Will of Laurence ERENSPERGER (1834) Frederick County, Maryland

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Frederick County, Maryland GME#1 Folio 555 9 March 1834

In the name of God Amen, I Laurence Erensperger of Frederick County in the state 
of Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, 
memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the 
uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my affairs, and 
thereby be the better prepared to leave this world, where it shall please God to 
call me home, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament, in 
manner and form that is to say. First and principally, I commit my soul into the 
hands of Almighty God; and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my executor herein after named; and after my debts and funeral 
charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows.

I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth during her natural life time, the 
house and lot number five, whereon I now reside in the town, of Sabillasville, 
and after her death, the house and lot share desired to my son William, and to 
his heirs and assigns forever;~ I also give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth my 
stove and pipe. 

Item. I devise and bequeath to my son William the two lots in Sabillasville, 
number 3 and no. 4, to his heirs and assigns. Item. I devise that my executor 
make sale of all my Personal estate; and to be equally divided between my two 
children, William and Teresa.---- And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint 
Jacob Harbaugh to be my sole Executor of this my last will and testament. 
revoking and annulling and forever wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and 
confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament.~ In testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. this ninth day of 
February, in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and thirty four.~ Signed, 
Sealed, published and declared by Laurence Erensperger the above named Testator, 
as and for his last will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at the 
request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed 
our names as witnessed thereto. Lorenz Erensperger (Seal)
John McClane Elias His mark Harbaugh Geo. Glautt
Maryland Frederick County, to wit. On the 15th day of March 1834, came Elias 
Harbaugh and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God; that the foregoing 
instrument of writing is the one whole will and testament of Laurence 
Ernsperger, late of Frederick County deceased, he received the same from the 
testator, for safe keeping and that he does not knows of any other.~ Test G.M. 
Eichelberger
Maryland Frederick County, to wit. On the ?th day of March 1834, came Elias 
Harbaugh and John McClane two of the submitting witnesses to the foregoing last 
will and testament of Laurence Erinsperger died, and made oath on the Holy 
Evangely of Almighty God, that they did see the testator, therein named sign and 
seal this will, that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be 
his last will and testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best 
of their apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, 
that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses thereto, at the 
request of the testator, and in his presence and that they did also see George 
Flautt, the other subscribing witness subscribe his name as a witness thereto at 
the request of the testator and in his presence and all in the presence of each 
other.~~ Test G.M. Eichelberger Reg

To the Orphans Court of Frederick County------I Elizabeth Arnsperger, widow of 
Laurence Arnsperger late of Frederick County, deceased, do hereby renounce all 
and every device and bequest made to me by the last will and testament of said 
deceased, and elect in lieu thereof my legal share of said deceased real and 
personal estate~~Witness my hand this 15th day of March 1834. John Melan}

Elizabeth Arnsperger