WILL: Peter POOL, 1823, 1824, Tyrone Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jeff Gerber Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/ __________________________________________ Will images: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/photos/documents/pool-peter-1.jpg http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/photos/documents/pool-peter-2.jpg http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/photos/documents/pool-peter-3.jpg http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/photos/documents/pool-peter-4.jpg Huntingdon County SS Before me Thomas Ker Deputy Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the County of Huntingdon Aforesaid personally appeared John Weight and Samuel Johnston the two Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing, who upon their solemn oaths respectively do say that they were personally present and did see and hear the testator Peter Pool sign, execute and declare the foregoing Instrument of writing in the German language as and for his last will and testament and that the said subscribing witnesses did set their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of each other and in the presence of the testator and at his instance and request and the said Peter Pool was at the time of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their judgments and belief. Sworn subscribed Samuel Johnston the 4th day of May 1824 John Wright before me Thomas Ker Deputy Reg. Translation of the last will and testament of Peter Poole Deceased. In God's name Amen - I Peter Poole of Tyrone Township, Huntingdon County in the State of Pennsylvania, being sickly & weak in body but sound and of good understanding and memory thank God therefore remembering the uncertainty of my life and that a time is appointed for all men since? to die. Therefore I make and order this my last will & testament after the following manner namely - In the first place I commend my soul in the hands of God who gave it and my body to the earth who is the mother of all in order to be buried after a decent and Christian like manner. And as to such worldly property wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner. It is my will and do hereby order and direct that my wife Williamina two beds and bedstead and bedclothes thereto belonging one chest, six chairs one table one cow two sheep, one hog - the loom with the gears thereof the half of the Kitchen Furniture the house in which we live. She shall also have half the garden the right to the watter and she shall have a stable for her cow and sheep and my said wife shall have the half of the rent or income of the plantation where we now live but should the half not be sufficient for her support then she shall have all the rent during her lifetime but should my said wife Williamina marry again then she shall have no more of the rent - the above mentioned articles shall be appraised to her and if she marries again then she shall give them back again as good as they now are and further she shall take nothing with her but one of the beds and bedstead. My son Peter shall have one bed and bedstead. My beloved daughter Margaret shall have one bed and bedstead. My beloved daughter Magdalena shall have one bed and bedstead. Jacob Tiprey shall have fifty dollars out of the share of my beloved daughter Elizabeth and her children shall have the remainder. My plantation situated in Tyrone Township, Huntingdon County adjoining the Juniata River and land of Samuel Johnston Peter Swine shall be sold by my hereafter mentioned executors after the death of my wife to the best advantage and my executors or the longest lived of them shall give a good right to the purchaser or purchasers. And my children shall all be heirs alike of the sold property after the sale. And I do appoint and choose my trusty friends Moses Robison & Wilimina Pool of this my last will & testament. And I do recall all other former wills and testaments which are made by me before this. Subscribed & acknowledged by the before mentioned Peter Pool as and for his last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal written the 25th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three in our presence - John Weight Peter Pool {seal} Samuel Johnston Huntingdon County SS I Peter Swine do solemnly & sincerely affirm that the foregoing is a true translation and interpretation of the last will and testament of Peter Pool deceased this day proven before the Deputy Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the County of Huntingdon to the best of my judgment & belief. Sworn and subscribed this 4th Peter Swine May 1824? Williamina Pool and Moses Robison Ex'ors of Peter Pool Dec'd: Memorandum Letters testamentary were this day granted to Williamina Pool & Moses Robison of the Estate of Peter Pool Dec'd. Inventory to be exhibited on or before the 4th of June next And a just and true account, calculation and reckoning of their said administration on or before the 4th day of May A.D. 1825 or when thereto legally required. Given under the seal of office the 4th of May A.D. 1824 Thomas Ker Deputy