Lawrence County PA Archives Wills  -  John Manwal Will (1886)

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 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Will Book 4:193, File No, M:118
 County Clerk's office, New Castle, Pennsylvania

 All spelling errors remain intact.


 I John Manewal of North Beaver Township County of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania being in good health and of sound mind 
 do make and declare this to be my Will and Testament in manner following to wit

 1st  I direct all of my Debts and funeral expenses be paid by my Executor as soon after my decease as possible.

 2nd After payment of the debts and expenses above mentioned I give and bequeath to my Wife Susanna the residue of my personal 
 property absolutely and the use of all my Real Estate while she lives.  And should my Executor find the personal property insufficient 
 to furnish my said Wife a comfortable support I direct in that case that home at his direction sell on such terms and for such prices 
 as he may deem best any Real Estate that I may leave so far as it may be necessary for her support and for such purpose I authorize him 
 to make a deed to the purchaser thereof

 3rd In lieu of Dower I give to my said Wife Susanna the land upon which we now live consisting of eighteen acres and twenty eight perches 
 with the appertances in said Township County and State and joining on the east by Land of Charles Shrenk on the South by land of 
 Leonard Gehring and on the North by Public Road to possess the same and enjoy the proceeds or annual yield there of according to her 
 own Judgement  and keep he same in repair and good condition yet always with a view and as a primary object to pay my honest debts and 
 after my said Wifes decease my said or balance of Land shall be sold at Public sale and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to my youngest 
 Daughter Elizabeth Amelia being the amount that my wife brought to me

 4th After my said Wifes decease my said Daughter Elisabeth Amelia shall have one cow of those wich my Wife leaves and further that 
 Elisabeth Amelia shall have all my or the household  and Kitchen furniture wich my Wife leaves and are unconsumed at her decease to her 
 hers my youngest Daughter Elisabeth Amelia

 5th Any other article of personal property shall after my Wifes decease be sold at Public sale an the proceeds equally divided among my 
 said six children and heirs.

 6th I add that my said Wife shall carry out the above named terms and conditions without going to law and shall have control of and be 
 left in the peaceful possession of my Estate and property as I myself was and as is within described no Inventory and appraisement shall 
 take place.

 Name of Executor  and lastly I constitute and appoint my Wife Susana Executor of this my Will and Testament hereby revoking and making 
 void all former Wills by me made here therefore

 In witness where of I the said John Manewal have hereunto set my hand and seal this date 14 day of June A.D. 1886
 John Manewal ( Seal) 

 signed and sealed, published and declared by the said Testator John Manewal as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of 
 us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names as the witnesses thereto

 Witnesses} Leonhard Gehring ( gothic German)
                  Lewis Etter
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 NOTE:  John Manewal died at 9 p.m. on the 19th day of July 1886, as testified to by Lewis Etter, a nephew in law of John's first wife, 
 Jacobina Baumann.

 The wife Susanna mentioned is Susanna Sailor, second wife of John Manewal.  They were married 20 Dec 1864 in Mahoning County, Ohio.  
 Daughter Elisabeth Amelia is a daughter by this marriage.
 The remaining six children are from John's firt marriage to Jacobina Catherine Baumann, daughter of Ludwig Baumann and Maria Scherer.  
 Those children were:  Jacob, David, Daniel, Catherine, John and Jerimiah.