Augusta Township: Northumberland County: Wills
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of SAMUEL LANTZ, 1855

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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of SAMUEL LANTZ, Augusta Township

In the Name of God, Amen.

I Samuel Lantz of Augusta Township, Northumberland County, do hereby
make and publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all
wills by me heretofore made, and declaring this and no other to be my 
last will and testament.

I. It is my will and desire, that as soon after my death as may be, my
Executor pay my just debts and funeral expenses.

II. I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Magdalena (provided
she so long remains my widow) the farm on which I now live in Lower
Augusta Township, Northumberland County, containing ninety acres more
or less including a piece, containing three acres and eighty two
perches, adjoining lands of Philip Renn and David Hauck, and including
who a piece, containing nine acres more or less, adjoinging land of 
the heirs of Henry Masser deceased, John Hower, and John Sterner (the
larger tract, adjoining George Keefer, David Hauck, Henry Massers
heirs, Michael Arnold, John Sterner, and a tract thereinafter mentioned
and described, together the holdings and improvements, in the said
three several pieces, erected--to hold to her during the term of her
natural life, if she long remain my widow.  I also give and bequeath
to my said wife, two cows, one Buggy, one set of Buggy harness, and
such articles of household and Kitchen function as she may need, to be
selected by her including Bed, and Bedding.  I also give and bequeath
to my said wife, during her natural life, the interest in the sum of
Nine hundred dollars, to be paid her annually by my Executor, and if
the proceeds of the sale estate bequeathed to her, and the interest in
the said sum of nine hundred dollars, should not be sufficient for
her confortable maintenance and support, my said Executor are hereby
authorized and enjoined to pay to her, as much of the principal sum as
she may need for that purpose.

III. It is my will that all my personal estate, remaining after my
wife makes her selection, be sold by my Executor, and the proceeds 
equally divided among my children living at the time of my decease, and
to the children of such of my children as are dead, or may die before
my decease.  My grandchildren to receive their parents shares.  It is
also my will, and I do order and direct that of the personal property
bequeathed to my said wife, and that may remain after her death, be 
sold by my Executor, and the proceeds divided in this same manner.

I also order and direct, that after the decease of my said wife, the
land devised to her, be sold by my Executors, in such terms and 
conditions, as they may deem advantageous, and execute a deed to the
purchaser for the same, and devide the proceeds, as is directed with
regard to my personal estate.

IV. I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Catharine intermarried 
with John Deppen, and Sarah intermarried with Henry Hummel, the 
plantation now in the occupancy of Michael Kniss of Upper Augusta 
Township, Northumberland County, commonly called the Renn Place, 
containing 151 acres more or less.  To hold the same to them and their
heirs and assuages forever, as tenants in common, and not as joint
tenants.  Much said tract of land I have valued at the sum of three
thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

V. It is my will, that my estate, real and personal after payment of 
my just debts, funeral expenses, and out of settling my estate. and
the sum bequeathed to my said wife, be equally divided among my
children living at the time of my death and the children of such of my
children, as may then be dead (the grandchildren to recieve their
parents share).  To my son in law George Keefer I have already 
advanced the sum of $1720, for which I hold his bonds, and to my
daughter Margaret intermarried with the said George, but now
deceased, property to the amount of $150--To my son in law David Hauck
I have advanced the like sum of $1720, for which I hold his bonds, and
to my daughter Anna his wife property to the amount of $150.  To my
son in law John Sterner, I have advanced the like sum of $1720, for
which I hold his Bonds, and to my daughter Magdalena, wife of said 
John property to the amount of $150.  To my son in law Peter Culp, now
deceased, I have advanced the like sum of $1720, for which I hold his
bonds, and to my daughter Charity, wife of said Peter, property to the
amount of $150.  To my son Henry Lantz, I have advanced the sum of
$1720, for which I hold his bonds, and also the sum of $150 in cash.
(To my daughter Susan wife of William Deppen, I have advanced the sum
of $1720, for which I hold her bond in receipt, and property to the
amount of $150.  Now it is my will that the said several sums above
mentioned form part of my estate for distributions, and that the
several heirs above mentioned, who have recieved the same, be charged
therewith in the distribution of my estate.

VI. To my son Samuel Lantz, I give and bequeath the use of a tract of 
land in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, adjoining land
bequeathed to my wife during her natural life, land of David Hauck,
Philip Renn, Catharine Zimmerman and Michael Arnold, containing seventy
three acres more or less with the equal allowance of open rent--The 
said Samuel is to have the use and enjoyment of the same, for the 
period of his natural life when mentioned, but is not ot have the
power to sell or depose of the same, which traact I valued, at the
sum of $1720, with which he is to be charged in the distributions of 
my estate, as is mentioned in the 5th article of my will.  After the
death of my said son Samuel, I give and devise the same to the children
of said Samuel, and to the children of such of his children, as may be
dead at the time of his death, [illegible phrase].  The Grand children
to receive their parents share.  The use and enjoyment of the said
piece of land, so as aformentioned bequeathed and devised to my said
son Samuel, is not be be subject to the payment of his debts, or any
liability he may create; the object and intentions of the bequest, 
being to afford him the means of support.

VII.  I do hereby nominate and appoint as Executor of this my last
will and testament my sons in law David Hauck and William Deppen.

Witness my hand and Seal.  January 19, 1855

					Samuel Lantz Sr. (seal)



		CODICIL

I Samuel Lantz the testator within named, do make and publish this
codicil to my last will and testament.  I have, since making my last
will and testament,  agreed to grant, bargain and sell to Philip Renn
and George Gaul, the tract of land devised to my daughters Catharine
and Sarah, the tract of land mentioned in the 4th clause of my said
will [illegible phrase].  I bequeath to each of them, two of the bonds,
to be given by said Philip and George, in the [illegible word] of 
Apportmehnt each bond for the sum of nine hundred dollars, payable with
interest from the point of apportment, and in case of the death of 
either or both of my daid daughters, the said bonds are hereby
bequeathed to their children, the children of each parent to have their
mothers share.  

Witness my hand and seal, May 23, 1857.	
	
					Samuel Lantz (seal)



		Second Codicil

I the above named Samuel Lantz do make this second codicil to be taken
as part of my last will and testament, viz: Whereas I am desirous of
substituting the following tract of land instead  of the one mentioned
in the sixth article of my foregoing will for the use and benefit of
my said son Samuel Lantz.  I do hereby devise and bequeath the use of
the following tract of land, situate in Lower Augusta Township,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows,
to wit: beginning at a Pine Knot, corner of lots of Samuel H. Zimmerman
and Philip Renn; thence north 82 1/2 degrees east 60 9/10 perches to 
a small hickory; thence by other lands of Samuel Lantz, north 11 1/2
degrees east 128 perches to stones; thence south 37 east 7 perches to
a tree; thense south 5 1/4 west 64 4/10 perches to stones; thence north
88 west 56 6/10 perches to stones by lands of Michael Arnold; thence
by lands of Samuel H. Zimmerman north 11 1/4 west 186 7/10 perches to
the place of beginning: containing seventy eight acres & oen hundred
and sixteen perches of land more or less, to my said son Samuel during
the term of his natural life with reminder to his children and grand
children as set forth in the said sixth article in fee simple in the 
place and stead oft he tract mentioned in the said sixth article upon
the same terms and conditions and with the same limitations and 
restrictions, in the same manner as if this tract of land had been
described in said sixth article instead of the premises therein
described.  And I do hereby further direct that the said tract of land
mentioned in the sixth article shall be considered a part of my 
general estate to be disposed of along with my other property as
directed in the fifth article of my foregoing will.  And I do further
authorize and empower my Executors or the survivors of them to grant,
bargain, and sell all and every part of my real estate not otherwise
disposed of in my said will and the codicils thereto, at public sale,
and to execute and deliver all such deeds as shall be necessary for
granting the same to the purchaser--the proceeds to be distributed as
directed by the said will.  

Witness my hand & seal, December 18th, 1858

					Samuel Lantz (seal)

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