Wills: Abraham Knerr, 1790: Lowhill Twp, Northampton Co

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                  Will of Abraham Knerr, 1790

In the Name of God Amen, the second day of February in the Year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety, I Abraham Knerr of
Lowhill Township in the County of Northampton and state of
Pennsylvania Yeoman being old and weak in Body but of perfect mind
and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the
Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
once to dye do make and ordain this my last will.

That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my
soul into the Hands of Almighty 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 derection of my Executors nothing doubting but at the
General resurrection.  I shall recieve the same again by the mighty
power of God.  An das touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hat
pleased God to Bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the
same in following manner and Form.

Imprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first place that ll
my Just debts be paid and satisfied,

Item it is my will that my Grandchildren son and daughters of my
Eldest son Christopher Knerr decd shall have Ten pounds togather
Namely Andrew, Barbara, Susanna, Maria Eva, in specie lawful money of
the state of Pennsylvania, the said Andrew shall have Five pounds
advance and the other five pounds shall be equally divided amonst
them all and nitey pounds my said son Christopher Knerr decd,
recieved of me in his life time which makes togather once hundred
pounds which is their portion

And it is my will as follows that my daughter Barbara Horner has
received of me one hundred pounds which is her portion, And my
daughter Maria Eve Fenstermacher has received ___ hundred pounds
which is her portion, And my son John ____ received his portion in
the plantation where he lives __ Township and County aforesaid but he
shall have the great Bible yet after my decease and noe more, And my
daughter Anna Barbara Geiss has received of me one hundred pounds
which is her portion, And my Grand Children sons and daughters of my
son Abraham Knerr deceased shall have sixty seven pounds togather
Namely Andrew, Abraham, Anna Elisabeth, and Susanna, which money
shall be Equelly amongst them all, and thirty three pounds my said
son Abraham Knerr received of me in his life time which makes
together one hundred pounds which is their portion, And my daughter
Susanna Hartman shall have twenty two pounds in money yet for her
use, and seventy eight pounds she and my son in Law Peter Hartman
deceased received of me in his lifetime which makes togather one
hundred pounds which shall be their portion, And my Grandchild son of
my daughter Anna Elisabeth deceased which was the wife of Jacob Rau
said grand child Jacob Rau shall have one hundred pounds in Money
when he comes to his full age of twenty one years for his portion and
that shall be his share in full, an if in case my said grandchild
Jacob Rau should happen to die before he arives to his age of twenty
one years and leaving no children, then in such case it is my will
that my said daughters which are yet living namely Barbara Horner,
Maria Eve Fenstermacher, Anna Barbara Geiss, Susanna Hartman, and
Doroty Stettler, and also my tow sons John Knerr and Andrew Knerr,
shall be in Equal shares thereof the said hundred pounds, And my
daughter Dorothy Stettler shall have forty pounds in money yet and
sixty pounds she has received of me which makes togather one hundred
pounds which is her portion, And my youngest son Andrew Knerr who is
bound in a certain article of agreement to mentain and to give the
yearly subsisstance to me and his mother Eve during our natural
lives, It is my will that he has received his portin in the
plantation and premises where we now live in said Township of Lowhill
in full for his share, and further it is my will that if there should
be any remainder further in money that the same shall be devided in
equel shares amongst my said Daughters Barbara Horner, Maria Eve
Fenstermacher, Anna Barbara Geiss, Susanna Hartman, and Dorothy
Stettler, and my grandchildren of my son Abraham Knerr decd, together
a share, but the household goods and one cow shall be in use for my
beloved wife Eve during her natural life and after her decease then
to be devided in equal share amonsth my said daughters Barbara
Horner, Maria Eve Fenstermacher, Anna Barbara Geiss, Susanna Hartman,
and Dorothy Stettler, and I do hereby constitute make and ordain Jacob
Horner and Philip Stettler sole Executors of this my last Will and
Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all
and every other former ____ and Executors by me in any in any voise?
before  ____ and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming and no other to
be my last will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my  Hand and seal the day and year above written.  Signed sealed
published pronounced and declared by the said Abraham Knerr as his
last will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers

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