Othcourt: Dispsition of Estate of Barbara Showalter, 1833 and release by Susana Wolf 
of Executor, 1846: Lancaster County 

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Dispsition of Estate of Barbara Showalter, 1833 and release by Susana Wolf 
of Executor, 1846 

To all To whom these presence may come whereas Barbara Showalter late of Earl
Township, in the county of Lancaster and state of Penna, widow dec'd and by her 
last will and testament in  writing bearing date the ninth day of August Anno 
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, where and whereby, amongst 
other things, she bequeathen all and singular of her estate to her sons and 
daughters and their legal representatives share and share alike, directing that
the shares of her two daughters Christiana and Susanna, should be placed in the
hands of her trusty friend John Kurtz, Ser.. of Salisburg township in the 
county and state aforesaid, in trust nevertheless for the use and benefit of 
the said Christiana and Susanna, and their heirs allowing them the interest 
and part of the principal, if their need requires it, attest as in and by her 
said last will, since her decease, duly proved and remaining in the Registers 
office at Lancaster, recourses being thereunto had may appear, by virture and 
in compliance with the direction of the said recited will, the said 
John Kurtz, Ser.. paid the interest and part of the principal of the said 
Susan's share to her attorney in fact leaving a balance in the hands of said 
trustee of Seventy-five dollars only who duly executed a release for the same, 
bearing date May the 20th Anno Domini 1833 

Recorded in the recorders office of said county of Lancaster in Book Y --- 5 
page 216 -- relation being thereunto had may appear and whereas the sum of 
twenty-five pound $67.33 payable to the said Susanna by her brother Henry 
Showalter as a part of her fathers estate, also come into the hands of the said 
John Kurtz, Ser.. and whereas all the parties concerned in this matter have 
become old, the said Susans intermarried with Peter Wolf, from information by 
letters, appears to have need for this money and the said trustee anxious to
dispose of the same in his lifetime, for the purpose intended, thought proper 
to pay the same over NOW KNOW YE that we the said Peter Wolf of Richland County 
and the state of Ohio and Susanna his wife, late Susanna Showalter, do hereby 
acknowledge that we have this day received of and from the said John Kurtz,Ser..
the said sum of sixty seven dollars and 33 cents together with all the interest 
accrued theron and I the said Susanna Wolf do hereby further thankfully confess
and acknowledge that I have this day received of and from said John Kurtz 
trustee as aforesaid the said seventy five dollars and all interest accrued 
theron, in full satisfaction and payment of all such sum or sums of money 
legaries and bequests as are givin and bequeathen unto me the said Susanna, 
by the last wills of both my father Jacob Showalter and my mother Barbara 
Showalter and therefore we the said Peter Wolf and Susanna his wife no by these 
presence, release, requit and forever discharge the said John Kurtz, Ser.., 
his heirs, executors and adminstrators, of and from the said legaries, 
intrusted to his care as aforesaid and of and from all actions, suits, 
payments, accounts, reckonings, claims and demands whatsoever, for or by 
reason thereof or of any other act, matter, cause or thing whatsoever from 
the beginning off the world to the day of the date of these presents 
IN WITNESS whereof the said parties have hereunto interchangeably, set their 
hands and seals this thirty first day of March Anno Domini one thousand eight 
hundred and forty-six,1846, witness present at signing.

E. Chew    Joseph, Ohio

Peter Wolf

Susanna Wolf