Person:Mathias Saylor (1)

ID: I825 Name: Mathias SAYLOR Sex: M Birth: 1717/1737 in possibly Holland OCC: Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD Note: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MATHIAS SAYLOR. Note: In the name of God Amen. I, Mathias Saylor of Hagerstown,Washington Co., MD being weak in body but of sound mind and memory thanks be toGod for the Same, do make Ordain publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following/Imprimies/first I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almight God, who gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently baried, and as to worldly Estate which it has pleased God to bless me with I giveand Bestow in manner and form following. I leave to my son Peter Saylor threehundred acres of land with all the buildings, that he now lives on for Ever onthe Condition that he pays the following legacies out of the said estate. After my decease to my children hereafter names I leave to my daughter Catherine Leatherman Fifty Pounds Specie wife of Frederick Leatherman and to daughter MaryWilt, wife of John Wilt One Hundred Pound Specie, and to my son John Saylor, One English Shilling Sterling he having before received his share of fortune and to my daughter Magdelena Nigh wife of George Nigh, One English Shilling Sterling she having before received her share of fortune and to my daughter May Elizabeth Harry wife of Jacob Harry One Hundred Pounds Specie, and to my dauther Susannah Harry wife of Martin Harry one Hundred Pounds specie, and to my daughter Elizabeth Harry wife of John Harry one Hundred Specie, and to my beloved wifeMagdelena Harry I leave as follows to be paid by aforesaid Son Peter Saylor Yearly and every year during her Natural Life. Twenty Bushels wheat, twenty bushels Rie, Ten bushels of Corn, half a Hundred weight of Hemp from the Break, 1 load of Hay from the first crop and one load of hay from the second crop. Two barrels of Cyder yearly and to take her choice of Six Apple Trees. I likewise leave to my aforesaid wife the House in Hagerstown which I now live in with all the furniture and Bonds, Cash & c which are now due or owing to me, but it is my Will and Pleasure that if my said wife should so happen to marry again aftermy decease, then I do order that my said House & c in Hagerstown shall immediately be sold and the money so accruing shall be divided share and share alike between all my daughters before named, my sons excepted and I do here-by consititute and appoint Peter Wagoner and Henry Weigle of Hagerstown whole and sole Executors of this my last Will, hereby revoking all former Will and Wills made byme before. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Sealthe day and year above written. Note: Note: Mathias M. Saylor [sea;] Note: Mark x Seal Note: Signed & Sealed & Delivered Note: by the Testator as his last Will Note: and Testament. Peter Wagoner, Henry Weigle, Note: William Ransom 1 Change Date: 10 NOV 2002

Marriage 1 Magdalena HARRY b: ABT 1722in Zillhausen, Bolingen, Germany Married: ABT 1753 Children Mary MagdalenaSAYLOR SAILOR b: 12 FEB 1757 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD or Holland Peter SAYLOR b: ABT 1736 in Holland Catherine SAYLOR b: ABT 1757 in Holland Mary SAYLOR b: ABT 1759 in Holland John SAYLOR b: ABT 1756 in Holland Mary Elizabeth SAYLOR b: ABT 1763 in Holland Susannah SAYLOR b: ABT 1761 in Holland Elizabeth SAYLOR

Sources: Name: American Nyes of German Origin, Vol II.by Berry Nye.