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Will of Johannes Schuy
West Hanover Twp.; Dauphin Co., PA
Dated 22 January, 1808; Filed 23 April, 1816
Book D, Page 101
In the Name of god amen.
I, John Shuey of West Hanover Township, Countay of Dauphin, and Steat of Pensylvania,
yeoman, Being Weake of Boday but of sound mind and memoray, Blissed be god for all his
Merseys, Do Make and publish this My Last Will and testemant in manner and form following,
to wit: Princibley and first of all I command my Imortal Sole into the Hands of god who
gave it, and my Bodey to the Earth to be Burried in a Deasent and Christian manner at the
Discrestion of my Executors herein after named, and as to such wordly estate wherewith it
has pleased god to Bliss me with in this Life, I give and Dispose of the same in the
following manner to wit --- it is my will and I order it that My funeral Charges and all
my just Debts be first paid and Discharged -- -- and Next, I Leave to my Son Daniel, with
whom I now Live, all my Frehold Estate to him and to his Hairs for Ever. He the Said
Daniel, his Hairs and assigns to pay out of the same Frehold Estate the following sums to
the persons here after menshoned in the following manner – that is to say I allow him
to pay to Each of my Childrin here after Menshoned the following Sums, to wit – to my
Daughter Catterin or her Hairs Nintey seven Pounds sixteen shillings; to my Son Martin or
his Hairs one hundred and seven pounds fifteen shillings; to My Daughter Marght one
hundred two pounds two shillings; to my Son Conraad Nintey pounds fifteen shillings; to My
Son Hinnerys two childrin as follows -–to his Son sixtey pounds and to his Daughter
fourtey pounds, to be paid to these 2 childrin when they come of age – and not
sooner;
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to my Daughter Barbara one hundred twenty seven punds; to my son Fredrichs childrin
Each an Equal Shair of one hundred and sixtey seven pounds ten shillings, Each to Receve
their parts as they come of age; to my Son Michel thirtey five pounds; to my Son Jacob one
hundred and fortey two pounds twentey shillings and one penney -- all the above sums to Be
Pensilvanay Corrancey, and to be paid in gails(?) yearly of two hundred Dollars pr year, to Comence one year after my Death and to
Begin with those who has the Largest sum to Recived, and the first payments to Continue so
untill all the Hairs here Menshoned be as neair as May be alike, & then the yearly
payments to be justly Devided at the Discreshon of my Executors. All the above sums anexed
to the above Names Makes, when paid, the full sum of two hunderd pounds to Each, with what
they have already Riceved By me. Be it alls understood that if any of these Hairs here
Menshoned should be dead Before payments Maid that I alow, the sums anexed to their Names
to go Equally shair and shair alike to their Hairs -- And Lastly I nominate Constitu and
appoint My Son Daniel Shuey and My trusty Friend David Fergusin, Esqr to be the Executors
of this my will, hereby revoking all other wills, Legaces, and bequests by me heretofore
maid, and Declaring this and none other to be my Last will and testemant. In wittness
whereof I have here to set my hand and seal this twenty seond Day of Januaray in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and eight. A-D 1808 –
Johannes
Schuy
(Johannes was literate in German, but barely so in English. The original document is
not in his handwriting. I have transcribed the will as written, with all misspellings, but
I did add some punctuation [there was none] in an attempt to enhance the readability.
Direct questions or comments to John Shuey – jshuey@mindsping.com .)
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