Wills: Jacob Bealert, 1776: Blockley, Philadelphia County, PA

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Will of Jacob Bealert the Elder      Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Book Q, Will 198, pp234-235

I Jacob Bealert the Elder, of Blockley, in the County of Philadelphia, 
being Ancient and Weak in Body, but of Sound, Disposing Mind & Memory, 
for which I am humble thankful to the Author of my being Do make this my 
last Will & Testament in Manner & formfollowing Viz Imprimis My Will is
that all my Just debts & funeral Expences[sic] be paid by my Executors
Hereafter Named.  Item I give and Bequeath
unto my Loving Wife, all my personal Estate, During her Natural Life, &
all the Rents, Issues & profits of my real Estate, During her Widowhood 
   Item my Will further is, that after the decease or Marriage of my
said Wife All the residue of my Estate shall be divided equally Amongst
my five Children,  Namly,[sic] Rudolph & Mary Latch(One Share) Jacob, David,
 Susanna, & Elizabeth Bealert, Share & Share Alike, their Heirs--
and Assigns for Ever  And further that my Children shall endeavour to
Agree and Moderate Value of my Real Estate, and when so Agreed, 
the Afforesaid Rudolph & Mary Latch shall have the first Choice, thereof,
at the said Moderate Value so Fixed, On paying or Causing to be paid
unto Each & Every of the rest of my said
Children One equal and just part or portion in & to the said Real Estate
so equally divided & the said Rudolph, Latch, & Mary his Wife on paying 
as before directed shall have hold Enjoy and Occupy the same for their,
Own proper Use & behoof, & their Heirs & Assigns forever But if they
shall disagree About the Value of my said
Real Estate that then they my said Children shall choose five or more
Judicious Men of their Neighbours To Value the same, And the sd Rudolph Latch 
& Mary his Wife if they incline shall take it thereat On
paying as before directed, & shall hold & Enjoy the same & their heirs
for Ever.  But if the said Rudolph Latch & Mary his Wife should refuse it 
That then my next Child in Age shall have the next Choice thereof, paying
as Above mentioned, & so on in Succession to the Youngest, According to
the true Intent & plain Meaning


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hereof And in Case they should each & every of them refuse it My Will is
that my Executors shall dispose of my said Estate at public Sale, 
to the highest & best Bidder, & the Money arising from the Sale thereof to be
justly & Equally divided Amongst my said five Children, or those who
represent them legally, & if either of my-
said Children shall die Intestate, without lawful Issue, that the Share
of the said Child or Children so dead shall be equally divided  
Among the Surviving Children, or their legal Representatives  And I do hereby-
Nominate Constitute & Appoint my Son David Bealert & my Son in Law
Rudolph Latch to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament Hereby 
revoking and Disannulling all former Wills & Testaments by me hereto-
fore made & Confirming this to be my last  In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & Seal this- third day of March in the Year of 
Our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy 1770
                                                 his
                                         Jacob   [x]    Bealert   Seal
                                                 mark
Signed Sealed Published and Declared By the Above named Testator to be
his Last Will & Testament in the presence of 
David George  Thomas George  Edward George
Philada January 6th, 1776 person-
nally appeared David George  Thomas George and Edward George the
Witnesses to the foregoing Will  And
on their Solemn Affirmations according to Law did declare that they saw
and heard Jacob Bealert the Testator therein named Sign Seal publish and
 declare the same Will for and as his last Will and Testament,
And that at the Execution thereof he was of Sound Mind Memory and
Understanding to the best of their Knowledge and Belief
     Coram  Benjamin Chew Reg Genl-----------Be it remembred That on the 6th
day of January in the Year of Our Lord 1776 the last Will and Testament
of Jacob Bealert deceased in due form of Law was proved and Probate and 
Letters Testamentary were granted to David Bealert & Rudolph Latch Executors 
in the said Will named they having first been duly Qualified well and truly to administer
the said deceaseds Estate and bring an Inventory thereof into the
Register Generals Office at Philadelphia
on or before the 6th day of February next and render a true and just
Account of the said Administration on or before the 6th day of January 1777 
or when thereto legally required
Given under the Seal of the said Office
Benjamin Chew  Reg Genl

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