WILL: John GLEN, 1795, Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Will Bk
Written: October 12, 1795

John Glen Decd In the  Name of God Amen  I John Glen of the Twonship of 
Hempfield in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania am weak in 
body But of sound and good understanding God be thanked and taking into 
consideration of the Mortality of my Body and the immortality of my Soul and 
knowing that  it is  appointedf or all once to die do make and ordain this as 
my Last Will and Testament in manner following First it is my Will that all 
my 
just debts shall be paid as also any  Funeral Expenses out of my Estate. 

ITEM I give and bequeath  unto my beloved wife Helen all my movable Goods and 
Personal Property Further I give and bequeath  unto my beloved wife Helen the 
sum of fifty pounds money in gold or silver coin as it now passes  in the 
Province of Pennsylvania forever Further it is my WIll and I give and 
bequeath 
unto my  Sister's child Helen Shwartz the sum of fifty pounds money in gold 
or  silver coin as it now passes in the Province of Pennsylvania forever.  
ITEM further it is my will and I give and bequeath and enter the Interest of 
the residue of my Estate what yet is and remains unto my belovedwife Helen 
untill my Child which is not yet born arrives to the age of fourteen years 
and 
then the aforesaid Interest shall fall to the Principal sum of the residue 
aforesaid and my said wife shall have no right or claim to the samebut it 
shall be placed in Interest for my said Child untill it arrives at the age of 
Eighteen or Twenty one years and then it shall have the same in its own 
possession forever.

ITEM further it is my will that if my said child which is not yet Born should 
happen to die then shall the residue  of said moneywhich I bequeathed to my 
Child aforesaid full into my Brothers and Sisters but my Brother William Glen 
shall not inherit anything thereof And lastly I ordain nominate and 
constitute 
my beloved and Just Friend Henry Landis as my Executor of this my Last Will 
and Testament by me heretofore made  In Witness whereof I have hereto set my 
own hand and seal the twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord one 
thousand and seven hundred and ninety five.  Signed Sealed proclaimed and 
declared by the above said John Glen and for his Last Will and Testamentin 
the 
prrovince of us the subscribers Benjamiin  Hershey   Christian 
Strange                        John Glen    (seal )

Lancaster  County as on the twenty fourth day of October in the year of our 
Lord one thousand and seven hundred and  ninety five Before me the 
subscriber                personally appeared Benjamin  Hershey  and 
Christian 
Strange the two subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument in writing 
and upon their solemn affirmations  according to law did severally declare 
and 
say that they were present and saw and heard John Glen the Testator therein 
named sign seal publish pronounced and declare the foregoing instrument in 
writing as and for his last will and Testament and that  at the time of the  
doing thereof he was of sound and  well disposing mind memory and  
understanding according to the best of their knowledge observation and 
belief.
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