Northumberland County wills

LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of HENRY REBUCK, 1867
Washington Township, Northumberland County

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In the Name of God Amen.  I Henry Rebuck of the township of Washington in the
County of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, Being in perfect
health of Body, and of sound mind, memory 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 give it, and my body to the earth, to be Buried in a decent and Christian
like manner,

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;

I give and devise unto my wife Anna Maria the House where we now live in
during her natural life, and all my personal estate or so much as she wants
also during her life time and after the decease of my widow I want that all
my personal property be sold at public sale by me executor hereinafter named,
and the money thereof to be divided among my Son Elias, and the legal heirs 
of my son Peter B. Rebuck, share and share alike,

Secondly I give and devise unto my son Elias Rebuck fifty four acres. 32 perches
of land and allowence, whereon we now live, with the appertenences thereunto
belonging, and also forty two acres and sixty three perches of land, adjoining
land [illegible name] Adam, Godfrey Rebuck, and others, for which said two
tracts of land I have deeds ready executed and to be delivered to him after
my decease, for which said two tracts of land he must pay the sum of Eleven
hundred dollars to the legal heirs of my son Peter B. Rebuck or their 
guardian in the following payments viz; two hundred and twenty dollars one 
year after my decease, and two hundred and twenty dollars more thereof two
years after my decease, and then yearly two hundred and twenty dollars until
the said Eleven hundred dollars are fully paid.  But my son Elias Rebuck, is
to give to my wife Anna Maria, Eight bushels of wheat, and four bushel of
Rye, and three bushel of buckwheat, every year during her natural life, he
must also keep one cow in hay and pasture with his cattle (said cow to [be]
changed as often as she gets too old) during her life time, he must also 
keep eight chickens for my widow.  My son Elias is to chop so much fire wood
fine for the stove and take it to the house of my wife, as she is in well off,
and likewise furnish Coals for my widow as much as she needs, the Said Elias
is also to give to my widow twelve pounds of coffee, and six pounds of sugar,
every year during her life time, My said Son Elias Rebuck, is to provide for
my wife and tend her in sickness and in health during her life, he is also 
to give to my widow so much apples and applebutter as is in need of, if it
gives any, and likewise so with potatoes, he must also give to my widow one
fat Hog weighing one and fifty pounds, or so much meat as she needs, every
year during her life.  

I give and devise unto the legal heirs of my son Peter B. Rebuck, the sum of 
Eleven hundred dollars to be paid to them by my son Elias, as above mentioned, also I give and devise unto the legal
heirs of my son Peter B. Rebuck, twenty acres & 141 perches of land in fee
simple, adjoining land of John Wiest, John Kiefer, and others, further I
give and devise unto my son Elias Rebuck, and to the legal heirs of Son 
Peter B. Rebuck, one undivided tract of land containing nineteen acres and 
twenty perches and allowances, adjoining land of John Mayer, Daniel Reitz, 
and others, said tract to be divided in two equal shares, one thereof to my
son Elias, and the other to the heirs of my son Peter, 

And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my Son Elias Rebuck, to be my
executor of this my last will and testament 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 have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of
March A.D. 1862.

Signed Sealed & Published this to	}
be his last will and testament in	}
the presence of--the interlineation	}	Henry Rebuck (seal)
of the last line on the page, and 	}
twenty first line on 2 page and		}
twenty seventh line on 2 page were	}
all done before signing			}

Jacob H. Kauffman
[illegible name]


Northumberland County ss:

	Personally came Elias Rebuck the Executor named in the last will and
testament of Henry Rebuck decease who being duly sworn according to law
declares and says that the estate of Henry Rebuck dec. will not exceed the
sum of $4000.00 dollars to the best of his knowledge and belief.

Sworn and subscribed before me	}
November 8th A.D. 1867		}		Elias Rebuck

J. F. Fausold Deputy Register