WILL: Simon CLAAR, 1812, Bedford, Bedford County, PA

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SIMON CLAAR

Source: Bedford Wills Microfilm Copy
Written: August 29, 1812
Recorded: October 1, 1812

I Simon Claar of the Town of Bedford being weak & sick in body but of sound 
mind and memory Do make this my Last Will & Testament First, I give my 
immortal Soul to God and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like 
manner and as to all my Worldly Estate I dispose thereof as follows I give to 
my dear Wife Eve Catharine the House, Lot of ground and premises where I now 
live to be held by her during her Widowhood. I also give to my said Wife one 
of my horse creatures as she may choose together with her saddle and bridle I 
also give her one bed, such as she may choose, with bedstead and bedding, I 
also give her the use of such kitchen furniture as she may think necessary 
during her Widowhood, also her Spinning Wheel. I give the Clock to my youngest 
son Samuel, all the residue of my personal property shall be sold by my 
Executor as soon as convenient. And as soon as convenient after my wife dies 
or marries again, all my real Estate shall also be sold by my said Executor 
for the most that can be obtained and the money arising from the sale of said 
real and personal estate shall as soon as possible after the same is received 
be divided equally among all my dear Children, Viz. Jacob, George, John, 
Frederick, Henry, Samuel, Catharine, Mary, Elizabeth, & Sarah, with this 
exception that my said son Samuel shall have thirty Dollars of said money more 
than any of the rest And I nominate my said son John Claar, Executor of this 
my Will. Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said 
Testator as his last Will and Testament in presence of  *The words for the 
most that can be had being first interlined
Jacob Bonnett
James Taylor
John Tod
                         
(Signed) Simon his mark Claar

Bedford County   Personally appeared before me the Subscriber register for the 
Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in & for said County 
John Tod & James Taylor, two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing 
Will and being duly sworn, depose and Say that on the 29th day of August last 
they were personally present and heard and saw Simon Claar the Testator sign, 
seal, publish, pronounce, and declare the foregoing as and for his last Will 
and Testament that at the time of doing thereof the Testator was of sound and 
disposing mind and memory according to the best of their knowledge and belief 
and that they subscribed their names as Witnesses at the request of the 
Testator Sworn & Subscribed the 1st day of October A.D. 1812.
Before D. Mann Register } John Tod  James Taylor
Filed and Registered the 1 day of Oct A.D. 1812
Be it remembered that on the 5th day of October 1812 Letters Testamentary were 
granted to John Claar, Executor in the foregoing Will named, he first having 
been duly sworn according to Law. 

* transcribed exactly as in the original

Additional Comments:
Simon Claar's personal mark is not the usual 'X'

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