Wills: Israel Nestelrode, 1833: Manor Twp, Lancaster County, PA.

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WILL OF ISRAEL NESTELRODE

Israel Nestleroth    }
         deceased      }      In the name of God, amen!   I Israel Nestelrode, of
the township of Manor, in the County of Lancaster, and state of Pennsylvania,
yeoman, being of sound and disposing mind,  memory and understanding do make and
declare this my last will and testament in manner following to wit.  I commend my
soul to God and my body I commend to the earth to be decently entered as my
executors  shall direct in humble hope of a glorious resurrection and an happy
admission into the region of immortal  bliss and glory in and through the merits of
my mediator and redeemer Jesus Christ...And as to such worldly  estate wherewith God
hath blessed me I do give and dispose of the same in manner following, to with.  
Imprimis.  it is my will and I do order and direct that my just debts and funeral
escpenses be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease.

Item.  I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth, the house I live in
and the garden that is from  the north gable end of the house in a strait line to
the crick and down as fare as the garden now gose and the one half of the frute
that is on the lot the houses are on and one cow at her choys, three beads, a
kitchen dress and as much of my household and kitchen furniture she wants at her
choys.  during her natural lifetime and after her decease the said houses and lot
with all the other articles are to fall to my six heirs herein after mentioned.

Item.  I do give unto my daughter Elizabeth, the house, garden, and the other half
of the fruit that grows on the lot without any rent as long as she remains a
widow.  and if she should marry again, she must lose it, and my widow is to have it
during her lifetime as the other part of said lot.  
Item.  I do give unto my granddaughter Fronica, whoe is married to Micle Sauerber, 
the sum of one dollar in full out of my estate reale and personal.

Item.  I give, devise and bequeath unto my grandson Christian Rodfang, the sum of
twenty dollars to remain in my executed hands until he arrives to the age of twenty
one years.

Item, I do give, devise, and bequeath the remaining part of my estate, real and
personal unto Mary, who is  married to John Nestelrod, Elizabeth, Catharine who is
married to James Huston, Nancy, who is married to  Daniel Kendig, Marcret, who is
married to John Miller, and one sixth part of the above to my grandchildren, or the
children of my son John Nestelrod, deceased, to be equally divided into six shares
and each of them, to have share and share alike.

Item, it is my will and I do direct and impower my executors herein after named to
make sale of all my estate real and personal and convey the same as I did as soon
as may be after my decease and the ballance after a fare settlement to be divided
into six shares as above, share and share alike, that is, one equal sixth part to 
my daughter Mary, and one sixth part thereof to Elizabeth, and one sixth part
thereof to Catharina, and one  sixth part thereof to Nancy and one sixth part
thereof to Marcret and one sixth part thereof to my grandchildren of my son John,
deceased.

And lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my trusty friends, John
Miller and Adam Miller and the survivor of them, executors and executor of this my
last will and testament.  hereby revocking all former and other will or wills by me
made, and declaring this and no other to be and contain my last will and 
testament.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the thirteenth
day of October, in the  year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Israel Nestelroth Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and 
declared by the testator Israel Nestelrod as and 
for his last will and testament in the presence
of us, who, in his presence and at his request have
subscribed our names.
            John M. Bealls, Peter Mundorff, Chris Stauffer_____

Lancaster County on the 22 March 1833    Before me the subscriber personally
appeared John M. Bealls,  Peter Mundorff and Christian Stauffer the witnesses to the
preceding will who being duly qualified according  to law, do say, that they were
present and did see and hear Israel Nestleroth, the testator therein named sign, 
seal, publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament and at the
doing thereof he was of  sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the
best of their knowledge and belief. 

W. Whiteside  Reg.

March 22, 1833  Letters testamentary granted to John Miller, one of the executors
(Adam Miller the other renounced) he having been duly afirmed to administer the
estate and exhibit an inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Lancaster
within thirty days and an account of his executorship in one year or when  required,
also to comply with the act relating to collateral inheritances.

W. Whiteside   Reg.