Person:Johan Voltz (2)

Emigration

Emigrated to the American Colonies on the ship "Patience" on 16 September 1748.

He's listed on the passenger list as "Jan Peter Fols, age 18."

Source: German Pioneers to Pennsylvania, Passenger Ships' Lists, Ship "Patience"

Will Transcript

WILL OF PETER VOLTZ

dated 5 June 1807

Shenandoah County, Virginia; Will Book H, page 122

In the Name of God Amen, I, PETER VOLTZ of the County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia, being weak and infirm in my body, but of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God), and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with...

I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns forever, all my plantation and lands whereon I myselft and my son GEORGE now live in the county of Shenandoah on the drains of Stony Creek containing two hundred and eight acres to be the same more or less..to wit.. two tracts or surveys the one containing one hundred and forty eight acres and the other sixty acres..it being the same plantation and lands which I purchased of Michael SHOEMAKER, with, all and singular the apurtenances thereunto belonging, subject nevertheless to the payment of the specific legacies which I shall herein-after give to my nine daughters and to the children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd.

Item I give and bequeath unto each of my daughters to wit, MARY the wife of John WILLFANG, CATHARINE the wife of DANIEL STOUT, MARGARET the wife of George DELLINGER, MAGDALENE the wife of Emanuel DELLINGER, SUSANNAH the wife of Henry HOSHAUR, ROSINAH the wife of Jacob HELSLEY, Junr., and BARBARA the wife of George ANDERICK and their Heirs the sum of ten Dollars and I also give ten Dollars to the Children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. to be equally divided amongst them and my son son GEORGE VOLTZ or whosoever possess the plantation and lands, I have hereby given him as above mentioned shall pay the same in the following manner to wit: ten dollars which I have given my eldest daughter MARY WILLFANG he shall pay within twelve months after my decease, and then he shall pay ten dollars that is to say one legacy every year afterwards untill the whol ten legacies are fully paid always perferring the eldest of my said daughters before the younger in paying the said legacies.

But if either of my said daughters should die no Child or Children after her death, then my said son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns Shall not be obiled to pay that legacy if he has not paid it before such death. Item all my wearing apparel and my Books I give and bequeath unto my three sons namely, JOSHUA VOLTZ, JOSEPH VOLTZ, and the said GEORGE VOLTZ to be equally divided amongst them, and after payment of what nature or kine 'soever it may be, not herein before particularly disposed of, I desire may be equally divided among all my Children herein before named which I give to them their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns forever.

And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son JOSHUA VOLTZ sole Executor of this my last Will & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will & Testament.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this fifth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven.

(Signed) Johan Peter Voltz

Signed Sealed Published & declared as and for the last Will & Testament of the above named PETER VOLTZ in presence of us

Jacob Rinker

Absolom Rinker

Godfriedd Mill__

Notes

Might have actually been married in the USA.

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   http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=demason&id=I16710

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://person.ancestry.com/tree/46328827/person/7008325959/facts