Person:Henry Rittenhouse (9)

Name	Henry Rittenhouse
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1 Apr 1700	Roxborough Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	27 Aug 1720	Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvaniato Susannah Wool
Death^[1]	1776	Pennsylvania

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Will of Henry Rittenhouse

Will of Jenry Rittenhouse, Written 13 October 1776; Proved 5 November 1776

In the name of God Amen. I Henry Rittenhouse of the Township of Worcester in the County of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, am weak in Body but of Sound mind understanding and memory thanks be to God, do this thirteenth day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following.

First. I recommend my Soul in the hands of my Creator and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my hereunto named Executors, and as for my worldly goods and effects wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give and dispose of the same in manner following.

First, I Will that all my just debts and funeral charges be duly Satisfied and paid out of my whole estate by my hereunto named Executors. Item, it is my will and do give to my beloved Wife Susanna all and Singular the Goods and effects which she brought to me at the time I married her, and I likewise give to her the yearly interest of One hundred and twenty pounds at five per cent. per hundred pounds which being Six pounds per annum the said Interest to begin Immediately at the time of my decease, and to be paid yearly to her during the time she remains my widow, but no longer, the first payment thereof to begin within one year after my decease.

Item, I also give unto her of my house hold goods such things as she chooseth and thinks necessary for her housekeeping all which aforesaid I give unto my said wife Susanna in full of her Share and Dower of my whole estate.

Item, I give and devise to my Daughter Wilhelmina now wife of Dielman Kolb, my Bedstead and Beddings thereunto belonging with Single Mountings and Curtains, that is to say under and upper feather bed with two Sheets and pillows as usual.

Item it is my will and further order that, all the remaining part of my personal Estate shall be equally divided amongst my herenamed four children, named Wilhelmina aforesaid my sons Nicholas, Henry, and William, to each of them a like share, they may either sell my goods at Public Sale or divide it amongst them as they like best, the one hundred and twenty pounds above said are excepted hereby for the use above said, and afterwards if my said wife should marry again, or die without getting married then I give the said One hundred and twenty pounds to all my five children, Wilhelmina, Nicholas, Henry, William and Matthias to each of them a like Share and as for my Said Son Matthias who already hath had his share in and with the Plantation I sold him, I give him yet my biggest Copper Still with what belongs thereunto yet, and the little Still, I got, shall go Amongst the division of my aforesaid four children and lastly I constitute and appoint my Said Son Nicholas and my son in law Dielman Kolb, to be my whole and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Revoking and disannulling hereby all former wills and bequests by me heretofore made, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

In Witness whereof I the said Henry Rittenhouse have hereunto set my own hand and Seal the day and year above said.

(signed) Henry Rittenhouse. [SEAL.]

Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Henry Rittenhouse as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers,. Melchior Wagener, William Zimmerman

[Philadelphia Will Book Q page 235 Will # 349]

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