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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Pennsylvania German Church Records of Births, Baptisms, etc.. (Volume II, page 147).
- ↑ www.AnstineFamily.com.
- ↑ Last Will and Testament of George Anstine
In the name of God, Amen. I, George Anstine of Hopewell Township of York County and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding, mar... be God for the damei and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs whilest I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made; and first and principally I commit my soul unto the hands of my Creator who gave it, and my body to the earth to be interred in decent Christian form at the discretion of Executor hereinafter named, and as to such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to entrust me I dispose of the same as followth; First I desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my Estate by my Executor. Then I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Esther me bed, bedding and bedstead, me cow, one corner cuppoard, me chest, me falling leaf table, me tin plate stove, me chairs, me spinning whee, and as much of my kitchen furniture as she may think proper to keep. I also give and bequeath to my said wife all the rents which may be due at the time of my decease or which shall thereafter become due from John Wilson for a certain messuage or tract of land late the property of John Matthews. I likewise bequeath to my said wife the interest of three hundred dollars, to be paid to her annually during her natural life, and at her decease the said sum of three hundred dollars, of which she had been receiving interest, to be equally divided between my two children Catharine and Henry. Then I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Barbara Anstine one cow, me bed, bedding and bedstead, me burraw and spinning wheel. Then I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Esther Anstine me cow, one bed, bedding and bedstead, me burraw and spinning wheel. Then I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Elizabeth Ann Leib, the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid when one year after my decease. Then I give and bequeath to my grandson John Henry Leib the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid when one year after my decease and my will is that if either of these two my grand children last mentioned should die without lawful issue, then the surviving one shall have the share of the deceased in full, but if both these my grand children should die without issue then these said legacies to go to and be equally divided between my two children Catharine and Henry. Then, I give and bequeath to each of my grandsons Simon Anstine, John Anstine, Jacob Anstine and Isaac Anstine ( sons of John Anstine deceased ) the sum of fifty dollars, the said sum of fifty dollars to be paid to each and every one of my grandsons last before mentioned one year after my decease. Then I will and desire that all my property real and personal (except what is herein before disposed of) to be sold by my Executor. The personal property to be sold at public sale as soon after my decease as convienent and the real estate either at public or private sale as shall be most advantageous hereby granting to my Executor full power to sell convey and give possession to any purchaser and my will is that the money arising from said sales together with the residue of my Estate after paying the legacies and bequests herein before mentioned shall go to and be equally divided between my two children Catharine and Henry. Then, I do hereby constitute appoint and ordain my beloved son Henry Anstine sole Executor of this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of May one thousand eight hundren and thirty six. (signed) George Anstine Signed sealed published and declared in presence of us who in presence of the said George Anstine and at his request and in the presence of one another have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. (signed) Hugh Fulton, James Fulton, and Henry Fulton
Codicil to Last Will and Testament of George Anstine I, George Anstine of Hopewell Township in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania, do make this codicil to be taken as part of my last will and Testament as follows; Whereas I have by my said will directed that the sum of three hundred dollars be equally divided between my two children Catharine and Henry after the decease of my wife Esther, Now, I do hereby revoke and make void the said legacy so far as my daughter is concerned and I do hereby give and bequeath the whole of the said three hundred dollars to my son Henry. In witness whereof, I have herewith to this my codicil annexed to my said will set my hand and seal the 27th day of March, 1841. (signed) George Anstine Signed sealed published and declared in presence of us who in presence of the said George Anstine and at his request and in the presence of one another have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. (signed) Hugh Fulton, Henry Fulton York County SS: Before me William Schall, Deputy Register for the probate of Wills and granting of letters of Administration in and for said County came Henry Fulton Esq. who being duly affernode and Hugh Fulton who being duly sworn by uplifted hand do depose and say that they were personnaly present and saw George Anstine the testator sign his name to the foregoing instruments of writing perporting to be his last will and testament with a codicil thereto annexed and at the time of so doing the said testator was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief and that they witnessed the same at the request of and in the presence of the testator. (signed) William Schall
Sadler's Lutheran Church 1789-1989 Stewartstown, Pennsylvania page 165 states
"George ANSTINE, died May 30, 1816, 81? yrs, 6 mos & 6 days. (O)"
Codicil of Last Will and Testament of George Anstine is dated 3/27/1841, and therefore death is after this 3/27/1841. On 9/28/1998 Ron Johnson determines there is wash and wear on the number one in 1816 in a photograph of George Anstine's tombstone. During the same telephone conversation with Ron, Frank Schmuck uses deductive reasoning concluding consistent wash and wear of the tombstone erroded the left side of the number 4 erroneously indicating a 1. Therfore 1816 is really 1846 and 81? years is really 84 years which makes the death 5/30/1846. His birth Birth date by way of 84 yrs 6 mos & 6 days from this death date is 11/24/1758 which is confimed in Pennsylvania German Church Records Volume 2 page 147 as 11/24/1758.
More About JOHAN GEORGE ANSTEIN:
Blessed/Baptized: December 24, 1758
Burial: Sadler's Lutheran Church, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
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