York County PA Archives Wills.....Reeghart, William April 13, 1788
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Source: York County Archives, York, Pennsylvania
Written: April 13, 1788
Recorded: August 4, 1788

WILL
William Reeghart, York Township, York County, Pennsylvania
written 13 April 1788
In the Name of God Amen the thirteth Day of April in the year of our Lord one 
thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight I William REEGHART of York Township I 
the County of York and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being very sick and weak 
of body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be given to the Lord I make and 
ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following Viz 
FIRST I reicomand my body to Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and Decent 
means and as touching my Worldy Estate when with it hath pleased God to bless 
me I give and Dispose in the following manner viz: 
First I give and bequeath unto my wife Eva REEGART one cow and her bed and hr 
third of all the estate and that she Shall have liberty to live on the place 
as Long as Shee and her Children can agree or as long as she stays a widow and 
if the can agree no Longer of shee Shall marry than all the movables shall be 
sold and the plentation Shall be Sold at public vandue and thirty pounds Shall 
be Left to my Wife Eve
Secondly I give and bequeath unto my oldest son John REEGHART fifteen pounds
Thirdly I give unto my son Henry REEGHART ten pounds
Fourthly after the full filing of the above articles that my children shall 
have an equal Shear in my whole Estate wishes to say John REEGHART Catharina 
REEGART Henry REEGHART Christian REEGART Conrad REEGART and I do make and 
ordain John REEGHART and my wife Eve REEGHART to be the Executors of this my 
Last Will and Testement in Witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and 
Seal the day and year first above written.
SIGNED: Wilhem REEGART
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Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
and Declared in the presence of us
Frederick Jung  [all original signatures; difficult to read]
Jacob Hess
Jac SHATLER
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York County Ss Before me Jacob Barnitz Esq. Register for the probate of Wills 
and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the 
State of Pennsylvania, personally came Frederick Young and Jacob HESS two of 
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Testament of Writind and on their 
Solemn Oath, Do favorably say that they were personally present and saw and 
heard the within Names William RIEGER sign he Name unto and Seal and publish 
this foregoing Instrament of writing as and for his last WIll and Testament 
and that at the time of the doing thereof he the said William RICHER was of 
sound and disposing hand manner and understanding to the best of their 
knowledge of belief, and that they subscribed their names thereto as witnesses 
in the presence of the said Testator and at his Request, and farther that they 
also saw Jacob SHATLER the other witness sign his Name thereto as a Witness at 
the same time
Sworn Subscribes at
York the 4th Day of
August 1788 before me
J. Barnitz Regsr.
Frederick JUNG
Jacob HESS
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INVENTORY 28 ...1788
in German filed 4 August 1788
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Source: transcribed from the original by Rosalie Sommer 2004; found at the 
York County Archives, York Pennsylvania. The misspelling is from the original 
The original will was in German; a translation was in the file; this is from 
the translation.


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