Wills: Jacob Snider, 1819: Frederick County, Maryland 
Probated: 1820 
Will Book Vol.8, page 411 
Surnames: Heyder, Kieffer, Snider, Vantz, You (Yow) 
 
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Jacob Snider's Will 
In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Snider of Frederick County in the state of 
Maryland, being in good health of body, and of sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner 
and form following that is to say. First I desire of my Executor herein after 
named to pay all my debts and funeral charges out of my ready money as soon 
after my decease as may be. 
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and to her heirs and 
assigns forever all my personal Estate, consisting of stock, household and 
kitchen furniture, all my ready money, together with all my bonds, Notes and 
book accounts and every other description of personal property that I may have 
at my decease-- requiring of her my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and her 
heirs to permit and suffer quietly and peaceably my distressed daughter 
Catherine to live with them in the same house during her natural life and to 
provide and furnish her the said Catherine during said time with all necessaries 
of life; but in case my said daughter Catherine should too frequently conduct 
and demean herself in such a manner that other persons cannot live comfortably 
and undisturbed in the same house with her, then my will is, and I hereby 
require of my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and her heirs to build a small 
house for said Catherine near their own dwelling for her the said Catherine to 
live in by herself during her natural life remembering to furnish her with a 
bed, stove and every necessary of life to keep her comfortable during her 
natural life as aforesaid. 
It is my will further that my Executors hereinafter named dispose of all my real 
Estate either at public or private sale, as soon after my decease as may be, and 
the proceeds of such sale or sales I hereby order to be paid to my said Daughter 
Elizabeth Kieffer or to her heirs and assigns; and I hereby authorise and 
empower my Executors hereinafter named or either of them, to convey by a good & 
sufficient Deed according to law to the purchaser or purchasers all my right 
title and claim of, in and to all my land with the appurtenances in order that 
the purchasers may have an indisputable title of all my real estate. But be it 
remembered that in case my said daughter Elizabeth Kieffer should prefer to keep 
all my land or any part thereof then in such case the land that she wishes to 
keep shall not be sold, and I hereby devise & bequeath the same to her my said 
daughter Elizabeth Kieffer and to her heirs and assigns forever, leaving it to 
her choice either to have it sold or keep the same as provided by this my last 
will and testament. 
And lastly, I do hereby constitute & appoint my trusty friends John You and 
Jacob You, or either of them to be my Executor or executors of this my last will 
and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, 
ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last will and testament. 
In testimony whereof I the said Jacob Snider have hereunto set my hand, and 
affixed my seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord on thousand eight 
hundred and nineteen. 
Jacob Schnider {seal}
 
Signed sealed published and declared by Jacob Snider, the above named testator 
as & for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, 
in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto. 
Jno. Heyder 
Ldwick Vantz 
Valantin Vantz 
 
Frederick County to wit; on the 4th day of December 1820 then came John You & 
Jacob You and Solemnly & Sincerely affirmed and declared that the foregoing 
instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Jacob Snider late 
of Frederick County deceased that hath come to their hands and possession and 
that they do not know of any other. 
Henry Steiner Regr. 
 
Frederick County to wit; on the 4th day of December 1820 then came Frederick 
Vantz and Valentine Vantz two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing 
last will and testament of Jacob Snider late of Frederick County deceased 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 apprehension of a sound and disposing mind 
memory and understanding that they together with John Hyder the other 
subscribing witness repectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will 
in the presence and at the request of the testator and all in the presence of 
each other. 
Henry Steiner Regr.