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Facts and Events
Will Abstract
- Will abstract of Solomon Siegrist
- I Solomon Sigerest of Earl Township, Pennsylvania, Yeoman.
- Sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and memory.
- To my loving wife Margaret all my person estate and the plantation.
- I appoint my said wife Margaret whole and sole Executrix.
- Signed 18 December 1770.
- Witnesses: Lorentz Siegrist, Bartel Siegrist, Emanuel Carpenter.
- 14 January 1782, appeared Lorentz Sigrist the only surviving witness to the will, who stated that Bartel Segrist and Emanuel Carpenter are both deceased since signing as witnesses to the will.
- Proved 14 January 1782; Letters Testamentary granted to Margaret Segrist the Executrix.
- The Codicil to the will was written in German and therefore could not be recorded, but is endorsed as follows: [verbatim] "Be it remembered that on the fourteenth Day of January Anno Domini 1782 appeared before me Christian Starkey (who being conscientiously scrupulous of taking an Oath) on his Solemn affirmation saith That some years before the Death of Solomon Segrist he understood from him in Conversation that he had made a Will, That this Affirmant was well acquainted and intimate with him, and that on the fifth Day of December last about Twilight he was at the House of the said Solomon where he lay in his last Sickness. This affirmant conversed with the said Solomon about settling his affairs and making his will during the Time he continued with him. The said Solomon told him he did not know whether he could do it as he had not taken the Oath of Allegiance. This affirmant replied that he thought he could notwithstanding make his Will. Upon this the said Solomon directed him to draw the Will and mentioned the particular Bequests to him, telling him at the same Time that as to the Rest, his former Will should stand as he had therein directed. Thie Affirmant then committed the same to Writing (as within) in an adjoining Room in the same Words as were delivered to him by the Testator. This affirmant then carried the Will or Codicil, so drawn out to the Room where the Testator lay, and told him he had drawn the Writing out as he had directeed, and was going to read it to him but the Testator told him he was then too weak to execute it, but that he would execute it the next Morning early, but before Day-light the said Solomon expired. This affirmant further saith that during his Conversation with the said Solomon respecting his Will and the Directions given in Consequence thereof that the said Solomon was of sound and perfect Mind Memory and Understanding to the best of this Affirmantąs Knowledge Observation and Belief."
- USGenWeb Archives
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.
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