Wills: Mathias Slaymaker 1804 Lancaster Co., PA.  

 
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Will of Matthias Slaymaker, 1804
Lancaster County
Will Book I, Volume 1 Page 450

MATHIAS SLAYMAKER
Deceased

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN!  I Mathias Slaymaker of Strasburg township in 
the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, being of weak body, but 
of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this life, do 
make and publish this my last will & testament in manner and form following 
that is to say -

FIRST, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Slaymaker his heirs 
& assigns, all the lot or piece of ground with its appurtenances lying on 
the Strasburg road, adjoining lands of Baltasar Berkman, Henry Slaymaker 
and the said John Slaymaker, containing twelve acres be the same more or less, 
he paying the following sums to my other children to wit; the sume of five
pounds to the children of my beloved daughter Rachel seven years after 
my decease, to be equally divided among them, five pounds to my beloved
daughter Elizabeths children when ye all arrive to full age to be 
equally divided among them, to my beloved daughter Rebekah the sum of seven 
pounds ten shillings yearly and every year during her natural life, commencing 
at my decease, to my daughter Mary the sum of one hundred pounds including 
the one half of what she has already got, to be paid twenty five pounds 
yearly commensing one year after my decease, to my grand daughter Mary 
McCompsey the sume of five pounds, four years after my decease; to my grand 
daughter Barbary Pickele the sum of five pounds when she arrives to the age of 
twenty one years - -

SECOND, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William Slaymaker his 
heirs and assigns, all the tract of land lying on the mountain, adjoining 
lands formerly belonging to Daniel Slaymaker late deceased and others 
containing fourty four acres be the same more or less, with its appurtenances, he
paying to my other children the following sums to wit, to my beloved
daughter Rachels children the Sum of five pounds, seven years after my
decease, to be equally divided among them, to my daughter Elizabeths
children the sum of five pounds when the all arrive to full age, to be
equally divided among them; to my daughter Rebekah the sum of seven 
pounds ten shillings yearly during her natural life, commencing at my decease; 
to my daughter Mary the sum of one hundred pounds including the one half 
of what she has already got, to be paid twenty five pounds yearly 
commencing one year after my decease; to my grand daughter Mary McCompsey the sum 
of five pounds four years after my decease; to my grand daughter Barbara
Pickele the sum of five pounds when she arrives to the age of twenty 
one years - -

THIRDLY, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughters Rebekah and Mary 
all my cloths bed and bedding and books that I may have at my decease to be 
equally divided between them - -

FOURTHLY, it is my will that all the bonds or notes which I hold on my 
sons John and William Slaymaker or that I may hold at the time of my 
decease, may be given up to them or be void and of none effect - - 

FIFTHLY, it is my will that my executors collect what money is due to 
me by bond or note from Samuel McCompsey at my decease and divide it equally 
among the children of my daughter Rebekah - - 

AND LASTLY I do hereby appoint my beloved sons John and William 
Slaymaker executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all 
former wills by me made  In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal the twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and three - 1803. - -

							his
						Mathias X Slaymaker (seal)
							mark

SIGNED sealed published & declared by the above named Mathias Slaymaker 
to be his last will & testament in presence of us whose names are hereunto
subscribed as witness in the presence of the testator
   Herman Skiles; Amos Slaymaker