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In the
Name of God Amen, I Peter
GRUBE
of
Williams Township in the County of Northampton and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania yeoman of being perfect health
mind memory and understanding + intending soon on a voyage
to Germany do this sixteenth day of August in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven make
and publish this my last Will and testament as follows to
wit:
It is my
will and I do order that within four weeks after my decease
real and personal whatsoever and to make a lawful Conveyance
of my Real estate to the purchasers thereof--- And the
amount of such sale after paying my lawful debts and
reasonable expenses that may hereby accrue. I do hereby give
and bequeath as follows to wit -- Unto my beloved Wife
Magdalena the sum of forty pounds, unto my son Peter the sum
of five pounds, unto my son George the sum of fifteen
pounds, unto my seven children and their heirs viz: Peter,
George, Catherine, Margareth, Elizabeth, Magdalena, and
Sarah I do give all the rest residue of my Estate to be
equally divided amongst them share and share alike. ---- And
I do make constitute and appoint my son George and my son in
law Michael Reichart executors of this my last will and
testament hereby utterly revoking and making void all other
and former wills testaments, legacies and executors by me
in anywise heretofore made bequeathed and ____ ratifying
and confirming this only to be my last will and testament .
In witness whereof I the said Peter Grube have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year within
written signed "petar grub" signed sealed Published and
declared by the said Peter Grub the testator and as and for
his Last will and Testament in the presence of who in his
presence and at his request have subscribed the same.
signed
in German script what appears to be:
Mathew______ and Johannes _______
Northampton
County
On the thirty first day of August AD 1802 George Shrie
Deputy Register for the Probate of Wills and granting
letters of administration in and for the county of
Northampton Personally came Mathias Shnyder and Johannes
Reichard the subscribing Winesses to the forgoing Last Will
and Testament of Peter Grub dec. who being duly sworn on the
Holy Evangelists of Almighty God and respectfully depose and
say that they were present and did see and hear Peter Grub
the said Testator sign and seal publish and declare the same
as and for his Last Will and Testament and that at
doing thereof the said testator was of sound mind memory and
understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief, and
also that they subscribed their respective names as
witnesses to the same in the presence and at the request of
the said testator and in the presence of each other. Witness
my Hand Geo..Hirie (?) DK
Last Will and Testament
of
George Grube
I George Grube of the township of Williams in the
County of Northampton and commonwealth of Pennsylvania
farmer do make and publish this my last will and testament
hereby revoking and making void any former wills at any time
heretofore made by me, First I direct that my body be
decently interred at the burying grounds of the Williams
Township Church, and I also direct that all my just debts
and funeral expenses be paid as soon as possible after my
decease out of the first monies that shall come in the hands
of my Executers herein after named. I direct that all my
personal property be sold by my executors at a public Sale
and that all the real estate of ___? I shall die seized or
posses shall be sold by my executors at public Sale after
having given due public and timely notice of the ___ and
place of Sale the sale to be made for cash or if it shall be
deemed best by my Executors upon a reasonable credit They
taking care to secure the payments of the purchase money for
the said Lands ___? Effectuate??? This my intentions. I do
hereby authorize and empower my Executors or the survivors
of them to sign seal execute and acknowledge all such deeds
or Deeds of Conveyance ____ required to and necessary for
the granting to the purchasers or purchaser thereof in fee
simple as inn full or large a manner in every respect as I
myself could do if living. I give and bequeath unto my son
Peter Grube out of the first monies that shall come to the
hands of my Executors after the payment of funeral expenses
and just debts the sum of forty dollars. It is further my
will that the proceeds of the sale of my real estate and
personal property after the payment of my debts and the
proper expenses for my settlement of my estate and the
Legacy before mensioned shall be divided in nine equal
shares of which one share I give and Bequeath to my son
Peter Grube and one share I give and bequeath unto my
grandchildren the sons and daughters of my daughter Sarah
Grube now died which above named shall be equally divided
among my daughter Sarah’s children with one share. I
authorize and direct my Executors to purchase a lot or piece
of Land in trust for the use and benefit of my son Jacob
Grube during his natural Life and ???? And after the decease
of the said Jacob in trust so his heirs in ????. One share I
give and bequeath unto me son George Grube in trust
the same as above. One share I give and bequeath to my
daughter Elizabeth the wife of Moses Bougher each
share it direct my Executors to ___? To her or to such
person as she shall appoint in person by writing signed by
two witnesses to receive it for her. One share I give and
bequeath to my daughter Susanne the wife of Daniel Christine
each share shall be given to her by my executors as the
above daughter Elizabeth. One share I give and bequeath to
my daughter Christina the wife of Anthony Grube the
same as the ??????. One share I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mary the wife of John Warson same as the above. And
one share I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret the
wife of Charles Rice the sum to be paid to him by my
executors as the above mensioned daughters. Should one of
the Legatees die before me or between my decease and the
time of decision or distribution of my estate . I enter and
desire that the heirs of such Ligatee or Ligatees shall
receive the share or shares of that ___section ancestors
would have been entitled to receive if then living it is
further my will that my children shall account to my
executors for such sum or sums of money or shall be charged
against them in my books or besides and where the charges
are made against my son and son in law the accounts shall be
attained each if their share bequeath to their wives or my
sons respectfully. And Lastly I hereby nominate my friends
George Applegate and my son Peter Grube Executors of
this my Last will and testament. In witness where I George
Grube the testator prove my hand and seal this sixth
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty six George X Grube (his mark) signed
sealed published and delivered by the above named George
Grube as and for his Last Will and Testament in the
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto in the presence of the testator and at his
request Jacob D. Sharer Andrew He??i George
Applegate Northampton County on the twentysecond day of
December one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
George Grube
Will Proved
Before Samuel Siegfried the registrar for the Probate
of Wills in and for the county of aforesaid Personally
appeared the above named Jacob Shearer, Andrew Huay
subscribing witness to the forgoing instrument of writing,
purporting to be the Last Will an Testament of George Grube
now deceased and being duly sworn according to the law and
severlly depose and say that they were present at the
execution of the said within written instrument and saw and
heard the said George Grube sign seal publish and declare
the same as and for his Last will and Testament . That at
the time of so doing he was of sound deposing mind memory
and understanding to the best of their knowledge and
observation and belief and they also signed their names as
witness thereunto at the request and in the presence of said
Testator and in the presence of each other and in the
presence of George Applegate also subscribed as a witness at
the particular request of said testator but being Executors
named he was not sworn as a witness. Witness being _____
Samuel Siegfried Register Same Day Letters Testament
__ was granted to George Applegate and Peter Grube
the Executors within signed who were first sworn according
to the law.
Samuel Siegfried Reg.
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