Northumberland Co. Pa Wills: Michael DERCK, Sr. 1828

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Will for Michael Derck, Sr. Vol 92 / Bk 3 p.20

Will probated the 4th day of April 1828

In the name of God, Amen, I, Michael Derck, Senior, of Little Mahanoy 
Township, Northumberland County and state of Pennsylvania Being in 
Perfect Health of body and of Sound Mind and understanding (Blessed be 
God for the same) but considering the uncertainty of this Life 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 a 
decent and Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executors 
herein after named and as to such Worldly Estate Wherewith it has 
pleased God to bless me in this Life I give and dispatch the same in the 
following manner to wit: First it is my will that my Just Debts shall be 
paid out of my Estate. I give and devise unto my wife during her 
lifetime all my personal property and thirty pounds for her own yous. I 
give and devise to every of my legal heirs the sum of thirty pounds out 
of my Estate to be paid in Rotation, beginning at the oldest of my 
children one year after my Deth Which have not already received there 
Thirty pounds and antell Every heir has thirty pounds and the Remainder 
of My Estate Shall remain in the hands of my wife during her lifetime 
and after her Death Shall be divided unto my legal heirs in Equal Shares 
and all my personal property shall be sold by Public Sale and I nominate 
and apoint my son George Derk to be my Executor. Witness my hand and 
Seal this 16th day of May 1821(?)Signed sealrd and Dellivered by Said 
Testatoris his Last Will in the presence of ushisMichael Derck Mikel 
Derck
Johannes Kerstetter mark

Codicil to my Last Will and testament is as follows: I did give and 
devise to my Daughter Hannah intermarried with Jacob Boyer, Jr, but now 
I give and Devise the same to her son Daniel Dornsife Born of her Body 
Before she was maried to the said Boyer The said Daniel Dornsife shall 
have the thirty pounds and she shall have the Remainder after the wife's 
Death Which is also willed to her in the foregoing will. Witness my hand 
and Seal this 20th day of September 1823 hisMichael DerkWitnesses 
present at the signing mark

Note: Though there is space for witnesses to the Codicil, there are no 
signatures or marks on the
original. CtL