Wills: Mathias Henning,1830: Jonestown, Lebanon County, PA

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 WILL OF MATHIAS HENNING OF JONESTOWN, LEBANON COUNTY, PA, 1830

      In the Name of God Amen.  I Mathias Henning of East Hanover
Township, in the County of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania, being
sick and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding,
praised be God for it, and considering the certainty of death, and
the uncertainty of the time thereof Do therefore make and declare
this my last Will and Testament in the manner following, that is to
say first and principally.  I commend my soul to Almighty God, and my
body I commit to the earth, at the dis___ of my executor herein after
named.  My worldly estate I dispose of as follows: Item, I will and
desire that all my just debts as shall be by me owing at my death
together with my funeral expenses, and all charges touching the
proving of this my will, Shall in the first place be fully paid and
satisfied out of my estate.  Item, I give and bequeath unto my
beloved Daughter Barbara Henning, as much of my Household furniture
as she may make choice of. __ a Cow, two Sheep, and two Hogs and the
remaining part of my personal estate, I desire my executors to Sell
as soon as convenient may be, after my death.  Item, I give and
bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Polly, one Brass Kettle; and Chest,
I one Flax _Hatchel_(?)
 Item, I give and bequeath unto my son David Henning, one Promisory
Note payable by him, unto me bearing date about the first day of May,
A.D. 1821. which shall be in full for his Share, or portion, out of
all my estate real and personal the principal of which is four
hundreds and ninety one Dollars and sixty four cents.  Item, It is my
Will, and do so order, that my executor Shall Sell my Plantation,
situate in East Hanover Township, aforesaid, one year after my death,
at public auction, upon such terms as he may think proper, and for the
best price that can be gotten for the same, hereby empowering my
executor to make and execute a good and lawfull Title to the
purchaser or his heirs and assigns of my said Plantation.  Item, It
is my Will, that proceeds, or money arising from the Sale of all my
estate both real and personal, Shall be apportioned and divided into
three equal shares. - Giving, unto my beloved Daughter Barbara
Henning one third part thereof/in addition to what I have already
willed to her. - To my beloved Son-in-law Baltzer Shally, one  third
part thereof, - And to the children of my Unfortunate Son George
Henning, the remaining one third part, which shall be considered as
the portion or share of my said son George, infull out of my estate,
that none of my Children Shall be called to account for what I have
upon former occasions given them, hereby exonerating them from all
accounts which I have charged in a Small Book.  Those of my Children
residing in the State of Ohio, have had received their full shares,
or portion already and are consequently are so barred for ever from
having or receiving _______________ _____________________.   And, I
do make and ordain my beloved son-in-law Baltzer Shally, Executor of
this my last Will and Testament.  In witness thereof I the said
Mathias Henning have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourth day of
January A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty.

Singed, Sealed and acknowledged
by the Testator, in the presence of                Mathias   Henning   
Seal the Subscribers, as his last will
and testament.

John Benten        (This is to certify        ) Jacob Meidle      
(that my Son George        )
     (Weidle?)     (shall Have the Interest   )
                   (of the his Children Yearly)

                       This certifies that I John Benten has this day
                       sworn that he saw Mathias Henning
                       write the foregoing four lines included in
                       brackets and was then of sound mind and memory.
                                                              

Witness sworn 11th March 1830
Executor sworn same day--

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Names mentioned:

Mathias Henning
    daughter Barbara Henning
    daughter Polly (Sholly)
    son-in-law Baltzer Sholly
    son David Henning
    son George Henning