Dauphin County Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records
Dauphin County Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records
Michael Leidig
Will of Michael Leidig, 25 July 1811 (Excerpts only)
Will Book C Pg 218 Will probated in 1823
Wife: Catherine
Children: John, Elizabeth, Mary, Susanna, Catherien, Lidia, and Catherine
Probate Records - Christian Cassel
Lebanon County PA Orphan's Court Report of Auditors, Book G page G-310, Jacob Shertzer's actual accounts:
Proceeds of sale of real estate $1255.00
Payments made by the estate 43.84
To accountant for this "troubles" 39.65 Bal: $1171.51 (doesn't match dist)
Lebanon County PA Orphan's Court Report of Auditors, Book G start pg 423:
Held Monday, 20 August 1877. The matter of the account of Jacob Shertzer, surviving executor of Christian Cassel.
The appointed Auditor is to distribute balance to the hands of Jacob Shertzer and among legatees. The executor and his attorney, J.W. Killinger met with the Judge on Thursday, 27 Sept 1877 at 10 o'clock AM. Meeting was continued to 12 Oct 1877. The executor & attorney received affidavits and distribution was to be equally divided among all the grandchildren, share & share alike, with any deceased grandchildren's children receiving the parent's share equally. There was $1110.00 to be divided from the estate of Christian Cassel.
1. To the children of William Cassel, dec'd, a son the one third - $370
2. To the children of Elizabeth,dau mar to ? Miller, dec'd $370
3. To the children of Christina, a daughter mar ? Byers, dec'd $370
12 Nov 1877 Court ordered to be paid out accordingly.
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Henry Berry
Will of Henry Berry of AnnvilleTownship, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Will Book A, Page 563, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Written: 6 September 1826
Recorded: 21 August 1827
In the Name of God Amen, I Henry Berry of Anville Township in the County of Lebanon and in the state of Pennsylvania being at present sick and weak of body but of sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding thanks be unto God for the same considering the mortality of my body and that it appointed for all men once to die therefore do hereby make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in the following manner to wit: First I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be decently interred and as touching and concerning such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of as is hereinafter mentioned to wit: It is may will and I do hereby order and direct that my beloved wife Marie Esther shall have a right to take house and keep such and so much of my household and kitchen goods, furniture beds and articles as she may chose to take and keep and my said wife Maria Esther shall also have use possess and enjoy my house and lot with the appurtenances wherein we now live situate in the Town of Anville in the Township of Anville and County of Lebanon aforesaid adjoining two streets and lot of Jacob Hoffman for and during her life.
Item; I give and desire unto John Berry and Henry Berry, children of John Berry deceased and to their heirs and offspring my tract or piece of land situate in Union County adjoining the several lands now or late of Merf Habenberger, Rusho Meyer and others containing about one hundred and seventy acres.
Item; I give and desire unto Christian Cassell intrust to and for the use and benefit of his son William Cassell to be applied to his support as hereafter mentioned my Small Piece or Parcel of Land with the appurtenances situate in Hanover Township in the County of Dauphin adjoining Lands of Mr. Shell, Robert Hill and others containing about five acres and the said Christian Cassell may either suffer and permit the said William Cassell to live on the said premises from time to time and at such times as he may deem expedient and to the use and benefit thereof for and towards his support or demise the source from time to time and apply the rent produce and profits there from arising for the purpose aforesaid. And at and immediately after my death of the said William Cassel, the said piece or parcel of land with the appurtenances shall belong to his children and I do give and desire the same unto them in fee simple as tenants in communion.
And it is may will and I do hereby order and direct that my lot or piece of ground with the appurtenances adjoining the several lots of Adam, Lebrich and William Shertzer and my moiety or half part of the lot or piece of ground with the appurtenances the other moiety being owned by Christian Cassel both situate in the Town and Township of Anville aforesaid shall severally by sold by my executor herein after named and appointed or the survivors or server of them at such time or times and for such manner of payments as they may deem most expedient.
And I do give and bequeath unto my said wife Maria Esther the one half part of the monies arising from the sales of the said lot or piece of ground...(unreadable le)... of the said lot or piece of ground and appurtenances ...(unreadable) ... directed to be sold as aforesaid and also the one half part of all money debts and money outstanding and owing to me and of all my other property not by me herein before otherwise disposed of . Item: I give bequeath unto my brother Peter Berry for his own use and benefit the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. Item: I give and bequeath unto my sister Barbara now the wife of Christian Cassel the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. Item: I give and bequeath unto my sister Margaret now the wife of John Rugest the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to herself and for her separate use and benefit from time to time as may executors may think proper.
Item; I give and bequeath unto my stepsister Christiana twenty dollars and unto my stepsister Catherine twenty dollars. Item: i give and bequeath unto my brother Conrad Berry the sum of two hundred dollars to be paid and applied for his support from time to time as my executors may deem expedient. It is my will that the several specific legacies last mentioned shall be paid out of the other half past of the proceeds of my estate not given to my wife as herein before mentioned. And it is my will and I do hereby order and direct that the lot or piece of ground wherein we now live with the appurtenances shall be sold by my executors or the survivor or survivor of them after the death of my said wife in such manner of payment as them may deem most expedient and the one half part of the money arising from the said sale shall be given and paid over to such person or persons as my said wife in and by her last will and testament shall or may direct or appoint to have and receive the same in case she makes no will or testament then the same shall descent and be paid to her heirs or legal representatives according to law and the other half part arising from the sale aforesaid shall be divided and paid as follows: two hundred dollars thereof unto John Miller, son of Frederick Miller deceased; two hundred dollars thereof unto Catharine, the wife of Jacob Kittle; the further sum of two hundred dollars thereof unto John W. Killinger, son of John Killinger; the further sum of one hundred dollars thereof unto Magdalna Berry, the further sum of one hundred dollars thereof unto William Berry, two of children of Conrad Berry and the remainder thereof and of all my estate whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be and not by me herein before otherwise disposed of I give and bequeath unto the children of the said William Cassell to be equally divided between them. And I do hereby authorize and empower my executors and the survivor and survivor of theirs to make and execute deeds in fee simple to the purchasers of my houses, lots and premises here before directed to be sold and the devisers in fee simple for the lands and premises herein before to them devised. And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint may said wife Maria Esther and my friends Christian Cassel and John Killinger executors of my Lat Will and Testament and I revoke and annul all aforesaid and other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made and ratify and confirm this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty six.
Signed, sealed published pronounced
and declared by the said testator Henry Berry Henry Berry
as and for his last Will and Testament in
the presence of us
Daniel Stroh
In Shertzer
Recorded August 21, 1827
Margareth Desh
>Will of Margareth Desh of the Township of Bethel, Recorded in Book A, page
>159, filed August 15, 1817. Original document can be found at the Lebanon
>County Courthouse.
>
>In the name of God Amen This Fifteenth Day of July in the Year of our Lord
>one thousand Eight hundred and nine I Margarth Desh, of Bethel Township,
>in the County of Dauphin, and State of Pennsylvania Widow Being at present
>Old and Sickly and weak in Body but Nevertheless of Sound and Disposing
>mind and Memory and understanding Thanks be to God for the same calling
>unto Mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed For
>all Men once to die. Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament
>That is to say: Principally and first of All I Recommend my Immortal Soul
>into the Hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body, I Recommend to
>the Earth to be Buried in a Decent and Christian like manner at the
>Discretion of my Hereafter Named Executor; and us Touching such worldly
>Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in the Life. I Give and
>dispose of the same in the following Manner and Form: Imprimis, this is my
>will and I Do hereby order in the first plac!
>e that all my Just Debts and funeral expenses should be paid off out of my
>estate as soon as Conveniently may be by my Hereafter named Executors Item
>This is my will and ___ hereby Order that all my Household Implements and
>Kitchen furniture Shall be sold by Public Vandue, as Soon as Conveniently
>may be after my Decease, and the arissing out of the same when Collected
>shall be Equally Divided to and amongst all my Children; Share and Share
>alike that is to say viz unto my son John Desh one Equal share, to my Son
>Philip Desh one Equal share, to my Daughter Barbara now the Wife of Jacob
>Rucy one Equal Share, To my Daughter Elizabeth now the wife of Adam Bigler
>one Equal share, to my Daughter Anna Maria Snadderly one Equal share, To
>my Daughter Catharina now the wife of Henry Kemple one Equal Share, and to
>my son in Law JACOB CASSEL one Equal Share, Item it is my will that my
>House and Lot of Ground in Stumpstown, where (I at Present Live in) the
>said Township of Bethel and Count!
>y aforesaid, Shall be sold on Public Vandue to the Higest Bidder and Best
>Price as may be gotten for the same, and I do hereby Impower My Executor
>or Executors or the Survivor of them, to Give, Sigh, Seal and Deliver a
>deed Sufficient Deed of Conveyance for the same to the Purchaser of the
>same and the money arissing out of my Real Estate Shall be likewise,
>Equally Divided unto the amongst all my above mentioned and Named Children
>Share and Share alike, Item it is my will and I give and Bequeath unto my
>Daughter Barbara now the wife of Jacob Rudy the sum of Four Pounds Nine
>Shilings and four pence, farthing. Over and above her Equal Share with the
>Test of my other Children, which said sum of money belongs to her the said
>Barbara out of the Perssonal Estate of my Late Husband Philip Desh (and
>Father of the said Barbara) Deceased and Shall be paid to her by my
>Executor out of the first money arissing out of my Estate after my
>Decease, and it is Further my will that if any of my !
>above named Children or their Representatives Shall Refuse or will not be
>Satisfied with their Respective Share so Bequeathed and ordered by me in
>the Proviss of this my Last Will and Testament by me made, all such Child
>or Children or Their proper Representative so refusing Shall Receive only
>Five Pounds in Stead of his or their Whole Equal share and no more of in,
>to, or out of all my Real and Perssonal Estate but shall Befor Ever Barred
>and Excluded of all and singular or every Part of parcel Except the within
>Five Pounds -- and no more anything herein Containing the Contrary hereof
>not withstanding And it is my will that all the Remainder of Real and
>Perssonall Estate which I shall Leave Behind me after my Decease, I give
>and Bequeath unto all my within mentioned Children John, Philip, Barbara,
>Elizabeth, anna Maria, Catharina, Jacob Cassel and to their Heirs and
>Assigns forever, Share and share alike (Except as as before Exceptet) (and
>___ all those which will Refuse) and!
> Lastly I do Hereby Nominate Constitute and appoint my Trusty and Beloved
>Friend and son John Desh ----- Executor of this my Last will and Testament
>Revoking Disannulling and making void all forms and other Will and Wills
>and Executors by me heretofore made Ratifying and confirming this and none
>other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I Margareth Desh
>Have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year first above written
>--------------
>
>Signed, Sealed, Published Pronounced and Margareth (her X mark) Desh
>Declared by her the Within Named Margareth
>Desh the Testatrix for her last will and
>Testament in the pressence of us, who at her
>Request and in her presence, and in the
>Presence of each other, have Subscribed our
>Names as witness Thereto ----------
>
>Christian Obanholtzer
>John Stoueth
>
>Lebanon County ___ This fifteen Day of August A.D. one thousand eight
>hundred and seventeen Before me ___ Shulze Register for the Probate of
>Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for the County
>aforesaid personally came Christian Obanholtzer (?) and of the subscribing
>witness to the above Will and being Duly Affirmed according to Law doth
>depose and say that he was present and saw and heard Margarete Desh the
>Testatrix sign seal publish pronounce and declare the foregoing Instrument
>of Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and at the time of so
>doing she was of perfect sound mind and memory to the best of his
>knowledge observation and belief.
>
>___ Shulze ___
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