Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Stillwagon, Valentine  March 16, 1781
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Source: Philadelphia County, Will Book R , Page 535, Will No. 387
Written: March 16, 1781
Recorded: April 25, 1781

In the name of God Amen. I Valentine Stillwagon of the City of Philadelphia 
Hatter being sick in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding praised 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 shall be duly paid and satisfied. Item I give and 
devise unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth one third part of my Real Estate to hold 
to her Assigns during all the term of her natural life in lieu of her dower 
and the remainder and residue of my said Real Estate unto my four children 
John, Elizabeth, Daniel & Anne their several and respective heirs and assigns 
forever as Tenants in Common to be equally divided between them. I give unto 
her my said wife all the income of the said Real Estate during the minority of 
the said children so that neither of them shall have and take in severalty his 
fourth part of the said Estate or of the income thereof until he or she arrive 
at full age. And I give and bequeath all the residue of my personal estate to 
her my said Wife her Executors & Administrators. The said Income of two third 
parts of my Real Estate and the said whole residue of my personal estate 
charged and chargeable with the maintenance and education of my said four 
children until they shall successively at the age of aforesaid. And I do 
hereby nominate and appoint her my said Wife and my Brother in Law John 
Steinmetz Executors of this my last will. In witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my Hand and Seal the Sixteenth day of March, Seventeen hundred and Eighty 
one.

						Valentine Stillwagon  -Seal-

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the testator Valentine Stillwagon 
for and his last will and testament in the presence of  Daniel Sutter, Lewis 
Weiss.

Philadelphia, April 25, 1781. Personally appeared Daniel Sutter and Lewis 
Weiss the witnesses to the foregoing Will and in oath did declare that they 
saw and heard Valentine Stillwagon the testator therein named Sign, Seal 
publish and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament. And that 
at the doing thereof he was of sound disposing Mind, Memory and Understanding 
to the best of their knowledge & belief.

								Sam Morris, 
Register

Be it remembered that on the 25th day of April 1781 the last Will and 
Testament of Valentine Stillwagon deceased in due form of Law was proved and 
probate and Letters Testamentary thereof granted to Elizabeth Stillwagon 
Executrix and John Steinmetz Executor therein named being first duly sworn 
well and truly to administer the said Deceased Estate and to bring an 
Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Philadelphia on or before the 
25th day of May next and to render a true and just Account of the said 
Administration on or before the 25th day of April 1782 or when thereunto 
legally required.

Given under Seal of said Office			Sam Morris,  Register 


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