Jacob Conrad's Will, 1812: Northumberland County, PA

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                   Jacob Conrad's Will, 1812

In the name of God, Amen:

I Jacob Conrad, of the Borough of Sunbury in the County of
Northumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being weak in body
but of sound mind, memory, and understanding (blessed  be God for the
same) calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is
appointed for all men to die, do make and publish this my last will
and testament in manner and form following, to wit.

Principally and first of all, I command my immortal soul into the
hands of God, who gave it, and my body to the earth, to be buried in
decent and Christian like manner, at the discretion of my executors
herein after named; and as to such worldly estate, wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me with, in this life, I give and dispose of the
same in the following manner.

It is my will, that my just debts and funeral expences be paid ,by my
executors herein after named, as soon after my decease as conveniently
can be.

It is my will, that all my personal Estate be equally divided between
my nine children, or their legal representatives, to wit.  Nicolaus,
Jacob, Peter, Henry, John, Mary, intermarried with David Mehligh,
Elizabeth, intermarried with Jacob Stenbrook, Susanna, who was
intermarried with George Hall, and Catharine, intermarried with
George Long. 

It is my will, that my beloved son Jacob Conrad shall have my old
farm, where he now lives, to join on Hills line, and the Hill Field,
and all what is in the line, to have and to hold the same to himself,
his heirs and assigns forever, for the sum of six hundred pounds, to
be paid in the following manner, viz, forty pounds one year after my
decease, and annually the sum of forty pounds till all is paid.

And my beloved son Henry Conrad, his heirs and assigns shall have all
that plantation, where he now lives for the sum of five hundred pounds
to be paid in the following manner.  Thirty pounds one year after my
decease and the sum of thirty pounds yearly till all is paid.

And it is my will that my beloved son John Conrad, his heirs and
assigns forever, shall have all that plantation, where he now lives,
it being the same that I purchased from George Harrison containing
one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, for the sum of four
hundred and fifty pounds to be paid in the following manner, thirty
pounds one year after my decease and the term of thirty pounds yearly
till the whole is paid.

And it is my will that my beloved daughter Mary intermarried with
David Mehlich, her heirs and assigns, shall have all that plantation
where David Mehlich now lives containing one hundred and sixty acres,
more or less, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds.

And it is further my will that the heirs of my daughter Susanna, who
was intermarried with George Hall, shall have all that plantation
whereon George Hall now lies for the sum of fifty pounds, and it is
my will that the said George Hall shall live on the said farm free of
any rent during his natural life.

It is to be observed that all my children, who have received lands by
me here before appraised, shall have their share of my estate coming
to each of them deducted, out of the sums before named and specified,
and pay only the balance in the manner before mentioned.

And it is further my will, that if any of my children shall be
indebted to me either by Bonds, Notes, or book accounts, that the
amount thereof shall be deducted out of their respective shares of my
estate.

My son Nicolaus Conrad has received in cash seventy nine pounds,
seven shillings, and six pence.  Futher it is my will that my son
Nicolaus Conrad shall have the house and two lots in Sunbury wherein
I now live, if he should like to live in it, to him and his heirs and
assigns forever, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds.

Jacob Stenbrook and his wife Elizabeth have received in cash one
hundred and thirty pounds, ten shillings, and it is my will that
whatever more shall be coming to my said daughter Elizabeth shall be
paid to her and be at her own disposal.

And it is my will that none of my children shall be allowed any
account for their work that they have done by and for me over the age
of twenty one years out of my estate.

And it is my will that the patent fees of the one hundred acres of
land which Jacob Conrad has in possession shall be paid out of my
estate.

And it is further my will that if Henry Conrad shall have any more
trouble in law, with his land by me given to him, that all legal
costs and damages shall be paid him out of my estate.

And it is futher my will that if any of my children shall refuse to
accept of any of the land by me allotted and appraised, or that I
should leave any other real estate, than what I have so allotted or
appraised, that my executors hereafter named or the survivor of them
shall have power to sell the same at public sale for the best price
that can begotten, and make a deed or deeds to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof.

And lastly I do nominate and appoint my trusty and beloved sons Jacob
Conrad and Henry Conrad to be the executor of this my 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.

In witness whereof, I the said Jacob Conrad have hereunto set my hand
and seal the twentieth day of May in the year of our lord, one
thousand eight hundred and eleven, 1811.

Jacb[sic] Conrath

Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced, and declared by the said Jacob
Conrad as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his
presence an at his request have subscribed as witnesses.  John Raum,
Andrew Albright.

Probated 6 July 1812.