WILL: Peter POWELL, 1813, Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Will Book K Vol. 1 Page 618
Written: May 13, 1813
Recorded: June 4, 1813

In the name of God Amen. I Peter Powell of Lampeter Township in the County of 
Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being very weak in body but of 
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding Do hereby make my last will 
and Testament  in manner and form following that is to say I recommend my Soul 
to God my Creator and my Body to the dust to be decently Interred at the 
discretion of my Executors in full hopes of a Glorious Resurrection and an 
happy admission in and through the merits and intercession of my Saviour and 
Redeemer, Jesus Christ, into the Regions of Bliss and immortality. Item, it is 
my Will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid off 
and discharged by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may 
be after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Christina 
the sum of two hundred pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid to her 
by my executors one year after my decease and likewise one bed and bedstead at 
her option, and the remainder to be equally divided amongst my children share 
and share alike. Item, it is my will and I do order that a certain lot or 
parcel of ground situate in Warwick Township be sold either at private or 
public sale as soon conveniently may be after my decease by my executors and 
lastly I do hereby nominate my beloved wife Christina and my trusty friend 
David Burkholder Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking 
and making null and void all and every other Will or Wills Testament and 
Testaments by me heretofore made published or declared. In witness whereof I 
have hereto set my hand and seal the thirteenth day of May 
1813                           Peter Powell (Seal)
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the Testator to be his last 
Will and Testament in the presence of Christian Musselman, Benjamin Landis, 
Joseph Jorde

Lancaster County fs on the fourth day of June 1813. Before me the subscriber 
personally appeared Christian Mussleman, Benjamin Landis and Joseph Jorde who 
being duly affirmed according to Law did declare and say that they were 
present and saw and heard Peter Powell the Testator sign seal publish 
pronounce and declare the foregoing writing as and for his last Will and 
Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of well disposing mind and 
memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and 
belief.                         William Bausman, Register

Be it remembered that on the 4th day of June 1813 the last Will and Testament 
of Peter Powell deceased was proved in due form of Law and Letters Testament 
thereon were granted to Christian Powell [Mussleman] and David Burkholder the 
Executors therein named. They having first been duly qualified well and truly 
to administer the Estate of the said deceased, especially to Exhibit a true 
and perfect Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Lancaster within 
one month from this date and to render a true and just Account of their 
Executorship of said Estate in one year or when thereto lawfully required. 
Given under the Seal of said Office             William Bausman, Register