WILL: Joseph WAHL, 1859, Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, PA

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Source: Franklin County Courthouse
Written: September 8, 1859
Recorded: December 17, 1862

Will

Joseph Wahl

Franklin County Courthouse
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Book F
Page 526

I, Joseph Wall, of Letterkenny Township Franklin County Pennsylvania, do make 
publish and declare this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and making 
void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.  As to such state as 
it hath pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows Wit,  
And first direct my Executors hereinafter named to sell my real estate as soon 
after my decease as possible in order to have my estate settled in one year 
from the date of my death, giving to my Executors all power and authority to 
make execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof as good deed or 
deeds for the same as I now have.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Wall two hundred dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Henneberger five hundred 
dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Abraham Wall five hundred dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Michael Wall fifty dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Stouffer five hundred dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Catharine Notts five hundred dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Brechbill five hundred dollars.

And it is my will and I hereby direct my said Executor to pay the aforesaid 
bequest to my children herein before named within one year from the day of my 
death, and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate over and above 
any debts I may have my funeral expenses and all the expenses of settling my 
estate I direct and it is my will that my Executors to distribute the same 
equally to and amoung my children share and share alike (except the share 
coming to my son Michael.  I give and bequeath the same to the children of my 
son Michael by his first wife, and direct my said Executors to pay the said 
share to them the said children of my son Michael by his first wife, or to 
their guardian for them.

And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my son Jacob Wall and my friend 
George Spreecher Executors of this my last will and testament.  In witness 
whereof I, Joseph Wall have hereunto set my hand and seal this eight day of 
September AD 1859.  

His mark  X
Joseph Wall
Signed sealed published and declared said Joseph Wall as and for his last Will 
and Testament, in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names 
witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testor and of each of us.

F. L. Stumbaugh
John Doebler

Franklin County:

Registers office October 27th 1862 personally appeared I. H. McCauley and David 
Wertz who being duly qualified did say that they are well acquainted with the 
hand writing of F. L. Stumbaugh and John Doebler the subscribing witnesses to 
the foregoing last will and testament of Joseph Wall died that they have 
frequently seen them write their names and that they believe the signatures to 
be in their own hand writing.
I.H. McCauley
D.A.Wertz

Aforesaid and subscribed before me.
E.C. Boyer
Register

You Jacob Wall and George Spreecher do swear and affirm that as Executors of 
Joseph Wall late of Letterkenny Township deceased you will and truly administer 
the goods and chattels rights and receipts of said deceased according to law 
also diligently and faithfully regard and well and truly comply with the 
provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritances.

I swear and affirm before me October 27th 1862.
A true copy December 17th 1862.

E.C. Boyer
Register