Will:  Margaret Koble, Of Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania
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Will:  Margaret Koble, Of Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania
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April 27th 1829 Last Will & Testament of Margaret Koble, widow of Christopher Koble late of Newberry 
Township in the county of York deceased.

Letters Testamentary on the last Will & Testament of 
Margaret Koble deceased granted to Abraham Miller the Executor in said Will named on the 27th day of 
April A.D. 1829

 "In the Name of the Lord Amen I Margret Koble of Newberry township in the 
County of York & State of Pensylvania Widow being in health but by old Eadge Wick of Body all to of 
Sonnd mind and understanding, Do this Second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight 
hundred and Eightteen, Make and publish this My Last will and testament as follows first I commend 
my Immorthal Soul into the hands of Allmighty God who gave it me and My body to the Earth to be 
decently Buried and as Toutching all my Worldly Estate I give and devise and bequeath of the Same as 
follows (To Wit) I order that all my just Debts to be paid and funerel charges by my Executor, First 
of all outh of my astate and I do Nomineade and apoint my Trusty Friend Abraham Miller the ?sadler? 
of Newbery Township whom I order Impower and derect by these presence to Sell by Public or private sale 
to the best advantage for (for my children here in named) all that my Now dwelling plantation and tract 
of Land situate in the Township aforesaid containing about Forty acres being the same Land and premisses 
which I Purchased of Martin Kronmiller and Peter Meyer, further it is my Will and I direct my aforenamed 
Executor Abraham Miller to sell by Publick Vandue all my household goods and Effects whatsoever so that 
the whole of my Estate as well Real as parsonal be Converted into Money and Equally given and distribute 
to and amongst my six chidlren in Equal share alike Namly the one si(xth) share wich wud a bin to my 
daghter Eve Jeined I give and bequeth to hir two children Elisabeth and Susana My Grand Children Eage 
one Equal share out of the Said one si(xth) share I give and devise also to my children Jacob Margret
 Barbara Casper and Philip wich I bear unto Late Huspand Christopher Koble deceased To hold to them my 
said two grand children one sixt share and to them my said five children Eadge one sixt share so that my 
estate is to be in six shares equal devidet and given to my children in equal shars alike and there 
Respective heirs and assigns and I give and devise to my step son Georg Koble the sum of thirty dallers 
as for his kire and kindness to me, And I do hereby Exclude and barr for Ever the heirs and step children 
wich are born to the said Christopher Koble dec'd. by his former wife my will is that they shall not hafe 
enny shears out of my estate And I do here by order authorize and Impower my Executor to Make as Good a 
deed to the purchaser of my land as I myself may or could do in Testimony where of I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal the day and year first above written."

Margret her "x" mark Koble (seal)

Signed Sealed in the presence of us 

Fred.k Stoner
Michael Fittrow

York County SS On the 27th day of April AD 1829. Before me Jacob B. Wentz Register for the Probate of Wills 
and granting Letters of Administration in and for said county, came Michael Fettrow one of the subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of Writing who on his Solemn Oath doth depose and say that Margaret
 Koble the Testatrix in the said instrument of writing named some time after the date of said instrument of 
writing came to the de_onents own house and presented to him the said instrument and desired him to write his 
name thereto as in Witness and at the same time acknowledged her name and mark to be her hand and seal And 
that she the said Margaret Koble at the time of doing this was of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding to the best of his knowledge and belief. That he also firmly belives that the signature of 
Fredk. Stoner as thereto written as witness is his proper hand writing.

Michael Fettrow (signed)