WILL: Christian YOUNG, 1833, Alleghany Township, Huntingdon County, PA

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Source: Huntingdon County Will Book 3, page 419
Written: October 1, 1833

Last Will & Testament of Christian Young 

  In the name of God, Amen, I, Christian Young of the Township of 
Allegany in the county of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
being well aware of the uncertainty of life and the mortality of the 
soul do make this instrument of writing as and for my last Will & 
testament in manner & form following viz: I recommend my soul to the 
Almighty God who gave it hoping mercy through Jesus Christ his son; and 
that I be buried in a decent and a Christian like manner; and, all my 
just debts and funeral expenses be justly paid. 
  1st. I bequeath to my beloved wife Jane Young the one third of my 
personal estate, together with the room in the house where I now lay, 
and the kitchen attached to the house for the term of two years after 
my death.
  2nd, I bequeath to the heirs of my daughter Nancy who was married to 
Robert Anderson, and since dead, the sum of two dollars. 
  3rd. I bequeath to my sons Joseph, Curtis, John, & Samuel each the 
Sum of thirty dollars. Further it is my will that my real estate be 
rented to the best advantage for the term of two years after my death; 
and that the one third of the rents arising there from (after paying 
for all necessary repairs, such as making fences, sprouting fence rows, 
and other necessary repairs, which is my desire to be done) shall be 
paid to my wife Jane, at which time I wish my real estate to be sold to 
the highest bider and the one third of the purchase money to remain a 
lien on said real estate, and the interest thereof to be anually paid 
to my wife Jane during her natural life time, and the remainder of my 
real and personal estate I wish to be divided between my sons Joseph, 
Curtis, John,& Samuel, and Rebecca intermarried with Philip Hileman, 
and Susanah intermarried with John Andrew.  I also appoint my sons 
Joseph Young and John Young Executors of this my last will and 
testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.  In Witness 
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the first day of October 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.  
  N.B. The legacys bequeathed to my wife Jane Young is to be considered 
in place of dower.
                    Christian Young (in German) [SEAL]
     
  Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Christian Young 
as for his last will and testament in the presence of us who became 
witnesses to the same at the request of the testator, after first 
underlining the words "and personal" in line thirty five.

Alex. Johnston, 
C. Denlinger,
Michael Hileman
(in German)

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