Wills: Henry Adam, 1814: Richmond Twp, Berks County, PA
In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry Adam of Richmond Township in the County of Berks &
State of Pennsylvania being weak in Body, but of sound Mind Memory & understanding Do
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit,
Principally I commend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in
a decent Christian like manner, and as to such Worldly Estate as I possess in this Life, I
give and dispose of the same in the following manner, To wit . . . It is my Will that if I
should die before my Wife that as soon as convenient after my decease all my Working
Tools, Horse (if any) Farming Utensils and such Household Furniture as my said Wife may
not wish to retain for her own use shall be sold and the Monies arising therefrom to be
applied in the same manner as the Monies hereafter arising from the Sale of the remainder
of my Estate Item, It is my Will that after the decease of myself and my said Will, that
the whole of my Estate then remaining shall be Sold be the same Real or Personal and at
Public Vendue, and the Monies divided among my Children & their Heirs in manner
following, to wit the one sixth part arising from the above ordered Sales to be divided
between, John Minker late the Husband of my daughter Maria deceased and her Children by
him share & share alike, . . one sixth part to my daughter Rosina, the Wife of Jacob
Graeff subject to a deduction of Fifty Pounds advanced to said Jacob Graeff together with
Interest from the time I charged him with the same in my Book - one sixth part to my
daughter Catharine the Wife of Michael Shaffer - one sixth part to my daughter Elizabeth
the Wife of John Remer, one sixth part to my son Jacob Adam - and the Interest of the
remaining sixth part to be paid to my son John Adam Yearly during his natural Life and the
Principal to be paid to his Heirs after his decease And lastly I nominate Constitute and
appoint my Son Jacob Adam to be the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament
hereby Revoking all other Wills Legacies and Bequests by me heretofore made and declaring
this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal the Eighteenth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and fourteen
Heinrich Adam
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pro- nounced & declared by the said Hen ry Adam as his last
Will & Testa- ment in the presence of us who in his Presence and at his request - have
subscribed as Witnesses
Abraham Mengel
Jacob Rothermel
Berks County
This 5th Day of September, AD 1814 Before me Jacob Schneider
Esqr Register for the Probate of Wills and granding Letters of Administration in and for
Berks County, Personally appeared Abraham Mengel & Jacob Rothermel the subscribing
Witnesses to the above Will, and being duly sworn according to Law, did depose and say,
that they were present and saw and heard Henry Adam the Testator, Sign, Seal, publish,
pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his Testament and
Last Will, and that at the time of so doing he was of perfect and Sound Mind, Memory and
understanding to the best of their knowledge, Observation and belief -
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