Wills: Henry Sunday (Heinrich Suntag), 1836: Tyrone Twp, Perry Co, PA

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I, Henry Sunday, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and
being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and
Testament, in the manner and form following: first, that all my debts
that shall be due and owing by me at my death shall be paid.  I give and
bequeath to my beloved wife the following goods and privileges, two
cows (her choice of the cows on the farm at my death) to be kept and
foldered on the farm with the hay that the farm may produce, and to be
pastured on the farm.  Also three hogs, to be kept, raised and fatted on
the farm.  The choice of six sheep, to be kept and fed on and by the
pasture and hay raised on the farm, one half an acre of ground for the
use of flax and potatoes to be worked and farmed by the person who may be
tenant, the flax and potato ground to be adjoining that of tenants, and
to be worked by him in the same manner as he shall work his own flax and
potatoes.  The small house at the north of the Mansion House to be
removed to suitable and convenient place and an addition to be built
to it for the use of the widow, and to have the privilege of using water
out of the well and the use of half of the garden, and half of the cellar
under Mansion House: all fire wood that my widow may need she shall have
on the place, to be cut by her and hauled by the tenant or person in
possession of the farm.  If my wife shall choose to carry on the farming
for the present year she shall have privilege to do so, then and in that
case it is my will that my personal property except so much as is
hereafter reserved for the use of my widow, shall be appraised
immediately after my death and remain in possession of my widow until
about the first of November next, at which time the same shall be sold by
my Executors, and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the
payment of any debts that may be due and owing at that time, and the
balance of such sale to be given to my wife and to be for her  use; the
plantation to be rented until all my debts of all kinds shall be paid,
and after that to be sold at any time my widow and Executors or a
majority of them can or shall agree on, and when sold, the one third of
the price to remain in the property, and my widow to receive the interest
thereof during her natural life (or so long as she may remain my widow).
I also will that as soon as my real estate is sold that it shall be
divided share and share alike among my ten children.  To my daughter Leah
and Sarah I give and bequeath each eighty dollars, to be in household
furniture, or in money as they may choose to be paid to them from
receiving a full share of my estate when a general distribution shall
be made of my real estate.  The following are the goods allowed to be
kept by the widow--one stove and pipe, the kitchen dresser and the
kitchen furniture such as table, pots, pans, chinaware, knives and forks,
etc.; but if it should so happen that my widow should marry again then in
that case all the legacies, reservations and privileges granted to my
widow shall cease (except one bed and bedding which she shall have and
immediately leave the premises, and all the articles hereby given or
bequeathed to her shall return to my children (share and share alike),
but all the before mentioned legacies she shall have and enjoy during her
natural life together with all the meat and grain that is now in the
House, and to receive from off the farm, yearly every year, provided she
shall so long remain my widow all the before mentioned articles which are
the produce of the farm.  The foregoing legacies to be paid to my
children when they shall arrive severally at the age of twenty-one
years.  And I make and ordain Daniel Fry and Andrew Comp, Jr. Executors
of this my last Will and Testament, and I hereby order and appoint that
if any difference, disputes, questions or contravercy shall be moved,
arise or happen, concerning my gift, bequest, matter, or thing in this my
Will, given and bequeathed expressed or contained, that then no suits in
law or equity or otherwise shall be brought, commenced or prosecuted for
and concerning the same, but that the same shall be referred wholly to
the award, order, and determination of my friends Abraham Shively and
John Kitner, both of Tyrone Township, Perry County, and what they shall
order and direct or determine therein shall be binding, final and
conclusive to all and every persoin and persons therein concerned.  In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the ninth day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.


                                      (Signed)  Heinrich Suntag

Wittnesses:  Johannes Miller
             Robert Gibson
             John Kitner

Executed April 9, 1836, as contained in Will Book "B" (1835-1854), page
30, located in the Courthouse at New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa.

(Note - Heinrichs' wife was Rebecca Asper)