Philadelphia County Wills: The Will of Baltus Clymer (1796). Transcribed and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joann Cosgrove Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Philadelphia Will Book X File 429 Page 628 In the name of God Amen I Baltus Clymer of the City of Philadelphia Carter being in good bodily health and of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding praise be the Lord for the same do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say – First I will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied for which other purposes herinafter declared I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth and my son John and my Sons-in-law Christopher Beyersle and John Geyer – Executors of this my last Will and Testament – item – I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife the interest use and income of all my monies, goods, chattels and real estate whatsoever for and during all the term of her natural life she nevertheless keeps the said real estate in good tenantable order and repair and paying all the taxes and other charges accruing on the same during the said term and all the rest, residue and remainder of all my Estate real personal and owned whatsoever and wheresoever I give devise and in manner following that is to say One sixth part thereof unto my daughter Elizabeth Beyersle wife of the said Christopher Beyersle her heirs executors and administrators another sixth part- thereof to my daughter Catherine Cooper her heirs executors and administrators. Another sixth part thereof to my son Andrew Clymer his heirs executors and administrators- Another sixth part to my daughter Christina Geyer wife of the said John Geyer her heirs, executors and administrators. Another sixth part to the children of my daughter Sara Caner deceased their respective heirs executors and administrators to be equally divided between them part and share alike – And the remaining sixth part thereof unto my son John Clymer his heirs executors and administrators. Provided always in case any or either of my said children shall die in my lifetime then I give and devise the share intended for each decedent or decedents to be equally divided between his her or their children part and share alike. Item I do hereby give devise unto my said son John after decease of my said wife my Lot of Ground situate at the South East corner of High Street and a fifty foot wide alley in the said City containing in breadth on the said High Street twenty feet thereabouts and in depth on the said alley one hundred and eighteen feet together with the apputenances to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever – Item I hereby give and devise unto my said son Andrew (after the decease of my said wife) All that Messuage or tenement wherein I now dwell situated on the East side of the said fifty foot wide alley and the two contiguous Lots or pieces of ground therunto belonging containing in breadth on the said alley about forty two feet and in length or depth about eighty six feet Bounded Northward by the Lot above devised to my said son John together with appurtenances to hold to him his heirs assigns forever – And my mind & will is that with respect to the premises before devised to my said sons John and Andrew that they be respectively Valued immediately after the decease of my said wife by three disinterested parties mutually chosen and appointed between all my children who may be then living and that the report of the said persons is to be chosen or any two of them under their hands and seals shall be conclusive and that the value so to be fixed on each of the said estates shall be brought into general administration account of my Estate and in the distribution of my Estate among my children and Grandchildren such appraised value of the Lot with its appurtenances that devised to my son John shall be set off against the sixth part of my estate and if the same shall exceed his equal share of my Estate then he to pay the Balance if any - And so with respect to that messuage and two contiguous Lots of Ground with their appurtenances devised to my son Andrew shall be set off against the sixth part of my Estate and if the same shall exceed his equal share then he to pay the Balance immediately to my Executors – in order to make up the equal share of my other children and Grandchildren and I do hereby charge the same Estate with the payment thereof and in order to more easy affect a division agreeable to the true intent and meaning thereof I do hereby authorize and empower the survivors or survivor of my said executors and administrators of each survivor immediately after the decease of my said wife by public sale after having given weekly notice in two of the newspapers published in the City of Philadelphia at least for the space of four weeks of the time and place of sale to sell and dispose off all my messuage, Lots, lands, amounts and hereditariments whatsoever and wherever not herinbefore devised to my sons John and Andrew but if both or neither of my two sons should die in my lifetime then also the premises devised or intended for such decedent likewise to sell and dispose of to any person or persons who shall become the highest best bidder for the same - And upon the receipt of the consideration money be given sufficient deeds of conveyance to grant and convey the fee simple and inheritance and in the premises to the purchaser or purchassess therof his her or their heirs forever. Lastly I do hereby declare this my Last Will and Testament revoking all others and set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of July in the year or our Lord 1796. his I Baltus X Clymer Mark Proved Oct 30 1797 – Probate granted to John Clymer, Christopher Beyerle and John Geyer