Wills: SHOCKEY, Christopher c. 1796: Westmoreland Co, PA

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The multiple copies of the will of Christopher Shockey of Frederick Co., MD
and Westmoreland Co., PA.

Please be aware that there are four copies of Christopher Shockey's will at
the Westmoreland County, PA courthouse. They all say nearly the same thing
and are obviously copies from the original. The differences are in the
probate dates and the recording dates. You can find the German will and an
English translation in estate file #23. The German will bears a probate
date of 4 July 1775. The English copy bears a probate date of 10 Dec. 1796.
In Will Book A, pg. 15, there is a copy of the English will with no probate
and no recorded date. It is between a will probated Dec. 1778 and one
probated June 1779. Another copy of the English will is in Will Book A p.
363-364, this was recorded in 1815 and bears the 10 Dec. 1796 probate.


Will of Christopher Shockey } In the name of God Amen. I Christopher
Shockey of Frederick County and State of Maryland knowing that it is
appointed for all men conce to die but the house of death not knowing
therefore theis eight of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and
three & seventy in good health perfect mind & memory this my last will and
testament formed in the manner of form as follows first I give my soul into
the hands of God that gave it & recommend my body after my death into the
earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner. I likewise
recommend that after my death all my funeral expenses and all just and
lawful debts are to be paid out of the personal or real estate as God was
pleased to bless me worldly estate so I leave them after my death to them
belonging to me in the following manner first I order and recommend to my
Son Valentine Shockey five pounds lawful and payable money of Pennsylvania
value which sum of money I make to him in such form that it tis the price
of a horse that I sold him further I give and order to the aforsd Son
Valentine Shockey three pounds payable money of the same value of the
aforesaid of me to the said mentioned three pounds I give and order to the
above mentioned five pounds & the above mentioned three pounds and one
shilling shall be his part made over to him by me as his share further I
order and recommend that my Sons John Shockey, Jacob Shockey, Issac
Shockey, Abraham Shockey and Christopher Shockey each of them shall have
one shilling starling made over to them for their shares that is my will
and order to them further I order and recommend to my Daughter Elizabeth
Hallen and so to my Daughter Barbara for them & so to my Daughter Magtanica
Stambach that each of them shall have one shilling starling made over to
them from me for their shares further I order and recommend to my beloved
wife Maria that after my death as long as she my widow do remain she shall
all my property and estate in her hand and power remain so that she can
make her living & have maintainance and if there should be any heirs of us
come then shall her child as well as them we might beget together they
shall be looked upon as equal heirs to our property or estate further I
order from me that if my wife should die without heirs from me then shall
her present child that she now before us tis by the name of Catherina shall
be looked upon as an heir of the third part of the estate But from us both
begotten heirs should remain by life then shall they be kept with us to the
above will and testament which is the last for this time and no others for
this time. I also order for the last to this my will as Executors Maria
Shockey and give her by these presents writing power to appoint to her who
she pleases as who she may think fit. I have also the above mentioned will
confirmet, and with my own hand undersigned and sealed in presents of the
witnesses
Christopher Shoke
Andrew Huber, John Huber, Henry Huber

4 July 1775 probate reads as follows: One of the witness affirmed this 4th
day of July 1775, and exex. sworn W. T. Clary.

10 December 1796 probate reads as follows:
Westmoreland County S.S. Personally appeared before me James Guthrie
Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in
and for said County Henry Huber one of the subscribing witnesses to the
within instrument of writing being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth he was
presonally present and saw Christopher Shockey the testator therein named
sigen seal and acknowledge the same as and for his last will and testament
and at the time of doing the same he believes him to be of sound mind and
memory and the name Henry Huber thereto subscribed as Witness is the proper
hand writing of this deponant and that he also saw Andrew Huber and John
Huber subscribe their names as witnesses to the same and this deponant says
he never was called upon before to prove the same. Sworn before me this
10th day of December A.D. 1796 James Guthrie Regs
James Mtgomery Register Recorded February 7, 1815