Last Will of Henry Hedrick, d.
Filed Aug 8, 1857
And recorded in Will Book F page 562
In the name of God Amen. I Henry Hedrich of East Hanover Township in the
County of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania being of sound and perfect mind and memory
Blessed be the Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my Last Will and
testament in manner and form.
Following to Viz
First and principally I command my soul into the hand of the almighty
God and my boddy to the earth to be entered by my surviving friends in a decent and
Christian like Manner and the expenses to be defrayed out of My Estate and as for such
worldy Estate and effects which I shall be possessed of and entitled unto at the time of
My Decease, I give and bequeath the same as follows to Viz
I give and bequeath unto my dauter Sarah the sum of one Hundred and
fifty Dollars that is for her house furniture, and I give and bequeath unto My Grand Son
John W. Larch the sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars as soon as convenient after My
Death and this shall be his full share out of My Estate
I give and Bequeath unto all My Children Except Levi share and share
alike My Son Levi has his full share in the purchase of My Real Estate, My Sons John Henry
& Jacob shall stand Back till my Dauter shall have the sum of two Hundred Dollars to
make her Equel with them, then they four shall have share and share alike, Said Levi is to
pay out yearly to John Henry Jacob & Sarah as his Bonds comes due it is My Will that
all My Personal Property shall be sold as soon as convenient after My
("over")
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Death at Public Sail It is further My Will My Clothes shall not be sold
at Publick Sale But shall be Equally Divided among all my Sons, Of this My Last Will and
Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills By Me Made I do hereby appoint My Son Levi
Hedrich to be My Executor of this My Last Will and Testament, In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto Set My hand and Seal this Sixteenth day of July, one thousand Eight Hundred and
Fifty Seven.
In witness (?) (seal)
Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named Henry Hedrich to
be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed our
names as Witnesses in the present of the testator.
D. N. Rank
Jacob Hetrick
[ Transcription notes-- this document was transcribed from a photocopy
of a photocopy of the microfilm copy. Even though at least three steps removed from the
original, the copies were clear and I believe that this is a faithful and accurate
transcription. The biggest problems were in deciphering the handwriting, and in deciding
whether a word was meant to be capitalized, or whether it was just the handwriting style.
I transcribed the document as it appeared, complete with misspellings
and lack of punctuation. The only item I was unable to transcribe was the words
immediately after the words "In witness," as I found them to be illegible. This
copy of the will was kindly provided to me by Beverly Wyld, a fellow Hetrick researcher.
Beverly can be emailed at bwyld@aol.com. I will be happy to answer any questions about
this document. Write or email me at: George Nagle, 6431 Shatto Drive, Harrisburg, PA
17111; gnagle2919@aol.com.]
Transcribed by George Nagle
