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- In the name of God Amen:
I, Felix Landis, of the Township of Lancaster, in the County of
Lancaster, in the Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being of perfect
memory and sound judgment, thanks be to God for it, but weak and frail,
and being satisfied to settle my affairs before it shall please
God to call me hence. I do hereby give my soul to God who gave it
to me, and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion
of my executors hereinafter nominated and;
Item, I do leave and bequeath to my beloved wife, Rosina, one full
third of all my real and personal estate that I shall die possessed
of,
- Item, I do leave and bequeath unto Abraham Miers, the sum of five shillings currancy to be paid immediately after me decease by my executors hereinafter nominated in full of all demands he shall or may have against my estate, real or personal, for or on account of being married to my daughter, Fronicka, Item, I leave and bequeath all the residue and remainder of my estate to my only son, Felix, to be used as hereinafter mentioned that is to say, to be equally divided, share and share alike between the said Felix, my son, Anna, Barbara and Fronicka my daughters, Savings always that the dividend of Fronicka is to remain in the hands of my executors for the use of the lawful heirs of her body, paying her the yearly interest thereof and no more. And in case the said Fronicka shall happen to die without such issue, her part to return and be divided between my said son, Felix and my daughters Anna and Barbara, or the survivors of them, share and share alike. Provided nevertheless that in case the said Abraham Miers shall happen to die before the said Fronicka, his wife, that then immediately after the death of said Abraham Miers, she the said Fronicka shall have a right to demand her dividend to her own use, and hold same forever. And, lastly I constitute and appoint Joseph Buckwalter and Michael Donner, my trusty and well beloved friends, as my sole and whole executors of this my last Will and Testament. In token whereof I do Hereby ratify the same by settling my hand and seal hereunto this 29th of April 1737. Signed, sealed and published in presence of Derick Updegraef, Henry Meckley and A.Percy
- (Signed) Felix Londes, (Seal)
- Lancaster County, the 29th day of December A.D. 1739. Then personally appeared Derrick Updegraef and Alexander Percy, two of the witnesses to the above written will and on their oath did declare they were present and saw and heard Felix Landis, the testator, sing, seal and execute the above will as his last Will and Testament and, that at the doing thereof he was of sound and disproving mind and under- standing to the best of their knowledge, before me.
- (Signed) Sa. Blunston D. Regt.
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- Item, I do leave and bequeath unto Abraham Miers, the sum of five shillings currancy to be paid immediately after me decease by my executors hereinafter nominated in full of all demands he shall or may have against my estate, real or personal, for or on account of being married to my daughter, Fronicka, Item, I leave and bequeath all the residue and remainder of my estate to my only son, Felix, to be used as hereinafter mentioned that is to say, to be equally divided, share and share alike between the said Felix, my son, Anna, Barbara and Fronicka my daughters, Savings always that the dividend of Fronicka is to remain in the hands of my executors for the use of the lawful heirs of her body, paying her the yearly interest thereof and no more. And in case the said Fronicka shall happen to die without such issue, her part to return and be divided between my said son, Felix and my daughters Anna and Barbara, or the survivors of them, share and share alike. Provided nevertheless that in case the said Abraham Miers shall happen to die before the said Fronicka, his wife, that then immediately after the death of said Abraham Miers, she the said Fronicka shall have a right to demand her dividend to her own use, and hold same forever. And, lastly I constitute and appoint Joseph Buckwalter and Michael Donner, my trusty and well beloved friends, as my sole and whole executors of this my last Will and Testament. In token whereof I do Hereby ratify the same by settling my hand and seal hereunto this 29th of April 1737. Signed, sealed and published in presence of Derick Updegraef, Henry Meckley and A.Percy