Wills: Thomas Reinhart, Jr, 1804: Franklin Twp, Greene County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Hope Rinehart Beatty DonBea@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________________________ Will Probated August 8, 1804 Vol. 1, Page 043 No. 70 Will of Thomas Reinhart, Jr. Greene County, Franklin Township, Penna. In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Reimhart, of Franklin Township, Greene County, and State of Pennsylvania, yoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortallity of my body, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament in manner following. I recommend my soul into the hands of Almigty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christen buriel at the discretion of my executors. and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First. I give and bequeath to Hannah, my dearly beloved wife, the sum of thirty pounds, good and lawfull money of Pennsylvania to be raised and levied out of my estate, besides hir third that the law allows, and I also give and bequeath to my beloved son, John, one hundred and sixty two acers of land which he now lives on and also I give and bequeath to my son John one two year old heffer that I got from granmother, and I also give and bequeath to my other sons, Thomas, William, Joseph, Jesse, Arthur, and Levi all my land and tenements, gods and chattells and household furniture to be equally divided as they come of age, and I also give and bequeath to my daughters Elizabeth and Hannah, two hundred dollars each to be paid as follows:. Each is to have one good horse creature, a saddel, and bridel to be vallued at twenty five pounds each . And the remainder to be paid in houshold furniture, to be paid as they come to the age of twenty one years or to get married and to be paid out of the estate of the above named. Thomas, William, Joseph, Jesse, Arthur, and Levi and in case of the death of any or either of my said children, in their minority, unmmarried and without issue, then I do order and direct that the legacy or share of such child or children so dying shall go to and be considered as a part of the residue of my estate. and in case that Hannah, my wife, should incline to marry after my deceace, that the estate that I leave hir shall go to my children at hir deceace, and I also give and bequeath to my daughter Marget one cow and likewise I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy one cow. And likewise I costitute William Inghram Esq. and John Reinhart, my son, to be my executors of this my last will and testement and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke all former testaments, wills, legacies, and executors. ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Two. Signed Thomas Reinhart Signed, sealed, published, pronounced amd declared by the said Thomas Rinehart as his last will and testament in the presence of us James Porter, William W Wells ,John Hunnel Greene County S.S. On the sixth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Four, before me,John Boreman, Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the said County, personally came William Wells and John Hunnel, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing and annexed instrument of writing, and on their solenm oath did dispose and say, that they were present and saw and heard Thomas Reinhart the testator within named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, and at the time of doing thereof, he was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief, and that they also saw James Porter, the other witness subscribe his name thereto. Sworn and suscribed the day above writen before me. Signed John Boreman Also signed William Wells and John Hunnel Registered the sixth of August, 1804, and letters testamentary granted to William Inghram, Esquire, and John Reinhart, executors, the same day.