Wills: Jacob Snider Jr, 1803: Frederick County, Maryland 
Probated: 1803 
Will Book Vol.4, page 598 
Surnames: Fergusson, Koofer, Sellers, Shriner, Smith, Snider, Stouffer, Yawn, 
Yon 
 
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In the Name of God Amen I Jacob Snider Junior of Frederick county and State of 
Maryland farmer being Sick and Weake in Body but of Sound mind and memory thanks 
to Almighty God for his mercies to me and calling to mind the uncertainty of 
this life and the Certainty of Death do make and publish this my last will and 
Testament in manner and form as follows. First and principally I commit my Soul 
into the hands of the God that gave it me my Body I recommend to the Earth to be 
Buried in a Decent and Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executor 
hereafter to be named. 
Secondly I order all my Lawfull Debts and funeral charges to be paid out of my 
moveable Estate. Item I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Cathrine Snider her 
Bed & Bedstead with all the Cloathing and furniture thereunto belonging, 
likewise my case of Drawers Likewise all the flax and wool flax yarn tow Yarn 
and woolen yarn now in or about the House or Barn likewise I give and Bequeath 
to my Beloved Wife all her Chinsy gowns ware and pewter that is in or about the 
House or Kitchen likewise two of my Brass Kettles which she may Chuse likewise 
what Linning there is in or about the House unmaid likewise one Washing Tub two 
Buckets and Iron pot which she shall chuse likewise my Knives & forks for Table 
use. It is likewise my will and pleasure and I order that my Executors doe Sell 
the whole of real Estate and all the personal that remains after what is 
Bequeathed to my Beloved Wife, and to apply the money that shall arive therefrom 
as shall hereafter be Directed to the Children of William Smith Deceased to said 
Children or to so many of them as Arrive to the Age of Twenty one Years I give 
and Bequeath the Sum of one Hundred Dolars to be equally Divided amongst said 
Children who may come to Age and it is my will & pleasure I order that the said 
Sum of one Hundred Dolars be taken out of the first monies ariving from the 
Sales of said Estate and be put to Interest as soon as may be that the said 
heirs may receive their Interest with the principle when they Come to the Age of 
Twenty one Years each 
Item I give and Bequeath farther to my beloved Wife Cathrine to one half of the 
Moneys arising from the Sales of my Estate Both real and personal that remains 
after the Hundred Dollars Bequeathed to the Children of William Smith is taken 
out the said half of the monies thence arrising to be hers and at her Disposal 
as she may think proper the other Halfe of said monies I give and Bequeath to my 
Brothers in Law Viz. Frederick Koofer of Frederick County and State of Maryland 
and Henry Sellers of the State of Kentucky to be equally Divided between my said 
Brothers in law And the said Monies I order to be paid them as soon as may be 
convenient after my Wifes halfe is fully paid to her, It is my will and pleasure 
and I order that my Executors do pay to my said Wife the sume of two Hundrend 
Pounds Specia as Soon as is convenient after the Sales of my property will admit 
and the remainder as she may require it with convenience to my said Executors 
and I do hereby Authorize and Empower my said Executors to make good and 
Sufficient Deed or Deeds for these my lands when Sold to the person or persons 
purchasing and I do hereby make ordain and appoint my Trusty and beloved friends 
Peter Shriner and Jacob Yon my lawful Executors of this my last will and 
Testament revoking all former will or wills Acknowledging this only to be my 
last Will and in Trust In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal 
this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1803. 
Jacob Snider Junr {seal}
 
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and declared by the Testator to be his last 
will & Testament in Presents of us who were present at Signing and Sealing 
thereof 
Christian Stouffer 
Johannes Yawn 
John Fergusson 
 
Frederick County September 30th 1803 Then came Jacob Yon & Solemnly and 
Sincerely Affirmed and Declared and Peter Shriner made oath on the Holy Evangels 
of Almighty God that the foregoing Instrument of Writing is the true and whole 
will & testament of Jacob Snider Junr late of Frederick County Deceased that 
hath come to their hands and possession and that they do not know of any other. 
Geo Murdock Regr. 
 
Frederick County September 30th 1803 then came Christian Stouffer one of the 
Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing last will & Testament of Jacob Snider 
Junr late of Frederick County Deceased and Solemnly & Sincerely Affirmed & 
Declared that he did see the Testator herein named sign & seal this will At the 
same time John Yawn one other of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing 
last will & Testament of Jacob Snider Junr late of Frederick County Deceased and 
made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he did see the Testator 
therein named Sign and Seal this will that they heard him Publish Prounounce 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 to this will in the Presence and at the request of the Testator and 
that they did also see John Fergusson the other Subscribing Witness Sign his 
name as Witness to said will in the presence and at the request of the Testator 
and all in the Presence of each other  
George Murdock Regr.