LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of ANDREAS REITZ, 1835
Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County

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In the name of God, Amen.  I Andrew Reitz, of Upper Mahanoy Township, 
Northumberland County, and State of Pennsylvania, being far advanced in years,
but of sound and desposing mind, memory and understanding, Blessed by God for
the same, Do make and declare this my last will and testament, in manner and
form following to wit:

First and principal of all, I command my immortal soul into the hands of God,
who gave it, and my Body to the earth to be decently entered and buried in a
Christian like manner, as my Executors shall direct, in humble hope of a
glorious Resurrection and a happy admission into the Regions of immortal Bliss
and Glory in an through merits of my Mediator and Redeemer Jesus Christ.

And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life, I do give, devise and dispose of the same in the following
manner to wit:

Item.  It is my will, and I do order and direct, that after my Death, my
Executors shall sell all my land, goods and chattels and every thing at public
vendue, and divide the money among all my children, share and share alike, 
namely: Jacob, Maria Elizabeth, Margareth, Nicholas, Catherine, Eve, Juliana,
Susanna Lydia, John and Philip.

The land my Executors shall sell at public or private sale, so as they can
sell it best, and if they can't sell all the land and plantation together,
they shall then sell it in pieces, so as to suit purchasers best.  And such
Deed or deeds given by my executors, I acknowledge to be as good and lawful
as if they same had been executed in my own person.  My two sons, Jacob 
and Nicholas has each of them received by me three hundred dollars, for 
which I have their notes, and so has my Daughter Maria Elizabeth, got one
hundred dollars, which my Executors shall first deduct from their share or 
portion, and the remainder, if any shall be paid over to them by my executors.

And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloving son Philip Reitz and 
my son in law Michael Smith to be my executors of this my last will and 
testament, revoking all former wills, by me made, and declaring this and no
other to be and contain my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I Andrew Reitz, ahve hereunto set my hand and seal this
22nd August A.D. 1835.

Signed, sealed, published and	}
declared, by the said Andrew 	}
Reitz, as his last will and	}		Andreas Reitz (seal)
testament in the presense of	}
each of us, who in his 		}
presense and in the presense	}
of each other have hereunto	}
subscribed our names as 	}
witnesses to the same.		}

Peter Montelius
Peter Reitz


Northumberland County ss:

	Be it remembered  that on the 25th day of March A.D. 1837 before me
Jacob Bright Register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of
administration in and for said county, personally came Peter Montelius and
Peter Reitz the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of 
writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Andrew Reitz late of
Upper Mahanoy townhip in said county described.  Who being duly sworn 
according to law do depose and say that they were personally present and did
see and hear the testator sign seal publish pronounce and declare the 
foregoing instrument as and for his last will and Testament and that at the
time of so doing he was of sound mind, and disposing memory and understanding.
That they witnessed the same in the presense and at the request of the said
testator and that the name "Peter Montelius" and "Peter Reitz" are the 
proper hand writings of the deponents.

Sworn & Subscribed	}
before me		}		Peter Montelius
			}		Peter Reitz
Hr. Jacob Bright Reg.	}
Wm. S. Bright Dpty.	}