Wills: George Kneisly, 1785: Hempfield Township, Lancaster County

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         Will of George Kneisly, Lancaster, 1785

In the name of god amen,  I George Kneissley of Hempfield Township in
the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania being weak and sick
of Body but of Sound and disposeing mind memory  and understanding
and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and it is ordered
for all men once to die I therefore make my Last will and Testament
in manner following that is to say

I recommend my Immortal Spirit into the hands of Almighty God who
gave it and my body to the earth from whence it came in hopes of a
glorious resurrection through the merits of Jesus Christ my Redeemer
and an happy admission into the Regions of Bliss and Immortality and
as to my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I
give and bequeath the same in Manner following

First I order and it is my will that all my Just debts and funeral
Expences be paid and discharge by my Executors, out of my Estate as
soon as Conveniently may be after my decease

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my eldest son Samuel Kneissley my Land
and Plantation whereon he now Lives on Yellow Breeches Creek part in
Cumberland County and part in York County containing about Two
hundred Acres (more or less) with the Mills Edifices and Buildings
thereon errected and being To hold the same to him my said son Samuel
Kneissley his Heirs and Assigns forever and I value and appraise the
same to him at and for the Sum of Seven hundred pounds Money in Gold
or Silver Coin to be paid by him in manner following Viz

The sum of Twenty pounds in one year after my decease and then yearly
the sum of Twenty pounds untill the whole is paid but nevertheless
that my said Son shall not be allowed to bring any account against my
estate for any Monies that he may have laid out or paid on account of
said Land or Mill in my Live time it being all allowed to him in the
said Valuation Sum

Item I give and bequeath unto my Sons John Kneissley and George
Kneissley this my Land and Plantation whereon I now Live Situate and
being part in Manheim and part in Hempfield Township Lancaster County
containing about one hundred acres (more or less) To hold the same
together with the houses, Mills, and buildings unto my said Sons John
Kneissley and George Kneissley their Heirs and Assigns forever as
Tenants in common and to be devided by them as well as they can  And
I do value and appraise the same to them my said Sons at and for the
sum of Nine hundred pounds Money in gold or Silver Coin to be paid in
manner following Viz the Sum of Fifteen pounds each of them in one
year after my decease and then yearly each of them the sum of fifteen
pounds until the whole is paid.  But nevertheless that my Son John
Neissley shall be allowed his account of Sixty six pounds and Twelve
Shillings which he paid toward the purchase money of my Son Samuel's
Land and Also the Sum of forty three pounds which he paid to my son
In Law Henry Yordey and shall deduct the same out of his part of the
above valuation Sum

and the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate Real and Personal
including the said valuation Sums and all other Moneys and Effects
which may come to the Hands of my Executors and not herein Before
Particularly Bequeathed I order to be divided into six Equal Shares

And I give and Bequeath unto my said eldest Son Samuel Kneissley his
Heirs and Assigns forever one


And I do hereby further order that the said sixth part herein
bequeathed unto my said Daughter Mary's children shall Remain in the
Hands of my Executors in trust for them who shall put the same out on
Interest for the Use of the said children untill they as aforesaid
attain their age and I do hereby Utterly exclude the said John Mayer
of and from haveing any share or part of my Estate Real and personal
neither shall the share herein Bequeathed to his children be
Intrusted into his Hands or care

And Lastly do I hereby Nominate Make and appoint my said Sons John
Kneissley and George Kneissley Executors fo this my Last Will and
Testament and Makeing hereby null and void all former and other wills
by me heretofore made declareing this and no other to be my Last will
and Testament

Witness my Hand and Seal this Nineteenth Day of October AD: One
thousand Seven Hundred and eighty five Signed Sealed, published,
pronounced,

George (H) Kneissley (his mark)

Declared by the Testator as his Last will and Testament in the
presence of the words his Heirs and Assigns for ever on the second
page being first interlined

Samuel Mayer
Cas: Shaffner