Perry County PA Archives Wills.....WANTZ [VANCE], Amos  1863
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  Will of Amos Wantz [Vance] 
  Tuscarora Township
  
  In the Name of God Amen. I Amos Wantz of Tusarora (sic) Township in the County
  of Perry and State of Pennsylvania being sick and Weak in body, but of Sound
  mind Memory and understanding and Considering the uncertainty of this life at
  best and to the end I May be better prepared to leave this world. Where it
  shall please God to Call Me home do therefore Made (sic) and declare this my
  last will and testament in Manner and form following (that is to say) First and
  principally I Command My 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. Second I will that all my just debts
  together with my funeral expenses and all charges touching the ______ of this
  my will shall in the first place out of my Estate and effects be fully paid and
  satisfied. Third I will that all my property be sold and after my just debts are
  paid and if any money remain, my will is that it is to be put on interest. I
  wish that money to be equally divided between my two younger sisters Catharine
  and Ellen Wantz to be paid over to them at the age of Eighteen years or in case
  of sickness or necessity the said money to be put to their support. Should one
  survive the other my will is that the survivor shall recover? the deceased
  share. In case both of my sisters above named should die before the money is
  all exhausted, Then if my Brother Samuel Wantz yet survives I will to him the
  balance which he is to receive when he arrives at the age of twenty one years
  and to my father and Brother Samuel I leave all my clothes to be divided
  between them as they see fit. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint
  Peter Latchford (Esq) to be the executor of this my last will and Testament,
  hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made allowing this and no
  other to be my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I Amos Wantz the
  testator have to this my Will, Set my hand and Seal this Nineteenth day of
  February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty three.
  
  Amos Wantz (Seal)
  
  Sealed, Signed, published and declared in the presence of us who at his request
  signed as Witnesses and in his presence.
  Joseph Leonard (signed)
  Jas. P. Latchford
  Perry County, SS
  This 30th day of March AD 1863 Before me Sam'l Roath Register for the Probate
  of Wills  Personally appeared Joseph Leonard and James P. Latchford the two
  Subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of Writing purporting to be
  the last will and testament of Amos Wantz late of Tuscarora township Perry
  County, Dec'd.  Who after being both duly affirmed according to law do say that
  they were present and saw and herd (sic) the said testator Sign, Seal pronounce
  and declare the Said Instrument as and for his last will and testament and at
  the time of so doing he was of perfect sound mind memory & understanding to the
  best of their knowledge observation and belief.
  Joseph Leonard
  Jas. P. Latchford
  Affirmed & Subscribed before me- Sam'l Roath, Register