WILL: Adam MILLER, 1827, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, PA

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Bedford County, Pennsylvania Will Book 2, pp. 230-232

WILL OF ADAM MILLER

In the name of God Amen I Adam Miller of Londonderry Township Bedford County and 
State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in Body; but of sound Mind Memory and 
understanding praised be god for it, and considering the certainty of death & 
the uncertainty of the time thereof and to the end I may be the better prepared 
to leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence do therefore 
make and declare this My Last will and Testament in manner following that is to 
say first and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my 
Creator hoping for free pardon and remission of all my sins and to enjoy 
everlasting happiness in the heavenly Kingdom through Jesus Christ my Saviour my 
body I commit to the Earth at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named 
My body is to be buried on the Presbyterian Burrying ground in Barlin and my 
funeral Expenses shall be paid out of my personal Estate first I give and 
bequeath unto my loving wife Rosanna the room on the East side of my Brick house 
in Barlin and free passage to Kitchen for her to perform her washing there and 
cooking room, in the Stable for her Cow & hay and one third part of the Lot for 
gardening and the third part of the Fruit and Room in the Celler and choice of 
one Bed and Bedstead and Curtain the Big Clock and case and one Bureau, one 
table one stove and pipes thereto and half dozen of Winser Chairs one Looking 
Glass one Coper Kittle one Kopper Tea Kettle two iron pots one triplen pan two 
flat Irons one Coffee pot, Coffee Mill one pot rack one bail one bucket one 
Washing Tub one puter Basen three oval Earthen Dishes two flat dishes Six small 
plates Four large plates Six butter plates nine Cup plates one set of Cups and 
Sausers one ditto of Chinery one Tea pot one Shugar boal one Cream Jug one Salt 
Seller one set of knives and forks one set table spoons one set of silver tea 
spoons one set of common ditto one Candle stick one shuffer one sissers four tin 
Cups one strainer one Cabbage plain three bottles two tumblers the large waiter 
one band box all the hand tolls and all the table cloths one cotton weel one 
spinning Weel one reel four bread baskets one big basket one hand basket one 
Spade one how tongues Shovel one side saddle one bridle one duck Bible one 
prayer book one hymnal Choice of one Cow and the Sum of Four hundred dollars of 
wich she is to have the Interest yearly but in case of sickness which ever of 
her children nurses her is to be allowed out of the above mentioned Four hundred 
Dollars and charges to be decided by two disinterested Men, to have and to hold 
the same During her natural life or as long as she remains my Widow, and 
Secondly the Ledgecy that I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary's Children 
is one hundred and seventy three Dollars and fifty nine cents cash with all the 
Goods & Chattles bought at Sheriff Ankenys sale held on the Sixteenth day of 
April A.D. 1819 which amounts to the sum of four hundred and Twenty Six dollars 
& forty one cents making in the hole Amount Six hundred dollars which my 
daughter Mary is to have the use and Benefits thereof during her natural life as 
her part of my Estate. Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my son George the sum of 
one dollar as his part of my Estate. fourthly I give and bequeath unto my 
daughter Elizabeth Entermarried John Alter the sum of three hundred & Sixty 
dollars & Eighty cents whith the sum of two hundred & thirty nine dollars & 
twenty cents which I have paid her already making altogether Six hundred 
dollars. fifthly I give and bequeath unto my Son Jacob G. Miller the house and 
Lots which he at present resides valued at the Sum of Six hundred dollars. 
Sixthly I give and bequeath unto my Daugter Rosanna Entermarried Killian 
Lichteberger the Sum of Four hundred & fifty eight Dollars with the sum of one 
hundred and forty two dollars which I have already paid her Making altogether 
Six hundred Dollars. Seventhly I give and bequeath unto my Son Daniel Miller the 
Sum of Two hundred and thirty nine Dollars & Seventeen cents, whith the Sum of 
one hundred Sixty Dollars and Eighty three Cents which I have already paid him 
Making in all four hundred Dollars as his part of my Estate. Eighthly I give and 
bequeath unto my son Josiah Miller my Plantation whereon I at present reside 
with the fifty Acres more or less adjoining the above plantation and the big bay 
Mare patent plow Shear & Colter false Colter Cleves two sets of Horse gears 
bline bridles Collars Bridge bands belly bands back bands hairnes & traices - 
Ninthly I give and Bequeath unto my Daugter Missildo the brick House in Barlin 
valued at the Sum of Eight hundred Dollars Lot Stable and all Out buildings 
thereto belonging. Tenthly My Will is that the White Horse Tavern stand is to be 
sold at publick sake and the remainder of my real and personal Estate and in 
case if any overplus there shall be equal share and share alike Among my five 
children Elizabeth Jacob Rosanna Josiah Missildo. Eleventhly My will is that 
after the death of my Wife Rosanna what she leaves of her part of my estate is 
to be divided equal among my Eight Children Namely Mary George Elizabeth Jacob 
Rosanna Daniel Josiah Missildo Share and Share alike to be paid as before 
directed and I make and ordain my two sons Jacob G. Miller & Josiah Miller 
Executors of this my last will and testament.

Adam "his X mark" Miller {Seal}

Signed Sealed and acknowledged by the testator in the presence of the 
Subscribers as his last will and testament

Jacob Garns
Daniel Lybarger

February 8th 1827

Pennsylvania
Bedford County SS. On the 28th day of February A.D. 1827 Personally appeared 
before the Subscriber Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of 
Administration in and for said County, Jacob Garns and Daniel Lybarger the 
subscribing Witnesses to the within and foregoing instrument of writing, who 
being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they were personally 
present and heard and saw the testator Adam Miller, sign by making his mark, 
Seal publish and declare the within and foregoing instrument of writing as and 
for his last will and testament, that at the time thereof the testator was of 
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding according to the best of these 
deponents knowledge & belief and that they subscribed their names thereto as 
Witnesses in presence of the testator and at his request.

Jacob Garns
Daniel Lybarger

Sworn and subscribed
the 28th February A.D. 1827
Before me Job Mann Register.

Be it Remembered that on the 28th day of February A.D. 1827 Letters Testamentary 
issued to Jacob G. Miller & Josiah Miller Executors in the foregoing will named 
they having been first duly sworn according to law. And also sworn agreeably the 
directions of the act of Assembly & *** the 8th day of March A.D. 1826, entitled 
"an act Relating to Collateral inheritance."