Wills: Michael Ruble, Senr, 1838: Derry Twp, Mifflin County, PA

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WILL OF MICHAEL RUBLE, SENIOR

(Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Records)

Made April 21, 1838
Probated  (?)

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Michael Ruble, Senr, of Derry Township, 
Mifflin County and State of Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body 
but of sound mind, memory and understanding, blessed be God for the 
same, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner 
and and form following, to wit.  Principally and first of all) I comend 
my imortal soul into the hands of God, who gave1 and my body to the 
earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner, at the 
discreation of my Executors hereinafter named - - - -.

And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me 
with in this life, I gave and dispose of the same in the following 
manner --

First, is my will and I do direct that all my just debts and funeral 
expenses be duly paid as soon as can be after my decease - -

I gave and bequeath to my beloved wife Marget two cows and four sheep 
which is to be fed and kept in fodder and pasture on the farm and eight 
dollars in cash yearly and every year during her natural life, and 
sufficient firewood, halled and cut at her door, she is to have the 
house and garden where I now live with one bed and bedding and the 
kitchen furniture now in the house, with two hundred pounds pork and 
one hundred pounds beef and twenty bushls wheat yearly and every year 
so long as she lives all of which is to be paid for by my executors, 
which said bequests are to be in lieu of her dower.

It is my will and I do order that all my live stock be sold by my 
executors imediately after my decease (except three cows and four 
sheep) the grain in the ground to be cut and thrashed and sold in the 
bushel by my executors and moneys arriseing from the aforesaid sales to 
be appropriated to the payment of my debts.

To my son John I give and bequeath all my land as follows, be is to 
have the farm on rent at the valuation and apraisement of said rent to 
be maid by David Eshleman, Robert Means and Henry Aurand, until all my 
just debts are extinguished or paid.  Said land to be subject to the 
following payments of legacies and disbursements -

The above rent to be settled and payd to my Executors which they are to 
appropriate to the payments of my debts or if said John should pay any 
of the debts the receipts for such payments is to be received in the 
pay of rent on settlement with Executors which settlement of rent is to 
be made yearly.

To my son Mathias I gave and bequeath five hundred dollars which money 
is to be paid by my son John one year after all my debts are paid.

To my daughter, Mary Ruble, entermarried with Jacob Shilling, I give 
and bequeath three hundred dollars two years after my debts shall have 
been paid - To my daughter Nancy Ruble, entermarried with Peter Secrist 
-I give and bequeath three hundred dollars three years after my debts 
have been paid.  To my daughter Elizabeth Ruble, entermarried with 
Henry Musser - I give and bequeath three hundred dollars to be paid 
four years after all my debts have been paid.  I give and bequeath to 
my daughter Susanah Ruble, entermarried vith John Dunmire three hundred 
dollars to be paid five years after all my debts have been paid.  To my 
daughter Sarah Ruble, entermarried with John Aurand, I give and 
bequeath three hundred dollars to be paid six years after my debts have 
been paid.  To my daughter Marget Ruble, entermarried with Peter Rush, 
I give and bequeath three hundred dollars to be paid seven years after 
my debts have been paid.  To my son Henry Ruble I give and bequeath 
seven hundred dollars to be paid eight years after my debts have been 
paid, also the money that my Fox horse sells for is to be put to 
interest by my executors until he arrives at the age of twenty-one 
years at which time he is to receive the amount of principle and 
interest from my executors.  To my daughter Hannah, I give and bequeath 
three hundred dollars to be paid nine years after my debts are paid, 
and one cow, one bureau, one bed and bedding.  All the above legacies 
is to be paid by my son, John Ruble, who is to have one cow before 
excepted and four hogs from my present stock, after my debts are paid, 
my son, John Ruble, is to pay eight dollars in cash yearly and every to 
my wife, Marget and twenty bushels wheat, two hundred pounds pork and 
one hundred beef, also to hall and cut her firewood at the door of her 
house and the Executors are to be free from finding any of the above 
articles for her--.  A lastly, I nominate and appoint John Snyder and 
Henry Hannawalt to by my executors of this my last will here revokeing 
all other wills, legacies and bequests by me heretofore made and 
declaring this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and seal this 
21st day of April A. D. 1838.

his
	Michael	Ruble	(Seal)
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testator Michael Ruble as 
& for his last Will and Testament Before us in his presence, who at his 
request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have 
Subscribed our names hereunto as witnesses.

Michael Ruble, Jr.
Abraham Snyder