WILLS:  Northumberland Co, PA:  John Jacob Dunkelberger  1818

LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of JOHN JACOB DUNKELBERGER, 1818
Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County

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In the Name of God, Amen.  I John Dunkelberger of Little Mahanoy Township
Northumberland County and State of Pennsylvania, Tanner, Being very 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
form following to wit:

Principally and first of all I Command My Infinite 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 hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I
give and dispose of the Same in the following manner to wit, First I give and
devise unto My Son John the place whereon he now lives which shall be his
share out of my estate; second I give and devise unto My son George the place
whereon he now lives which shall be his share out of my Estate; thirdly I 
give and devise unto my Son in Law Samuel Bloom a tract of Land Lying [along]
Mahanoy Creek commonly called the Grass [illegible word] and if My said son 
Law Samuel Bloom don't like to take Said tract of land for his share then it
is my will that he shall have two hundred and fifty pounds out of my estate
for his share and My Executors shall sell the Said tract of Land; fourthly I
give and devise unto My Daughter Mary Elizabeth two tracts of land joining 
together and lying on Little Mahanoy Creek and two Cows and one heffer, two
brass bedsteads and bedding; fifly I give and devise unto My Two sons 
Solomon and Jonathan My place whereon I Now live and Saw Mill and Grist Mill
with the grain in the ground; further I give unto my two sons Solomon and 
Jonathan two harness and wagon, one plough, one harrow, each of them shall
have one Bed Bedstead and the necessary bedding; the stove in the mill shall
remain in the mill which shall be their share out of my estate; sixthly I
give and devise unto my Step Son Daniel Dornsife the Sum of fifty pounds for
his share.

I give and Devise unto My Dear wife during her Natural Life two cows, two Bed
Bedsteads and the necessary bedding one large kettle, one Large Copper kettle
and Small brass kettle, one gram pot, one butter dish, Six butter plates, 
six table spoons, the New stove and the sum of one hundred pounds.  My wife
shall remain on the place as long as she lives and my two sons Solomon and
Jonathan shall give to My said wife yearly and every year five bushels of
wheat, ten bushels of Rye, one hundred weight of fattened hogs meat, two
bushels of Salt, ten pound flax cleaned and ten pounds of tar, eight pound
of wool, six pound of [illegible word], ten pound of Sugar, half pound of
pepper, half pound of alspice and shall have the privilege in the kitchen
and one room in the new house, the wood cut and carried to her room.

Further, it is my will that My just Debt shall be paid. I do empower my said
Executors to give deeds for the said tracts of land by me so divided. After
my whole estate is settled and a balance should remain then it is my will 
that it should be divided between my lawful heirs in equal shares.  Lastly,
I nominate, constitute and appoint my Said wife and my friend Conrad Raker
to be the Executors of this My last will and testament hereby revoking all
other wills, legacies and bequests by my heretofore made, declaring this and 
no others to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I the Said John Dunkelberger have 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 witnesses.

Jacob Shaffer				Johannes Dunkelberger (seal)
George Wagner



Northumberland County, SS:

	Be it remembered that on the 22nd day of December A.D. 1818 before
me John L. Finney, Register for said County personally appeared Jacob
Shaffer and George Wagner the two subscribed witnesses to the within will
and being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were
personally present and did see John Dunkelberger the testator sign seal
publish and declare the withinas and for his last will & testament that at
the time of so doing the testator was of sound mind and disposing memory
as deponents believe that they witnessed the same in the presence and at
the request of Testator and in presence of each other and that the names 
jacob Shaffer and George Wagner, subscribed therto are of deponents hand
writing,

Sworn & subscribed				Jacob Shaffer
before,						George Wagner

John L. Finney
Register