breckbill and Jacob Brechbill Executors of this my last will and testament.  In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eighteenth day of 
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.

John Brechbill

Signed, sealed, published and declared in the presence of us:
J.F. Wallace
A.E. Kinzer

We the undersigned testify that we were present when the fifth clause in this 
will was erased.
A.E. Kinzer
J.F. Wallace

Penna Franklin County

Nov 29th AD 1850 personally appeared before me Benj Mentzer Register in and for 
said County, A.E. Kinzer and J.F. Wallace the subscriber and witnesses to the 
foregoing and within instrument of writing who being duly affirmed according to 
law did dispose and say that they were personally present and saw John 
Brechbill now dec’d write his name unto and heard him publish pronounce and 
declare the same as and for his last will and testament and that at the time of 
the doing thereof the said dec’d was of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding according to the best of their knowledge and belief and that 
their names there to subscribed as witnesses are in their own proper hands 
writing and done at the same time: also that the fifth clause of said 
instrument was erased before it was signed and declared as his last Will and 
Testament.

A.E. Kinzer
J.F. Wallace

Affirmed and subscriber before 
Benj Mentzer Regr

29th Nov AD 1850 for Christian and Jacob Brechbill do each of yourself whereby 
sincerely and truly declare and affirm that as Executors of the last Will and 
Testament of John Brechbill late of Green Township dec’d you will well and 
truly administer the goods and chattels rights and credits of said dec’d 
according to law and also will diligently and faithfully regard and well and 
truly comply with the provisions of the laws relating to collateral 
inheritances.

Before Benj Mentzer Reg’r

A true copy taken from the original.

Robert Earley 
Deputy Reg’r