Wills: Will of Andrew Stoutenberger, Lancaster Co.

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Will of Andrew Stoutzenberger: 
Made 22 Dec 1759, 
Proved 5 February 1760, 
Recorded Book B, V. 1, pg 301: 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the twenty second day of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Fifty Nine, 
I Andrew Stunteberg in the County of Lancaster being very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory, thanks be given to God therefore; 
Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body, knowing that this appointed for all Men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; 
that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my Body, I recommend it to the 
Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection 
I shall ___ial the Same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life; 
I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and ____ Impuned this my Will and I douders, that in the first place all my Just Debts 
and funeral charges be paid and satisfied; 

Item, I Give and Bequeath to Hannah my dearly beloved wife; the Third part of all my personal estate for Eace according to law; I do further 
give and provide for my wife during her natural life a good house with a kitchen and _ou_roome with a good iron stove therein it being used 
as a N__ing house & said house shall be kept in good repair by whosoever possesses my place whereon She lives. She shall also be provided with 
sufficient firewood during her life at the same expense. I do farther give my Wife a Good Sted for her own use; I do also give her a good 
Cow & said cow shall be well kept and a Stable provided for her; all at the expense of my Son that possesses my place. She shall also be provided 
yearly and every year during her natural life with four Barrells of Good Cyder and fifteen Bushells of good Apples; all at the expense of aforesaid; 
I do further order that she shall have yearly and every year as aforesaid fifteen bushells of wheat; and four Bushells of Rye; from the possessor of 
my place aforesaid; & she shall pay three shillings a Bushell for the wheat and no more, and two shillings a Bushell for the Rye; she shall also have 
half an acre of flax yearly, she shall also be provided yearly and every year with one hundred pounds of good pork and fifty pounds of good beef; 
all the expense aforesaid; Provided if my wife should marry again, then all shall be void; and she shall have no more at all 

Item, I Give to my well beloved Son CONRAD the sum of Forty Pounds, Cuneat money of Pennsylvania; to be paid out of my personal estate in 
two equal payments, that is Twenty pounds shall be paid in the third year after my decease; and the other Twenty pounds, the residue of his Legacy, 
shall be paid to him in the fifth year after my decease. Item, I do give to my well beloved daughter SARAH the sum of Forty pounds Cun't money 
of Pennsylvania to be paid out of my personal estate; in two equal payments, that is Twenty pounds shall be paid unto her in the fourth year after my 
decease; and the other Twenty pounds the residue of her Legacy, shall be paid unto her in the Sixth year after my decease; 

Item, I give to my well beloved son JOHN One hundred and Twenty acres of Land lying in Strasburgh where I live adjoining land of Philip 
FERREE & Abraham FERREE; to him his heirs and assigns for ever; whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain with my trusty friend Benjamin 
GROFT, to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; I do also give my Son JOHN Ten acres of meadow land of the Tract whereon 
I live beginning at the line of Samuel Chathom; and so t(ouch?) down each side of the Run or Stream; as high as the Water may be carried, for 
Meadowing until the ten acres are complete; 

Item, I give to my well beloved Son CHRISTIAN a plantation adjoining the place whereon I live, containing one hundred and twenty acres. I do also 
give my son Christian four acres of meadow land of the tract whereon I live, beginning at the line of Christian Ferree and Run up each side the Stream 
as high as the water may be carried until the four acres are compleat, to him his heirs and assigns forever; 

Item, I do give to well beloved son JACOB the plantation whereon I live containing Two Hundred acres , only deducting fourteen acres to my two 
sons John and Christian above (mentioned?), all and singular the Messuages and Tenements to him his heirs and assigns for ever. It is my 
Will further that my sons JOHN and CHRISTIAN shall have the privelege to occupy and enjoy all and every priviledge or profit whatsoever; 
belonging to my place Whereon I now live for the full term of three years after my decease. Wherefore the said John and Christian shall 
discharge all my just debts whatsoever; and whereas my son JACOB is now yet under age, I do order that he shall be taught to read and Wride; 
also Cloathed out of my Estate; without any deduction from his Estate; I do give to my Two Sons John and Christian the priviledge to cut as much 
timber as will serve to fence the aforesaid fourteen acres twice of the Tract of Land which I do give to my son Jacob; and as for the Water 
which run through the Meadowland aforesaid thro the land which I Gave to my Son Jacob, it shall be divided to the best advantage of 
my three sons John, Christian and Jacob; without any damages to either of them; And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disa(avow?)___ 
all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Executions by me in any wise before this time H____, Willed, Bequeathed, 
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness Thereof I have set my hand and Seal the day & year above written. 

Andrew (his I S mark) Stur_tibury (Seal). Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced and declared by the said Andrew Sturtiberry as his last 
Will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers Joseph FERREE, Jacob Borea, Gertaut Shoferstall. Lancaster County, Pa, ______ 
appeared before me the Subscribers on the 5th day February, 1760, Joseph Feree, Jacob Borea and Girtraut Shoferstall, the Witnesses 
to the within Will; who on their Corporal Oaths did depose and say, that they were present and saw & heard the Testator within named, 
Sign, Seal, publish, pronounce and Declare the within Writing as his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound 
disposing mind & memory, understanding to the best of ea. their knowledge, belief and observation. Edwd. Shippen, Recd. 

Be it remembered that on the 5th day of Febr. 1760; the last Will and Testament of Andrew Stuntibery deceased was proved in due form Law and 
Probate. letters Testamentary were Granted to John Stuntiberry and Benjamin Groft, the Exrs. therein named; being duly sworn well and truly to 
administer the deceased Estate & to make _____ a true and perfect Inventory and Render a just account when lawfully required. Given under the 
Seal of the Said office and dated as above.