Will: Abraham Huber (1827)

Abraham Huber of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania signed his last will and testament 23 Jul 1817; it was proven 9 Jun 1827. He named as his executors, sons John Huber and Abraham Huber. Abraham also named five daughters: Barbara (eldest), Mary, Christina, Ann and Elizabeth. This is a transcript of his will.^[1]

Abraham Huber
Deceased

In the name of God, amen! I Abraham Hoover of
Canastogoe [sic] township in the County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania,
farmer, being old and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind the
memory and understanding, and calling to and the uncertainty of
human life, and that is ordered for all men once to die, I therefore make my
last will and testament in manner following, to wit
First, I order and it is my will that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be paid and discharged out of my estate by my executors
Item, I give first and foremist [sic] to my oldest daughter Barbara, one hun
dred and twenty five pounds
Item, It is my will that my son John shall have the plantation
where I now live on, a part in Canastogoe [sic[ and part in Martick [sic]
township, and the said John shall pay in manner following, in one
year after my deseise [sic], he shall pay two hundred pounds and the other
years two hundred and fifty pounds till he pays eighteen hundred pounds
Item, And it is my will that my son Abraham shall have the plantation
that I bought of Christian Hoover and where my said son Abraham
now lives on, at the sum of eight hundred pounds, and the payments to
be maid [sic] in manner following, too [sic] hundred pounds in one year after my
deseise [sic] , and two hundred every year til the sum of eight hundred pounds
are paid, and this shall be both John and Abraham’s legacy in the said two
plantations, after them paying as aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath unto my five daughters Barbara, Mary, Christina, Ann
and Elizabeth all the money left of the personal estate after the said Barbara
having received the hundred and twenty five pounds, as aforesaid, and the
twenty six hundred pounds ordered to pay by my said two sons shall be equil [sic]
dividet [sic] amongst my said five daughters, share and share alike; And I do
order and it is my will that my executors shall pay to Barbara, Christina, and
Elizabeth as the aforesaid payments comes due till the[y] have received as much
as Mary and Ann, which are charged in a book kept by me, till the[y] be equil [sic]
and then share and share alike till all is paid
And lastly I do hereby nominate, make and appoint my two sons
John and Abraham Hoover, executors of this my last will and testament
Making hereby null and void all former wills by me maid [sic], declaring
this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set me Hand and Seal this twenty third day
of July A. Domoni [sic] one thousand eight hundred and seventeen
Abraham Huber (seal)
Signed, sealed, delivered, pronounced and
declared by the testetor [sic] as his last will and
testament in the presents [sic] of us
Johannes Brenneman, Christian Lein

Lancaster County [??] On the 9th day of June anno domini 1827. Before me
the subscriber personally appeared John Breneman and Christian Lein
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will and on their solemn affirmations
according to law, did severally declare and say that they were present and
saw and heard Abraham Huber, the testator therein, sign, seal, publish
pronounce and declare the same, as and for his last will and testament,
and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound and well
disposing mind, memory and understanding, according to the best of
their knowledge, observation and belief. F.A. Muhlenberg Reg^tr
Be it remembered, that on the 9th day of June anno domini 1827. The last
will and testament of Abraham Huber, deceased, was proved in due form
of law and letters testamentary to John Huber and Abraham Huber, the
executors therein named, they having been first duly affirmed, according
to law, well and truly to administer the estate of the said deceased, and
especially to exhibit a true and perfect inventory thereof, into the Register’s Office
at Lancaster within one month, and to render a just and true account of
their executorship on said estate in one year or when thereto lawfully required;
and be that they will diligently and faithfully regard and will and
truly comply with the provisions of the act of Assembly relating to collat.
eral inheritances. Given under the Seal of the said office
F.A. Muhlenberg Reg^tr