Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....John Isaac KLEIN, August 23, 1773
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Source: Philadelphia County Will Book Q:82
Written: August 23, 1773
Recorded: December 7, 1774
No. 69.
In the Name of God Amen I John Isaac Klein of Lower Salford Township in the
County of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman being far advanced
in Years and weakly in body but of sound Mind Memory and Understanding do this
Twenty third day of August A. D. One thousand even hundred and Seventy three
make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner following that is to
say First I recomend my Soul in the hands if my Creator and my Body to the Earth
to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executors And as for my Worldly
Goods and Effects wherewith it that hath pleased God to bles in this Life I
give and dispose the same in Manner following First I will that all my Just
Debts funeral Charges with the Probate hereof be duly Paid atisfied and paid
out of my whole Estate by my hereunto named Executors Secondly I give and
devise unto my beloved Wife Sybilla all my Plate and houshold Goods whatsoever I
shal leave behind me together with my log Cannon Stove I likewise give unto her
the House and Lot of Ground where I now live on with all its appurtenances
Rights and Priviledges that I had while I was living but if She should marry
again She must move away and leave it but the said Stove She is to take with her
I likewise give unto her the Sum of Twenty Pounds lawful Money of Pennsylvania
to be paid to her within Six Weeks after my decease I Likewise give unto her
the Sum of Twenty four Pounds like Money to be paid to her Yearly during her
Life on the Twenty Seventh day of November the first payment whereof to begin on
the Twenty Seventh day of November next after my decease but in Case she should
marry again She shal only have the Sum of Twelve Pounds Yearly paid as aforesaid
Item I give and devise to the dutch Society in Philadelphia to the Managers for
the time being the Sum of Ten Pounds Money aforesaid to be applied to the poor
and Needy under their Care I likewise give and devise to the dutch Lutheran
Church in Upper Salford Township the Sum of Five Pounds like Money to and for
the use of the said Church I also give and devise unto my herein named Executors
the Sum of Eighty Pounds like Money which shal be in full for their Trouble and
Expenses in transacting and managing my said Estate And as for and concerning
all the remainder part and residue? of my whole Estate I do give devise and
dispose the same in Manner following that is to say One full Eight part thereof
I do give and devise out of such Eighth part, one whole half part thereof to my
Son John and the other Mojity or half part thereof I give to my Son John's
Children begotten by his first Wife, named Jacob, John, Ann Mary, and Salome to
Each of them a like Shear, and if any of the said Children should happen to Die
under age and without lawful Isue then I give the Share of such so dying to
them so living Share alike the said children's part shal all be paid to them
within one Year after my decease And whatsoever my said Son John do owe to me at
the time of my decease I will that he shal pay to my said Executors within one
year after my decease who shal allow him the Interest for one Year ??????? I
likewise give and devise unto my Son George Klein one other full Eighth part of
my said Estate I likewise give and devise unto my Son Jacob Klein one other full
Eighth part of my Estate I likewise give and devise unto my Son Richard Klein
one other full Eighth part of my Estate I likewise give and devise unto my Son
Gabriel Klein one other full Eighth part of my said Estate I likewise give and
devise unto my Son in Law Leonard Melchior and to his Wife Ann Mary my daughter
one other full Eighth part of my said Estate And as for and concerning one other
full Eighth part thereof I give and? devise out of such Eighth part unto my
daughter Ann Margaret now wife of Jacob Button a certain sum of One hundred and
five Pounds (with its interest) due to me And the Remainder of the said Eighth
part I give unto all the Children of my said Daughter Margaret to be equaly
divided among them and if any of the said Children should happen to die under
Age and without lawful Isue I give such their part ?? dying to them so living
Shear alike And I will that Each of them shal be paid their Share as they come
of Age without Interest but my said Daughter Margaret shal receive and have
Yearly the yearly Interest encruing on the said Children's Money for her Use
during her Life and after her decease to the use of her said Children And as for
and concerning one other full and equal Eighth part it being the last I do? give
out of such part unto my Daughter Ann Sybilla the Wife of John Yerger the Sum of
Fifty Pounds to be paid to her within one Year after my decease and the
remainder of such Eighth part to be put on Interest ??? also the Children's
Money of my said Daughter Margaret I give and devie to all the Children of my
said Daughter Ann Sybilla to be equally divided among them and each their part
shal be paid as they become of Age and the Yearly Interest of all such their
Shares shal Yearly be paid unto my said daughter Ann Sybilla for her use during
her life and after her Decease to the use of her Children I further do desire?
of my hereunder named Executors that they shal well and sufficiently secure all
such legacies and Sums of Money to my above said grand Children and others
herein named and each of them their respective receipts or discharge shal be a
sufficient Discharge or Discharges to my said Executors until the services of
them And I do hereby appoint and nominate and Constitute my trusty Son in Law
Leonard Melchior and my son George Klein to be my whole and Sole Executors of
this my last Will and Testament And lastly I do hereby disanul and make void all
my former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made and acknowledge this
present Writing only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the
said John Isaac Klein have hereunto set my own hand and Seal the day and year
first above written Jhn Isaac Kline {seal} Signed Sealed published and declared
by the said John Isaac Kline as his last Will and Testament in the presence of
the Subscribers as Witneses thereunto Note the words on the first page (during
her life) and on this page (Yearly) was interlined before the Signing hereof
Peter Stang frederick? Dickensheath? Melchior Wagener
Philada December 7th 1774
Personally appeared Frederick Dickensheath and Melchior Waggener two of the
Witneses to the forgoing Will and the said Frederick Dickensheath on Oath & the
said Melchior Waggener on his olemn affirmation according to Law did
respectively declare that they saw and heard John Isaac Klein 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 deposing
Mind Memory and Understanding to the best
of their Knowledge and Beleif Coram Benjamin Chew Regr Genl
Be it remembered That on the 7th day
of December 1774 The Last Will and Testament of John Isaac Klein deceased in due
Form of Law was proved and Probate and Letters Testamentary were granted to
Leonard Melchior and George Klein Executors in the said Will named being first
duly sworn well and truly to administer the said deceased's Estate and bring an
Inventory thereof into the Register Generals Office at Philadelphia on or before
the 7th day of January next and render a true and just Account of the said
administration on or before the 7th day of December 1775 or when thereto legally
required Given under the Seal of said Office. Benjamin Chew Regr Genl
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