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Philadelphia Will Book X File 429 Page 628

In the name of God Amen I Baltus Clymer of the City of Philadelphia Carter being 
in good bodily health and of sound and well disposing mind, memory and 
understanding praise be the Lord for the same do hereby make my last Will and 
Testament in manner following that is to say  First I will that all my just 
debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied for which other purposes 
herinafter declared I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth 
and my son John and my Sons-in-law Christopher Beyersle and John Geyer  
Executors of this my last Will and Testament  item  I give devise and bequeath 
unto my said wife the interest use and income of all my monies, goods, chattels 
and real estate whatsoever for and during all the term of her natural life she 
nevertheless keeps the said real estate in good tenantable order and repair and 
paying all the taxes and other charges accruing on the same during the said term 
and all the rest, residue and remainder of all my Estate  real personal and 
owned whatsoever and wheresoever I give devise and in manner following that is 
to say One sixth part thereof unto my daughter Elizabeth Beyersle wife of the 
said Christopher Beyersle her heirs executors and administrators another sixth 
part- thereof to my daughter Catherine Cooper her heirs executors and 
administrators. Another sixth part thereof to my son Andrew Clymer his heirs 
executors and administrators- Another sixth part to my daughter Christina Geyer 
wife of the said John Geyer her heirs, executors and administrators. Another 
sixth part to the children of my daughter Sara Caner deceased their respective 
heirs executors and administrators to be equally divided between them part and 
share alike  And the remaining sixth part thereof unto my son John Clymer his 
heirs executors and administrators. Provided always in case any or either of my 
said children shall die in my lifetime then I give and devise the share intended 
for each decedent or decedents to be equally divided between his her or their 
children part and share alike. 
Item I do hereby give devise unto my said son John after decease of my said wife 
my Lot of Ground situate at  the South East corner of High Street and a fifty 
foot wide alley in the said City containing in breadth on the said High Street 
twenty feet thereabouts and in depth on the said alley one hundred and eighteen 
feet together with the apputenances to hold to him and his heirs and assigns 
forever  Item I hereby give and devise unto my said son Andrew (after the 
decease of my said wife) All that Messuage or tenement wherein I now dwell 
situated on the East side of the said fifty foot wide alley and the two 
contiguous Lots or pieces of ground therunto belonging containing in breadth on 
the said alley about forty two feet and in length or depth about eighty six feet 
Bounded Northward by the Lot above devised to my said son John together with 
appurtenances to hold to him his heirs assigns forever  And my mind & will is 
that with respect to the premises before devised to my said sons John and Andrew 
that they be respectively Valued immediately after the decease of my said wife 
by three disinterested parties mutually chosen and appointed between all my 
children who may be then living and that the report of the said persons is to be 
chosen or any two of them under their hands and seals shall be conclusive and 
that the value so to be fixed on each of the said estates shall be brought into 
general administration account of my Estate and in the distribution of my Estate 
among my children and Grandchildren such appraised value of the Lot with its 
appurtenances that devised to my son John shall be set off against the sixth 
part of my estate and if the same shall exceed his equal share of my Estate then 
he to pay the Balance if any -  And so with respect to that messuage and two 
contiguous Lots of Ground with their appurtenances devised to my son Andrew 
shall be set off against the sixth part of my Estate and if the same shall 
exceed his equal share then he to pay the Balance immediately to my Executors  
in order to make up the equal share of my other children and Grandchildren and I 
do hereby charge the same Estate with the payment thereof and in order to more 
easy affect a division agreeable to the true intent and meaning thereof I do 
hereby authorize and empower the survivors or survivor of my said executors and 
administrators of each survivor immediately after the decease of my said wife by 
public sale after having given weekly notice in two of the newspapers published 
in the City of Philadelphia at least for the space of four weeks of the time and 
place of sale to sell and dispose off all my messuage, Lots, lands, amounts and 
hereditariments whatsoever and wherever not herinbefore devised to my sons John 
and Andrew but if both or neither of my two sons should die in my lifetime then 
also the premises devised or intended for such decedent likewise to sell and 
dispose of to any person or persons who shall become the highest best bidder for 
the same - And upon the receipt of the consideration money be given sufficient 
deeds of conveyance to grant and convey the fee simple and inheritance and in 
the premises to the purchaser or purchassess therof his her or their heirs 
forever. Lastly I do hereby declare this my Last Will and Testament revoking all 
others and set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of July in the year or our 
Lord 1796.
         his
I Baltus  X  Clymer
         Mark

Proved Oct 30 1797  Probate granted to John Clymer, Christopher Beyerle and 
John Geyer