WILL: Philip AMENT, 1833, formerly of York County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judie Ann Millard April 29, 1999 Copyright 1999. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ ________________________________________________ Philip AMENT b. January 01, 1755 in York County, PA, son of Philip and Susanna Margaret (Forrisen) AMENT, married Maria Elisabeth SCHMID b. October 1757, in York County, dau of Jacob and Anna SCHMID on September 14, 1779 at First Reformed and Trinity First Reformed Church, York Co., PA. Philip died March 07, 1836, in Bourbon County, KY. Philip Antent's Will In the name of God Amen Know all men by these presents that I Phillip Ament, of the County of Bourbon and State of Kentucky being of lawful age and of sound mind and memmory think propper to make this my last will and as follows testament to wit Item 1st It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid 2nd It is my will that my daughter Sally Leter shall have in addition to what I have already gave her a sufficient quantity of land off of the tract I now live on to make in all fifty acres and I wish it to be laid off to her on the south side of her land so as to extend from Henry Aments land to A.C. Scotts. I do also direct that my son Henry Ament shall have the sole management of said land and porrceeds for the separate benefit of my daughter Sally Leter during her lifetime and at her death it is to be equally divided among her heirs. 3rd I will and bequeath to the children of my two daughters that are now deceased to wit Polly Leter and Susan Huffman five hundred dollars each to be equally divided among their children agreeable to their numbers a part of said five hundred I have loaned to the husbands of my two deceased daughters to wit Henry Leter and John Huffman and hold their notes for the same which money is to be paid over to my executor herein after named for the use and benefit of my above named grandchildren which sum or sums be then what they may is to form a part of the above named five hundred dollars but it is my express will that the notes that I hold on said Leter and Huffman is not to draw interest until my death at which time they are to pay it over to my executor 4th I give and bequeath to my son in law David Halderman and Elizabeth Halderman the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid to them by my executor at such time as I shall direct but it is my express will that the note that I hold on said Halderman for between one and two hundred dollars is to form a part of the above named five hundred dollars to the full amount of the principal of said note 5th I give and bequeath to my son in law John Childers and my daughter Catharine Childers the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid them by my executor at such time as I shall direct but it is my express will that the note I hold on Childers is to form a part of the above named five hundred dollars to the full amount of the principal of said note but is not to draw interest 6th Having given my son George as much as I intended I therefore cannot give his child anything more than I have already gave her father 7th I will and bequeath all the balance of my state both personal and real consisting of the tract of land that I now live on and all and every other piece of property that I may die in possesion of both personal and real to my son Henry Ament to have and to hold forever for the consideration of the above bequest my said son Henry is to pay to my son in law David Halderman ,the sum of five hundred dollars in four equal annual installments the first to take place twelve months after my death but my son Henry is to have credit for the full amount of the note I hold on said Halderman which forms part of the above named five hundred dollars. It is my further will and I do direct that my said son for the above named consideration do pay to the lawful heirs of my two deceased daughters Polly Leter and Susan Huffman five hundred dollars each to be paid by him in four equal annual installments the first to commence twelve months after my death the true intent and meaning is that my said son Henry is to pay to the Heirs of Polly Leter the sum of five hundred dollars and to the heirs of Susan Huffman the sum of five hundred dollars at the same time that he makes the payment to my son in law Halderman It is further my will and bequest that my son Henry Ament do pay to my son in law John Childers five hundred dollars as soon as he can with convenience the said Childers being now in want of money but it is my express will and direction that my son Henry is to have a credit for the full amount of the notes that I hold on said Childers but they are not to draw interest but do from a part of the above named five hundred dollars as all the other notes do in their respective places. Lastly I do constitute and appoint my son Henry Ament my executor to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others and I do direct the county court not to require my said son to give assurety for his true performance herein and I do also forbid my heirs to require security for the amount of their legacy which is bound by my will to pay them In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of June 1833 His Phillip X Ament Mark Attested Benjamin Howe Harmon Grafton Peter Clarkson At the April term of the County Court of Bourbon County, Kentucky on this the fourth day of April, 1836 This last will and testament of Phillip Ament deceased was proved in open Court by the oath of Peter Clarkson Benjamin Howe and Harmon I Grafton the allotting witness and being known to Henry Ament the Executor was ordered to ---- witness Thomas P Smith Clerk of said Court the date above