Thomas Bilderback Will

Will of Thomas Bilderback

In the name of God amen I Thomas Bilderback Being in Perfect health and Memmory do Constitute this my Last Will and Testament and Desire it may be received as such first I will and posittively order that all my Lawfull just Debts be paid then I give to my Dearly Beloved wife Mar garet my Farm that I now Live on During hur Life time and all my houshold Furniture and all my horses Cattle Sheep and Hogs and all my farming Utentials to do with as She pleases for hur Support in this Life then what Ever may Remain at hur Death to be Eaquilly Divided amongst my Childern I order that my Farm of one hundred acres on the Creek be sold as soon as it Can or Will Bring Six hundred Dollars which money to be Eaquilly divied amongst my Childern But Untill Sold to be kept on rent for the Same use I furthar order that my wife Margaret shall have power to sell such property as She pleases to pay nay Debts then at her Death my Hole Estate to be Eaquilly Divied amongst my childern with a Reduction to Charles part of Seventy fore Dollars of Daniels part Eighty Eight Dollars of Thomass part Ninty Eight Dollars of Susanah part Ninty nine Dollars of which they have Received I give to my son Ephraim the young horse called Coly and I give my Son Gabriel the Colt Called Babe After the above reductions to be Eaquilly Divided amongst my Nine Childern Charles Daniel Thomas Ephraim Susanah Gabriel Massom Rachel Margaret I do Constitute my wife Margaret and my son Ephraim my Executors of this my Last will and Testament in Witness wharof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 2nd Day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen and Twenty fore-- Interlines before sign Thos Bilderback seal Witness

  Andrew Bruce

Will of Thomas Rilderback decd. Washington County, Pa, Be it remembered that on the 24th day of January A.D. 1832, before me John Grayson, Register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for said County, came Andrew Bruce, witness to the foregoing will of Thomas Bilderback decd. who on his solemn oath deposits and faith that the name Andrew Bruce to the foregoing will is his own proper handwriting; that he signed it as a witness in the presence of the testator and at his request; that he heard the said testator publish, pronounce and seal as the same as and for his last will and testament, or words to that effect; and that at the time thereof he was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of his knowledge, observations and belief. And at the same time appeared Joseph Jenkins, who on his solem oath oath does depose and say that he was well acquainted with the deceased Thomas Bilderback for a period of 40 years previous to his decease; that he was well acquainted with the handwriting of the said deceased and has often seen him write, and further that he believes the foregoing instrument purporing to be the last will and testament of the said deceased is, as well. as the signature thereto annexed, is the handwriting of the said deceased, and is the proper signature of the said Thomas Bilderback; and further doubt not. Received, sworn to and subscribed before me. Andrew Bruce Joseph Jenkins Jno. Grayson Register

[Copied from the original recorded in Will Book 4, Page 640, Washington County, Pa Note: This will was probated January 24, 1832]