PVT John Landes
Birth: 1752
Windsor
York County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Oct., 1819
Augusta County
Virginia, USA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Pennsylvania
1st BN York County Militia
Private
JOHN LANDES WILL
Will Book 14 - page 10- Stanton, Virginia
I, John Landes, being sickly and weak have concluded to make this my Testement in order to dispose of my goods estate after my death, as follows: To my wife, Catherine, one third of my estate, in the following manner; 1 cow, a good bed and drawers, and should she want anything of the like sort which left, it shall be free to her to take. 2nd, One third part of what ever money there may remain after the payment of the outstanding debts, and one third of the bonds hereafter becoming due, to be paid to her.
My son John, to keep and to render an annual account of the amount for which he can keep and board her yearly. When she is unable to provide and cook for herself for which he shall be paid out of the third part. 3rd, I elect my sons, Christian, Samuel and Henry as my Execurors, who shall take care to secure my wife's part, so that it shall be safely loaned out. After her death the remander to be divided among their heirs. Christian Landes has already received an account of his inheritance, one hundred and four pounds, and Catherine Byerle, twenty two pounds, John Landes, one hundred and twenty four pounds. Magelene Byerly twenty six pounds, Barbara Landes, fifteen pounds and fifteen shillings, Henry Lndes, three pounds but as a debt. Samuel Landes, five pounds, Elizabeth Eppert, forty six pounds, seventeen shillings, Godfrey Bolton's wife (Annie) one hundred thirteen dollars, and one shilling sixpence. John Matthew's wife fifty three dollars and five shillings and three pence. After the payment of the debt, to the heirs shall be paid as follows:
Magdalene Byerly f100 including what she has already received.
Barbara Landes f100 including what she has already received.
Samuel Landes f100 including what he has already received.
Elizabeth Eppert f100 including what she has already received.
Godfrey Bolton's wife f100 including what she has already received.
John Matthew's wife f100 including what she has already received.
Catherine Byerly f100 including what she has already received.
My son, Henry, has received his full share of the inheritance in fifty acres of land, and as Ananias Davidson has had a worryout on a slip of land running through the said 50 acres, which lies in controversy in court- should he obtain it, Henry Landes to have no claim on the rest of the heirs, in consequence thereof, by way of damage for the injury- his by the top of the land. After everything shall be paid by my said executors, then the balance of equal shares among their heirs except Henry Landes because he has received his full share in land. John Matthews shall, after my death have sixty dollars to purchase a horse for his use to be deducated from the f100 before mentioned. That the instrument and last Will of my estate has been well considered, and that it is my free will and to be fulfilled after my death as writtnen, I attest the same with name here under written in the presence of witnesses.
Augusta Co., Virginia, Jan. 9, 1819.
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