WILL: Frederick GEISSELMAN, 1845, Springfield Township, York County, PA

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Date- 1 February 1844
Probate- 17 November 1845

"In the Name of God, Amen. I Frederick Geisselman of Springfield Township the 
County of York and the State of Pennsylvania being advanced in age, but of a 
sound and desposing mind memory and understanding Blessed be God for the Same 
Considering the Certainty of Death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof and 
being desirous to Settel (sic) my Worldly affairs and thereby better Prepare to 
Leave this World when it Shall Please God to Call me home, do therefore make and 
Publish this my Last Will and in manner and form following:

That is to Say:
First and principally I commit my Soul into the Hands of allmighty (sic) God, my 
Creator and My Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my 
Executor hereinafter Named It is my Will and I Give and bequeath all the 
Remainder of my Estate which I now have or Shall have in my possession at the 
time of my Decease, of all kinds and Nature, including my (illegible), agreeable 
to a Bond of Performance Executed to me by my son Georg Geisselman, Deceased.  
To my Son, Frederick Geisselman and to his heirs and Assigns, for my Maintenance 
and Trouble which he and his family may have with me and my funeral expenses he 
as an Executor is to Inter (sic) this my Last Will and Testament in Register 
office according to the Law but is not to render any account but to Injoy (sic) 
the Same to his Pleasure and for his own use.

I publish this and declare this and Non other to be my Last Will and testament 
analling (sic) all former will by me heretofore made and testifying (?) and 
Confirming this to be my last Will and Testament and In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto Set my Hand, affixed my Seal this first day of February in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.


Frederick (illegible) Geisselman   SEAL


Signed Sealed Published and declared by Frederick Geisseslman the Above Named 
testater (sic) and for his Last Will and Testament in his Presents (sic) and in 
the Presents(sic) of us who in his Presents(sic) and (illegible) and in the 
Presents of Each other, have Subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto.

Signed: Adam Lentz
        Jacob Falkenstine

York County S.S. Before me John Stahle Register for the probate of Wills and 
granting letters of Administration in an for said County came Jacob Falkenstine 
and Adam Lentz who having duly affirmed according to law. do depose and say they 
were personally present and saw Frederick Geisselman the testator sign his name 
to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be his last Will and 
testament and at the time of so doing the same testator was of Sound and 
disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their judgment 
observation and belief, and that they witnessed the same at his request and in 
his presence and in the presence of each other at the same time.

(Signed)	Jacob Falkenstine
		Adam Lentz

Affirmed and  Subscribed before me, the 17th Nov. 1845.
Jno. Stahle Reg.

Memoradnum: Letters testamentary were granted to Frederick Geiselman (sic) on 
the 17th day of November 1845 after being duly qualified according to law.
Jno. Stahle Reg.


Source: York County Archives, Will Book S No. 18, p. 517