Will of John Wise/Weiss abt 1782 to 3 May 1866

Kindly submitted by: Joanne Sholes

This is a transcription of a will I recently obtained from the Register of  Wills, Northampton County, PA

John Wise
 

The last will and testament of John Wise of Upper Mount Bethel Township  in the county of Northampton and state of Pennsylvania. I, John Wise,  considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and  memory, Blessed be Almighty God, for the same do make and publish this my  last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, first,  I give and Bequeath unto my beloved wife, Susannah Wise, all my real estate  and all my household goods and furniture and all of my personal estate,  goods, and chattels of what kind so ever, during her natural life and after  the death of my wife Susannah Wise, my will is that my executors sell all my  real and personal estate, goods and chattels and divide among my children,  Sally Ann Wise, wife of Adonijah Drake, one hundred and twenty five dollars,  Permilia Wise, wife of Nathan Hendrick, one hundred and twenty dollars,  Mahala Wise, wife of John Ridgway One hundred and twenty dollars, Christeen  Wise wife of William Tranger eighty dollars, Janet Wise wife of Benjamin  Strunk sixty dollars. The above sum is what I have given to my daughters  and my will and meaning is that the several sums to be deducted out of their  respective shares, and my will is that all of my children, Reuben Wise,  Charles Wise, Jesse Wise, Macagy Wise, David Wise, George Wise and all my  daughters above named to share and share alike. David Wise has had forty  dollars which is to be deducted from his share and divided among the rest  of my children and my son, Macagy Wise, is to have the use of his share  during his life but if he should die and having no home then his share to be  collected by my executor and equally divided among the rest of my children.  I give and bequeath to my grand daughter, Rosette Wise, wife of William  Haughawout, twenty five dollars, and to my grand son, William Wise forty  dollars, my will is that the land whereon my son David Wise lives in Wayne  County to be sold by my executor immediately after my death, and I also give  and bequeth to my grand daughter Julia Stutts twenty five dollars and I do  herby make and order my sons Reuben Wise and George Wise executors of this  my last will and testament hereby revoking all former will by me made  witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fifth day  of February in the year of our lord one thusand eight hundred and sixty two.John WiseSigned, sealed published and declared by the above named John Wise to be  his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in  his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto the twenty fifth  day of February A D 1862. Charles Kennedy, John C. Good, Northampton  CountyOn the 16th day of February A D 1867 before me, Reuben P. Mickle, register  of wills in and for said county personally appeared Charles Kennedy  subscribing witness to the forgoing instrument purporting to be the last  will and testament of John Wise now deceased who being duly sworn do depose  and say that they were present at the execution of said will and saw and  heard the said testator sign seal and publish and declare the same as and  for his last will and testament that at the time of so doing, he was of  sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their  knowledge observation and belief that they witnessed the same at his request  in his presence and in the presence of each other witness my hand…R P  Maickle Register 13th day of March AD 1867 Letters of testamentary was presented to the  above or within named executors R. P Mickle