Wills: Mathias Bauer/Bower, 23 April 1837: Jackson Township,
Northumberland County, PA

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Mathias Bower's Will
(Punctuation has been added for clarity)

 In the name of God Amen.  I Mathias Bower of the township of Jackson in
the County of Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania, farmer, being
very sick and weak in body but of Sound mind, memory and understanding,
Blessed be God for the same, but considering the uncertainty of this
transitory Life, do make and publish this my last will and Testament in
manner following, to wit.  Principally and first of all I commend my
immortal Soul into the hands of God, who gave it, and my body to the
Earth, to be buried in a decent and Christianlike manner at the
discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and as to such worldly
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and
dispose of the Same in the following manner, to wit.  First I do order
and direct that my Executors hereinafter named, or the Survivor of them,
shall, as soon as conveniently may be after my death, sell and dispose
of all my Real Estate or my Plantation situate in Jackson township,
North'd County, as well as of all my personal property to such person or
persons and for such price or prices as may be reasonably gotten for the
same and for that purpose I do hereby authorize and empower my said
Executors, or the Survivors of them, to Sign, Seal, Execute and
Acknowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyance as may be requisite and
necessary for the granting and assuring the same to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof in fee simple and the monies arising from such sale
to be Dividet among my childern.  My son Frederick to have his share and
my son Michael to have his share.  My son Jacob to have his share.  My
son Benjamin to have his share.  My Daughter Maria, her share I bequeath
to her son [Charls Daniel (?)].   My Daughter Catrine to have her share
and the childern of my deceased Daughter Susana, late wife of Daniel
Witmer, to have her share and share alike and my Daughter Elizabeth,
wife of Henry Witmer, to have her share.  My son Samuel shall Draw no
share out of my estate as I dit give him in share a certain tract of
land I sold to him here to fore.  As to my other children shall Each
have his Share and Share alike And lastly I nominate, constitute and
appoint my friends Michael Lenker and Michael German, both of Lower
Mahanoy township to be the Executors of this my last will, hereby
revoking all other wills, Legacies and bequests by me heretofore made,
and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament.
Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said testator
as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence
and at his request have subscribed as witness this 23rd day of April
1837.

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Samuel  X  Beierly
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Elisha Beierly